Alicia Ashton

Saturday, May 23, 2020

Himachal Board introduces 15 new vocational subjects

Himachal Pradesh Board is all set to introduce 15 new vocational subjects this year. These subjects will be introduced in a two-year pattern – for classes 9 and 10 and for classes 11th and 12th. The vocational subjects will be introduced under the National Skill Qualification Framework (NSQF). Himachal Pradesh Board of School Education (HPBOSE) has also released a list based on job-role for the vocational schools. Job roles introduced for class 9 and class 10 include Paddy Farmer, Automotive Service Technician, Home Health Aide, Domestic Data Entry Operator, Sewing Machine Operator, Assistant Beauty Therapist etc. Job roles for class 11 and class 12 include Floriculturist (Open Cultivation), General Duty Assistant, Junior Software Developer, Texturing Artist, Business Correspondent and Business Facilitator, Beauty Therapist etc. The syllabus for these subjects is being prepared by Pt. Sunder Lal Sharma Central Institute of Vocational Education (PSSCIVE), Bhopal.

Source: https://www.brainbuxa.com/education-news/himachal-board-introduces-15-new-vocational-subjects-10399

Haryana Government to open Government schools for administrative work

Government schools in Haryana have been asked to open schools for administrative work. Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said “the state government has decided to open offices of all government schools for disposal of administrative functions.” All schools will be given a lump sum ranging from INR 2500 to INR 4000 to buy soap, sanitizer, face mask, hand wash and toilet cleaner, he added. Staff members such as Differently-able, pregnant females, and members suffering from any chronic disease have been exempted from attending the school office during this time. Earlier, Haryana Board had asked all the teachers to collect exam answer copies and evaluate the same at home. The evaluation process for the class 10 exams has been completed and the board has to make a final decision on conducting the exam of Science which was suspended due to nation-wide lockdown. Meanwhile, the government promoted all students from class 1 to 8 without any exams this year.

Source: https://www.brainbuxa.com/education-news/haryana-government-to-open-government-schools-for-administrative-work-10398

GUJCET 2020 exam hall tickets to be released soon

Gujarat Board has released a notification on its official website in which it said that the admit cards for the state entrance exam will be released 10 days prior to the exam. The exam is scheduled to be held in July. Earlier, the exam was scheduled on March 31 but the exam was postponed due to COVID-19 breakout. Now the board has decided to conduct the exam on July 31. The hall tickets for the same will be released on July 21. Candidates will be able to download the hall tickets from the official website – gujcet.gseb.org. According to the reports, more than 1.25 lakh students are expected to appear for the exam. The board has also released question banks for JEE, NEET, and GUJCET exams separately for English and Gujarati medium students. The GUJCET exam is held for three groups Am B and AB which corresponds to Mathematics group, Biology group, and Math-Biology group. The exam is held for the admissions to Engineering and Pharmacy programs offered by the state universities. The syllabus for the exam is in accordance with the NCERT curriculum. The exam consists of Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) from the subjects of Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, and Biology. There will be 40 questions from each subject and each question is of one mark.

Source: https://www.brainbuxa.com/education-news/gujcet-2020-exam-hall-tickets-to-be-released-soon-10397

Last date for the application for DCECE 2020 exam extended

The last date to submit the application form for Diploma Certificate Entrance Competitive Examination (DCECE) 2020 has been extended by the Bihar Combined Entrance Competitive Examination Board (BCECEB). Now candidates can register for the exam until June 9. In vie of the COVID-19 crisis in the nation, the board has revised the dates for registration, application submission, fee payment, online editing, admit card release and the date of DCECE 2020. Earlier, the last date to submit the application was May 24, 2020. Candidates can make the payment for the application via bank challan till June 10. They also have the provision of paying through net banking, credit card or debit card till 11:59 pm on June 11, 2020. The last date to submit the application form for Diploma Certificate Entrance Competitive Examination (DCECE) 2020 has been extended by the Bihar Combined Entrance Competitive Examination Board (BCECEB). Now candidates can register for the exam until June 9. In view of the COVID-19 crisis in the nation, the board has revised the dates for registration, application submission, fee payment, online editing, admit card release and the date of DCECE 2020. Earlier, the last date to submit the application was May 24, 2020. Candidates can make the payment for the application via bank challan till June 10. They also have the provision of paying through net banking, credit card or debit card till 11:59 pm on June 11, 2020. The online editing and correction facility will be available between June 12 to 15. The exam date and the date for the release of admit card will be notified in due time. For any latest update and information regarding the exam will be uploaded on the official website.

