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Feb122023 by News DeskNo Comments

JKBOSE to reopen links for two days for submission of online exam forms of Classes 10th to 12th

EDUCATION

Jammu Kashmir Board of School Education (BOSE) Saturday reopened links for submission of online forms for annual regular examination 2023 for classes 10th to 12th standard. The online links for submission of the forms will be opened from February-14 to February-15 with a late fee Rs 6000 in addition to last prescribe Fee. According to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), Director Academic BOSE in a communique said, “It is notified for the information of all concerned students who have not so far, submitted their examination forms can now submit their examination forms for Classes 10th, 11th and 12th Annual Regular Examination 2023, online with a late fee Rs 6000in addition to last prescribe Fee.” “The link for submission of online examination forms shall be made available ...

Feb102023 by News DeskNo Comments

Hindi language likely to be taught in Jammu Kashmir schools from classes 1-10

EDUCATION

The Jammu Kashmir State Council of Educational Research and Training (JKSCERT) is likely to teach Hindi language in classes Ist to 10th in all schools. In this regard, Director JKSCERT has sought suggestions from the committee that was formed earlier this week. According to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), the director in order has constituted an eight-member committee the suggestion of a mechanism for Teaching and Learning of Hindi Language in schools of Jammu and Kashmir. “Sanction is accorded to the constitution of a committee to suggest the mechanism for teaching and learning of Hindi language from class Ist to 10th in the schools of JK,” it reads. JKSCERT said that the committee shall be serviced by the Jammu Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE). It al...

Feb72023 by News DeskNo Comments

JK to start ‘GPS based attendance’ of Teachers

EDUCATION, REGIONAL

With the launch of two applications today by Chief Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta, JK became first in the country to take online monthly feedback from students of class 6th and above about the performance of their teachers and carry out the GPS based attendance of teachers on daily basis. The ceremony was attended by Principal Secretary Education; MD, Samagra Shiksha; Director School Education Kashmir/Jammu, Director Estates, Secretary JKBOSE and many other concerned officers. Dr Mehta complimented the department for developing these applications and called them the powerful tools to take the education sector towards much higher efficiency and accountability. He remarked that these applications would ensure that an authentic feedback comes from the grassroots level from the ones who...

Feb52023 by News DeskNo Comments

Kashmiri professor receives IAPSM fellowship

EDUCATION

Dr. S Muhammad Salim Khan, professor and head of the Department of Community Medicine (SPM), Government Medical College Srinagar, received the IAPSM fellow designation at the ICMR-National Institute of Nutrition in Hyderabad. He was honoured at the Department of Community and Family Medicine, AIIMS, Bibinagar, Hyderabad's Golden Jubilee Annual National Conference of IAPSM. Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan, Governor of Telangana and lieutenant governor of Puducherry, presented Dr. Muhammad Salim Khan with a fellowship at the opening ceremony to recognise his outstanding contribution to the advancement of preventive and social medicine. Dr. Khan is a fellow of the International Foundation for the Advancement of Medical Education and Research (FAIMER), the Indian Public Health Association (I...

Feb42023 by News DeskNo Comments

Govt teacher suspended over allegations of sexual harassment against students in Srinagar

EDUCATION

The JK admin has ordered the suspension of an Associate Professor at Govt College for Women (GCW), Nawakadal Srinagar after a sexual harassment complaint was filed against him by the students. In this regard, the Higher Education Department has ordered his suspension and directed the concerned to hold an inquiry into the matter, newspaper Daily Excelsior reported. The order issued stated that “the students of UG 1st Semester, Travel and Tourism subject of Govt. College for Women, Nawakadal, Srinagar lodged a complaint against Dr Rafiq Peerzada, Associate Professor (Travel & Tourism) on 21-10-2022 before the Internal complaint committee / Grievances Redressal Cell and Gender Sensitization Committee against Sexual Harassment of the college with the allegations that he is behaving i...

