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Aug312020 by News DeskNo Comments

Students who passed two or more subjects promoted to next level ; JKBOSE

Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (BOSE) on Monday said it has devised a mechanism to promote the aspiring candidates of annual and bi-annual private examinations of Class 10th and 12th, who have already passed two or more subjects. According to a notification issued by the government, the annual and bi-annual private examinations of session 2019-20 of Kashmir division, and winter zone areas of Jammu division, which were scheduled to be held in the months of March-April 2019 could not be conducted in view of COV1D-19 pandemic followed by nationwide lockdown. The notification, a copy of which lies with The Kashmiriyat, “Candidates who have already passed two or more subjects shall be promoted to higher class as per the following formula.” BOSE said this decision was take...

Aug232020 by News DeskNo Comments

Private School in Srinagar asks Students to Deposit Monthly Fee including Miscellaneous Charges

EDUCATION

The parents of students of a private school, at Bund Kursoo Rajbagh, Saturday alleged that school administration has asked them to either pay monthly tuition fee for the lockdown period or their wards would be expelled from the school. The aggrieved parents informed a Local news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that their children’s future is at stake as the school administration has been forcing them to pay monthly tuition fee for the lockdown period. They said the school authorities also threatened them to get their wards admission done in other schools in case they are not in position to pay monthly tuition fee and other miscellaneous charges. “This is the only school which asks parents to deposit monthly tuition fees from March this year, while other schools have announced f...

Aug142020 by News DeskNo Comments

No Exam Centre In Foreign Countries For NEET 2020

EDUCATION

The National Testing Agency (NTA) has told the Supreme Court that it is not possible to have overseas centres for National Eligibility-Cum-Entrance Test (NEET) (UG) 2020 as the examination is conducted offline. The update comes after parents of around 4000 aspirants filed a plea seeking centres for the entrance exam in Gulf countries, including in Doha, Qatar, Oman, and UAE. The exam is scheduled to be conducted on September 13, 2020. In an affidavit filed on August 11, NTA said examination cannot be conducted in cities abroad as it has to be conducted in single-shift at the same time on the same day to maintain uniformity. NTA submitted the affidavit after consultations with the Medical Council of India (MCI). “Further, the question papers and other exam materials are to be trans...

Aug132020 by News DeskNo Comments

Schools will Remain Closed until December : Central Government

EDUCATION, THE KASHMIRIYAT

No timeline has been decided to reopen schools, but they would not be reopened until at least December. The Central Government has said the opening of schools will depend on the situation of COVID-19. The Union Education Ministry officials told a parliamentary panel on Monday that online classes are only meant for school children above Class 3 and only a limited number of online classes are allowed for those up to 8th standard. The ministry had asked states and union territories for parent's feedback on a likely period when they will be comfortable with reopening of schools. A circular sent by the Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD), had also asked for parent’s expectations from schools as and when they reopen. Schools and educ...

Aug132020 by News DeskNo Comments

Photo Story: Kashmir’s Open-Air Community Schooling Fills the Void

EDUCATION, FEATURED, REGIONAL

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Aug92020 by News DeskNo Comments

Strict Action Against Private Schools for Withholding Teacher’s Salaries: DSEK

EDUCATION, REGIONAL

Mubashir Naik The School Education department has issued an order and warned private schools of strict action for withholding salaries of teachers during the COVID19 lockdown period. An order issued by the Director of School Education Kashmir (DSEK) Muhammad Younis Malik said the private schools will face de-recognition for terminating the teachers or withholding their salary during the ongoing COVID19 pandemic. “It is impressed upon all the unaided recognized private schools of Kashmir to adhere with the instructions of providing un-interrupted salaries to the staff in the school during the lockdown period in lieu of COVID19 pandemic." After receiving complaints that teachers are denied salaries or being terminated despite the schools collecting tuition fees from students for ...

Aug82020 by News DeskNo Comments

Schools May Reopen in September with 33% Staff and Student Strength: Govt

EDUCATION

In the month of August, as India touches the 20 lakh benchmark from 15 lakh cases in a record 9 days, the central government is in discussions to chalk out a plan to reopen schools from the month of September. The government is of the view that schools for higher classes could begin in a phased manner between September and November. Guidelines include opening schools first for classes 10-12 and then for classes VI-IX, which have been discussed with GOM for Corona headed by Health Minister Dr Harshvardhan. In the first phase, students of classes X-XII will be asked to attend schools. If a school has four sections in any class, only two sections will attend school on alternative days. The timings of the school will be halved -- from 5 to 6 hours to just 2 to 3 hours. While school...

Aug72020 by News DeskNo Comments

National Education Policy 2020 Will Eradicate Herd Mentality: PM Modi

EDUCATION

The recently approved National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 will help the youth acquire the skill-set necessary to survive in the 21st century India, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the inaugural address at the ‘Transformational Reforms in Higher Education under National Education Policy’ conclave. The conclave was organised by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) and the University Grants Commission (UGC) to discuss key aspects of education covered under the new policy. “Today the new education policy is widely discussed across the country. People from different fields, ideologies are giving their views and reviewing the policy. This is a healthy debate which will benefit the country’s education system. National Education Policy has been approved after long brai...

Aug72020 by News DeskNo Comments

Interview for the Post of Registrar in IUST Scheduled on 10th August, Amid COVID-19

EDUCATION, REGIONAL

Islamic University of Science and Technology (IUST) has scheduled an interview for the post of Registrar on 10th of August, 2020. The whole process from the advertisement to conduct of the interview was completed in less than 4 weeks. The sitting registrar resigned from the post at IUST and a proxy was given the immediate charge. The candidates and the nominees were informed that the interview is to be conducted online. Which is the reason why, all the arrangements including the statement of purpose were warranted for Covid-19 and have been made to cater the needs and be in favor of a particular candidate. The University did not bother to promote their own lot of faculty and staff who have completed more than 15 years of service in IUST to the position of Associate Professor which in...

Aug62020 by News DeskNo Comments

Expulsion of MPhil to Cause an Extraordinary Level of Bother for Students: Scholars

EDUCATION, WRITE-UPS

The Union Human Resource Development (HRD) ministry on July 30th announced the New Education Policy (NEP), under which the two-year MPhil program will be ceased. According to this policy, there will be significant changes in the degree of higher education by the central government which also includes cancellation of the MPhil program. The base qualification for a Ph.D. will either be a four-year program with research, or a Master's degree. Academicians, researcher scholars, and students in several universities have raised worries over the cease of MPhil program under the New Education Policy (NEP), saying that it won't just influence the nature of examination at the Ph.D. level yet additionally deny a critical number of Dalit understudies to get research and thus de-motivate them. ALSO...