Lily Wilkinson: August 2019

Saturday, August 31, 2019

Quantum computing to make its debut at IIT-Roorkee in collaboration with Microsoft

Microsoft Garage India has entered into a partnership with Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee to deliver lectures on quantum computing. Students of B.Tech and M.Tech from the institute can choose this subject as a quantum elective. The course has been developed by both IIT Roorkee and Microsoft and will provide access to Q# Programming Language practical examples, Microsoft Quantum Development Kit and Microsoft Quantum Faculty. Experts from the tech giant will teach the students about real-world experiments in quantum computing and will provide access to the tools of the emerging technology. The course will run for a full semester. Reena Dayal, Director, Microsoft Garage India said, “This collaboration between Microsoft Garage and IIT Roorkee represents another step towards empowering students to create futuristic innovations. With Microsoft’s experience in the field of quantum computing, we aim to make the technology more accessible and enhance the learning journey of engineering students. The partnership will create a new learning experience for students and help them build impacting solutions.” The main aim of Microsoft is to teach students so that they can create solutions for real-time challenges. Our initiative will give students practical experience, expert guidance and mentorship which will help them achieve more.

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Delhi Government’s free coaching scheme to be extended to the students from OBC and General category

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IIT-KGP join hands with Amazon for the creation of AI Platform

In a bid to promote learning and development of AI, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur has joined hands with the Amazon Web Services (AWS) for the development of National Artificial Intelligence Resource Portal (NAIRP) platform, an official said."There is already a great demand for professionals skilled in AI as well as resources, and this need will only increase in our society. The development of this platform will help boost the AI community in India," Sudeshna Sarkar, Head of Centre for Artificial Intelligence at IIT Kharagpur, said.The platform was first launched with funding from the HRD ministry. Now the platform will be expended by indexing a wide variety of AI-specific resources such as learning materials, courses, workbooks, datasets, codes, tools and platforms. The portal will also provide search, browse, learning and computation services.The platform will provide hands-on learning to all the AI learners from across the nation through workbooks and cloud. The infrastructure will be provided by Amazon Web Services and in time the platform will also be connected to the in-house cloud developed at IIT Kharagpur. "With more than 200 significant machine learning capabilities launched in the last two years, AWS has the broadest and deepest set of machine learning and AI services focused on solving some of the toughest challenges facing developers. We welcome the opportunity to work with IIT Kharagpur on some of those challenges," Bratin Saha, Vice President AWS Machine Learning & Engines, said.

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IOCL Announces Notification for Technical Attendant, Engineering Assistant and Jr. Office Assistant 2019

Indian Oil Corporation Limited has released the recruitment notification for the post of Technical Attendant, Engineering Assistant & Jr. Office Assistant. Post Name & Total Post Technical Attendant - 9 Engineering Assistant - 12 Jr. Office Assistant - 1 Age Limit 18 to 26 years (As on 29.08.2019) Job Location:- All India Salary Pay Scale - Technical Attendant 10500 – 24500/- Pay Scale - Engineering Assistant 11900 – 32000/- Pay Scale - Jr. Office Assistant 11900 – 32000/- Education Qualification Technical Attendant - Candidates should be Matric / 10th pass and ITI pass from a Govt. recognized Institute in the specified ITI Trades. Engineering Assistant - Technical Attendant - Candidates should be Pass Diploma in Engineering in relevant Engineering disciplines. Jr. Office Assistant - Candidates Must be Pass Full Time Bachelors’ Degree from a Govt. recognized institute/University. Selection Proces:- The Selection will be based on Written Test and Skill/Proficiency/Physical Test for IOCL Vacancy 2019.Application Fee:-- All Candidates Can Pay the Examination Fee by SBI collect. General/ EWS and OBC Categories - 100/- SC/ST/PwBD Candidates - No Fee How to Apply:- Interested candidates may apply online through the IOCL website and apply between 02.09.2019 to 23.09.2019. Important Date Starting Date of Online Application 2 September 2019 Last Date of Online Application23 September 2019 Download Advertisement Apply Online

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Friday, August 30, 2019

Scheme to fund the higher education of Dalit students launched by AAP

On Thursday, the Aam Aadmi Party announced a scheme under which the state government will fund the expenses of higher education of 100 meritorious Dalit students. Students who have secured admissions to M.Phil, PhD, LLM, M.Tech and other higher education courses in foreign universities will be eligible to apply under the scheme. The details were shared by the Delhi's SC/ST Minister Rajendra Pal Gautam. He further said that the applicant must be resident of Delhi and the family income must not exceed INR 8 lakh per annum.The government will assist up to INR 10 lakhs for a two-year course and up to INR 20 lakh for a four-year course."Students who have secured admission to foreign universities can apply online to avail benefits under the scheme. The applications will be vetted by a committee headed by the Principal Secretary of the SC/ST department," the minister said. "Only one child for the same parents/guardians will be eligible and to this effect, a self-certification will be required from the candidates... The scheme is proposed to be implemented from the financial year 2019-20 and will cost Rs. 5 crore to the exchequer," a government statement said. "We have no dearth of talented people who can accomplish anything given equal opportunities. The AAP government has decided to hold their hand. Saiyyaji Rao Gaekwad, the erstwhile ruler of Baroda state, funded Bhim Rao Ambedkar's education abroad, giving him a chance to showcase his talent and the rest is history," he added.Mr. Gautam also said that studying abroad remains a dream of many young talented SC students and most of them hail from low-income families. This scheme will encourage students to apply and enroll in foreign universities.

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Maharashtra released SSC results for the supplementary exams

The results of class 10 or supplementary exams have been released by the Maharashtra government. The supplementary exams were held in July and August. According to the MSBSHSE or Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education statistics, more than 2.3 lakh students have registered for the Supplementary exams. The exams were held for the students who could not qualify the regular exams which were held in March. The results are available on the official website of the board -- mahresult.nic.in.Steps to check the Maharashtra SSC Supplementary result 2019 Visit the official website of the board as mentioned aboveOn the homepage, click on the link for the Maharashtra SSC Supplementary resultOn the new page, enter your roll number and other details askedClick on the submit buttonYour result will appear on the screenDownload the result and take the print out of the same MSBSHSE, the official state body whose one of the duties is to conducts and regulates the secondary and higher secondary annual examinations and release their respective results. The SSC results in June saw a pass percentage of 77.10 percent.

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151 schools in Delhi issued show cause notice

The child rights body of the Delhi government has issued a show-cause notice to 151 schools in Delhi as these schools did not have special educators for the children with special needs. All these schools have been warned of a strict action against them if they fail to appoint a special educator in the coming six weeks.The DCPCR said “the schools either have to certify within 15 days of the receipt of the notice that a special educator is already engaged in the school or appoint one within six weeks of the notice.”"In case, the school is unable to appoint a special educator within the given time, the school is directed to show a cause of the same, failing which the commission would be constrained to recommend to the board (CBSE) the initiation of disaffiliation of the school," the notice read.The notice said that in 2015, the Central Board of secondary education had directed all schools to appoint a special educator to ensure quality education for all the students, including the ones with the special needs.

