Lily Wilkinson

Wednesday, June 17, 2020

Jadavpur University to take a final call on Supplementary exams

Jadavpur University will soon take a final call on the supplementary exams. Supplementary exams were to be held for the students who had failed in previous semester exams. The examination committee including university officials will meet next week or this week for the final decision, an official said. Considering the present situation, it may not be possible to hold supplementary tests along with the final semester exams. We will be discussing if the students of Arts, Science and Engineering faculties can be given grace marks for the previous semester exams they have either failed or unable to attend," the official said. “As classes remain suspended since March 17 and many students do not have the facility for online classes, they might not be able to prepare for the supplementary exams along with that of the current semester papers. We will arrive at a decision acceptable to everyone. Since the date of opening the campus remains uncertain, we have to act quickly,” he added. Already there is a broad agreement among students and faculties to not to conduct exam but this needs final approval from the exam committee, the official added further. As per the current proposal, 40-50 percent weightage will be given to the previous semester performances, classwork/projects and viva. The rest of the weightage will be given based on the exam in which students will appear from their home. The home exams can be conducted online or by sending question papers to the students’ homes. Arts Faculty Students' Union chairperson Teena Bhattacharya said, "We are looking at the outcome of the meeting. There can be a broad formula for all the departments. But a particular yardstick may not be applicable in case of each and every department." "We hope that in this unprecedented situation, an acceptable solution will be arrived at to the satisfaction of everyone without compromising on health issues," she added.

source https://www.brainbuxa.com/education-news/jadavpur-university-to-take-a-final-call-on-supplementary-exams-10441

Schools to celebrate National Reading Day virtually

On June 19, CBSE will celebrate Reading Day with focus on Technology enabled reading. The 25th National Reading Day will be celebrated on June 19 and the following week as Reading Week and Reading Month will be celebrated from June 19 to July 18, 2020. National Reading Day is celebrated to honour the father of the 'Library Movement in Kerala', the late P.N. Panicker, whose death anniversary falls on June 19. The PN Panicaker foundation has collaborated with the government regarding reading related activities (online) in the wake of COVID-19. Some of the suggested activities by the foundation include Digital Reading Pledge, a webinar on importance of reading, digital library and Intellectual Property Rights etc. For students, a Quiz, Open Art, and Essay writing/ Debate competition has been suggested and for the teachers and faculty members a quiz and video book competition has been suggested. Interested individuals can find more details about the competition on the official website of the P N Panicker Foundation. This year, CBSE has asked all schools to celebrate Reading Day, Reading Week, and Reading Month virtually.

source https://www.brainbuxa.com/education-news/schools-to-celebrate-national-reading-day-virtually-10440

Admit cards for TS PGECET 2020 exams to be available from June 25 to June 30

Admit cards for the Telangana State Post Graduate Engineering Common Entrance Test (TS PGECET 2020) will be available for download from June 25 to June 30, announced Telangana State Council of Higher Education, or TSCHE. The exam is scheduled on July 1, 2020 and hall tickets will be available on the official website -- tsche.ac.in. The last date to fill the application form for the exam was June 10 but now according to the information on the official website, candidates can fill the application from until June 26 with a late fee of INR 500. The exam is conducted in computer-based mode for shortlisting the candidates for the M.Tech programs in the participating institutes across the state of Telangana. However, candidates with GATE exam score card are given priority during the admission.

source https://www.brainbuxa.com/education-news/admit-cards-for-ts-pgecet-2020-exams-to-be-available-from-june-25-to-june-30-10439

