Alicia Ashton

Wednesday, January 16, 2019

Following the 10 percent quota, MHRD is all set to increase the college seats

From 2019, all the educational institutes in the nation will fall under the norm of 10 percent quota which grants 10 percent reservation to the Economically Weaker Section and its implementation will not impact the existing reservation for the SCs,STs & OBCs and general seats, said Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar in a meeting with the UGC and the AICTE. “Adequate additional seats will be created in these colleges and universities to implement the quota for EWS. The UGC and AICTE will be provided the operational mandate within a week to implement the quota,” he added. “The modalities are being worked out and within a week’s time we will have the exact number of seats that will be added. The operation manuals about how to implement the quota will be issued soon. The colleges and universities will also be asked to mention the quota in their prospectus as well and make infrastructural arrangements accordingly,” Mr Javadekar said. On Saturday, President Ram Nath Kovind cleared the landmark bill under which 10 percent reservation will be given to the upper caste which falls outside high income bracket.

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IIT-Kharagpur, IISc- Bengaluru are the chosen sites for the Centers for Excellence

The Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) has planned to set up center for excellence where young researchers will be trained to develop software and algorithms which are needed to monitor whether events. M Rajeevan, secretary, MoES announced that the first CEC would be established on the grounds of IIT-Kharagpur and a another one is in pipeline and would be set up on the grounds of IISC Banglore. “We have received a proposal from IIT Kharagpur and our team will be visiting the institute later this month to finalize the setting up of CEC,” said Rajeevan. Citing the thunder and dust storm from last year as a trigger point of the CECs, Rajeevan said that the event opened our eyes to the fact that there is a need for software and algorithms to track specific whether events. “The CECs will undertake training for researchers and students, to develop hardware, software and algorithms. These will help track thunder, lightning, wind speed or similar weather phenomenon specifically, helping improve operational forecasts,” said Rajeevan. From the onset of the next academic year, city-based Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) will start to roll out fellowships and short-term courses. It will also conduct workshops with the help of dedicated Development of Skilled manpower in Earth System Sciences (DESK).

Source: https://www.brainbuxa.com/education-news/iit-kharagpur-iisc-bengaluru-are-the-chosen-sites-for-the-centers-for-excellence-9030

State government teachers soon to get benefits of 7th pay commission

The central government has approved the proposal to extend the benefits of the 7th pay commission to the teachers and academic staff of the government and government-aided technical institutions. The revised pay scales will be applicable from 1.1.2016 and the annual financial liability of the move will be about INR 1241.78 crore. Addressing a press conference, HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar said “the government would reimburse 50 per cent of the total additional expenditure that would be incurred by the institutes for payment of arrears on account of the revision in accordance with 7th Pay Commission recommendations.” “This will directly benefit a total of 29,264 teachers and other academic staff of state government-funded institutes. Besides, about 3.5 lakh teachers and other academic staff of private colleges or institutions within the purview of All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) will also benefit from the approval,” he added. Javadekar also said that 10 percent reservation quota for the EWS category of the general category will be implemented in all educational institutes from the new academic year and to implement this there will be an increase of 25 percent in the universities seats across the nation.

Source: https://www.brainbuxa.com/education-news/state-government-teachers-soon-to-get-benefits-of-7th-pay-commission-9029

Tuesday, January 15, 2019

West Bengal working to solve the shortage of school teachers

WB chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said that her government is working on strategies to solve the problem of shortage of teachers in the state run schools. She further added that class 5 would be brought to primary level and graduates would be recruited as interns in primary and secondary schools. Bringing class 5 in primary level “could in a way meet the dearth of teachers at class five and restore a proper balance between teachers and students at that elementary level before students enter secondary schools,” she said. “The government is also formulating a proposal to recruit graduates as interns for two years in institutes facing dearth of teachers at both primary and secondary levels,” she told a press conference in presence of Education Minister Partha Chatterjee. There is more than adequate teachers in some areas and other are facing a great shortage, she said. “Graduates, fresh from colleges, can be recruited as interns in the primary and secondary schools in those pockets,” the Chief Minister said. The interns at primary level could get INR 2000 every month and at secondary level could get INR 2500. She said that a proposal has been forwarded to senior government officials for exploring the implementability. The performance of the interns could be monitored regularly and if found suitable they can be considered for regular recruitment, the chief minister added.