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Thursday, August 29, 2019

MP TET 2018 result released

The results of the High School Teacher Eligibility Test 2018 have been released by the Madhya Pradesh Professional Examination Board (MPPEB) on its official website. Candidates who have appeared for the test can visit the official website -- peb.mp.gov.in -- and check their results.The exam was conducted by MPPEB from February 1 to 11, 2019. The result is available on the official website or candidates can click on the direct link below to check their results.Direct link: http://peb.mp.gov.in/results/RESULT_18/HST_RES18/default_results.htmTo check their result, candidates would require their MPTET 2018 registration number or application number and date of birth.Steps to check the MPTET 2018 result Visit the official website as mentioned aboveOn the homepage, click on the link which says ‘MPTET 2018 result’A new page will openEnter your MPTET 2018 roll number or application number and date of birth to loginYour result will be displayed on the screenDownload the result and take the print out of the same

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India won its first Gold in WorldSkills competition

In the recently concluded WorldSkills competition in Russia's Kazan, India has bagged five medals which includes a gold medal as well. Among all the participating countries, India finished at 13th position.WorldSkills competition is the biggest vocational education and skills excellence event in the world and this is the first time India has won the gold medal. There were around 6300 competitors from 63 countries.The gold medal was won by Aswatha Narayan Sanagavarapu from Odisha in Water Technology category. He was also awarded ‘Best of Nation’ among all the competitors from India. He competed against the participants from the 11 countries.India also bagged one silver and two bronze medals. Pranav Udayarak Nutalapati from Karnataka won the silver medal in Web Technologies category and Shweta Ratanpura from Maharashtra and Sanjay Pramanik from West Bengal won bronze medals in Graphic Design and Jewellery, respectively.

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Government approved 75 new Medical colleges

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has given its approval for the 75 new Medical colleges. The approval was given under the Phase-III of the ongoing Centrally Sponsored scheme. The cabinet not only approved the establishment of the new medical colleges but also sanctioned Rs. 24,375 crore, said a statement from the central government.“The establishment of new medical colleges attached with existing District or Referral Hospitals, would lead to an increase in the availability of qualified health professionals, improve tertiary care in the Government sector, utilize the existing infrastructure of districts hospitals and promote affordable medical education in the country, ” the statement added.New medical colleges will be established with at least 200 bed District hospital. Priority will be given to the under-served areas which have no medical colleges. According to the government, setting up new colleges will increase the number of seats in MBBS stream by 15,700.

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AAI invites Job Application for Apprentice Post Apply before 20 September 2019

Airports Authority of India has released the recruitment notification for the post of AAI Apprentice 311 Post in All IndiaJob Summary :- Post Name Apprentice (NR) Civil (Graduate) - 60 Post Civil (Diploma) - 39 Post Electrical (Graduate) - 37 Post Electrical (Diploma) - 30 Post Electronics (Graduate) - 41 Post Electronics (Diploma) - 31 Post Computer Science (Graduate) - 19 Post Computer Science (Diploma)- 09 Post Automobile (Graduate) - 04 Post Automobile (Diploma) - 09 Post Aeronautics/Aerospace (Graduate) - 02 Post Aeronautics/Aerospace (Diploma) - 02 Post Secretarial Practice (Graduate) - 10 Post Secretarial Practice (Diploma) - 03 Post Library Science (Graduate/Diploma) - 01 Post Material Management (Graduate/Diploma) - 01 Post Modern Office Management (Graduate/Diploma) - 10 Post Refrigeration/Air Conditioning (Graduate/Diploma) - 01 Post Sound Engg. (Graduate/Diploma) - 01 Post Travel & Tourism Management (Graduate/Diploma) - 01 PostSalary Pay Scale ₹15,000/-, ₹12,000/-Age Limit - 26 years As on 01.07.2019Job Location - All India Education Qualification - Candidates should possess a full-time four-year degree in Engineering and three-year Diploma of the recognized by AICTE, GOI. Selection Process - The Selection Process will be based on shortlisted and merit of AAI Apprentice Job 2019 Application Fee - There is No Application Fee for AAI Apprentice Job 2019 Most Important Dates Last Date for Submission of Online Application - 20 September 2019How to Apply - Interested candidates who want to apply for AAI Job 2019, that go to the official website read official notification or see all details and do apply before last date 20.09.2019. Check Official Notification

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Wednesday, August 28, 2019

To encourage the start-up culture, IIT Mandi increased funding to INR 50 lakhs

To boost the start-up culture among the youth and in the nation, IIT-Mandi is all set to disburse INR 10 crores in the next five years. A startup will now be able to raise INR 50 lakh as seed capital from IIT-Mandi as opposed to earlier INR 15 lakh limit.This comes after National Science & Technology Entrepreneurship Development Board, Department of Science and Technology, GoI, approved seed Support System program at IIT Mandi Catalyst.Under the seed support system program, startups will have to spend a minimum of three months at IIT Mandi. During this time they will get INR 1.5 lakh to initiate the work on the idea and prove its worth after which they will be eligible to raise the funds upto INR 50 lakh.Faculty In-charge for Catalyst, Dr. Puran Singh said, "IIT Mandi is committed to building a strong ecosystem in the region and increasing in funding for startups is a strong step in this direction. We have the vision to make Kamand Valley a favoured destination for startups from across the country".During the past three years, IIT Mandi has disbursed more than INR 1 crore in grants and investments in more than 30 startups which have gone through the 3-month residential program. During this time startups are provided technical mentoring by the institute’s faculty as they build their prototype and test and improve their product.

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Third-semester results for the UP D.El.Ed exams released

The results for the third-semester exams of UP Diploma in Elementary Education Exam (UP D.El.Ed) has been released by the Examination Regulatory Authority (ERA), Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh on its official website.Candidates who had appeared for the exam can visit the official website of UP D.El.Ed -- updeled.gov.in -- and check their results. To access the results, candidates will require their registration number and date of birth.Direct link : http://www.examregulatoryauthorityup.in/result.aspxCandidates who have qualified the UP D.El.Ed exam will be eligible to teach classes from 1 to 8. The eligible candidates can also apply for the CTET exam in December 2019.Steps to check the UP D.El.Ed third semester result Visit the official website of the UP D.El.Ed — updeled.gov.inOn the homepage, click on the link which says ‘UP D.El.Ed third semester result 2017’A new page will openLog in using your UP D.El.Ed roll number and date of birthYour result will be displayed on the screenDownload the result and take the print out of the same for future reference

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Yogi Adityanath Government installed biometric attendance devices in the schools

The government led by Yogi Adityanath has decided installed biometric attendance devices for the students studying in primary schools run by the state government. The government has already made yoga compulsory in state-run primary schools.Uttar Pradesh Basic Education Minister Satish Dwivedi has announced that students can now "put their thumb impressions between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m." The minister further said that the system would check the attendance and will help in decreasing the drop out rate among the children.The facility will also help in keeping tabs on anomalies such as bogus and inflated enrolment."The number of students enrolled in primary schools is huge, so, we have kept the timing flexible. The Panchayati Raj Department will ensure the effective working of the biometric system," Dwivedi said.Biometric machines will not only be installed for the students but for the school staff as well. Now, the staff members will also have to mark their attendance on a biometric machine. According to the sources, the government will take two to three months to install biometric machines at all the schools which will be able to transfer the data to the server. In some areas, the electricity supply is a problem but that area is also being worked upon."It has been yielding good results. We are in the stage of finalizing the specifications," said an official.

