Lok Sabha passes teachers reservation bill

Lok Sabha passes teachers reservation bill

On Monday, Lok Sabha passed a bill which proposed to count the entire college or university as a unit instead of counting individual department as a unit for the purpose of providing reservation for filling teachers’ posts in the central universities. Human Resource Development Minister (HRD) Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' said “the bill will give a major push to the reforms in the education sector, making it inclusive for the candidates from all categories”. HRD Minister described the bill as the beginning of a new era and said “this proposed legislation shows Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government's commitment for the welfare of the last man in the row.” He also informed the house that there is a reservation of 10 percent for the EWS category and that the government has already allocated INR 770 crore for the reservation of the EWS category. The opposition opposed the bill and said that the bill should be referred to the standing committee for a comprehensive review. Congress leader Adhir Rajan Chowdhury said “ the party is not opposed to the contents of the Bill but questioned the urgency of issuing an ordinance days before the announcement of Lok Sabha elections.” "I would oppose invocation of ordinance...this kind of arbitrary invocation of the ordinance does not augur well for a vibrant democracy," Mr Chowdhury said.

NET answer key released; NTA opens the window for raising objections

NET answer key released; NTA opens the window for raising objections

The national testing agency has released the official answer key for the National Eligibility Test which was held from June 20 to June 26. Candidates who had appeared for the NET exam can now visit the official website of the NTA and download the answer key and can also challenge the same until July 3. For each questioned challenged, candidates will be required to pay an online amount of INR 1000. If the challenge is found correct then the fee will be refunded. The response sheets and question paper of the NET exam were released on June 28. After receiving all the challenges and evaluating them, NTA will release the final answer key. "The NTA decision on the challenges shall be final and the result will be declared on the basis of final answer keys," said the agency. As far as NET results are concerned, there will be no re-checking and re-valuation of the results. The results will be declared on July 15 and will be hosted on the official website of the NTA. The number of candidates required to be qualified is 6 percent of the total candidates which appeared in both exams of the NET. The NET exam consisted of two papers. Paper 1 had 50 questions focusing primarily on teaching and research aptitude, general awareness and knowledge etc. and paper 2 had 100 questions which were subject-specific. The composite time given to complete both the papers was 3 hours.

Merit List for Odisha +2 admissions released on SAMS Portal

Merit List for Odisha +2 admissions released on SAMS Portal

The merit list for the Odisha +2 admissions has been released on the SAMS Portal. SAMS Odisha is an academic students management system which handles all the admission related process for junior colleges, degree colleges and other colleges in the state. Candidates can visit the official portal on samsodisha.gov.in to check the first merit list. According to the schedule, the admission process will commence from tomorrow. The last date of the admission for the students selected in the first merit list is 6th July, 2019. According to the data released by the SAMS Odisha, a total number of 4,06,177 registrations were made this year and for +2 admission in the state of which 1,43,803 applications were received. A total number of 1,983 junior colleges function in the state and classes are expected to commence from July 29, 2019. The second merit list is expected on July 12 and spot admissions will be held from July 24 to July 29.

First seat allotment result for the NEET 2019 counseling today

First seat allotment result for the NEET 2019 counseling today

The first seat allotment result for the NEET qualified students will be released by the Medical Counseling Committee (MCC) today after 6:00 pm. The list will be released on the official website and students who are allotted seats in the first round will be required to report to the allocated college/institute from July 1 to July 6 to complete the admission formalities. Students selected in the first round of counseling can report to the allotted center and give willingness for the free entry/exit option which means that is a candidate does not report to the allotted college he will not be penalized and will remain eligible for the further counseling rounds. List of the documents required at the time of admission Following is a list of documents required to complete the admission formalities: Admit Cards of Exam issued by NTAResult/ Rank letter issued by NTAClass 10th certificateClass 12th certificateClass 12th mark sheetEight passport size photograph as affixed on the application formProvisional allotment letter generated onlineProof of identity For NRI/OCI candidates appearing for the deemed university following documents will be required: Passport copy of sponsorer, embassy certificateSponsorship affidavit(stating that sponsorer is ready to bear the expenses for the Whole duration of the study)Relationship Affidavit (Relation of Candidate with the sponsorer) Students who are not allotted seats in the first round of counseling can participate in the second round of counseling.