Source: https://www.brainbuxa.com/education-news/west-bengal-working-to-solve-the-shortage-of-school-teachers-9027

NBE declared NEET MDS results for 2019 exam

National board of examination has declared the results of NEET MDS2019 exam. Candidates who had appeared for the exam on December 14 can check the result at natboard.edu.in. Individual score cards of the candidates will be released on January 19. “Score card will not be sent individually to the candidates. Candidates are requested to download their score cards from website,” said the NBE. The cut-off marks for the general category is 250 and total marks for the exam were 960. The results of the DNB Post Diploma CET or the DNB-PDCET have also been declared by the NBE. NEET PG results will also be declared before January 31 and counseling for the 50 percent All India quota seats will begin. The counseling for the state quota seats will be done under the Medical Education authorities of the respective state.

Source: https://www.brainbuxa.com/education-news/nbe-declared-neet-mds-results-for-2019-exam-9026

JNU to commence MBA application process soon

The “Atal Bihari Vajpayee School of Management and Entrepreneurship” in Jawaharlal Nehru University will commence its M.B.A admission process from January 20,2019. Candidates who are interested in applying for the M.B.A program will be required to submit their CAT registration numbers while filling the application form. JNU will use CAT scores to shortlist the candidates for the M.B.A program. Shortlisted candidates will be called for the interview. No other additional points will be considered while short-listing the candidates for the admission. Application fee INR 2000 - General Category and OBC applicants INR 1000 - SC/ST/PwD applicants Application fee is non-refundable. Admission schedule Start of online application process: January 20, 2019 (From 10 a.m.) Closing of online application process: March 1, 2019 (till 11.59 p.m.) Dates for MBA Viva/Interview of Shortlisted candidates: 15, 16 and 18 April 2019 Final Results to be declared: 26 April 2019 Booking of Seats: Start May 3, 2019 (10.00 a.m.) Closing of booking: May 6, 2019 (till 11.59 p.m.) Second List (if required): May 10, 2019 Booking of Seats for second list starts: May 10, 2019 (from 10 a.m.) Booking of Seats for second list closing: May 14, 2019 (till 11.59 p.m.)

Source: https://www.brainbuxa.com/education-news/jnu-to-commence-mba-application-process-soon-9024

MPPSC released the admit cards for the MP SET 2018 exam

Admit cards for the MP SET or Madhya Pradesh State Eligibility Test (SET) admit cards have been released by the Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission on its official website – mppsc.nic.in. According to the official schedule, the exam is scheduled from January 17 to January 24, 2019. The candidates would require to enter their application number and date of birth details on the official website to download their respective admit cards. Steps to download the admit cards Candidates can follow the steps mentioned below to download the admit cards Visit the official website as mentioned aboveClick on the link which says ‘Admit Card - State Eligibility Test 2018’On the next page, enter application number along with the date of birth and captchaClick on submit buttonThe admit card will be displayed on the screen.Download the admit cards and take the print out of the same For any queries, candidates can call on 8435839544 or send email to mppsconline@gmail.com Paper 1 compulsory for all the candidates which will cover General Awareness and Teaching and Research Aptitude. The schedule of paper 1 for different streams is given below: Paper 1 for Commerce and Arts stream students - January 17, from 10:00 am to 11:00 am Paper 1 for Law and Science stream students - January 17, from 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm. Paper 2 is optional and candidates were required to chose any one of the optional subjects listed while filling their application form. Schedule for paper 2 is given below: Zoology/ Commerce/ Economics - January 19, 2019 Chemistry/ Hindi/ English - January 20, 2019 Mathematical Science/ Political Science/ Music - January 21, 2019 Physical Science/ Sociology/ Urdu - January 22, 2019 Geography/ Law/ Sanskrit - January 23, 2018 History/ Home Science/ Philosophy/ Defense Studies - January 24, 2019

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