Alicia Ashton

Thursday, February 27, 2020

Odisha schools face lack of toilets and drinking water facilities

On Wednesday, the state assemble informed that as many 90 schools in Odisha do not have blackboard in classrooms and 34,394 schools lacked toilet and drinking water facilities as of March last year.As many 35,769 schools are running without electricity till 2018-19 financial year said, School and Mass Education Minister Samir Ranjan Dash as he was replying to a question. He also added that 37,645 schools in the state do not have playgrounds, 2,451 schools have no library facility and 16,368 schools have no boundary walls.Mr. Dash further added that 51,434 primary, upper primary and high schools under school and mass education department have all the basic facilities.Replying to another question, the minister said the annual average dropout rate in primary schools in Odisha was 5.42 per cent while it was 6.93 per cent in upper primary, and 5.41 per cent in secondary schools during 2018-19.

Source: https://www.brainbuxa.com/education-news/odisha-schools-face-lack-of-toilets-and-drinking-water-facilities-10223

Happiness curriculum will benefit children in long term

Shravan Kumar Shukla, a government school teachers from UP’s Gorakhpur district is enjoyinh international fame as he is a part of the team which has developed happiness curriculum concept. “In 2004-05, I had gone to Chhattisgarh to attend a camp on human values. There, I met Manish Sisodia who at the time was neither in politics nor associated with Anna Hazare. He was working for the RTI. We found we were on the same frequency in many ways. When he came to power in Delhi in 2015, he called me on deputation, and I became a member of the core creative team of six people for the happiness curriculum in schools there. I am happy that the program has achieved recognition and praise,” he said. Mr. Shukla also said that UP officials have not reached out to him for the happiness course but official from Nepal did. Other countries such as Afghanistan and the UAE are also showing interest in the program. Mr. Shukla believes that all humans irrespective of location, religion, caste and sex have a lot in common.“A set of values is common to everyone. However, instead of nourishing those values, we have blindly adopted an education system and forgotten what makes us happy and good human beings,” said Shukla.He also said that the results of the happiness curriculum will be visible in long term after 20 years.

Source: https://www.brainbuxa.com/education-news/happiness-curriculum-will-benefit-children-in-long-term-10222

Interview schedule for NVS TGT exam released

Under the direct recruitment drive July 2019, the Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti has released the interview schedule for the post of TGTs – Hindi, English, Maths, Science & Social Studies.According to the schedule, interviews will be conducted from March 16, 2020 to March 28, 2020. The list of shortlisted candidates for the interview is available on the official website of NVS. The list contains name of the candidates, date of interview, venue, and reporting time. Shortlisted candidates are requested to appear for the interview on the scheduled date, time and venue.Call letters for the interview are available on the official website of the NVS and have also been forwarded on the candidates’ registered e-mail id.In case any shortlisted candidate does not receive the call letter for the interview, he/she can contact on 0120-2405969-73 Extn. 2038 or can send an e-mail at nvshqrect@gmail.com.Final merit list will be prepared after conducting the interviews in which 80% weight will be given to the computer-based test and 20% weight will be given to the interview performance of the candidate.

Source: https://www.brainbuxa.com/education-news/interview-schedule-for-nvs-tgt-exam-released-10221

Wednesday, February 26, 2020

CBSE board exams postponed in North-East Delhi

Board exams scheduled for 86 exam centers in North-East Delhi have been postponed by the Central Board of Secondary Education or CBSE. The exams were postponed due to violence related to Citizenship (Amendment) Act. So far, the violence has claimed the lives of 10 people. So, keeping the safety of children in mind CBSE postponed the board exams.Students of class 10 had an exam of English and class 12 students had an exam of ‘Web Application’ and 'Media’.“Based on the request of Directorate of Education, Govt. of Delhi and to avoid inconvenience to students, staff and parents, the Board has decided to postpone the following subject exams scheduled for 26.02 2020 in North East Part of Delhi,” the Board said in a statement.“Schools in violence-affected Northeast Delhi will remain closed tomorrow. Internal exams have been postponed. CBSE is also requested to postpone tomorrow’s board exam,” Manish Sisodia tweeted in Hindi.Exams in rest of the Delhi will be conducted on schedule and the new date of exam for the affected centers will be released soon. List of exam center affected by the violence: http://cbse.nic.in/newsite/attach/postpone_delhi_ne_exam_2020.pdf

Source: https://www.brainbuxa.com/education-news/cbse-board-exams-postponed-in-north-east-delhi-10220

AIMA declared MAT February 2020 exam result

The result of the Management Aptitude Test (MAT) February 2020 has been declared by the All India Management Association (AIMA) on its official website.Candidates who have appeared for the exam can visit the official website – mat.aima.in and download their result. Official notification on the website reads “MAT Feb 2020 Result is available now. Score card to be downloaded from AIMA website only. No separate score card will be sent by post or email.”In case, candidates want any clarification regarding the MAT results they can contact on:Email: mat@aima.inPhone no: 011-47673000/8130338839Communication in any other form or from any other means will not be considered.Direct link for the MAT February result: https://mat.aima.in/may20/mat-result-login

Source: https://www.brainbuxa.com/education-news/aima-declared-mat-february-2020-exam-result-10219

IGNOU opens re-evaluation window for the December 2019 Term End Exam

Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has opened the online re-evaluation window for the December 2019 Term End Examination. Candidates who are interested in the service can apply for the same from the link given on IGNOU’s official website. Candidates will be able to obtain a copy of their answer script.Candidates who results for December 2019 Term End Exam have been released will be able to apply for the re-evaluation.Candidates who are not satisfied with their marks can apply for re-evaluation with a fee deposit of INR 100. The application for re-evaluation must reach within 45 days of the declaration of result. If any portion of the answer script is not evaluated or there is error in total marks then concerned students can submit their representation within 15 days.Students who want to apply for re-checking can download the application from from the website. The application fee for re-checking is INR 750 for each paper. The application must reach the office within a month of declaration of result. After re-evaluation, the better of the two scores of original marks/grade and marks/grade after reevaluation will be considered.

Source: https://www.brainbuxa.com/education-news/ignou-opens-re-evaluation-window-for-the-december-2019-term-end-exam-10218

Application process for MHT CET 2020 exam to end soon

The online application process for MHT CET 2020 exam will end soon. According to the official date from MHT CET application website, so far 3,64,203 applicants have applied for the exam of which 3,40,614 applicants have completed the process. Candidates who still haven’t applied for the exam or haven’t completed the application process can apply until February 29. After February 29, candidates will be given one week’s time to apply for the exam with a late fee.Application window with late fee will remain open from March 1 to March 7 and the fine for late application submission in INR 500.The exam is conducted to shortlist the candidates for undergraduate professional programs in engineering, pharmacy, agriculture etc. The exam will be held between April 13 and April 18, excluding April 14, and from April 20 to April 23. The official schedule for the exam will be released soon on the official website.The exam will be conducted in computer-based mode and questions will be based on syllabus of Maharashtra State Board. Class 11 syllabus and 12 syllabus will have 20% and 80% weight in the exam respectively. The exam will be application based and there will be no negative marking.

Source: https://www.brainbuxa.com/education-news/application-process-for-mht-cet-2020-exam-to-end-soon-10217