AIIMS MBBS 2019 admissions begin today

AIIMS MBBS 2019 admissions begin today

AIIMS has begun the admissions to the MBBS course based on its first allotment list today. Students who were allocated the seats in the first round are required to visit the Seat Allocation/Counselling portal and exercise accept or decline options. In case they fail to exercise the option they candidature will be considered forfeited and they will become ineligible for further rounds of counseling. Following options are available to the candidates: Option 1:ACCEPT the allocated seat and DO NOT WISH TO PARTICIPATE in further rounds of counseling Option 2:ACCEPT the allocated seat and WANT TO PARTICIPATE in the 2nd round of counseling Option 3:DECLINE/REFUSE allocated seat and DO NOT WISH TO PARTICIPATE in the 2nd and 3rd round of counseling Option 4:DECLINE/REFUSE allotted seat and WANT TO PARTICIPATE in the 2nd round of Seat Allocation Students who chose the option 1 and 2 will have to report to the respective AIIMS college by 5:00 pm on Thursday (4th July) with a printed copy of the chosen option and complete the formalities required. Students who chose either option 1 or option 2 will be required to bring the following set of documents to complete the admissions formalities: Offer LetterRegistration SlipAdmit Card issued by AIIMSSelf-attested copy of class 10th and 12th mark-sheetsSelf-attested copy of the certificate from the board showing his/her date of birthSelf-attested copy of class 12th certificate as a proof of passing the class from the recognized board Candidates will also be required to bring the following certificate as applicable: SC/ST certificate issued by the competent authorityOBC certificate issued by the competent authority for the central Govt. jobs/for admission in Central Govt. College/Institute. The sub-caste must match the central list of OBC and the candidate must not belong to the creamy layer of OBCDisability certificate

Provisional merit list for the AP NEET counseling released

Provisional merit list for the AP NEET counseling released

The provisional merit list for the NEET counseling for Andhra Pradesh state quota seats has been released by the Dr. N.T.R. University of Health Science (NTRUHS). The dates for the document verification, final merit position after document verification, and exercising web options for admission into BAMS, BHMS, BNYS, and BUMS courses will be notified by the university later. The provisional merit list is available on the official website of the NTRUHS. Students whose names are there in the provisional merit list will be required to report for the document verification when the university notifies. Following is the list of documents which the students will be required to bring at the time of document verification: NEET UG admit card for the 2019 examNEET UG 2019 rank cardSSC or equivalent examination containing the Date of BirthMemorandum of marks of qualifying examination i.e. Intermediate or Equivalent examinationTransfer certificate (TC)Study certificate from 6th class to intermediateCaste certificateAadhaar CardService records and SSC/SSLC certificate of parent/relative if a parent is not in-serviceAadhaar CardCandidates who have studied outside AP will have to submit the residence certificate of candidate or either of the parents issued by the MRO / TahsildarCandidates claiming the fee exemption will be required to submit the latest income certificate issued by the MRO / Tahsildar/with Ration cardLocal status certificate issued by MRO for claiming as AP local as per Circular No. 4136/SPF&MC/2015-5, dated.08.08.2016.Candidates claiming reservation under a special category such as CAP, NCC, PH will be required to submit the certificate supporting the sameMinority certificate issued by Minorities Welfare Department, Government of AP.

Kashmir University and University of Sydney signs MoU

Kashmir University and University of Sydney signs MoU

Centre of Central Asian Studies (CCAS), University of Kashmir and School of Philosophical and Historical Enquiry (SOPHE), University of Sydney, Australia has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU). The MoU has been signed to initiate a new collaborative research project (Prehistoric Mining and Metallurgy in Kashmir) and to enhance the higher education learning initiatives between the two universities. The MoU was signed by the Vice Chancellor KU Prof. Talat Ahmad in his secretariat and Prof. Alison V.G. Betts (Chair of the Department of Archaeology) from the University of Sydney, Australia last week. Prof Tareak A Rather Director CCAS KU and Dr. Mumtaz A.Yatoo Assistant Professor and Principal Research Investigator CCAS KU were also present during the signing of the MoU. Under the MoU both universities will participate in the collaborative research, training, teaching and other agreed activities. The main aim of the MoU is to collaborate and understand the important facets of the prehistory of Kashmir.