Lily Wilkinson: March 2020

Tuesday, March 31, 2020

Scorecards for IIT JAM 2020 exam released

Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur has released the scorecards for the IIT JAM 2020 exam. Students who have appeared for the exam can visit the official website (jam.iitk.ac.in) and download their scorecards.More than 62,654 candidates had appeared for the IIT JAM exam 2020 out of which 14,623 students qualified the exam. The merit list was released on March 16, 2020.Steps to download IIT JAM 2020 scorecards Visit the official website as mentioned aboveClick on JOPAS portalEnter your enrollment ID/email ID (submitted at the time of registration) and JOAPS password and solve the airthmetic expressionClick on the submit buttonYour scorecard will appear on the screenDownload your scorecard and take the print out of the same

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AMU donates one day salary to PM Cares fund

The teaching and non-teaching staff of AMU has decided to donate their one day salary to Prime Minister's COVID-19 Relief fund, PM CARES Fund. The decision was taken after a meeting of the AMU Teachers Association representatives, elected members of the Executive Council and representatives of the non-teaching staff under the chairmanship of the Vice Chancellor, Professor Tariq Mansoor, said Omar Peerzada, Public Relations Officer.The VC of the university said “It is our duty to stand with our countrymen and the nation during this challenging time.”"We hope that the nation will soon overcome this crisis and there will be a new dawn of full activity, progress and development," said the representatives at the meeting.PM Cares fund was announced on Saturday to combat corona virus and similar situations if they arise in future.PM itself is the chairman of the trust and its members will include the Defence Minister, Home Minister and Finance Minister. Many educational institutes such as JNU, IGNOU and boards like CBSE have also contributed to the PM cares fund.

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Karnataka CET 2020 exam postponed

Karnataka CET 2020 exam has been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The announcement was made by Dr. Ashwathnarayan CN, Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka. The new dates of the exams will be released in the third week of April. Dr. Ashwathnarayan is also the Minister for Higher Education, IT & BT, Science & Technology, Skill Development, Entrepreneurship and Livelihood.Karnataka CET exam is conducted under the supervision of the Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA). The exam was due on April 23 and 24 and the registration process for the same was conducted until March 16, 2020."Entrance Test for Professional Courses (CET) to be held on April 22, 23, has been postponed indefinitely," the minister said in a Tweet.Admit cards for the exam are expected to be released on April 10.KCET exam is conducted annually for admissions in the First year or First semester of full-time courses for Government share of seats in Engineering, Technology, Naturopathy & Yoga, B.Pharma, 2nd year B.Pharma, Pharma-D, Agriculture courses (Farm Science) and Veterinary courses, in Government / University / Private Aided / Private Un-Aided Professional Educational Institutions in the State of Karnataka.

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KEAM 2020 exam postponed

Kerala Engineering, Architecture and Medical entrance exam (KEAM) has been postponed by the Kerala Commissioner for Entrance Examinations (CEE) due to COVID-19 pandemic. CEE Kerala said that new dates of the exam will be announced in due time."Due to the Covid-19 epidemic and the lockdown, Kerala Engineering/Pharmacy entrance examinations scheduled to be held on 20th and 21st April, 2020 have been postponed. New dates will be announced later," said a statement released by Commissioner for Entrance Examinations, Kerala. "... in view of the nationwide lockdown imposed to check the widespread outbreak of 'COVID-19' pandemic the examination cannot be conducted as per the scheduled date. In the above circumstances, Government hereby postpones the KEAM - 2020 examination scheduled to be conducted on 20.04.2020 & 21.04.2020 to another date which will be decided later," a Government Order by Higher Education Department, Kerala said.As of now, there are a total of 194 reported cases in Kerala. Earlier, Dr. Ashwathnarayan CN, Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka said that state CET has been postponed until further notice and the new dates of the CET will be announced in the third week of April.The Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA), the official state agency which conducts the CET exam, had fixed this year's tests on April 23 and 24. The registration process was conducted until March 16, 2020.

