Lily Wilkinson

Thursday, November 15, 2018

Learning portal launched for police personnel

Delhi police force’s e-learning portal NIPUN and training division was launched by the Delhi Police Commissioner Amulya Patnaik on Wednesday. The website will help the Delhi police to train its in-service personnel using advanced technologies. The main aim of the portal and website is to provide online training and information to the in-service personnel with the help of specialized courses designed by the experts of the fields. The DCP said “with resources such as law, standing orders, investigation checklists, forms for case files, latest High Court and Supreme Court rulings being made available online through the e-learning portal, it is envisioned that the investigating officers will be able to take the benefit of this information during the course of their duty”. The courses are flexible in nature and police personnel can take it anytime and anywhere which will upgrade their skills and re-enforce their learning. Most of the courses have been developed in-house and others have been finalized through collaboration with the University Grants Commission, industry body FICCI, National Human Rights Commission, National Commission for Protection of Child Rights and Janaki Devi Memorial College under the project CLAP (The Collaborative Learning and Partnership).

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Delhi government soon to test the learning levels of the students

Next month the Government of Delhi will test the comprehension abilities of the students in Hindi, English and Mathematics. Their comprehension abilities will be tested by their respective class teachers and the findings will be collected by the Directorate of Education (DoE). The exercise will take place between December 10-20. “The aim of the exercise is to identify where we stand after two years of government intervention in these areas. On the basis of the findings and the magnitude of needs that we will identify through it, we will take a call about the scale at which the interventions will have to be carried forward next year,” said Director of Education Sanjay Goel. In July 2016, the Delhi government, in a similar comprehension exercise, found that only 44 percent of the students of classes VI-VIII could read the test of their level. As a result, to improve the learning levels among the students ‘Chunauti 2018ʼ was launched. Under the scheme, the students were divided into two groups of readers and non-readers. For non-readers, the government has arranged an extra hour of classes between September 5 and November 14, 2016.

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Odisha and Oracle joined hands to set up a University in Bhubaneswar

On Wednesday, Odisha IT Minister Chandrasarathi Behera said that Odisha government has joined hands with the Oracle to develop an academy which will be used to upgrade the computer skills of the students in the state. Mr. Behera was present at the make in Odisha conclave and said that state government is in advance stage of signing the memorandum of understanding with the Oracle India. "The state government in collaboration with Oracle-India is setting up of an Academy in Bhubaneswar to offer a complete portfolio of computer science education resources to secondary schools, technical, vocational and two-year colleges and four-year colleges and universities to help students be industry ready," Mr. Behera said. Because of the unsatisfactory performance of the students in some engineering and management colleges the requirement of such an academy was felt by the state government. The main aim of the academy is to improve the computer knowledge of the students and raise their performance levels in the field.

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Anna University postponed the exams on account of cyclone Gaza

Canceling all its exams, Anna University has joined the list of the universities which have postponed their exams on account of cyclone Gaza. The exams stand postponed for all the departments and affiliated colleges of Anna University and the new dates for the exams will be released in due time. Puducherry University has also postponed all of its exams for all the courses which were scheduled to held at various exam centers such as Puducherry, Karaikal, Mahe, Yanam and Andaman and Nicobar Islands. "Due to the Gaja cyclone storm, all the Pondicherry University examinations for all the courses scheduled to be conducted tomorrow, Thursday, the 15th November 2018 at all the Centres at Puducherry, Karaikal, Mahe, Yanam and Andaman and Nicobar Islands stands postponed," said K. Mahesh, Public Relations Officer, Pondicherry University. The Met office on Monday said that that the storm will cross the Tamil Nadu coast between Cuddalore and Pamban on November 15 due to which the state will witness heavy rainfall and gale winds. The state government is also preparing for the storm as it has kept 30,500 rescue personnel on standby, three teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) have arrived in Nagapattinam in Tamil Nadu to aid the government and 22 cyclone shelters have been prepared to accommodate the people.

