Student body demands more time for filing suggestions for National Education Policy

Student body demands more time for filing suggestions for National Education Policy

Students Islamic Organisation or SIO, a student body, has asked the Ministry of Human Resource Development to extend the deadline for filing the suggestions for the National Education Policy. The draft of the policy was prepared by Dr K Kasturirangan Commission and the government has invited the suggestions from the public and civil society participants. The last date to submit the suggestions is July 1. The organization has also asked the Union Government to translate the draft and release in other non-Hindi states so that citizens from the other states can also get equal opportunity to participate in the process. "Given that the document is almost 500 pages long and the time given to the public to review, prepare and submit their feedback and suggestions is less than a month, it is not right of the Union Government to serve the notice to the public at such short notice," Labeed Shafi, National President, SIO said. "The importance and implication of NEP 2019 for the nation as a whole is tremendous and it will be creating lasting impact. Hence the government is required to give public appropriate time to peruse and prepare their response," Mr Shafi added. Noting the importance of the document, Mr. Shafi further said that the government must release the draft in other languages and give Indian citizens in other states an equal opportunity to participate in the process.

Delhi HC extended DU’s application date to June 22

Delhi HC extended DU’s application date to June 22

On Friday, the Delhi High Court directed Delhi University and UGC to allow the students to apply for the undergraduate courses under the eligibility criteria defined by the university for the academic year 2018-19 and also, extended the deadline from June 14 to June 22 for the students to give them time to apply for the undergraduate courses at DU. With these two directions, the Delhi High Court quashes the recent amendments made by the Delhi University in its admission criteria for the academic year 2019-20. The amendment in the admission criteria has affected the UG courses including B.Com (Hons) and BA (Hons) Economics. The court, in its 17-page order, said “these directions will not preclude DU from making changes to the eligibility criteria in the forthcoming year to its UG courses as required.” But the bench also made it clear that the amendments need to be made according to the law which requires a minimum of six months of public notice at large. The admissions for the DU had commenced on May 30 and according to the official schedule they were to end on June 14. The petitioners have said that the recent amendments by the DU have caught the students unaware. Earlier, the court had said that the amendments could have been announced much earlier. "There is no dispute that you have to be in tune with the times. Nothing prevents you from improving education standards. No one is saying your decision (amendment) is not right, but your timing may not be right," it said.

Andhra Pradesh open school declared inter and SSC results

Andhra Pradesh open school declared inter and SSC results

The results for the Inter board exams and SSC exams have been declared by Andhra Pradesh open school. Candidates who had appeared for the exams can now download the results from the official website -- apopenschool.org. The exams were held in May and the exams were conducted by the Board of Secondary Education and the Board of Intermediate Education, respectively. According to the Andhra Pradesh Open School Society, APOSS is the first State Open School in the country and was established as an autonomous society under the Andhra Pradesh Public Societies Act on February 20, 1991. Steps to check the AP Open School SSC, Inter Results Visit the official website as mentioned aboveOn the homepage, click on the results linkOn the new page, enter your hall ticket numberClick on the submit buttonYour result will be displayed on the screenDownload the result and take the print out of the same At the time of inception, the main purpose of the APOSS was to provide pre-elementary education through Open and Distance Learning to school dropouts and those who missed or could not complete their Upper Primary Education in order to attain the Universalization of Elementary Education (UEE) in the State.

DU announced new admission norms leaving students in a fix

DU announced new admission norms leaving students in a fix

DU’s admission norms for the various undergraduate courses could have been changed sooner, observed Delhi High Court on Friday as it was hearing the plea against the university as the university changed the norms a day before the commencement of the registrations. "There is no dispute that you have to be in tune with the times. Nothing prevents you from improving education standards. No one is saying your decision (amendment) is not right, but your timing may not be right," a bench of Justices Anu Malhotra and Talwant Singh said. The bench was hearing the plea against the university as it amended the eligibility criteria for the several UG courses including B.Com (Hons) and BA (Hons) Economics. During the long arguments, the court said that the criteria were meant for the students who appeared in the board exams of 2018-19 and DU amended the norm only a day prior to the commencement of the registrations. "Can you (DU) change it a day before? You could have given three months prior notice to students," the bench said and reserved its verdict in the matter. In its defense, the university said that the eligibility criteria for the courses change every year and the Bulletin of Information (BIS) was valid for one particular academic year and was not a statutory rule and hence no need to give any prior notice before making changes to the BIS, the university said. University’s lawyer told the court that no student would be deprived of the admission because of the new norms and if they do they can approach the grievance committee or the court.

JEE Advanced results to be online soon

JEE Advanced results to be online soon

The results of the JEE Advanced 2019 exam will be released soon by the IIT Roorkee today. The official website of the JEE Advanced is -- jeeadv.ac.in. The results of the JEE Advanced 2019 were announced earlier today with Gupta Kartikey Chandresh of Maharashtra emerging as the All India Topper. Of the total candidates (1,61,319) who appeared in both paper 1 and paper 2 only 38,705 candidates have cleared the exam. Once the results have been uploaded, candidates will be able to check their results after entering their registration details. Steps to check the JEE Advanced 2019 exam results Visit the official website of the JEE Advanced as mentioned aboveClick on the result link available on the homepageEnter the required informationClick on the submit buttonYour result will be displayed on the screenDownload the result and take the print out of the same Statistics about JEE 2019 Advanced results Total number of qualified boys: 33,349 Total number of qualified girls: 5,356 Total number of qualified general (GE) candidates: 15,566 Total number of qualified general (GEN-EWS) candidates: 3,636 Total number of qualified OBC-NCL candidates: 7,651 Total number of qualified SC candidates: 8,758 Total number of qualified ST candidates: 3094 Among the female candidates, Shabnam Sahay is the topper with CRL 10. She obtained 308 marks out of 372 marks. JEE-Main exam is conducted by the National Testing Agency for admissions t engineering colleges across the country and JEE Advanced is organized by one of the IITs for admissions to IITs across the country. It is mandatory to clear the JEE Mains to appear for the JEE Advanced exam.

Aligarh Muslim University plans to celebrate International Yoga Day in a grand manner

Aligarh Muslim University plans to celebrate International Yoga Day in a grand manner

On June 21, the International Yoga Day at the Aligarh Muslim University will be celebrated in a grand way, said registrar Abdul Hamid. Giving details of the event planned for that day, he said “AMU has been observing International Yoga Day since 2015, but this year it will be done in a big way. The celebrations will be marked by a series of events beginning June 15...some prominent yoga exponents have been invited to deliver lectures and hold workshops.” "A special feature of this year's event will be a four-day-long training programme, especially for girls. It will be organized by the Department of Physical Education," he added. The week-long program is being organized under the aegis of the Department of Physical Education at AMU. The university authorities made the public announcement about the event after fake reports of AMU not celebrating the International Yoga Day surfaced on media.

Merit list for Haryana Diploma Engineering college to be released today

Merit list for Haryana Diploma Engineering college to be released today

The merit list of the Diploma Engineering is expected to be released by the Department of Technical Education today. Candidates who have appeared for the Haryana Diploma Engineering can visit the official website -- onlinetesthry.gov.in to check the results, once they are released. The document verification will be conducted from April 15 to June 11, 2019 by the Haryana State Technical Education Society (HSTES). According to the tentative schedule, the merit list will be released today and will remain on display until August 15, 2019. Steps to check the Haryana Diploma Engineering merit list 2019 Visit the official website as mentioned aboveOn the homepage, click on the link which says ‘Haryana Diploma Engineering merit list 2019’You will be directed to a new page on which the merit list will be displayedDownload the list and check your roll number.