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Official confirmation on Jharkhand class 8 result awaited

Amid the coronavirus lock students of class 8th from Jharkhand are awaiting the results of class 8. However, there is no official announcement regarding the same from the Jharkhand Academic Council (JAC). Last year, class 8th results were announced after mid-April followed by the results of class 10th and 12th board exams.As of today, even class 9th results are pending. There were speculations regarding the release of class 9th result but there is no official update from Jharkhand Academic Council on the matter. This year, close to 5 lakh students had appeared for the class 8th exams in Jharkhand.Results once available will be declared on the official website of the JAC – jac.jharkhand.gov.in and jacresults.com. Candidates are advised to visit the official website from time to time to get all the latest updates.Original mark sheets and passing certificate will be given to the students through their respective schools. Meanwhile, students are advised to keep a copy of the online mark statement.

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Monday, March 30, 2020

UPSC postponed its recruitment activities

Amid the current lockdown situation, UPSC is refraining from releasing official advertisements for the posts which it had advertised in the employment news released on March 28, 2020. The commission says that the advertisement and application link will not be activated.On March 28, 2020 the commission had released recruitment of 5 posts under Direct recruitment. Now, the new dates will be announced in due time. UPSC has also canceled interview process of several recruitments and new dates will be announced in due time. Earlier, UPSC had postponed NDA 2020 exam along with the Civil Services Main exam interview.

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Due to coronavirus breakout CET exam postponed

IP university has extended its application registration deadline by a month. Candidates can now apply until April 17 for the IP University admission process. The university has also postponed the Common Entrance Test or CET 2020 examination. The test was scheduled to be held between April 25 and May 5.According to a new notification, the CET exam will be held from May 20 to May 30 and the admit cards for the same will be released from May 10 onward."In view of the hardships faced by the country due to COVID-19 pandemic, GGSIPU has extended the last date of registration for Admission in Academic Session 2020 till 17th April 2020 for Common Entrance Test (CET) / Merit- based/ National Level Test Candidates," a statement from the IP University said. "As of now the CET 2020 will be held between 20th - 30th May 2020. Accordingly, the Admit Cards for the CET will be issued by the University on 10th May 2020 onwards," it said.Students are advised to visit the official website of the university www.ipu.ac.in regularly for latest announcements and updates. "We are hopeful that we would get back to normal situation relatively soon. All the concerned are advised to kindly visit the university website (www.ipu.ac.in) regularly for further updation," the notification said.

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Application process for the UGC NET, CSIR NET, JNUEE to be extended by a month

Due to current lockdown in the nation, HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' had advised the Director General of National Testing Agency to postpone the application deadline of ICAR Exam, JNUEE, UGC NET, CSIR NET, NCHM JEE, IGNOU PhD and Management Entrance exams by a month. The agency has also been asked to postpone the application deadline for the All India Ayush PG Entrance Test by a month.The revised dates for these exams will be announced in due time. HRD Minister shared the information with a tweet.To enable students to fill up their application forms during these testing times, I have advised @DG_NTA to postpone the last date of acceptance of applications of ICAR Exam, JNU Entrance Exam, UGC NET, CSIR NET, NCHM JEE, IGNOU PhD and Management Entrance Exams by 1 month. — Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank (@DrRPNishank) March 30, 2020Several entrance tests for admission to undergraduate, postgraduate, and research programs are conducted by the agency. Earlier, agency had already postponed JEE main and NEET UG exam.

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Students in Delhi to be promoted to next class without exams

Students studying in classes nursery to 8th will be promoted to next class without exam, said Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia. Mr. Sisodia also said that government will begin online classes for the students who will be promoted to class 12th. Regrading the promotion of the students of class 9th and 11th, the minister said that final decision will be taken after consulting the same with the CBSE.Mr. Sisodia said that exams up to class 8th could not be held due to violence in northeast Delhi followed by the Corona outbreak.“Students who are registering for the online classes will be given monetary benefits for buying data packs,” said minister in a joint digital press conference with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.The minister said that online classes for Class 12th will begin from first April and same will be organized for the students of class 10th after sometime.According to the minister, students will receive activity daily through SMS and IVR, and they will be required to maintain daily activity as a project."When the schools are open, the teachers will check these project and the students will be given its weightage," he said

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Sunday, March 29, 2020

Madhya Pradesh government to promote students without exams

Madhya Pradesh government has decided to promote all students to the next class without exams except for the students of class 10th and 12th. Exams of classes 10th and 12th have been carried forward due to lockdown and corona virus outbreak.An official spokesman said “Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday night reviewed measures to tackle the coronavirus pandemic and decided to promote students of all classes of the state schools, except 10th and 12th board”."The 10th and 12th board examinations will be carried forward and general promotions will be given to students of all other classes," the official said. During 1984 Bhopal tragedy, the state government had also given general promotion to all the students of all classes except for the students of board exams.Mr. Chouhan has also decided to provide ration free of cost to the poor during the coming three months.