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Wednesday, November 14, 2018

Tentative answer key for Combined Civil Services Examination-II released

The tentative answer key for the Combined Civil Services Examination-II, preliminary exam, has been released by the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC). Candidates who had appeared for the exam can now visit the official website -- tnpsc.gov.in. Steps to check the answer keys Visit the official website of the TNPSC as mentioned aboveOn the homepage, click on the link which says ‘Combined Civil ServicesExamination-II (Group-II Services) preliminary examination 2018’A new web page will open before youCheck the answer key by clicking on the appropriate subject linkIf a candidate wishes to challenge the answer key, he/she can do so by clicking the link given below on the same page TNPSC subjects General TamilGeneral EnglishGeneral Studies The exam was conducted on November 11, 2018 at 2,268 centers across Tamil Nadu and more than 6 lakh candidates appeared for the exam this year. Candidates will be selected on the basis of preliminary exam, main exam, and an interview.

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IGNOU is accepting the applications for Certificate and Diploma programs for the January 2019 session

IGNOU has now opened the admission window for the January 2019 session. Candidates who are interested in applying for the admission can visit the official website -- onlineadmission.ignou.ac.in. The admission process began on November 5 and the last date to apply for the same is January 15, 2019. In January 2019 admission cycle, IGNOU is offering more than 150 certificate, diploma, degree and postgraduate programs. Programs (PG Diploma and Diploma) offered by the IGNOU PG Diploma in Library Automation and Networking; Disaster Management; Gandhi & Peace Studies; Rural Development; Translation; International Business Operations; Environment and Sustainable Development; Analytical Chemistry; Applied Statistics; Journalism & Mass Communication; Audio Programme Production; Higher Education; Educational Technology; School Leadership and Management; Educational Management & Administration; Pre-Primary Education; Pharmaceutical Sales Management; Information Security; Intellectual Property Rights; Criminal Justice; Urban Planning & Development; Folklore & Culture Studies; Hospital & Health Management; Geriatric Medicine; Maternal & Child Health; HIV Medicine; Sustainability Science; Social Work Counselling. IGNOU is inviting the applications for admissions in PG Specialization Diploma (Direct entry) in Human Resource Management (PGDHRM), Financial Management (PGDFM), Operations Management (PGDOM), Marketing Management (PGDMM) and Financial Markets Practice (PGDFMP). Certificate programs Advanced Certificate in Power Distribution Management; Information Security PG Certificate in Adult Education; Cyber Law; Patent Practice; Bangla-Hindi Translation; Malayalam-Hindi Translation; Agriculture Policy; Gandhi & Peace Studies; Information & Assistive Technologies for the Instructors of Visually Impaired; Geoinformatics; Acupuncture. Certificate in Visual Arts-Painting; Applied Arts; Performing Arts– Theatre Arts; Hindustani Music; Karnataka Music; Bharatanatyam; Arabic Language; French Language; Russian Language; Disaster Management; Environmental Studies; NGO Management; Business Skills; Teaching English; Functional English(basic level); Urdu Language; HIV & Family Education; Social Work & Criminal Justice System; Health Care Waste Management; Newborn & Infant Nursing; Maternal & Child Health Nursing; Home Based Health Care; Community Radio; Tourism Studies; Food & Nutrition; Nutrition & Child Care; Rural Development; Sericulture; Organic Farming; Water Harvesting & Management; Poultry Farming; Beekeeping; Human Rights; Consumer Protection; Co-operation, Cooperative Law & Business Laws; Anti Human Trafficking; International Humanitarian Law; Information Technology; Guidance; Communication & IT Skills; Laboratory Techniques; Value Education; Energy Technology Management; Competency in Power Distribution; Library & Information Sciences; Life and Thought of B.R.Ambedkar; First Aid; Tribal Studies; Korean Language & Culture; Spanish Language & Culture.

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GATE 2019 | Candidates can now make requests for a change in the exam center city

IIT Madras is now accepting the requests for change a change in the exam center city. Candidates who wants to request for the same are required to visit the official website for the GATE 2019 -- gate.iitm.ac.in, log in to their accounts and make the necessary changes in the exam center according to their preferences. Candidates requesting for the change will be required to pay an extra fee for the same. The facility will close on November 16, 2018. The exam will be conducted in two shifts on February 2, 3 and February 9 and 10, 2019. This year, the exam is being conducted by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras. Every year the exam is held for admission of the candidates to masters degree programme in the IITs and others institutions across India. GATE 2019 exam will have 24 subjects such as Aerospace Engineering, Agricultural Engineering, Architecture and Planning, Biotechnology, Civil Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Instrumentation Engineering, Mathematics and Mechanical Engineering among other subjects. A new paper on Statistics is added and a candidate is allowed to sit only in one paper in any one session. The result of the GATE exam is valid for three years from the date of declaration.

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