JKBOSE declared class 11th results for the Kashmir Division

JKBOSE declared class 11th results for the Kashmir Division

Results of class 11th annual exams for the Kashmir division have been released by the JKBOSE or Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education. Candidates who have appeared for the exam can visit the official website – jkbose.ac.in and download the results. Earlier, JKBOSE had declared the results of the annual exam for the Jammu winter zone.JKBOSE is an official state-level body whose duties include conducting annual and bi-annual certificate examinations for Class 10 and Class 12 students of for Jammu, Kashmir, Kargil, and Leh division. Candidates who want to check their results for the Kashmir Division can visit the link: http://results.jkbose.ac.in/Results/10/class11thAnnualPrivateBiannual201819kargil/E10_Results.aspxMeanwhile, class 10th and 12th exams for  annual session regular 2020 summer zone Jammu division will commence in February and practical exams will be conducted before the theory exams.

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UP Board launched helpline numbers for UP Board exams 2020

UP Board launched helpline numbers for UP Board exams 2020

UP board exams for the year 2020 will commence from next week and to help the students, the government has launched toll-free helpline numbers for the students to solve their queries. The board exams in UP will be conducted by the Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad.Deputy chief minister, Dr. Dinesh Sharma, who also holds the education portfolio, said “a senior officer of the Parishad has also been designated as a nodal officer so that students get the maximum benefit”. All the helplines will remain active from 8 am to 8 pm.The helpline numbers setup by the government are – 1800-180-5310 and 1800-180-5312.On helpline numbers, students can get help from different subject experts including subjects like English, Life Sciences, Geography, General Science, Hindi, Sanskrit and Chemistry. Last week, the UP government also held a meeting in which they discussed the security measures taken to prevent cheating during the exams.

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Response sheets for GATE 2020 exam released

Response sheets for GATE 2020 exam released

The response sheets for the GATE 2020 exam have been released by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi. Candidates who have appeared for the exam can visit the official website and download the response sheet. This year GATE exam was organized by IIT-Delhi and was held from February 1 to February 9 in a computer-based mode. Soon, IIT-D will release the answer keys for the exams which will be available on gate.iitd.ac.in and appsgate.iitd.ac.in.Initially, answer keys will be released in the public domain and candidates will be able to raise the objections. The GATE exam is held annually to determine the eligibility of candidates for admission into post-graduate programs in premier scientific, technological and engineering institutes.GATE 2020 direct link for response sheets: http://appsgate.iitd.ac.in/For GATE 2020, a total number of 859,048 candidates have registered for the exam of which 684,903 candidates appeared for the exam that was held across 199 cities in India and the international centers in Dubai, Singapore, Ethiopia, Nepal and Dhaka.

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More than 6000 teaching posts are vacant in Central Universities

More than 6000 teaching posts are vacant in Central Universities

The Union Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) said  that out of 18,243 sanctioned posts in Central Universities 6,688 teaching posts are vacant. The ministry also said that directions were issued periodically by the government and UGC to fill the vacant posts.“The University Grants Commission has informed that at present there are 18243 sanctioned teaching posts and 34928 sanctioned non-teaching posts in various Central Universities across the country, out of which 6688 teaching posts and 12323 non-teaching posts are lying vacant as on date,” Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’, HRD minister, said “As a result,” the minister also said, “out of the total teaching posts of the Central Universities under the purview of Ministry of Human Resource Development, lying vacant since June 2019, 6706 have already been advertised and 934 have been filled up to 24.01.2020”. The government also said that UGC has created a new initiative, an academic job portal on UGC’s official website – ugc.ac.in which will help NET/SET/Ph.D. qualified candidates to bring their academic profiles to the attention of the universities, colleges and other employees.“UGC continuously monitors filling up of vacancies with the Universities. UGC has prepared guidelines for recruitment of faculty in Universities, Colleges and Institutions Deemed to be Universities outlining the selection procedure and the time frame for recruitment. This has been circulated to all Universities for adherence,” the minister told the Lower House today.

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Bihar Board: Syllabus of class 12 was completed in a phased manner

Bihar Board: Syllabus of class 12 was completed in a phased manner

The Union Human Resource Development (HRD) ministry informed the Lok Sabha today that the syllabus of class 12 of the Bihar Board was completed in a phased manner with rigorous monitoring. HRD Ministry also informed the Lok Sabha crash courses were also conducted after finishing the syllabus.“Apart from this, the district officials have been instructed to conduct regular inspections to streamline the teaching work. Continuous evaluation is done in the Elementary classes before the student moves into Secondary classes. Also, smart classes have been started in the secondary schools of the State,” the HRD minister said.“As per the information received from the State Government of Bihar, pass percentage in Intermediate Annual Exam, 2018 and 2019 was 52.75 % and 80.25%, respectively,” the minister responded to a question regarding the pass percentage of Class 12 students in the recent years.“Education is in the Concurrent List of the Constitution and the majority of the schools are under the domain of the State and Union Territory Governments. It is also informed by the State Government of Bihar that it has developed its own Bihar Curriculum Framework (BCF) in 2008 based on the philosophy and guidelines of the National Curriculum Framework (NCF), 2005. Thus, Bihar follows BCF for designing and developing their syllabus and course material,” the minister added.

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Online application edit option postponed for the AIIMS PG July 2020

Online application edit option postponed for the AIIMS PG July 2020

The timeline to activate the online edit option for the AIIMS PG July 2020 exam has been postponed by the AIIMS. Earlier, the edit facility for the Basic Registration was scheduled from February 12 to February 14 but now the process will start from February 17 and end on February 19.After editing the application, applicants will be able to check the status of their applications from February 20 to February 24.In 2018, AIIMS switched to a two-stage registration process – Basic Registration and Final Registration. In basic registration, candidates have to provide basic information and only those candidates whose applications are accepted in the Basic registration stage are allowed to complete the final registration. Candidates who wish to appear for the July 2020 AIIMS PG exam must exercise the edit option when it becomes available to make sure that the particulars are correct as no changes at a later stage will be allowed.Earlier, AIIMS had said that the majority of application rejections were due to improper filing of the application forms. The two-stage process is expected to reduce the errors and hence bring down the rejection rate.

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NEXT will be operational in three years

NEXT will be operational in three years

Last week, the health ministry informed Parliament that the National Exit Test (NEXT) will become operational in three years from the date of commencement of the National Medical Commission Act 2019 (NMC). Under the Act, a common exam for the final year undergraduates from the medical field will be held and based on the performance, the license to practice medicine in the nation will be given. The exam will be conducted through a designated authority. “The National Exit Test shall become operational on such date, within three years from the date of commencement of this Act, as may be appointed by the Central Government, by notification,” the Minister of Health and Family Welfare Dr. Harsh Vardhan told the Rajya Sabha on February 4, 2020. Any person with a medical degree from a foreign university will have to appear for the exam to obtain a license to practice medicine in India.Quoting rules from NMC, the minister said “the NEXT will be the basis for admission to the postgraduate broad-specialty medical education in medical institutions which are governed under the provisions of this Act or under any other law for the time being in force and shall be done in such manner as may be specified by regulations”. “The State Government of Tamil Nadu had raised some objections to the National Licentiate Examination during their presentation to the Department related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare,” the minister said. “The Standing Committee took cognizance of these observations interalia and after due consideration, recommended in its 109th Report on NMC Bill 2017 that a Common Final Year MBBS Exam may serve as an EXIT test for medical graduates,” he added.As of now, the process of setting NMC is underway and will be completed by February 2020.

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