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IIT Bombay released app for tracking contact

CORONTINE is a platform built by a dedicated team of IIT Bombay along with the help of some professional and experienced alumni which aims to detect potential/suspected (asymptomatic) coronavirus carriers. According to a statement issued by the institute, the app is flexible, scalable and ready-to-use.The statement further said “The CORONTINE platform and app can be helpful to authorities to register the asymptomatic carriers and track them to check if they confine to their quarantined zones”.The app allows geo-fence and generate alerts (SMS, email etc) if user moves out of the quarantined zone. The institute further said that the app can easily customized according to the needs of a particular organization.The official website of the app is https://corontine.in where users can find all the information related to the app. Only admin can login and access full features of the CORONTINE platform.

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Book titled Corona studies series to be launched soon

National Book Trust is all set to launch a series named - Corona studies series. The series will focus on the psychological, social, economic and cultural significance of the Corona Pandemic in times to come. The series will provide reading material for all age-groups.The National Book Trust is the national body for book publishing and book promotion under ministry of Human Resource Development."In response to the national crisis of this proportion, we believe that as a national institution it is our duty to take initiatives within our domain area to provide support in the form of new reading materials," said Prof Govind Prasad Sharma, Chairman, National Book Trust, India."The 'Corona Studies Series' seeks to be our long-term contribution to prepare and engage readers with the various aspects of the Corona times by bringing out affordable books in various Indian languages in the identified subject areas. It will also provide suitable platform to authors and researchers willing to contribute in this genre," said Prof Sharma added."We have been closely following the Corona-related developments and taking cues from the multi-dimensional initiatives of our parent Ministry of HRD's(Government of India) initiatives to meet the challenges of the Corona Pandemic. As a body for reading promotion, we find that we have a significant role to play," said Yuvraj Malik, Director, National Book Trust. "Accordingly, we started #StayHomeIndiaWithBooks initiatives by uploading pdfs of some of our select and bestselling titles for free downloads, and we have been receiving tremendous response. Taking a comprehensive view, we are launching this publishing series," Mr Malik added. As of now, a study group is preparing books on the sub-series on 'Psycho-Social Impact of Corona Pandemic and the Ways to Cope'. "We hope to bring out both e-editions and printed editions of these books soon enough as support materials for the readers", said Mr Malik."We have identified various areas for preparing suitable reading materials under the 'Corona Studies Series'. Besides, the sub-series on the Psycho-Social Impact on various segment of population due to Corona crisis, we are preparing children's books to let them know about Our Corona Warriors, and other story and picture books related to various aspects of Corona to create awareness. Also, books focused on art, literature, folklore, economic and sociological aspects, science/health awareness emerging out of the Corona pandemic, and the lockdown, are also in the pipeline", said Kumar Vikram, Senior Editor of National Book Trust, who is leading the Project.

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Saturday, March 28, 2020

Government directed KV premises to be available for COVID-19 isolation

Mr. Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank', the Minister for Human Resource Development, has directed KV schools to provide their buildings to local administration for isolating the Corona virus suspects.PM tweeted about the same and said that the building will be available upon request as a quarantine facility. कोरोना वायरस की गंभीरता को देखते हुए यह निर्णय लिया गया है कि पूरे देश में आवश्यकता पड़ने पर केंद्रीय विद्यालयों को कोरोना संक्रमण से बचाव के लिये क्वारनटाइन हेतु तुरंत स्थानीय प्रशासन को उपलब्ध कराया जाए।@narendramodi@PMOIndia@drharshvardhan@MoHFW_INDIA@KVS_HQ— Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank (@DrRPNishank) March 27, 2020Classrooms of KV schools will only be made available by the KVS upon receiving a formal request from any Defence Authority or District Administration, the Dy. Commissioner/I/C Dy. Commissioner/ any other senior-most officer of region/Principal of KV concerned.Earlier, the government has decided to use the classrooms of JNV schools for temporary medical facilites or quarantine campus of isolation. JNVs where migrated students are staying are exempted from this order.