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SSC Invites Job Application for JHT,Jr Translator and Other Posts

Staff Selection Commission has released the recruitment notification for the post of SSC Junior Hindi Translator (JHT), Junior Engineer (JE) Exam 2019 & Selection 1351Post VII 2019 Vacancy in All IndiaJob Details :Name of Post Junior Hindi Translator Junior Translator Senior Hindi Translator Hindi Pradhyapak Examination 2019Salary (Pay-Scale) Junior Hindi Translator - 35400 – 112400/- Level-6 Junior Translator 35400 – 112400/- Level-6Senior Hindi Translator - 44900-142400/- Level-7 Hindi Pradhyapak Examination 2019 - 47600-151100/- Level-8 Job Location: All India Educational Qualification For Junior Translator/Senior Hindi Translator :- Candidates have Master’s degree of a recognized University in Hindi with English as a compulsory or elective subject or as the medium of examination at the degree level OR Master’s degree of a recognized University in English with Hindi as a compulsory or elective subject or as the medium of examination at the degree level OR Master’s degree of a recognized University in any subject other than Hindi or English, with Hindi medium and English as a compulsory or elective subject or as the medium of a examination at the degree level and Recognized Diploma or Certificate course in translation from Hindi to English & vice versa or two years’ experience of translation work. For Junior Translator / Junior Hindi Translator:- Candidates required Master’s degree of a recognized University in Hindi or English with English or Hindi as a compulsory or elective subject at degree level, Or Bachelor’s degree with Hindi and English as main subjects Hindi Pradhyapak :- Candidates required Bachelor’s degree in Hindi with English as one of the subject at degree level either as compulsory or optional from a recognized University or Institute plus Master’s degree in any subject from a recognized University or Institute plus Bachelor of Education from a recognized University/Institute OR Bachelor’s degree in any subject from a recognized University or Institute plus Master’s degree in Hindi with English as one of the subjects at degree level either as compulsory or optional from a recognized University or Institute plus Bachelor of Education from a recognized University/Institute. Selection Process:- The Selection Process will be based on Paper-I (Computer Based Examination) and Paper-II (Descriptive). Application Fee Pay the Examination Fee by Debit Card, Credit Card and Net Banking. Gen/ OBC - Rs. 100/- SC/ ST - Nil Important Dates Starting Date of Online Application - 27 August 2019 Last Date of Online Application - 26 September 2019 Last Date of Fee through Online - 28 September 2019 Last Date of Fee through Challan - 30 September 2019How to Apply Interested Candidates who want to apply for SSC Vacancy, that go to the official website read all instructions and do apply from between date 27/08/2019 to 26/09/2019.Download Official Advertisement

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Tuesday, August 27, 2019

IIT Guwahati and Japanese University launched Joint Degree Programs

IIT Guwahati has launched four new degree programs from the current academic session, 2019-20. The new program includes M. Tech in Data Science and the other three are international joint degree programs in collaboration with the Gifu University, Japan. Under the Joint Degree Programs IIT Guwahati will offer: International Joint Master's Degree Program in Food Science and Technology International Joint PhD Program in Food Science and TechnologyInternational Joint PhD Program in Integrated Mechanical Engineering The new programs were introduced due to rising demands and interest of the students in these areas.Prof. T. G. Sitharam, Director, IIT Guwahati said that the new programs will be a ‘trendsetter' and 'game-changer'."The focus of the programs is on the study, invention, and creative use of technologies to create effective, usable, entertaining experiences with technology through interdisciplinary research in engineering, design, behavioral and social sciences, and to understand the impact of technology on individuals, groups, and organizations. The institute envisions to produce successful graduates who will be capable of leading the changing scenarios of tomorrow through innovation, in-depth thought and values," said Prof. Sitharam.

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Delhi students will be made aware of the dangers associated with the kite strings

On Monday, the Delhi government directed the principals of the government schools to sensitize the students about the risks of flying kites with strings coated with metal.The Directorate of Education in its circular has asked heads of government, government-aided and unaided recognized schools to educate the students under the anti-kite flying campaign.The circular said that kite flying is a common practice in Delhi which sometimes hurts humans, animals and birds. The circular was issued after a 28-year old engineer died on August 15, 2019, after his throat got slit by a string of a flying kite. "Kite flying becomes lethal and hazardous because of the metal-coated string used in flying kites. Often accidents involving kite flying have been reported causing fatal injuries especially during festivals," the circular said. "It is a matter of grave concern and therefore, the passion for it among the students should be discouraged by creating awareness about the danger which kite flying can pose to people, animals and birds around," it added.Circular also added that these metal strings can interrupt electricity supply if they happen to touch the high tension lines and overhead metro electric lines proving fatal for the person holding the string as well."Therefore, all the heads of government, government- aided and unaided recognized schools under Directorate of Education are hereby directed to sensitize students and staff members during the school assembly about the menace of flying of kites," the circular said.

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Eighth cut-off list for the UG courses released by DU

On Monday, the Delhi University released the eighth cut-off list for courses such as BA (Honors) Economics, BA (Honors) English and B.Com. The seats in these streams were still up for a grab in premier colleges under the general category.Empty seats in BA (Honors) Economics were available at a cut-off of 97.62 percent in Hindu College and at 95.75 percent in Daulat Ram College. The same seats were available for a cut-off of 98.62 percent in Shri Ram College of Commerce and at 97 percent in Kirori Mal College.There were vacant seats in B.Com (Honors) in the Hindu College and the cut-off was pegged at 97.37 percent.In Kirori Mal College there were vacant seats in BA (Honors) English and BA (Honors) Hindi and in Kamala Nehru College there were vacant seats in BA (Honors) Political Science and BA (Honors) English.The cut-off for the BA (Honors) English was pegged at 94.50 percent in Indraprastha College for Women while the same seats in Gargi College were offered to the students with 95 percent. Other courses open for admission at Gargi are BA (Honors) Political Science and B. Com.

