Alicia Ashton

Monday, December 2, 2019

Integrated books in Rajasthan schools made the bags lighter

“Bilkul kum ho gaya hai (yes, the weight has reduced drastically),” says Naina, a student of class 3 studying at Government Senior Secondary School Vatika of Jaipur as she talks about her bag and the initiative taken by the government.“I walk to school, which is about 25 minutes from home. Earlier, I carried four books, but now I carry just one,” she says. She is not alone who is enjoying the relief from a heavy school bag. Her classmate Neeraj says, “Earlier we used to carry Hindi, English, Mathematics and Environment textbooks, now we carry just one.”Dev is in class 2 and his home is about 20 minutes away from the school. Earlier, he used to carry three books but now he has to carry one.The weight of the Dev’s bag has been reduced to 0.30 kg from 0.95 kg.The above-mentioned students are between classes 1 and 3 and are a part of a state-wide pilot project in Rajasthan. Under the project, one school from each of 33 districts of Rajasthan has been chosen. The government launched Baste Ka Bojh Kam (BKBK) project to make the weight of school bags less. “The psychological pressure has reduced since they have to face just one book now, and the new books are more colourful and interactive too,” says Dr Bhawna Nehla, the Principal.The project was launched by Govind Singh Dotasra, Rajasthan’s Minister of State for Primary and Secondary Education (Independent Charge). Earlier, it was announced for classes 1 to 5 but eventually, the project was restricted to classes 1 to 3.“It is a pilot project, the outcomes can be gauged from studying Classes 1 to 3 as well,” says Pradeep Kumar Borar, Commissioner, Rajasthan School Shiksha Parishad.

Source: https://www.brainbuxa.com/education-news/integrated-books-in-rajasthan-schools-made-the-bags-lighter-9970

Now a course in Medical Management of Disasters by IGNOU

A new program, Post Graduate Certificate in Medical Management of CBRNE Disasters (PGCMDM) has been launched by the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU). IGNOU launched the program in collaboration with the Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences (INMAS), Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Integrated Defence Staff (IDS). The course is six months long and will be offered under the School of Health Sciences from the January 2020 session.MBBS doctors are eligible for joining the course.The program will be offered at AIIMS Rishikesh, AIIMS Jodhpur, Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences Punjgutta- Hyderabad and AIIMS Saket Nagar- Bhopal.CBRNE stands for Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive.“Medical management of CBRNE disasters require specific knowledge and skill set that is not covered in the undergraduate curriculum. India is particularly vulnerable to CBRNE attacks. Thus, society and governments need to create special provisions to deal with them,” said the IGNOU in a press release.

Source: https://www.brainbuxa.com/education-news/now-a-course-in-medical-management-of-disasters-by-ignou-9969

Application process for NEET exam (2020) to commence from today

The online application process for the NEET 2020 exam will commence from 4:00 pm today. The exam is scheduled to be held on May 3, 2020 in the OMR-based mode. The exam is conducted to shortlist the candidates for admissions in medical colleges of India. The exam will be conducted in 11 languages including Hindi and English.Candidates who have passed their class 12 or will appear for the class 12 exams in March are eligible to apply for the exam. To be eligible, candidates must have studied English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology/Biotechnology as main subjects.The lower age limit to appear in the exam is 17 years and upper age limit is 25 years. There is a relaxation of 5 years for the candidates belonging to the SC/ST/OBC-NCL category and PwD category.The last date to apply for the exam is January 1, 2020. Candidates who are interested in applying for the exam can visit the official website – ntaneet.nic.in and fill the application form.

Source: https://www.brainbuxa.com/education-news/application-process-for-neet-exam-2020-to-commence-from-today-9968

Sunday, December 1, 2019

Punjab board released exam dates for the students of classes 12th, 10th, 8th and 5th

