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TN Education Minister Suspends Teacher For Allegations Of Religious Conversion
In Tamil Nadu's Kanyakumari region, parents of class VI students complained against a teacher, alleging of trying religious conversion and glorifying Christianity. As per sources, Beatrice Thangam allegedly made objectionable comments against Hindus and attempted to ask students to convert religion. The State Education Minister Anbil Mahesh has suspended the teacher and issued an appointment circular to all government schools. Furthermore, a… read-more
Tags: Education Minister, Anbil Mahesh, Kanyakumari Teacher, Religious conversion, Tamil Nadu
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Semester Exams For All Colleges To Be Conducted Online, Says TN Minister K Ponmudy
In view of the COVID-19 surge, Tamil Nadu's Higher Education Minister K Ponmudy on January 21, said, from February 1 to February 20, all the exams in colleges will be conducted online. The decision over the opening of colleges will be taken after February 20. "The exams for the final semester (after June) will be held physically," said Ponmudy. Meanwhile, vaccination drive for school students aged between 15-18 is underway.
Tags: semester exam, Tamil Nadu, Education Minister, K Ponmudy, Online classes
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School Uniform To Soon Be Made Mandatory In Kerala
The uniforms in schools of Kerala would be made compulsory from December 13, said Kerala Education minister V Sivankutty on December 4. He further added school hostels and schools for the differently-abled will be allowed to resume from December 8. Owing to the seat shortage in 21 taluks, the government has decided to sanction 72 additional Plus One batches, comprising 61 science batches, 61 humanities, and 10 commerce batches.
Tags: Schools, Kerala, School Uniform, Education Minister, V Sivankutty
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Govt To Provide Tablets To 75k First-year UG Students: J&K
Concluding his five-day visit to Kashmir, junior Education Minister Subhas Sarkar on October 3 announced that about 75,000 first-year students of UnderGraduate courses in Jammu and Kashmir would be given tablets. The government will also provide tablets to 2,000 school students who belong to Scheduled Tribes, added Sarkar. Besides, a subject and vocational course named 'Skill Development' will be started to help students to get jobs after… read-more
Tags: Free Tablets, Jammu and Kashmir, Education Minister, UG Course
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Delhi Govt Schools Conduct 'Mega' Parent- Teacher Meet
A Mega PTM was conducted in Delhi Government schools, and it is shown that 97% of the parents stated that more such meetings should be conducted to enhance the children's performances. SCERT conducted a study which cited that 70% of the parents believed that the "school-environment" has been changed as they are well maintained and cleaner than before. During PTM parents and teachers discussed the academics of the children.
Tags: Delhi, Education Minister, Manish Sisodia, Schools Reopen
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Schools, Colleges To Reopen from September 1: Delhi Government
Delhi Government has decided to reopen schools and colleges from September 1 after the Disaster Management Authority has issued guidelines for the same. According to the DDMA guidelines, the institutions will be allowed to function at only 50 percent capacity. Under the guideline, it is mandatory to set up quarantine rooms for emergency use and everyone must follow Covid-19 norms given by the government.
Tags: Covid-19, Schools Reopen, college reopens, Education Minister
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Union Minister Calls Rabindranath Tagore 'Dark-Skinned', Receives Backlash
Union Minister Subhas Sarkar on August 18 stated that Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore's mother did not cradle him in her arms in childhood because he was "dark-skinned". The Minister made these comments during his visit to Visva Bharati, the university founded by Tagore. BJP defended the Minister, saying his comments were against racism. However, former Vice-Chancellor of the university, Pabitra Sarkar said, such remarks are unexpected… read-more
Tags: BJP, Subhas Sarkar, Rabindranath Tagore, Education Minister
Courtesy: The Indian Express
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Karnataka Becomes First State To Introduce New Education Policy
Following the announcement of the National Education Policy 2020, Karnataka becomes the first state in India to issue an order to implement the NEP 2020 on August 7, claims the state's Higher Education Minister C.N. Ashwath Narayan. The policy will come into effect from the current academic year 2021-22. Meanwhile, the Karnataka government has decided to reopen educational institutions in a phased manner amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
Tags: New Education Policy, Karnataka, National Education Policy, Education Minister
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Ladakh To Get New 'Sindhu Central University' For Rs 760 Crore
The people of the Union Territory of Ladakh will get a new central university, as the Lok Sabha passed the bill on August 7. Meanwhile, Education Miniter Dharmendra Pradhan said, ''We've given Ladakh a Union Territory status and going to set up the "Sindhu Central University" for Rs 760 crore.'' Reportedly, about 2,500 students can get an opportunity to secure their seats to study here.
Tags: Sindhu Central University, lok sabha, Ladakh, Education Minister, students
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CBSE Class 10 Exam Results To Be Announced This Week
CBSE is set to release the Class 10 board exam results anytime this week. The results can be obtained from the official website cbseresults.nic.in. The results will also be announced on cbse.gov.in and cbse.nic.in, respectively. Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan is anticipated to announce the CBSE Class 10 exam result 2021 on his social media handles. Students can check the board's website after the formal announcement.
Tags: cbse students, 10th results, Education Minister, Dharmendra Pradhan
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