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Monday, August 26, 2019

Haryana Open School supplementary exam from September 4, 2019

The supplementary exam for Haryana Open School students will be conducted by Haryana Board of School Education (HBSE) in September. The exams will be conducted for both class 10th and 12th students and the roll numbers of the students have been released by the Haryana Board on its official website. The exam will begin on September 4 and will conclude on September 19, 2019. The Board Chairman Dr. Jagbir Singh said “candidates whose roll numbers have not been released due to incomplete eligibility documents, they can collect their roll number from the Board office on August 27, 2019, after submitting their eligibility documents.” Class 12th students exams will commence from September 4 with the first paper being English core and class 10th students exam will commence from September 5 with the first paper being Mathematics. The exams will be conducted in the afternoon session from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm. Students of both classes are required to score 33 percent marks to qualify the board exam. Students are also required to obtains 33 percent marks in practical exams internally. According to the board’s policy, 1 percent grace marks will be given for qualifying the exams in as many subjects as possible but will not be given for improving the marks.

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NTA to conduct CSIR NET as a computer-based test

With NTA taking the charge of CSIR NET exam there are bound to be some changes. The exam is scheduled in December, and the official notification for the same will be released soon. CSIR UGC NET is conducted to determine the eligibility of the candidates for Lectureship and for awarding the Junior Research Fellowship in Chemical Sciences, Life Sciences, Mathematical Sciences, Physical Sciences, Earth, Atmospheric, Ocean and Planetary Sciences. The exam is scheduled for December 15, 2019, and the application process for the same will commence from September 9, 2019. The last date to register for the exam is October 9, 2019. NTA has announced that the exam will no longer be held in pen-paper mode but will be computers. NTA has yet to release all the important information about the exam such as duration of exam, structural changes in the pattern of exam and other important information. Until June 2019 exam, the exam was conducted for one MCQ paper which was divided into three separate parts. Part A had only 20 questions from general aptitude and candidates were required to answer only 15 to pass part A. UGC NET used to have a similar structure but when the exam was passed to NTA, NTA reduced the number of questions from 60 to 50 in part A and made all the questions compulsory. UGC NET also used to have two subject-specific paper but NTA discontinued the practice and now there is only one subject-specific paper. Candidates can expect similar structural changes in the CSIS UGC NET exam.

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This year IIFT exam to be conducted by National Test Agency

From this year onward, the entrance exam for the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) will be conducted by the National Testing Agency. The registration for the exam will commence from September 9, 2019, and the exam is scheduled for December 1, 2019. The MBA offered by IIFT is a six tri-semester general management program with the main focus on International Business. During the program, the selected candidates are trained in International Business Management to meet the country’s growing requirement of such personnel. The institution is a member of organizations such as Academy of International Business (AIB), International Association of Trade Training Organizations (IATTO), the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD), the Association of Advance Collegiate School of Business (AACSB International) and Global Compact Network of India. The official notification for the exam will be released on September 9, 2019. Until last year, the exam used to be multiple choice objective type written test of 120 minutes which contained questions from English Grammar, Vocabulary and Comprehension, General Knowledge & Current Affairs, Logical Reasoning, Data Interpretation and Quantitative Analysis.

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ISRO Vacancy 2019 : Technician, Draughtsman and Technical Assistant 86 Post Apply

Indian Space Research Organisation has released the recruitment notification for the post of ISRO Technician, Draughtsman, and Technical Assistant 86 Post in Bengaluru, (Karnataka). Interested candidates read all details carefully and do apply from the official website before 13 September 2019JOB SUMMARY :Name of Post Technician - B (39 Post) Draughtsman - B (12 Post) Technical Assistant (35 Post) Total Number of Post: 86Salary Technician -B and Draughtsman -B:- 21,700/- Level 03 Technical Assistant:- 44,900/- Level 07 Age Limit:- 18 to 35 years as on 13/09/2019 Job Location:- Bengaluru (Karnataka) Education Qualification 10th, ITI, Diploma PassTechnician and Draughtsman:- Candidates must be 10th class pass and ITI in relevant Trade recognized by NCVT. Technical Assistant:- Diploma in Engineering in relevant Trade with First class from a recognized State Board. Selection Process: - The Selection Process will be based on Written Test and Skill Test.Application FeeInterested Candidates can pay the examination fee by Debit Card, Credit Card, Net Banking or SBI Challan.Male UR and OBC Candidates 250/-Women/SC/ST/EX-SM/PWBD CandidatesNo FeeHow to Apply:- All candidates go to the official website and read all details carefully and do apply before 13/09/2019Remember Dates of ISRO Vacancy 2019Starting Date for Submission Of Online Application - 24 August 2019Last Date for Submission Of Online Application - 13 September 2019Last Date for Payment of Fee - 13 September 2019Download Official Advertisement

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Sunday, August 25, 2019

UGC issued a letter to the universities to prepare for the fit India Moment

On August 23, 2019, the University Grants Commission issued a letter in which it informed the Universities that PM Narendra Modi will be launching fit India moment on August 29, 2019, from Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, New Delhi. The main aim of the moment is to take India as a nation on the path of fitness.Excerpts from the letter (Directions to the institutions)Following points were mentioned by the UGC in a letter to the institutions: Make necessary arrangements in the institute for live viewing of the program by the students, teachers, staff and officials which will be broadcasted live on Doordarshan. During the launch, PM Modi will take the fitness pledge. Every person should attempt to walk 10,000 steps on August 29 and make this a routine.Short video clips of the activities carried out in the campus on August 29 2019 to be made.Prepare and implement an Institutional Fitness Plan, incorporating sport/exercise/physical activities for fitness into the daily routine for everybody to adopt and practice. Order for the UniversitiesAll the universities are required to prepare and publicize their fitness plans on their websites and notice boards within a month and upload the same on the UGC’s Fit India Moment portal. Universities and affiliated colleges must take concrete steps in promoting the importance and culture of physical fitness on the campuses.

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CBSE started a campaign to sensitize students about the environment

In an attempt to make students more aware of the environment, the HRD Ministry has made it mandatory for all primary to senior secondary schools to have Youth and Eco clubs. The financial support for the activities of the club will be provided by the government. “Establishing Youth and Eco clubs in all Government Schools, from Primary to Senior Secondary. Financial support will be provided to conduct the club activities. Participation in these clubs will make students more productive and aware of the environment,” tweets HRD Ministry. CBSE has also issued a notice in which it has asked its affiliated schools to create Eco clubs and strengthen them where they already existed.The theme for the Eco club activities for the session 2019-20 will be ‘Conservation of Water’. CBSE has also asked the schools to encourage the students to take water conservation activity and save 1 liter of water every day at home and in school."All activities under SEWA for classes 9th to 12th have to mandatorily have Water Conservation as the only theme for the session 2019-20," said CBSE.Schools are also required to set the target to become water-efficient in the coming three years. Along with this, CBSE has also launched a massive tree plantation campaign ‘One Child, One Plant’ campaign. According to the campaign, each student is required to plant one sapling wherever they find it convenient- at home or at school.