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Results of MAH MBA CET 2020 exam declared

The results of MAH MBA CET 2020 exam have been declared. The Maharashtra State Common Entrance Test (MAH CET) is conducted for admission to postgraduate management or MBA and MMS programs. On May 22, the Maharashtra Minister of Higher Education and Technical Education Uday Samant had tweeted that the results will be declared on May 23 at 11 am. The exam was conducted in online mode on march 14 and 15. Candidates who had appeared for the exam can visit the official website – ‘mahacet.org’ or ‘cetcell.mahacet.org’ and check the results. Qualified candidates will be called for the counseling process and candidates will be required to register themselves for the counseling process. Earlier, the result was scheduled to be declared on March 31 but was postponed due to COVID-19 lockdown. Steps to check the result Visit the official website as mentioned aboveA PDF file containing the list of registration numbers, roll numbers and names of selected candidates will openSearch the PDF file for your name and roll number The exam is conducted for admission in all Government of Maharashtra Management Education Institutes, University Departments of Management Education, University-managed Management Education Institutes, and all Un-Aided Management Education Institutes.

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Friday, May 22, 2020

Online application date extended by Hyderabad University for PG admissions

The last date to submit online application for admission to Master and Research programs offered by University of Hyderabad has been extended. This includes integrated programs as well. The last date to apply for the admission is June 30, 2020. Hyderabad University offers 16 integrated, 41 Postgraduate, 15 M.Phil., 10 M.Tech., and 46 PhD programs. “@HydUniv extends last date for applying to #admissions for year 2020-21 to 30th June 2020. A total of 2456 seats in 132 courses are offered for admission - 16 integrated, 41 PG, 15 M.Phil, 10 https://t.co/XSVoNtTysw and 46 Ph.D. programs. https://t.co/gfyanXgkFB pic.twitter.com/VNiuKzqzjz,” tweeted Hyderabad University. The University holds an entrance exam for most of the courses. However, for the MBA, the University accept CAT scores and for M.Tech admissions, the GATE score is accepted. Candidates who want to apply for the admission can apply through the university’s official website. Students who will complete their final exams by June 22 can also apply for the exam. The official website of the university is – uohyd.ac.in. For general candidates, the application fee is INR 600, for EWS candidate the application fee is INR 550, for OBC candidates is Rs. 400 and for SC, ST, and PwD candidates is Rs. 275.

Source: https://www.brainbuxa.com/education-news/online-application-date-extended-by-hyderabad-university-for-pg-admissions-10394

Economics teachers a from DU oppose online exam

More than 170 economic professors from DU are resisting online exam. They have issued a joint letter opposing the idea of online exam. However, they also suggested some alternatives to conduct the exams. “Based on strong student feedback and our own experience of the unsatisfactory and limited scope and coverage of online classes, we feel that there are very serious hindrances to time-bound online open book examinations in the pattern suggested by the university,” says the letter. The teachers refer to the issue of having poor connectivity or no internet connectivity at all. They said that they faced issued while teaching online. Another hurdle in conducting online exam is scanning and uploading the answer sheets. ‘The server may take hours to upload and many students’ internet connection may be weak to sustain this process,’ says the letter. Students who went back home during the midterm break and did not had proper study material. Not all the study material is uploaded online. Many students do not own a computer and they cannot be expected to prepare using their mobiles. The letter also pointed that domestic environment of some students may not be conducive for the exams. Teachers also expressed their concerns regarding the sanctity of the exam conducted in online mode. “As this is designed to be online examinations, how will the university ensure that the answers that the students are uploading are not copied from each other (through parallel internet communication) or dictated by someone else? This problem cannot be avoided by making it open book because open book exams are open about source material but they strictly bar communication with anybody else, which can be easily violated here,” states the letter. The teachers also raised their concerns about the choice of questions to be provided to the students. The university was closed before the completion of the course and online teaching experience was very uneven the range of choice should be much more than usual. The letter also suggested some alternatives saying “for the final semester, students can be assessed based on internal assessment and no grades should be assigned for this semester’s papers at all. Students would need to pass their course based on the respective internal assessments and no grades for these courses will be mentioned in the grade-sheet. Many Universities in USA are following this similar method.”

Source: https://www.brainbuxa.com/education-news/economics-teachers-a-from-du-oppose-online-exam-10393