Amid COVID-19, 33,000 students appeared for AIIMS PG 2020 examOn Friday, the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) said that over 33,000 candidates appeared for the PG entrance test. The test was held under strict compline of COVID-19 guidelines by the central government. The institute said that a total of 33,491 candidates appeared for the entrance examinations for MD, MS, MDS, DM, CH, fellowship, BSc-postbasic, MSc Nursing courses. Following the guidelines, staggered entry and alternative seating arrangement with the reduced density were implemented. Additional measures such as temperature scanning, compulsory use of masks, hand-sanitization, zero-contact between students and staff across the centers were implemented and followed in spirit and letter. Digital technologies were used for the registration and verification of the candidates and the exam was supervised by the faculty from medical colleges and institutions in the region. The institute said “to minimize the travel needs of the candidates, the number of cities was increased from 60 to 157 with at least one center in every state. On the basis of choices made by candidates, more than 97 per cent of them were allocated the city of their choice or within 100 km”. via Education and Job Portal https://www.brainbuxa.com/education-news/amid-covid-19-33000-students-appeared-for-aiims-pg-2020-exam-10431
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Company Secretaries (CS) Exam postponedIn the view of the COVID-19 pandemic situation, the Company Secretaries (CS) Foundation, Executive, Professional program and Post Membership Qualification exam has been postponed by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI). Earlier, the exam was postponed from June to July and now it has will be held from August 18 to August 28. ICSI is also offering a free online crash course for the June 2020 CS exam and it will be offered until July 2. The free course is being offered under its e-Vidhya Vahini program. Registrations for the CS Executive Entrance Test (CSEET) will be held until June 15. Due to COVID-19 pandemic, ICSI has increased the registration deadline and also postponed the exam. The institute is also offering free online course for this exam. Students of ISCI have been demanding to postpone the exams due to coronavirus outbreak and their demands are being supported by the Congress affiliated students’ body National Students’ Union of India (NSUI). via Education and Job Portal https://www.brainbuxa.com/education-news/company-secretaries-cs-exam-postponed-10430 Last date to apply for IP University extendedThe last date to apply for the Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, or IP University, Delhi, has been extended again. According to the new notification, the last date to submit online application form is June 30. Earlier, the last date to apply for the university was June 10. The decision to keep the application window open was taken keeping in view the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. “The online application window for admission to all programs of the university based on Common Entrance Tests (CETs), National Level Tests; and on the basis of merit will be open till June 30, 2020, for the convenience of prospective applicants,” the official release said. For admission to MBA programs, the application has been extended only for the candidates applying through CET (code 101) and CMAT scores. “No further extension for submission of online application form for MBA through CAT scores is granted. The editing facility for candidates seeking admission in MBA through CAT scores will be notified shortly along with (the) schedule of counseling,” the official release said. More information on the entrance exam schedule and other relevant information will be updated on the official website -- www.ipu.ac.in, IP University’s statement said. via Education and Job Portal https://www.brainbuxa.com/education-news/last-date-to-apply-for-ip-university-extended-10429 Karnataka government to stop online classes till 7th standardKarnataka government recently received suggestions from the cabinet ministers to put on hold online classes till seventh standard. On Wednesday, the state government decided to stop online classes for children from Kindergarten (KG) to Class 5. The classes were stopped as several complaints were received. Primary and Secondary Education Minister S Suresh Kumar said “yesterday the decision to put on hold online classes was made after receiving several complaints from parents, and holding discussions with experts in this regard”. He said that everyone is in favor that online classes cannot replace physical classes. "Two decisions have been taken-online classes for LKG, UKG and primary classes should be stopped immediately. Also, collecting fees in the name of online classes should be stopped immediately," the minister told reporters on Wednesday. In the meeting, discussions were also held regarding how to engage children during this period. He said that a committee has been constituted under the leadership of Prof M K Sridhar which will prepare guidelines on engaging the students and increasing their productivity. Parents have been pressuring the government to act as private schools were conducting online classes for the kindergarten kids. via Education and Job Portal https://www.brainbuxa.com/education-news/karnataka-government-to-stop-online-classes-till-7th-standard-10428 RBSE class 10th and 12th admit cards to be released soonHall tickets for class 10th and 12th exams will be released by the Board of School Education Rajasthan, Ajmer (RBSE) on Thursday, June 11. An official from the board said that admit cards can be released today. “The board will try to upload the admit card at 6 pm on the website-rajeduboard.rajasthan.gov.in. If not, the admit card will be available to download from Friday, June 12,” the official said. Exam schedule for pending class 12 exams: June 18 – Mathematics June 19 – Information technology and programming June 20 – Automation, personal security, healthcare, beauty and wellness June 22 – Geography June 23 – Home science June 24 – Painting June 25 – Hindi literature, Urdu, Sindhi, Gujarati, French, Rajasthani literature June 26 – Sanskrit literature June 27 – English literature June 29 – Kathak, vocal music, June 30 – Psychology Exam schedule for pending class 10 exams: June 29 – Social Science June 30 – Mathematics via Education and Job Portal https://www.brainbuxa.com/education-news/rbse-class-10th-and-12th-admit-cards-to-be-released-soon-10427 GATE seat allotment Round-1 offers releasedRound one seat allotment results have been announced by the coordinating institute of the Common Offer Acceptance Portal (COAP), Indian Institute of Technology Madras. Registered students can access the results of the seat allotment from the official website -- coap.iitm.ac.in. Candidates who are satisfied with the allotment can confirm their