Cut-off list and marks for REET 2018 exam released

Cut-off list and marks for REET 2018 exam released

Board of Secondary Education Rajasthan (BSER Board) Ajmer has released the cut-off marks for the Rajasthan Eligibility Exam for Teacher (REET) 2018. Candidates can check the same by visiting the official website -- education.rajasthan.gov.in. The BSER board had conducted the exam on February 11 for the selection of third grade teachers. The duration of exam was t2.5 hours and was conducted in two shifts -- Morning shift (10:00 am to 12:30 pm) and the evening shift (2:30 pm to 5:00 pm). Candidates who has applied to be teachers for classes 6 to 8 appeared in the morning shift and for classes 1 to 5 in the evening shift. Before this, the REET exam was held in 2015 and the results for the same were declared in 2016. All the successful candidates will be awarded the REET certificate. The validity of the same is for three year. If they are unable to get the job within three years, their certificated will become invalid and will have to appear for the exam again. In November, BSER had invited application for the 25,000 vacant teachers’ posts. The minimum passing marks in the NEET is 60 percent and for the candidates belonging to the Schedule Tribes in scheduled areas of Rajasthan the passing percentage in 36 percent.

| More than 12 lakh untrained teachers apeared for the exam

| More than 12 lakh untrained teachers apeared for the exam

More than 12 lakh untrained teachers appeared for the exam of diploma in elemantry education as conducted by the National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS). Formerly, NIOS was known as National Open School and was established in 1989 under the Ministry of Union Human Resource Development. For the diploma, more than 12 lakh teachers had enrolled in the program whose exam were conducted at 3186 different centers across the nations. In a statement NIOS said “The D.El.Ed program is a specifically designed package for in-service untrained teachers working in primary or upper primary schools of different states of the country.” “The program, run in pursuance of the Prime Minister’s digital India campaign, is a unique example of usage of informatic practice. For this course, right from the process of entrance to control of exam has been made online,” it added. A large number of teachers have registered for the course and are appearing for the exams. The data revealed by the NIOS is as follow: 1,62,457 untrained teachers have registered from West Bengal2,69,377 untrained teachers have registered from Bihar1,16,930 untrained teachers have registered from Assam66,323 untrained teachers have registered from Jharkhand52084 untrained teachers have registered from Odisha A senior NIOS official said that if they fail the exam this time, they will get another chance to clear the exam. Today, the teachers appeared for the exam of Pedagogic process in elementary schools and tomorrow they will appear for learning language at the elementary level. Under the Right to education Act, it is essential for the teachers to complete their diploma by March 2019 or they might end up losing their jobs.

Parents in Hyderabad argued to postpone the school re-opening

Parents in Hyderabad argued to postpone the school re-opening

The Hyderabad School Parents Association (HSPA) is demanding that re-opening of the schools should be postponed to mid-June. Their demand comes a day after the school education department’s decision to run half-day schools from June 4-8. The association also submitted a letter raising their concerns to Adhar Sinha, Telangana commissioner and director of school education department. The maximum temperature in Telangana is around 40-degree Celsius and parents argued that this can affect the health of the children severely. “We understand that this yearʼs decision to reopen school on June 1 is taken to celebrate the Telangana state formation day. We very much respect the sentiment of the state formation and are much happy to celebrate but not at the expense of the health of lakhs of school going children (sic),” reads the letter. Balala Hakula Sangam (BHS), a child’s right group also demanded that state should withdraw its memo. In the memo, the state stated that schools will run from 7 am to 11 am. “It is impractical to expect a child to wake up at 5 am in order to reach school by 7 am. The department should have taken a rational decision which will not have any effect on the studentsʼ health,” said Achyutha Rao, honorary president of BHS.

CLAT results | Students from Rajasthan aced the exam

CLAT results | Students from Rajasthan aced the exam

Rajasthan is fast becoming a favorite place for CLAT exam preparation and this year, the state managed to achieve a rare feat in which first four top rank holders are from the state. Aman Garg (AIR-1), Devansh Kaushik (AIR-2), Anmol Gupta (AIR-3) and Gunjan Jadeja (AIR-4) secured the top positions among the 63000 students from across the country. Of the top four, first three toppers are from Jaipur and the fourth rank holder is from Jodhpur. The state secured five ranks in the top 10 and Jaipur managed to bag 20 spots in the top 100 places. The three toppers are from the same batch and from the same commerce stream, who will now study for another 5 years together at the National Law University in Bangalore. Though, the toppers are from the same batch and institute their career paths are different. Garg wants to be a politician, Kaushik aspires to become a judicial officer (judge) and Gupta an argumentative Indian (lawyer). “My parents and teachers encouraged me to take up law as they find my arguments on every topic logical and rational. I thank them for guiding me to a career which suits my aptitude,” said Garg. For Kaushik, it is the second big win in less than week’s time as he also managed to score the first rank in the National Law University exam in Delhi. His aim is to expand the role of the judiciary in every aspect of the life. “Judiciary is clearing the mess around. They are the real torchbearers who have safeguarded the ethos of our constitution from time to time by sometimes taking Suo Moto cognizance or timely action on the PILs,” said Kaushik.