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NEET UG and JEE Mains postponed amid lockdown

Amid the lockdown, the NEET UG exam has been postponed. The exam is conducted to shortlist the candidates for undergraduate medical and dental courses. Earlier, the exam was due on May 3, but now it has been postponed and new dates will be announced after assessing the situation.NTA has already postponed the JEE Main exam which was due in April. The exam is conducted to shortlist the candidates for undergraduate engineering programs that are offered at Central and State engineering and technology institutes.Currently, all educational institutes are under lockdown however, students have the option of studying and learning through e-learning resources.Students can study using the IIT-PAL videos which are available on the official website of the NTA. These videos cover topics such as Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry, and Biology and can be used by both JEE Main and NEET UG aspirants.NTA also provided mock tests of various exams it conducts. Students can appear for the exams and check their level preparation for the exam and can build on weak areas. Students can also visit the SWAYAM platform and learn from the video lectures.

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To facilitate online learning, DU integrates Google Classroom

Amid the current lockdown, many universities in the nation are adopting digital learning strategies to continue with academics. The latest in the list of universities is Delhi University which has now integrated Google services with the University’s domain. The two major apps which have been integrated are Google classes and Google hangouts.Other video-based collaboration services such as webex, Zoom, Loom, Skype, etc. are also available and these are available free of cost.Google classroom: It is a Learning Management System through which teachers can share documents such as doc, ppt, pdf etc., create assignments, share links, conduct online test (assessment). Teachers can also create multiple classes based on their requirements.Hangout: Hangout is a live video interaction service that can be run along with Google classroom. Using this, teachers can take live classes and can even share a laptop/mobile screen.Since this is the first time university using these services, the university has also provided a link through which teachers can learn about using these resources.Due to nationwide lockdown, most of the universities have suspended face-to-face teaching and interactions to prevent the spread of this outbreak. As per MHRD instructions, teaching and non-teaching staff of educational institutes have to work from home. Teachers have been asked to use digital resources for teaching, assessment and other evaluation work.

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Applicants urged NTA to extend the application deadline dates of UGC NET

After HRD Ministry announced that NEET-UG and JEE Main exams have been postponed applicants took Twitter and urged MHRD and NTA to revised the dates of the UGC NET exam. They urged that the application deadline of the UGC NET exam be extended. UGC NET exam is scheduled in June this year.“Sir,@ugc_india the UGC NET exam will be rescheduled or not and any chance of extending applying date. — Biki Das Sudipta (@BikiSudipta)”The last date to apply for the exam is still far which is April 16, 2020 but applicants are complaining that they are facing difficulty in applying for the exam and are requesting to extend the deadline.@DrRPNishank Sir, please extend the last date of UGC NET Application form, because aspirants are unable to fill from in this pandemic situation #Covid19India.— Biki Das Sudipta (@BikiSudipta) March 26, 2020@PrakashJavdekar sir please ensure that the deadline of form filling of UGC NET exam increases as most of us are unable to fill that...Waiting for your response sir.????— vishal anand (@vishal39861) March 28, 2020.According to the schedule, the last date to apply for the exam is April 16 and the last date to pay the application fee is April 17. The exam is scheduled from June 15 to June 20, 2020.Every year, lakhs of candidates appear for the UGC NET exam which is an eligibility-cum-qualification exam for Assistant Professor and JRF.

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Friday, March 27, 2020

Application deadline for PG and PhD admission extended by IIT Delhi

The application deadline for the PG and PhD admissions has been extended by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi. Due to the COVID-19 outbreak the deadline has been extended until April 20, 2020."IIT Delhi has extended the last date of submission of online applications for PhD and PG admissions up to 20th April 2020 in view of COVID-19 outbreak," the Institute has tweeted.The application process for the same began on March 2.To get admission into PG and PhD programs candidates are required to qualify entrance test which is conducted by the IIT Delhi.The institute has suspended all of its classes and events until March 31.In another development, researchers at IIT Delhi have developed a method to detect COVID-19 which is significantly cheaper and will be available to a large section of society. The "probe-free detection assay" developed by the researchers has been optimized and tested for sensitivity at the research laboratories of the Institute.

