EDUCATION
Sisodia reviews EMC, launches web app to access learning material
During a meeting with senior officials of the education department of Delhi government, in further development in the project, a web application was launched on Tuesday which will help school management to access EMC related teaching-learning material. "The purpose of EMC is to work and build on the entrepreneurial mindset of our students.
SC favours CA exam in July, agrees to consider opt-out option for students
A bench headed by Justice A.M. Khanwilkar said students with Covid should get opt-out option. The bench comprising Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and Aniruddha Bose directed Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) to present a note incorporating the court's suggestions, other deliberations and also ICAI's stand on them.
Schools get 26.45 cr enrolment, 42.3L more than 2018-19
Union minister of education Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank on Tuesday approved the release of the Integrated District Education Information System (UDISE Plus) 2019-20 report for school education. The UDISE Plus system for online data collection from schools was launched in 2018-19. It was introduced to remove the problems related to manual data filling in paper format and subsequent feeding at the block or district level.
SC favours CA exam in July, agrees to consider opt-out option for students
A bench headed by Justice A.M. Khanwilkar said students with Covid should get opt-out option. The bench comprising Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and Aniruddha Bose directed Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) to present a note incorporating the court's suggestions, other deliberations and also ICAI's stand on them.
IITs to offer new courses from academic year 2021-22 onwards | Here're details
While some of the courses are in the offline in-person setting, many other colleges have opted for online courses in view of the pandemic. The courses range from designing to public policy and have no age bar to them. Most of the courses can also be accessed by students and working professionals as they have not been made exclusively for the enrolled students of IITs.
IIM Kozhikode launches new HR management course in partnership with upGrad
The course has been designed for students who want to build a respectable and meaningful career in the HR department. It is a 5-month long course, which will be taught by experienced faculty at the IIM-K campus. The focus of studies will be around the key concepts of HR, application of quantitative analytics, and enhancing one’s knowledge overall.
International Indian School-Abu Dhabi enters Guinness records
"The concept and the idea came from the students and teachers who made this a reality. It took three months for this to happen and when completed the medal made of steel weighed around 450 kgs and has a size of 5.93 sq meters breaking the previous record of 68.5 kilograms and 2.56 sq meters," said Kurien, adding that officials from Guinness came and approved it.
Karnataka Class 10 exams to be held from July 19-22
After a meeting with bureaucrats' concerned and academic experts here, Education Minister S. Suresh Kumar said that as decided earlier the Class 10 board examinations will be conducted only for two days. "On July 19, the examination will be held for the core subjects Maths, Science and Social Science, while on July 22, the examination will be held for languages. The hall tickets will be released on June 30," he said.
Chennai colleges root for data science in Covid times
Since the advent of Covid, business and education have shifted in large volume to the online platforms and digital technology and hence data sciences would be the hot subject in the days to come, say experts. Dr M.R. Manikantan, Principal of a Private college in Chennai told IANS, "We have already applied to the Madras University for sanctioning for a course in BSc data sciences which would give a strong foundation for the students and equip them to take on the challenges in the digital sphere.
SC declines to stay HC order allowing pvt schools to charge annual fee, development charges
A bench headed by Justice A.M. Khanwilkar said: "We are not inclined (to stay the order)." Senior advocate Shyam Divan, representing the Action Committee Unaided Recognized Private Schools, contended before the top court that the High Court reached an independent conclusion and the division bench is slated to hear the matter on July 12.
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