CBSE board exams | Re-evaluation process to open from Friday

CBSE board exams | Re-evaluation process to open from Friday

CBSE board exams students have a reason to delight as CBSE has re-introduced the process of re-evaluation for the class X and XII students. Candidates who want that their sheets are re-evaluated can apply for the process from Friday. Re-checking the answer sheets is the first step in the re-evaluation process. In 2017, CBSE had ended the process of re-evaluation but students were not happy with the decision and approached the Delhi High Court. On court’s orders that board will re-evaluate the answer sheets on the first come first serve basis. Within few hours of declaring the results, all the 28 lakh candidates received their certificates on the digilocker. The window to apply for the re-evaluation is open from June 1 to June 5 and candidates who are interested in applying can apply for the process and make the payment online. Announcing the dates, HRD secretary Anil Swarup tweeted, “Rechecking/re-evaluation process and details for Classes X and XII CBSE examinations now available on CBSE web portal.” The process is favorable to the students but not cheap as for rechecking candidates have to shell out INR 500 per subject and the cost of getting a photocopy of an answer book is INR 700 for class XII. For re-evaluation candidates from both classes will have to shell out INR 100 per question. The board said “students who apply for rechecking will their results by June 14, 2018.Thereafter, they can seek a copy of the answer sheet on June 15 and 16,2018. The copies will be sent by June 20, 2018.” In 2014 CBSE had decided to allow the allow the facility of re-evaluation to the students of class XII. Initially, only 7 subjects namely English, Hindi, physics, chemistry, mathematics, political science and economics were covered and later the facility was extended to 11 subjects. However, in 2017 the board withdrew the facility. In Feb 2017, after students approached the Delhi HC, the HC upheld the students’ right to be re-evaluated in all the subjects. The court also struck down the selective re-evaluation policy of the board and termed its decision as eccentric. However; in June 2017, the board gave the undertaking that the board will relax its verification scheme and re-evaluation facility will be provided on first come and first serve basis.

Haryana board class 10 results | All students of government school failed the exams

Haryana board class 10 results | All students of government school failed the exams

In a shocking event, all the students of class 10 of a government school in Palwal failed in the Haryana board class 10 exams. As a result, the education department of Haryana has asked the authorities to take strict action against the school and teachers responsible for the disaster. Palwal District Education Officer (DEO) Suman Nain said that all the students of the Deeghot Senior Secondary School in Palwal have failed the class 10 exams conducted by the Haryana Board. "My department has written to the deputy commissioner of Palwal to take strict action against the teachers as per rules," she said after the state government ordered a probe into the poor result of the school. Jitender Tanwar, sarpanch (village head) of Deeghot village said that angry over the results, villagers locked the school as a protest against the poor education and carelessness of the system. Of all the students appeared for the exams, 51.15 percent students passed the exam of which 55.34 percent are the girls and 47.61 percent are the boys.

Tripura schools to follow the NCERT curriculum

Tripura schools to follow the NCERT curriculum

Education Minister Ratan Lal Nath said that the Tripura Government has decided to adopt the curriculum as prescribed by the NCERT over the curriculum prescribed by the State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT). Education board of Tripura, Tripura Board of Secondary Education (TBSE), is currently following the SCERT prescribed curriculum but it has not yielded the desired results and therefore the government has decided to switch to the NCERT curriculum. This will give a boost to the state education system. "It is more likely that CBSE pattern syllabus and tabulation system will be followed at the school level for better outputs," he said. "A six-member expert committee headed by former Vice-Chancellor of Tripura Central University Prof Arunoday Saha has been constituted to prepare a roadmap for adopting NCERT curriculum. Once the committee submits its finding, the government will take an appropriate decision," Nath said. The education minister also told that two officials of SCERT had gone to the NCERT in Delhi to discuss the way to adopt the NCERT curriculum and soon will submit a report on the same. He further said that the government wants to adopt the curriculum at the earliest.