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AICTE advised students to take internships which provide work from home

The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has asked all the affiliated institutions not to take internships in other organizations. It has also asked the institutes to provide internships in which students can work from home. The technical education regulator issued advice amid the lockdown due to the corona virus.Students take summer internships in which they engage in real-time projects."#AICTE directs all its Approved Institutes to instruct students NOT to take up any Summer #Internships outside organizations. Instead, colleges/institutes should give challenging problems as #internship which can be done #FromHome," the Council's first tweet reads.“However, ongoing internships, where companies are allowing students to work from home, shall continue,” the internship guidelines tweeted by the AICTE reads. It has also asked the institutes to abide by all the social distancing guidelines and other measures issued by the government."This is not a good decision. It will harm a lot of students especially those who have worked really hard for getting an intern. Please reconsider! Our future depends on it!," one student had tweeted in response to AICTE's first tweet."Can't we get work from home instead? We have genuinely worked very hard to get in. We have gone through many rounds of interviews. It will be unfair to us. We can rather work from home or the internship can be delayed a bit," another student had also tweeted.Many students said that internships are very important to their career and asked AICTE to delay it instead of canceling it altogether.

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Navodaya Vidyalaya class 6th selection test postponed

Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV) has postponed its selection test for class 6th. Earlier, the admission test for class 6th was scheduled on April 11, 2020 but now the new dates for the test will be announced later.The exam is conducted in two phases. The first phase of the exam was held on January 11 and the results of the same have already been announced. The second phase was scheduled on April 11 but now has been postponed.The second phase was for JNVs in the States of Jammu and Kashmir, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Uttarakhand and in the Districts of Dibang Valley and Tawang of Arunachal Pradesh, in the Districts of Chamba, Kinnaur, Mandi, Sirmour, Kullu, Lahaul & Spiti and Shimla of Himachal Pradesh, in the District of Darjeeling of West Bengal.The JNV selection test is held in English, Hindi and regional languages of each state respectively. The duration of the exam is 2 hours 30 minutes. The exam consists of 80 questions for a total of 100 marks.The exam has a mental ability test (60 minutes) which consists of 40 questions for a total of 50 marks. The Arithmetic and Language test (30 minutes each) consists of 20 questions each and each test is of 25 marks.According to the admission policy of JNV, 75 percent of the seats are filled by the candidates from rural areas and remaining seats are filled from open merit of the district.

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OJEE committee assures adequate time for the completion of OJEE application

The Odisha Joint Entrance Examination committee has assured students that they will be given adequate time to complete the online application process for the OJEE 2020 exam. The announcement was made because of the nationwide lockdown.Earlier, the last date to fill the online application was March 20 which was then extended up to March 27. The last date of the fee payment was extended up to March 31. But, due to the current lockdown in the nation, the committee has decided to provide the opportunity to complete the application process after the lockdown period is over."...to assure all the prospective candidates, their parents and the public, in general, that adequate scope and time shall be provided for on-line application and fee payment at the appropriate time after cessation of the lockdown and restoration of normalcy," reads a notice on the OJEE website."Thus, all concerned are advised not to be unduly worried, but to abide, for the time being, by all the preventive measures laid down, from time to time, by various Govt. Agencies to check the spread of coronavirus, and visit the official websites of OJEE regularly for updated information," further says the notice.The test is conducted annually to shortlist candidates for admission to B.Pharm, MBA, MCA, M.Tech, M.Arch, M.Plan, M.Pharm and Lateral Entry to MCA (LE - MCA) in government and private colleges of Odisha.

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Thursday, March 26, 2020

UNICEF scales up to support in 145 countries to battle COVID-19

As schools get closed due to COVID-19 and disrupt the education, UNICEF on Thursday announced that it will significantly scale up the support in all the countries to help children continue their education.To continue the education, UNICEF has allocated additional funding to 145 low and middle-income countries, a statement from UNICEF or United Nations Children's Fund said."Schools in the majority of countries worldwide have closed. It is an unprecedented situation and unless we collectively act now to protect children's education, societies and economies will feel the burden long after we've beaten COVID-19. In the most vulnerable communities, the impact will span generations," said Robert Jenkins, UNICEF Global Chief of Education."Based on lessons learned with the school closures in response to Ebola, the longer children stay away from school, the less likely they are to ever return. Giving children alternative ways to learn and also by doing so, rebuild a routine is a critical part of our response," said Mr Jenkins added.The initiative will enable countries to prepare for alternative learning programs. The funds will also help support children’s mental health during the time of crisis.UNICEF will now work with the partner countries to: Support the government’s crisis response plans which will include technical assistance, rapid risk analysis, data collection, and planning for the reopening of schools.Support and planning of safe school operation and risk communication including translating, printing, disseminating and implementing safe school guidelines; equipping schools with hygiene packages and circulating critical information on disease prevention; and training teachers and caregivers in psychosocial and mental health support for themselves and studentsEnsure continuity of learning and access to remote learningEnhance the capacity building for the current response and future pandemics.