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JAM 2020 will be conducted by IIT Kanpur

Joint Admission Test for MSc. Courses for the year 2020 will be conducted under the aegis of IIT Kanpur. The exam is also used to shortlist the candidates for admissions to Integrated Ph.D. Degree Programs at Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bengaluru.The exam is scheduled for February 9, 2020. Online registration for the same will commence from September 5. To apply for the exam, candidates will be required to fill the application form by visiting the official website of the exam, The last date to register for the exam is October 8. From this year on, the exam will be held in Biotechnology, Mathematical Statistics, Physics, Chemistry, Geology and Mathematics and the exam for the Biological Science paper will be discontinued.Based on the scores obtained by the candidates they will be eligible for the admission in Joint M.Sc.-Ph.D., M.Sc.- Ph.D. Dual Degree, M.Sc.- M.Tech programs at IIT (Bhilai, Bhubaneswar, Bombay, Delhi, ISM Dhanbad, Gandhinagar, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Indore, Jodhpur, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Madras, Mandi, Palakkad, Patna, Roorkee, Ropar, Tirupati and BHU Varanasi) along with integrated PhD at IISc Bengaluru.

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Company Secretaries (CS) professional exam results declared

The results of the CS professional exams have been declared by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI). Candidates who had appeared for the exam can visit the official website of the ICSI and check their results. The results of the CS Executive exam will be declared at 2 pm.Candidates who had appeared for the exam can visit the official website of the ICSI and download their marks statement online. Physical copies of the mark sheet will not be sent in case of CS Executive results. For the CS professional exam, the mark statement will be sent to candidates via post. "The Result-cum-Marks Statement for Professional Programme (Old and New Syllabus) Examination will be dispatched to the candidates at their registered address immediately after the declaration of the result. In case the physical copy of Result cum-Marks Statement is not received by any candidate within 30 days of declaration of result, such candidates may contact the Institute at : exam@icsi.edu along with his/her particulars," reads the result notice released by ICSI. Apart from the qualifying status, the individual candidate’s break up of marks will also be released.In a separate development, ICSI has decided to waive off full fee for the students belonging to J&K and the scheme will be effective from September 1.

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Saturday, August 24, 2019

ICAI’s new office to be opened in Srinagar

The Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has decided to open its representative office in Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh. The office will act as a facilitation center and will spread the awareness about Charted Accountancy course which can provide professional employment to the youth of the newly formed Union Territories.By opening an office in Srinagar, the institute will provide Chartered Accountancy course at the doorsteps of the interested candidates which can then become a part of the main economy.This steps will enable the institute to spread the knowledge in the field of accountancy, corporate governance to the members, students and stakeholders in the newly formed Union Territory.

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Air Force Common Admission Test (AFCAT) rescheduled for Srinagar center

For the Srinagar center, the Air Force Common Admission Test (AFCAT) has been rescheduled. The exam is scheduled for August 24 and 25 for the rest of the nation. "Air Force Common Admission Test (AFCAT) 02/2019 at exam centers in Srinagar (J&K) on 24 & 25 Aug 19 has been rescheduled," tweeted Indian Air Force. It further said that new dates for the Srinagar exam will be notified shortly. The exam has been rescheduled as many candidates are facing difficulty in downloading the hall tickets for the exam due to the conditions prevailing in Srinagar.Since August 5, internet and mobile services have been suspended in the valley."Due to the prevailing situation, the candidates are not able to download their hall tickets for the examination and the decision has been taken to postpone the examination for the convenience of candidates who have been allotted Srinagar center," news agency PTI quoted a statement issued by the IAF said.The examination at the Leh and Jammu centers will be held as per the schedule. The test is conducted twice every year for all entries of Indian Air Force other than National Defence Academy (NDA) and Combined Defence Services Exam.

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Board exam fees for the government schools will be paid by the Delhi Government

On Friday, Delhi Education Minister Manish Sisodia announced that the board exam fees for the Delhi government schools will be borne by the Delhi government. The announcement came in the wake of CBSE increasing the board exam fees of the students. "The Delhi government will pay the CBSE examination fees for all the Class 10 and 12 students from Delhi government schools," Mr. Sisodia tweeted. In a circular dated August 23, the Delhi Directorate of Education had asked the schools not to collect the exam fee from the students who will appear in the board exams."CBSE has enhanced the examination fee for Class 10 and 12 for the examination, 2020," the circular said. It directed the heads of all government, government-aidedand Patrachar Vidyalayas, "not to collect the examination fee from the students of Class 10 and 12 for payment to CBSE till further directions." The circular, however, said that schools should go on in making the lists of the candidates.CBSE has increased the exam fee for the schedule caste and schedule tribe students from INR 50 to INR 1200 and for the general category students, it was raised from INR 750 to INR 1500.

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ICSI CS Professional and CS Executive results expected tomorrow

The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) is expected to release the results of the CS Professional Program (Old and New Syllabus) and Executive Program (Old and New Syllabus) Exam conducted in June tomorrow. The result of the professional program will be released at 11:00 am and the results of the Executive program will be released at 2:00 pm. Both the results will be released on the institute’s official website -- icsi.edu. Along with the results, break up of marks of individual candidate’s will also be released. The institute will also release the list of top 25 students. The marks statement for the CS Professional program will be sent via post on the registered address of the student."The Result-cum-Marks Statement for Professional Programme (Old and New Syllabus) Examination will be dispatched to the candidates at their registered address immediately after declaration of the result. In case the physical copy of Result cum-Marks Statement is not received by any candidate within 30 days of declaration of result, such candidates may contact the Institute at : exam@icsi.edu along with his/her particulars," said ICSI.The results of the CS foundation were released on July 25 and top positions in the exam were clinched by the girls. Sanghavi Khushi Devendrakumar and Yogita Daswani jointly secured the first spot. Sanskruti Yogeshrao Saraf was the second topper. The third spot was shared by Shivani Kumari, Anushka Jitendra Bhoi and Laveena Marcel Mascarenhas.