acceptance until June 11. The information brochure also contains tentative schedule for the upcoming main counseling rounds and the additional four online rounds. Common Offer Acceptance Portal, or COAP, is a common platform for the registered students where they can choose the college of their preference for MTech programs from the participating PSUs. Registration window for COAP is open and candidates who have qualified GATE (2018, 2019, 2020) can register online and participate in the upcoming rounds of counseling. Tentative schedule for main and additional allotment rounds: Round Numbers Tentative Dates For Confirmation Round No 1 June 11, 2020 Round No 2 June 17-18, 2020 Round No 3 June 24-25, 2020 Round No 4 July 1-2, 2020 Round No 5 July 8-9, 2020 Round A July 15-16, 2020 Round B July 22-23, 2020 Round C July 29-30, 2020 Round D August 5-6, 2020 The participating institutes will shortlist and allot seats on the basis of their selection criteria and release the admission status in COAP portal. via Education and Job Portal https://www.brainbuxa.com/education-news/gate-seat-allotment-round-1-offers-released-10426 Haryana Board class 10th science exam to be held this monthThe pending class 10th science exam will be conducted by the Board of School Education, Haryana (BSEH) this month. Chairman Jagbir Singh on Wednesday said, “The schools have been asked to send communications to the board about the number of candidates to be appeared in the exam by June 15.” According to the chairman, students who wish to take science in senior secondary have to appear for the exam. Students who wants to opt for commerce and arts can also chose to sit in the exam. Candidates who don’t want to appear for the exam will be given average marks. This year, more than 4 lakh students had applied for the board exams and the results will be declared in the month of July. The results will be declared on the official website -- bseh.org.in. The board will also conduct pending class 12th exams from July 1 to 15. The papers to be conducted are chemistry, public administrator, geography, computer science, ITIS, history, life science, agriculture, psychology, Sanskrit, Urdu, biotechnology, political science, Hindustani music, philosophy, sociology /entrepreneurship, stenographer, banking and automobile, IT and ITES. via Education and Job Portal https://www.brainbuxa.com/education-news/haryana-board-class-10th-science-exam-to-be-held-this-month-10425 NITs cite COVID-19 to seek extension to implement EWS quotaAfter IITs, NITs have approached the government requesting extension to implement EWS quota. NIT-Allahabad director Rajeev Tripathi, also head of the Central Seat Allocation Board this year has written to HRD Ministry this week regarding the issue. The Board is responsible for conducting admissions to the 31 NITs. In the letter he said that ensuring social distancing in hostel is a challenge and construction of new hostels were halted due to lockdown. On June 3, IITs have also written to the HRD Ministry in which they seek more time for implementing EWS quota. All centrally funded educational institutions, including IITs, NITs, IIMs, central universities, IISERs, and IIITs have to increase overall study strength by 25 percent ensuring that existing number of seats for SC, ST, OBC and general category students do not face cuts. An official source said “NITs have to collectively add 7,256 seats over two years to accommodate the quota. Among the 31 NITs, a few implemented the quota in undergraduate courses last year. The request for extension is for institutions that are to implement it this year”. via Education and Job Portal https://www.brainbuxa.com/education-news/nits-cite-covid-19-to-seek-extension-to-implement-ews-quota-10424 Online education: Syllabus for classes 1 to 12 to be delivered via TVA memorandum of understanding (MoU) has been signed between the Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) and Rotary – a social organization. Under MoU audio visual content will be created for classes 1 to 12 for the students across India. The content will be available via television and online platforms. The content will be developed based on the NCERT curriculum. The main aim is to provide content for the economically weaker sections which do not have any means to the internet. Earlier, may students had complained that most of the online content is in English. Under the MoU, modules will be telecasted for classes 1-12 through twelve national Television channels of NCERT. The modules will also be available through GOI’s national mobile app, DIKSHA. At the launch, the HRD Minister said that at the time of coronavirus it becomes our duty to protect our children and this initiative will help to keep them safe and on track. He also said that even if we have not reached to every children in India, the efforts of the ministry continues in this direction. Nishank also said “though NCERT books are available in 15 languages through Diksha and Swayam, which have emerged among the biggest online education portals, the ministry has collaborated with television networks and radio channels to reach out to students sitting in the remotest of corners of India.” HRD Minister also asked parents and teachers to send their suggestions regarding reducing the syllabus for the upcoming academic year. via Education and Job Portal https://www.brainbuxa.com/education-news/online-education-syllabus-for-classes-1-to-12-to-be-delivered-via-tv-10423 Tamil Nadu cancelled class 10th examsThe government of Tamil Nadu has decided not to conduct class 10th exams and remaining exams of class 11th this year. The decision came after the Madras High Court asked government to consider postponing the exams as the number of cases of COVID-19 positive people continues to grow. Final decision on class 12th exams will be taken later. For class 11th, exams of subjects such as chemistry and accountancy could not be held. The supplementary and arear exams for class 12th students have been postponed and fresh dates will be announced later. In Chennai and some other districts, COVID-19 cases are on rise and Mr. Palaniswami said epidemiologists have opined that there is no scope for reduction in the spread of pathogen. Hence, considering the representation of parents and present trend of coronavirus spread, the board exams of class 10th and for the subjects that could not be conducted for class 11th are fully cancelled and students are declared promoted. New agency ANI has tweeted quoting Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami, “Students of classes 10th and 11th to be promoted on the basis of quarterly and half-yearly exam results as well as their attendance; their exams stand cancelled. Decision regarding class 12th exams will be taken in coming days.” via Education and Job Portal https://www.brainbuxa.com/education-news/tamil-nadu-cancelled-class-10th-exams-10422 |
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