The board exam dates for the students of classes 12th, 10th, 8th and 5th have been released by the Punjab School Education Board (PSEB). Exams will be conducted in 2020. Exams for class 5 students will commence from Feb 26 with the first exam being Hindi and Urdu.Exams for class 8 students will commence from March 3 with the first exam being Hindi and Urdu.Link for classes 5th and 8th exam date sheet: files-cdn.pseb.ac.in/pseb_files/datesheet-2019-29-11-431.pdfExams for class 10 students will commence from March 17 with the first exam being Punjabi A, History of Punjab and Civilization A.Link for class 10th exam date sheet: files-cdn.pseb.ac.in/pseb_files/matricdatesheet-2019-29-11-378.pdfExams for class 12 students will commence from March 3 with the first exam being General Punjabi, and History and Culture of Punjab paper.Link for class 12th exam date sheet: files-cdn.pseb.ac.in/pseb_files/srsecdatesheet-2019-29-11-282.pdfExams for the students of classes 5th and 8th will be held on the school level and for the classes 10th and 12th will be conducted by the board.A detailed date-sheet of each class is available on the official website of the Punjab board pseb.ac.in. Students can download the date sheet of the respective class from the official website.

Source: https://www.brainbuxa.com/education-news/punjab-board-released-exam-dates-for-the-students-of-classes-12th-10th-8th-and-5th-9967

Registrations for the NEET 2020 exam will commence from tomorrow

The registration window for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) will open from tomorrow. Application forms will be available online and candidates can apply until December 31 for the exam. The exam is a National level entrance test for admissions into MBBS courses offered by the colleges and universities in India. The exam will be conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA).Students who have passed class 12th exams with core subjects such as Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English are eligible to appear in the exam. Candidates who are in the 12th class or in the +2 second year can also apply for the exam.There are now a total of 75,000 seats for the MBBS students who will qualify the NEET exam. The data was shared by the Minister of State for the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Ashwini Kumar Choubey.The exam will be conducted in the pen-paper mode on OMR sheets where candidates are required to mark the right answer against the respective question.As per previous NEET notifications, “In order to be eligible for admission to MBBS/BDS Courses for a particular academic year, it shall be necessary for a candidate to obtain a minimum of marks at 50th percentile in National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test to MBBS/BDS Courses held for the said academic year.”

Source: https://www.brainbuxa.com/education-news/registrations-for-the-neet-2020-exam-will-commence-from-tomorrow-9966

Registrations for the AFCAT exam begins

Air Force Common Admission Test (AFCAT) has been scheduled for February 22 and 23 for Group A Gazetted Officers in Flying and Ground Duty (Technical and Non-Technical) branches. The registration process for the same has begun and candidates who are interested in applying for the exam can apply until December 30.“Training will commence in the first week of January 2021 for all courses at Air Force Academy Dundigal (Hyderabad). The duration of training for Flying and Ground Duty (Technical) Branches is 74 weeks and that of Ground Duty (Non-Technical) Branches is 52 weeks at Air Force Training Establishments,” reads the notice released by Indian Air Force.Apply online: afcat.cdac.in/afcatreg/The application fee is INR 250 but candidates who are registering for NCC Special entry will receive fee exemption.The exam would be held for two days and will have questions on general awareness, verbal ability in English, numerical ability and reasoning and military aptitude test. The exam will be held for 2 hours and will carry a total marks of 300.To make candidates aware about the type of questions asked in the exam, an official sample paper is available on the official website of the Indian Air Force.

Source: https://www.brainbuxa.com/education-news/registrations-for-the-afcat-exam-begins-9965

UGC said ‘NO’ to distance education in Real Estate and Hotel Management

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has said ‘NO’ to the distance education programs in Hotel Management and Real Estate and has prohibited them from running. “In accordance with communication received from various regulatory bodies, programs in Hotel Management, Culinary Studies and valuation of Real Estate, will not be recognized from academic session 2019-20 and onwards,” a recent official order said.The order also stated that admissions taken in the recognized Open and Distance Learning (ODL) programs during the recognition period will be recognized until the completion of the program even if the university does not have the recognition to run such courses in the future. The condition is that the ODL program must have been offered in accordance with UGC norms and territorial jurisdictions.The UGC had notified the Open and Distance Learning Regulations in 2017 according to which colleges and universities cannot offer distance learning programs in medicine, engineering, and architecture fields. Later, distance learning programs in agriculture were prohibited too.“Since in India the rainy season continues till August-September every year and admission in conventional programs end in August, the schedule for admission in ODL programs will henceforth be as follows–for academic session beginning in January last date would be February end and for the session beginning in July the admission process would end in September,” the UGC order said.

Source: https://www.brainbuxa.com/education-news/ugc-said-no-to-distance-education-in-real-estate-and-hotel-management-9964