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Friday, August 23, 2019

TN released scorecards for the TET paper 1

The scorecard for the Tamil Nadu Teacher Eligibility Test (TN TET or TNTET) 2019 Paper I has been released by the Teachers Recruitment Board, Tamil Nadu (TN TRB). Candidates who had appeared for the exam can visit the official website of the TN TRB and download their scorecard. The scorecards of paper 1 were released for more than 1.60 lakh candidates. Candidates can visit the official website -- trb.tn.nic.in and download their scorecard for the exam. Individual scorecards for the TN TET Paper 2 will be released on August 26, 2019.Steps to download TN TET paper 1 scorecard Visit the official website as mentioned aboveClick on the login buttonEnter User ID and passwordClick on the dashboard linkClick on the link which says ‘Click Here to download examination results ’ Candidates who have lost their User ID can still download the result by following the steps mentioned below: Click on the forgot user IDType in your registered e-mail addressYour User ID will be sent to your registered Email ID.Follow the above written steps to download your scorecard

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Maharashtra to release the supplementary exam results for the HSC today

The results for the HSC or Class 12 supplementary exams will be released today by the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education on its official website -- mahresult.nic.in. The supplementary exams for the regular HSC exams were held in July. The results will be released for more than 1 lakh students.The supplementary exams for the Secondary School Certificate (SSC, the Maharashtra equivalent of Class 10) and Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC, the equivalent of Class 12) were conducted by the board until August 13.The results for the regular board exams were released on June 8 (SSC) and May 28 (HSC).Steps to download the Maharashtra Supplementary results Visit the official website for the results of the Maharashtra boardOn the homepage, click on the link for the Maharashtra HSC Supplementary result 2019On the new page, enter your registration numberClick on the submit buttonYour result for the Maharashtra Supplementary 2019 exam will be displayed on the screenDownload the result and take the print out of the same Maharashtra Board in a press statement said “after the Maharashtra Supplementary results for HSC are declared, students who wish to apply for a photocopy of their answer-sheets can do so between August 26 and September 14.”

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June Term End Exam results declared by ICMAI

The results of the June Term End Exams for the Certified Management Accountant (CMA) has been released by the Institute of Cost Accountants of India (ICMAI) on its official website. "Candidates who appeared in June 2019 Term Exam are requested to visit the links directly for the result," said ICMAI.Earlier, the results of the December term-end exams were released by the institute on February 21, 2019.On the other hand, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) is also expected to release the results of the CA Intermediate exams today. The results will be released on the official websites affiliated with ICAI -- icaiexam.icai.org, caresults.icai.org and icai.nic.in. The organization has also released the exam schedule for the CA foundation, intermediate and final courses under the old and new scheme. The exams will commence from November 2 and the window for the registration for the exam is open. Candidates can apply for the exam until September 7.

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Thursday, August 22, 2019

JNUET 2020 exam schedule released

The official schedule for the Jawaharlal Nehru University Entrance Test, JNUET 2020 has been announced by the National Testing Agency. The official notification was released on the NTA's official website. According to the notification, the exam will be conducted from May 11, 2020 to May 14 2020.The registration process for the same will commence from March 2, 2020. JNU 2020 examination schedule First date of registration: March 2, 2020Last date of registration: March 31, 2020Admit card download: April 21, 2020Date of examination: May 11, 2020, to May 14, 2020Results: May 31, 2020 Steps to apply for JNU 2020 exam Visit the official website at ntajnu.nic.inOn the homepage, click on the link which says 'application form for JNUEE/CEEB 2020'A new page will openClick on the link which says ‘apply’ under new candidate registrationFill the credentialsUse the registration number to log inFill the application formUpload your imagePay the exam fee to complete the process About NTANTA is a testing agency which was approved by the Union Council of Ministers and was established in 2017 to conduct entrance exams for the higher education institutes.

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Exam schedule for UGC NET and CSIR NET exam released by National Testing Agency

The National Testing Agency has released the exam schedule for the UGC NET 2020 and CSIR NET 2020 exam. UGC NET 2019 The application process for the exam due in December 2019 will commence on September 9, 2019. Candidates who are willing to appear for the exam can apply for the same when the application window will open. Candidates will have one month to complete the application process, which is October 9, 2019. The admit cards for the same will be released on November 9 and the exam will be conducted by NTA in computer-based mode from December 2 to December 6, 2019. The tentative date for the release of the result for December 2019 NET exam is December 31, 2019. UGC NET 2020 The application process for the UGC NET exam due in June 2020 will commence March 16 and conclude on April 16, 2020. The admit cards for the same will be released on May 15, 2020. The exam will be conducted in multiple sessions from June 15 to June 20 and the result for the same will be released on July 5, 2019. CSIR UGC NET 2019 The application process for the exam due in December 2019 will commence on September 9, 2019. Candidates who are willing to appear for the exam can apply for the same when the application window will open. Candidates will have one month to complete the application process, which is October 9, 2019. The admit cards for the same will be released on November 9 and the exam will be conducted by NTA in computer-based mode on December 15, 2019. The tentative date for the release of the result for December 2019 NET exam is December 31, 2019. CSIR UGC NET June 2020 The application process for the CSIR UGC NET exam due in June 2020 will commence March 16 and conclude on April 16, 2020. The admit cards for the same will be released on May 15, 2020. The exam will be conducted on June 21 and the result for the same will be released on July 5, 2019.

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NTA released exam schedule for JEE Mains 2020 (January and April)

The exam schedule for the JEE (Joint Entrance Exam) Mains 2020 has been released by the National Testing Agency (NTA). Like last year, the exam will be conducted in January and April. The application process for the same will commence on September 2, 2019 and will end on September 30, 2019. The admit cards for the exam due in January 2020 will be released on December 6, 2019 and the exam will be conducted in multiple sessions between January 6 and January 11, 2020. The tentative date of result release is January 31, 2020. The application process for the exam due in April 2020 will commence on February 7 and will end on March 7, 2020. The admit cards for the same will be released on March 16, 2020 and the exam will be conducted in multiple sessions between April 3 to April 9, 2020. The tentative date of result release is April 30, 2020. JEE Mains exam is conducted for admissions to undergraduate engineering and architecture courses offered by NITs, IIITs and Centrally Funded Technical Institutes. The exam is also used to screen the candidates for JEE Advanced exam which is used for admissions to undergraduate engineering courses offered at IITs.

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Wednesday, August 21, 2019

In UP, IITs, and IIMs to include Yoga in Curriculum

Leading management and technical institutes in UP will include yoga classes for the students and faculty members. The institutes are adding yoga classes to the curriculum which help future managers to maintain their cool and think objectively about the problem under the times of pressure. A senior faculty member of IIT Kanpur said that several IITs and IIMs have yoga as a part of their curriculum the efforts are on to expand them to other institutes. "The students and faculty members in these premium institutes face extreme stress conditions. The students are anxiety-ridden and this, often, makes them take steps like suicide. Yoga will help all of us to cope with the pressures and also focus on our work," said the faculty member who did not wish to be named. Sources told that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's yoga guru Dr. H.R. Nagendra has been given the responsibility to create the yoga package for these institutes. IITs in Chennai and Delhi have already included yoga in their curriculum and results have been highly favorable. Last year, IIM Ahmedabad also introduced lessons from the Bhagavad Gita which can help them in dealing with the corporate world.