Monday, June 15, 2020

Opt-out option for the ICAI students for July exams

CA exam regulator, ICAI said that students have been given the opt-out option for the July exam and they are allowed to carry their candidature to November exam. An official notification in this regard was released by the ICAI today. “The students (who have already submitted online examination application for May 2020 Examination cycle) shall be allowed to opt-out and carry forward their candidature to next examination i.e. November, 2020 examination cycle,” it has notified. In this case, examination fee and exemption (if any) will automatically be carry forward to the next examination. Candidates who wish to opt-out from the exams will have to submit a written declaration. For the students, who will appear for the exam necessary arrangements will be made at the exam center. “Remaining students who will choose not to opt out and wish to appear for the exams commencing from 29th July 2020, the Institute is making all the required and necessary arrangements for smooth conduct of May 2020 examination (commencing from 29th July, 2020) across the globe including strict adherence to the precautions / measures related to COVID–19 which cover thermal scanning, hands’ sanitization, wearing of masks, maintaining social distancing at all times, following Government guidelines, etc. for the examinees / center functionaries during the conduct of Chartered Accountant Examination,” the ICAI has also said.

source https://www.brainbuxa.com/education-news/opt-out-option-for-the-icai-students-for-july-exams-10438

IIT-KGP asked students and researchers to go home

IIT-KGP has asked its students and researchers to vacate the hostel premises and go back to their homes by June 20. Registrar B N Singh told Press Trust of India on Sunday that institute wants the students back in campus on September when the new semester begins. "Of the total 12,500 hostel boarders, 5,400 were there when the lockdown began in end-March. Another 3,000 were transported home last month and around 2,400 are presently staying in the campus," Singh said. "Instead of staying in the campus with no classes being held in classrooms, they can spend quality time with family and resume classes from September," Singh explained. "Since the academic session 2019-20 has been closed and all academic activities will be completed within June 15 and the normal academic activities may only start from September, we request the students (UG, PG, research scholars) and project staff who are staying in the hostels/ halls to proceed for their home now. The institute will close mess facilities in all hostels/halls with effect from June 20," according to a notice issued by the registrar. For researcher, Mr. Singh said that they can do their research work from home and on mail as the faculty is responsive to their needs.

source https://www.brainbuxa.com/education-news/iit-kgp-asked-students-and-researchers-to-go-home-10437

Manipur declared HSLC results

The results of HSLC exams were declared today by the Board of Secondary Education, Manipur (BOSEM). Candidates who had appeared for the exam can check the results from the official website -- manresults.nic.in. Steps to check the HSLC results Visit the official website -- manresults.nic.in or bosem.in Enter your roll number in the search field Click on the submit button Your result will appear on the screen Download the result and save a copy of the same on your computer In a video message, Manipur Education Minister Th. Radheshyam said “that 38,390 candidates appeared in the examination and 25,084 passed the examination with a pass percentage of 65.34 per cent, reported Press Trust of Indian.” The pass percentage of among boys is 70.88 percent and among girls it is 66.76 percent. Last year, the overall pass percentage was 79.69 percent.

source https://www.brainbuxa.com/education-news/manipur-declared-hslc-results-10436

ICSE students may be given a chance to opt-out from exams

The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) has submitted a proposal to the Bombay High Court in which it said that students can choose not to appear for the remaining exams and in such case they will be assessed based on their performance in internal or pre-board exams. Few papers of ICSE exams are left as they could not be conducted due to COVID-19 pandemic. Earlier, CISCE has decided to conduct the remaining exams from July 2 to July 12. In the proposal the CISCE has also said that “for the avoidance of doubt, for those subjects where examinations have already been conducted, results in those subjects will be declared based on the student’s performance in such examinations.". The next hearing in this matter will be held on June 17. During the first hearing, ISCE has said that it had already announced safety precautions for the children which includes sanitization of examination halls / classrooms daily after each exam paper, maintenance of social distancing of minimum 6 feet in seating plan, staggered entry and exit from the examination venue to avoid overcrowding, thermal screening of students and staff. The council has also mentioned that students will not be allowed to share or borrow stationary from other students. Meanwhile, the plea was filled in the Supreme Court seeking the quashing of the notification for conducting remaining exams of class 12.

source https://www.brainbuxa.com/education-news/icse-students-may-be-given-a-chance-to-opt-out-from-exams-10435