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UPJEE application form submission date extended

The last date to submit the UPJEE (Polytechnic) 2020 application has been extended by the Joint Entrance Examination Council, Uttar Pradesh (JEECUP). Candidates who are interested in applying for the exam can now submit the application until April 20, 2020. According to a notice released, candidates will be allowed to modify their application forms from April 21 to 24. UPJEE exam is conducted for admission to Diploma courses in the Polytechnics/Institutes affiliated to Board of Technical Education, UP. Candidates can access the application form from the official website – www.jeecup.nic.in.The council has not mentioned any specific reason to postpone the registration date but one of the reasons could be 21 days nation-wide lockdown due Corona virus."Extended Last date of Registration for UPJEE-2020 is 20th APRIL, 2020, Modification in candidate data will be available between 21st to 24th APRIL 2020 (sic)," said the notification released on the JEECUP official portal.With this change, the date of the JEECUP is also expected to change. Earlier, the council had decided to conduct the offline examination on April 26 and online examination on April 27."The UPJEE (POLYTECHNIC) -2020 application has been made completely online i.e. the candidate has to fill the particulars online and also upload their photograph and signature. Due to above, the provision of sending hard copy of the application i.e. confirmation page to the UPJEE (POLYTECHNIC) office has been done away with," the official JEECUP notification said.Candidates are advised to go through the official notification before they apply for the exam.

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National Book Trust offers a free download of the books during the lockdown

To keep people engage during the lockdown, the National Book Trust (NBT) is offering free download of its best selling titles which will promote reading as people maintain social distance for the 21 days.As part of the #StayHomeIndiaWithBooks initiative, over 100 books are available for download. NBT is an autonomous body under the HRD Ministry."Available in Hindi, English, Asamiya, Bangla, Gujarati, Malayalam, Odia, Marathi, Kokborok, Mizo, Bodo, Nepali, Tamil, Punjabi, Telugu, Kannada, Urdu and Sanskrit, the books cover all genres of fiction, biography, popular science, teacher's handbook, and majorly books for children and young adults," a senior HRD Ministry official said."In addition, there are books by Tagore, by Premchand, and books on Mahatma Gandhi -- all in all there are books for everyone in the family to read and enjoy. More titles will be added to the list," the official added.The official added that PDFs are available for reading purposes only and any unauthorized or commercial use is prohibited.

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AMU VC urged people to help EWS people during the Corona lockdown period

Prof Tariq Mansoor, Aligarh Muslim University Vice-Chancellor, has urged people to help people from the EWS category during these hard times in whatever way possible. He urged students and their families to come forward and help in whatever way they can and also urged the students and other members of the university fraternity to follow the instructions issued by the Central and State governments to control the COVID-19 Pandemic."As you are aware that our Government has declared 21-day National Lockdown from March 24, I appeal to all my students and members of the teaching and non-teaching staff. These are difficult times for all of us and it is imperative that we remain united in this fight and act in a disciplined and responsible manner", he said.He also said that the Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College Hospital of Aligarh Muslim University is playing a leading role and is one of the accredited centers for testing COVID-19. "I thank all the doctors and Para medical staff and everyone concerned for their untiring efforts", he added.Prof. Mansoor said that the majority of students have already left for their homes however, there are about 5000 male and female students who cannot leave due to national lockdown. He said, "I appeal to them to fully adhere to the safety protocol and assure them and their parents of our best efforts to take care of their Dining, Medical, and other needs. They must remain in their respective hostels and not travel till the National Lockdown is lifted".The VC said that he along with the university functionaries such as the Registrar, DSW, Proctor, Provosts, Wardens, and their teams are regularly monitoring the welfare of the students. He asked students to engage their time in online learning while maintaining social distance from each other.

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