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CS Executive, CS Professional Result to be released this week by ICSI

The results of the CS Professional Program (Old and New Syllabus) and Executive Program (Old and New Syllabus) Exam will be released by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) on August 25, 2019. The exams were held in June. The results for the professional program will be released at 11:00 am and the results for the Executive program will be released at 2:00 pm. After the release, the results will be available on the official website of the institute -- icsi.edu. Apart from qualifying status, individual candidate’s break up of marks will also be released. Marks statement for the executive program will be released on the institute’s website only, the institute said in a notice. "Formal e-Result-cum-Marks Statement of Executive Programme (Old and New Syllabus) examination will be uploaded on the website of Institute www.icsi.edu immediately after the declaration of result for downloading by candidates for their reference, use, and records. No physical copy of the Result-cum-Marks Statement will be issued." The marks statement for the CS professional program will be sent via post. "The Result-cum-Marks Statement for Professional Programme (Old and New Syllabus) Examination will be dispatched to the candidates at their registered address immediately after the declaration of the result. In case the physical copy of Result cum-Marks Statement is not received by any candidate within 30 days of declaration of result, such candidates may contact the Institute at exam@icsi.edu along with his/her particulars."

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CBSE to prepare easier question paper for the class 10th students for 2020 exams

Students appearing for class 10th board exams in 2020 will have an easier question set by the CBSE board. Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), in a tweet yesterday, said “the number of descriptive questions in class 10th question papers in many subjects have been reduced. Lesser number of descriptive questions imply that the paper will less lengthy and time-taking than it used to be”. For subjects like Hindi, English, Science, Mathematics, Social Science, Home Science, and Sanskrit CBSE has decided to reduce the number of descriptive questions in the paper. In another tweet CBSE said “2020 exam pattern change brings cheers to students: Number of descriptive questions reduced for class X including Hindi, Eng. Sc. Maths,https://t.co/phbRmjWHfY.Home Sc. Skt. This means students will get time to think write more creative answers, of course, without any stress”. At the beginning of this year, CBSE had announced some major changes in its assessment methods which help the board to reduce the gap between learning outcomes and assessment methods. "It is a necessity now that 'assessment of learning' must be augmented with 'assessment as learning' and 'assessment for learning'", said CBSE. Under the proposed changes, CBSE question papers for class 10th will have at least 25% objective questions. Subjective questions will comprise 75% of the paper but their number will be reduced so that students will get more time to think and write answers creatively.

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Tuesday, August 20, 2019

IIT Mandi working on technology which can convert heat into electricity

Researchers at IIT Mandi are working to create thermoelectric materials which can convert heat energy into electricity.While solar energy has received quite a lot of attention, other sources of energy are equally promising. Generating power from heat is attractive as there are lots of industries which utilize manpower for their day-to-day work and all that heat generated is lost.The research team is led by Ajay Soni, Associate Professor (Physics) with the School of Basic Sciences which is studying materials that can convert heat into electricity.The team is researching on thermoelectric materials and many of its papers have been published in reputed peer-review international journals, including Applied Physics Letters, Physical Review B and Journal of Alloys and Compounds."Thermoelectric materials work on the principle of Seebeck effect, in which electricity is generated due to temperature differences across the junction of two materials," Mr Soni said.Many big companies such as Volkswagen, Volvo, Ford and BMW, are developing thermoelectric waste heat recovery system which promises to offer three to five percent improvement in the fuel economy. About 70 percent of the heat energy is wasted globally and released into the atmosphere becoming one of the key drivers of global warming.

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Delhi University may conduct another special admission drive

According to the reports from various media sources, it is likely that Delhi University will conduct a special admission drive for DU admissions 2019. As per the report, only limited seats are left in the university most of which are the seats reserved for the students from reserved category.The admission committee of the university is likely to hold a special meeting to finalize the course of action for DU admissions 2019 and it is also expected that the schedule of the special drive will be released on August 21, 2019.Earlier, DU conducted a special admission drive after 6th cut-off list for the 2019 admissions. It was for the applicants who have registered for the online admission but failed to report on time. The notification regarding the same was published on the official website of the Delhi University -- du.ac.in.Delhi University is one of the premier universities of the nation which is known for its high standards in teaching and research and attract eminent students and scholars from around the nation. It was established in 1922 as a unitary, teaching and residential university by an Act of the then Central Legislative Assembly.

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The final phase of AP EAMCET 2019 Counseling to start from tomorrow

The registration process for the final phase of AP EAMCET counseling 2019 will commence from tomorrow. Candidates who did not pay the processing fee for the counseling in the first two phases will be able to pay from tomorrow. After paying the processing fee, candidates will be able to check their certificate verification status online. Candidates whose certificates are not verified will have to get them verified in the prescribed time frame. For this, candidates can visit the help centers from August 21 to August 22, 2019.Candidates with their certificates verified will be able to exercise their options on August 21 and August 22.Following are the candidates who will be able to exercise for counseling: Candidates who have secured seat but have not shown any interest in joining the allotted seatCandidates who have not been able to secure the seat but got their certificates verifiedCandidates who have not exercised their options so far, but have their certificates verifiedCandidates who have secured a seat and reported to the college but are still aspiring for the better seat in another collegeCandidates who have reported/not reported but canceled their allotmentCandidates who have attended for certificate verification as per the above schedule. Options submitted during the 1st and 2nd round of counseling will not be considered and candidates will have to exercise fresh options. The final allotment list will be released on August 24, 2019.

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Monday, August 19, 2019

Under ‘NISHTHA’ HRD Ministry to train 42 lakh teachers

On August 22, the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) will launch the world’s biggest project under which more than 42 lakh teachers of the nation will be trained. "On August 22, the MHRD will launch the world's biggest project for teacher training called NISHTHA (National Initiative on School Teachers Head Holistic Advancement), under which more than 42 lakh teachers will be trained," Rina Ray, Secretary, Department of School Education and Literacy, MHRD, said. At the silver jubilee celebration of the National Council of Teacher Education (NCTE), HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank said, "India has traditionally been known for leadership in education and teacher preparation. For thousands of years, Indian teachers were considered as vishwa guru."He said that the achievements of the ancient Indian education system were legendary and schools are the foundation of any progressive nations and teachers are the powerhouse.MS. Ray said that 19000 teacher training institutes have been on Google Earth. "Users can go online not only to see the geographical location of these institutes around the country, but also to check their report cards and give their feedback," she said."Today, there are 8.5 million teachers in India, which is more than the population of Finland. We need to take care of our teachers and solve their problems. We need to focus on their welfare," she added.