Jan302023 by News DeskNo Comments

KU, CUS postpone exams scheduled tomorrow

EDUCATION

Kashmir University and Cluster University Srinagar on Monday postponed all examinations scheduled for tomorrow in view of inclement weather conditions. “In view of continuous snowfall reported across Kashmir, all examinations of the University of Kashmir, scheduled to be held on Tuesday (January 31, 2023) are postponed,” Controller Examinations KU Dr Majid Zaman said in a statement to GNS, adding, “Fresh dates for the deferred Examinations will be notified separately later.” Meanwhile all the examinations of Cluster University Srinagar scheduled tomorrow have been postponed due to inclement weather, the varsity said in a notice. “Fresh dates for postponed papers shall be notified separately,” Controller of Examinations Cluster University Srinagar added. These varsities also postponed...

Jan242023 by News DeskNo Comments

Teacher who managed entry in education department on fake documents 13 years ago terminated

EDUCATION, REGIONAL

School Education Department Kashmir has terminated a teacher who had managed to get entry into the department 13 years ago by producing fake posting and appointment orders. According to an order, a copy of which lies with the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) chief education officer Srinagar in a letter in November 2022 has reported that the service book of a ‘imposter’ working as teacher in government school reveal an entry to the effect that he has been appointed as teacher in 2009 under RBA category, after being selected by the JK Service Selection Board.” “In order to ascertain the genuineness of his appointment order, the original order issued by DSEK on December-12-2009 appointment Service Selection Board were verified and it has been and found that his name does not figu...

Jan222023 by News DeskNo Comments

Over 52 percent Govt Upper Primary Schools of JK have total enrolment of 60 students or less

EDUCATION

In Jammu Kashmir, over 52 percent of Government Upper Primary Schools have a total enrolment of 60 students or less. The figures released by the Annual Status of Education Report (ASER)-2022 state that, “In Jammu and Kashmir the proportion of primary schools with a total enrolment of 60 or less was recorded with 92.4 percent in 2014 and 88.7 percent in 2018 and 86.9 percent in 2022.” The news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) has learned that the survey has revealed that a similar was the case with Upper Primary Schools. “The proportion of student enrolment at Upper Primary Schools with a total enrolment of 60 or less was 41.9 percent in 2014 followed by 46.1 percent in 2018 and is 47.5 percent in 2022.” It also states that the performance of 8th standard in basic arithmetic has ...

Jan212023 by News DeskNo Comments

In JK, paid Private tuitions of students from classes 1st to 8th shows 5 % increase

EDUCATION

In the past five years, Jammu Kashmir has recorded a hike of five percent in taking paid private tuitions by the students of classes 1st to 8th standard. The figures released by the Annual Status of Education Report (ASER)-2022 states that, “In JK, the proportion of children in Classes 1st to 8th taking paid private tuition classes have increased from 8.8 percent in 2018 to 13.8 percent in 2022.” The news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) has also leant that the survey has also revealed that the proportion of children in 3rd standard in government or private schools who can read at least 2nd standard level text dropped from 22.1 percent in 2018 to 19.0 percent in 2022. “In Jammu and Kashmir, the proportion of all children enrolled in Class-V in government or private schools who c...

Jan192023 by News DeskNo Comments

BOSE textbooks to be used in all private schools: Director Education

EDUCATION

Director Education, Tasaduq Hussain today said that books prescribed by the Board of School Education (BOSE) will be used for the learning process in private schools from now onwards. He said BOSE textbooks will be used in all private schools as soon as the March session starts. The Director was addressing a press conference here in Kashmir capital Srinagar. He said the sale of tobacco products has been banned within a 500-meter radius of all educational institutions. Tasaduq Hussain said that Education Department has been showing signs of improvement and there is a scope for more improvement. “Our department is the most resourceful department and it has so far surrendered 666 buildings to other departments,” he said. [KNT]