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The Research team from IIT Guwahati developed a device which can separate oil from water

At IIT Guwahati, researcher have developed two membranes which can separate oil from water even under the harsh conditions. The membranes are super-water repellent in air and super-oil repellent in water can separate complex mixture of oil and water. The phenomenon of separating oil from water is of extreme importance considering its application in oil spill management.The research was led by Dr. Uttam Manna, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, IIT Guwahati and his team -- Mr. Avijit Das, Ms. Dibyangana Parbat and Ms. Arpita Shome and was published in ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. Speaking on the need of separating oil from water, Dr. Uttam Manna said, "Oil-water separation is of current relevance because many industries, such as mining, textiles, food and petrochemicals, produce massive volumes of oily wastewater, which must be treated before discharge." In recent times, material scientists haven cue from the environment for this purpose. The lotus leaf is water repellent so that it does not get soggy in water and fish has a body surface which is water repellent so that it can survive in polluted waters. Scientists have studies these surfaces so that they can be developed artificially for oil-water separation applications. However, the problem is that water and oil start to accumulate over time rendering them inefficient over time. "There is yet another problem with conventional demonstration, where the superhydrophobic and superoleophobic materials are mostly used for two-phase oil/water mixtures. However, those approaches are inappropriate for separation of three-phase mixtures of heavy oil, light oil and water," added Dr. Manna.To over the problem his team developed ‘a system of 'super liquid repellent' materials’ which have practical applications in industries.

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Rankings should be the least of worries among IITs: IIT Bombay Director

On Sunday, IIT-Bombay Director Subhasis Chaudhuri said that IITs should not worry about the rankings, as long as its students and alumni are successful in real life. He felt that IITs should become more flexible in the curriculum which will provide students with more room for experimentation and innovation. "We can always aspire to better our place, but we should not worry too much about rankings," he said, as he delivered the speech on 69th Foundation Day of the IIT Kharagpur. IITs should concentrate on creating new jobs, new companies and work towards closing the gap with between academics and industries, he added.Mr. Chaudhuri, an alumnus of IIT Kharagpur, said, "If our students and alumni are doing well, that will justify what the IITs are doing."During the foundation day, 19 alumni members were conferred 'The Young Alumni Achievers Awards' by the institute for their achievements in their respective domains.

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AIIMS reschedules the counseling dates for the MBBS admissions

All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has rescheduled its counseling dates for MBBS admissions 2019 from August 20-21 to August 26-27."The open round of counseling for AIIMS-MBBS-2019 @aiims_newdelhi has been rescheduled from 20-21 August 2019 to 26-27 August 2019," tweeted Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The window for the online registration will open on August 18 and will close on August 21. "Considering the large number of candidates and guardians participating in the open round of counselling (AIIMS-MBBS-2019), under the prevailing circumstances, it has been decided by the competent authority that for adequate arrangements and ensuring safety, the open round of counseling has been rescheduled from August 20 and 21 to August 26 and 27," read a notice from AIIMS. Recently, a major fire broke out and engulfed the teaching block of AIIMS. However, there were no loss of life in the incident but the first, second and third floor of the building have been damaged extensively. The fire broke out in the PC Block of AIIMS on Saturday.

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Sunday, August 18, 2019

Semester system for SOL and NCWEB approved by the DU Executive Council

On Saturday, Delhi University's executive council approved the semester system of examination for School of Open Learning (SOL) and Non-Collegiate Women's Education Board (NCWEB).The changes will be implemented from the current academic session.Some of the members are against the decision as the session has already begun and study material has already been handed over. The official form the Council said “After the introduction of semester system under the choice based credit system (CBCS) scheme in NCWEB for undergraduate students, the semester examination will be conducted at par with the regular students and all teaching centers of NCWEB shall be the examination centre for its students”. The date-sheet for the semester examination for the UG students of the NCWEB will be released by the examination wing. The notification for the schedule of examinations and filling of examination forms will at par with the regular semester students.The official further added “The semester examinations for all three undergraduate honors programs available in SOL shall be conducted along with regular examinations as per the existing practice for conducting the examination of SOL in annual mode”.The exams will be conducted at the same time with the regular exams so that extra workload can be avoided, the official said. The evaluation for the honors course will be done by the Central Evaluation Centers since the number of seats in honors stream in SOL are limited.

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Delhi government in discussions with CBSE to roll back the fee hike

On Tuesday, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia announced that students studying the Delhi government and aided schools will not have to pay the increased fee as the expenditure will be borne by the Delhi government. Delhi government took the decision after Central Board of Secondary Education announced a fee hike. Sisodia further said that the government is in discussions with the CBSE to roll back the fee hike. "Students in Delhi government schools and aided schools will not have to pay any fees for CBSE Class 10, 12 exams. Delhi government will bear entire cost for all categories of students, modalities being worked out," Sisodia told PTI on the sidelines of an event. "Delhi government is in process of discussing with CBSE to roll back the fee hike. Irrespective of what happens, no child will have to bear the burden of registration fees as the government will bear that," he added.The hike in examination fee for class 10th and 12th and in registration fee for class 9th and 11th was announced by the CBSE during the last week.Recent measures taken by the board to make the exams cheating free have put financial burden on the board. Also, the passing of the responsibility of exams such as JEE and NEET to the NTA has also left the board in fund crunch, told the board officials.

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CBSE mulling over the idea to increase objective questions in exams

From next year onward, fewer candidates will find the question papers of board exams lengthy as CBSE is mulling over the idea to reduce the number of questions in majority of exams from 2020.For example, in a stipulated time of the 3 hours, under the new changes, candidates will now have to attempt only 12 questions in math exams as against 19 in 2019. Candidates will also get more internal options (33 percent), which means that candidates will be required to attempt only 10 questions out of 13-14 questions.Another big change on CBSE’s mind is to increase the number of objective questions which in some subjects range from 16.25% to 95% in some subjects, up from 10-12%. As of now, these changes are listed in only CBSE’s documents, “Details of internal and external assessment in the year 2019-20”.To drive students away from rote learning, CBSE has already introduced practicals in all subjects.CBSE secretary Anurag Tripathi when asked about decreasing the length of the exams said that there will be no compromise with the quality of the question paper. “The question papers will be developed scientifically without any compromise on quality. In fact, with more objective type questions, the students will need more detailed study. With internal assessment/practicals, students will move out of the habit of rote learning and schools can engage them with more experiential learning.”According to the CBSE, sample papers are being prepared by the subject experts and will soon be made available on the official website of the CBSE.

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Saturday, August 17, 2019

CTET 2019 schedule and eligibility criteria released by the CBSE

The exam dates for the 13th edition of the Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) have been announced by the Central Board of Secondary Education. According to the schedule released, CTET will be held on December 8, 2019 and the application process for the same will commence from the next week. CTET is a minimum qualification for a person to be appointed as a teacher.The exam will be conducted in 20 languages in 110 cities. The online application process for the same will commence on August 19 and conclude on September 18, 2019. The last date to submit the application fee for the same will be September 23, 2019 until 3:30 pm.CTET exam has two papers -- Paper 1 is for primary classes (classes 1 to 5) teachers and Paper 2 is for Elementary stage (for classes 6 to 8) teachers. Candidates who fulfill the eligibility criteria for both papers can apply for both papers.

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