CBSE IIT JEE Advanced results declared

The JEE (Advanced) results have been announced today, on June 12. This year, Aman Bansal from Jaipur bagged the fist position followed by Bhavesh Dhingra from Yamuna Nagar and Kunal Goyal from Jaipur who secured the second and third positions in the test respectively.

A total of 36,566 candidates qualified the examination out of 1.47 lakh. Among the girls, Riya Singh topped the examination with 133 rank.

If students score the same rank, they will be judged by the Mathematics score. If that does not happen, they will be shortlisted by the Physics score. If this too cannot be done, the students will be given the same rank.

Here are category-wise and zone-wise topper list: Take a look

Category-wise topper:

OBC: Duggani Jeevithiesh, Vijaywada

SC: Chinmay Awale, Navi Mumbai

ST: Chaitanya Naik

Physically Disabled: Hari Prasad K, Guntur

The candidate who qualifies in more than one category will be considered in all the categories to which he/she belongs.

Zone-wise topper: Number of students qualified

IIT-Bombay: 8,810

IIT-Madras: 6,702

IIT-Delhi: 5,941

This year, a total of 569 seats have been increased as compared to that of last year.

The cut-offs are expected to be normal this year, i.e. 10 per cent per subject and 35 per cent overall as against 7 per cent per subject and 24.5 per cent overall in 2015, according to FITJEE

Every year, the IITs onducts the exam for admission to various Bachelor's degree programmes in eighteen IITs and Indian School of Mines (ISM), along with other reputable engineering institute.

Source: Indiatoday

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'No jeans at work places': Haryana government to teachers

Last week, the Haryana state education department issued an order asking the teachers to avoid wearing jeans in work places.

The Director of Elementary Education, Panchkula in an order issued on June 4 also directed the teachers not to visit the director of Education in western attire.

The Director Elementary Education in an order addressed to District Moral Education officers said, "It has come to the notice that the teachers working in primary and middle schools wear jeans. They also wear jeans when they visit directorate which is not right. Please ensure that no teacher wears jeans and visits schools and offices in formal clothes."

'Tughlaki' order: The RPSS general secretary slammed the order

However, Rajkiya Prathmik Shikshak Sangh (RPSS), the association of State's Primary teachers has criticised the department's move to ban jeans in the schools

The general secretary of RPSS told India Today that it is a bizarre decision and has been taken hastily without even consulting the government

"There are holidays in the schools. What was the necessity to issue such an order at this time? Most of the primary and middle standard teachers in Haryana are young and love to wear jeans," said the general secretary

"Rather issuing such 'Tughlaki' order, the department should have announced a formal dress code. Interestingly, the department neither took the approval from the government nor consulted the teacher associations," he added.

State government officials were not available for comments on this issue.

Source: Indiatoday

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Lord Kumar Bhattacharyya felicitated with Regius Professorship

Founder of Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG), Lord Kumar Bhattacharyya, who is of Indian origin, was awarded the prestigious Regius Professorship in Manufacturing by Queen Elizabeth II.  He was honoured with this award for his outstanding contribution in manufacturing.

According to The Quint, he has given recommendations to the UK government on manufacturing, innovation, and technology, including former Prime Ministers Margaret Thatcher and Tony Blair, throughout his career

An IIT-Kharagpur alumnus, he said that it was always his aim to bridge the gap between academia and industry, and to encourage companies to think long-term by investing in skills, research, and development

The creation of Regius Professorships falls under the Royal Prerogative, with each appointment being approved by the Queen upon ministerial advice.Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG) has been granted the Regius Professorship for its academic research which has contributed to driving growth and improving productivity

It has enabled those companies who want to innovate to develop ground breaking products which have had a real impact on society and the economy by working with global companies on collaborative research and development.

About Kumar Bhattacharyya:

Born in Dhaka, he is an Indian British engineer, educator and government advisor

His father was a professor of Chemistry at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

He studied Mechanical Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

In 1980, he became Professor of Manufacturing Systems at the University of Warwick and founded the Warwick Manufacturing Group

On June 3, 2004, he was created a life peer (appointed members of the peerage in UK, whose titles cannot be inherited) of Moseley in the County of West Midlands as Baron Bhattacharyya,

His focus is on policy areas such as business and industry, economy and finance, education, international affairs and science and technology

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President Pranab Mukherjee gives reforms for university education

President Mukherjee attended the book launch of Vice President Hamid Ansari on Wednesday, May 8, counting the importance of university education in Indian scenario.

Why are universities so important for the President?

One of the most well educated politicians, Mukherjee marked the importance of universities in his life:

University tours helped in gaining more knowledge

He frankly described that being a visitor at various universities helped him learning a number of things

He is also obliged to the institutions for bringing in their inputs, which have "enriched my life and expanded the horizon of my knowledge"

"I am deeply grateful to them (institutions of higher learning) that at least at the fag end also, I got the right type of lessons from my gurus," he said.

Though we have such premium education institutions, where we are lacking behind?

President Mukherjee counts a number of flaws in higher level education system:

According to the President, India is losing its precious gems and great minds as many IITs prefer working with international companies abroad and not in their own country

As many as 2,000 students fly abroad in search of job, he mentioned in his speech

"This talent must be better utilised than promoting products of big MNCs (Multi-National Companies)," he said, adding that massive investments have to be made in research and development activities in order to make a "knowledge society"

He further augmented the audience by mentioning that "no Indian University got a Nobel prize for research in original"

Indeed, the President has been showing the importance of research in quality education in higher learning institutions.

What are the possible solutions?

"You can hold on your ground, no harm, but don't shut the windows as Gandhiji said 'I refuse to be blown off but I will not think of shutting the windows, let the free flow of window blow across my room so that I can enrich myself'," he said after receiving the book

Pointing towards 'academic freedom', President Mukherjee explained that the flow of information and thoughts should be free

He also emphasized on the need of the hour, which is to develop research and innovation cell in the universities. "If we cannot improve our educational qualities, educational standards in the basic areas like research and innovation then how will we occupy our rightful place in the high table of the comity of nations?," he asked, adding that there was surely "no lack of talent" among the students and teachers in the country

Teachers and academicians should be given more respect and recognition in the institution

Source: Indiatoday

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DU teachers protest, threaten to quit admission process

Delhi University teachers have refused to participate in the process of admission for the commencing academic session so as to protest the University Grants Commission's (UGC)  third amendment.

Why are they planning boycotting the admission process?

The ongoing protest is a repercussion of UGC's notification which would snatch the jobs of 5,000 ad-hoc teachers and leave very slight chances of promotions.

All about the protest:

The teachers have been protesting the process of evaluation since May 24, and also, the threatened to quit the process of admissions

As per the current system of the university, the results of undergraduate coarse came by June 30. However, for the first time, it seems that there would be delay in the announcement of the results for undergraduate course

"The entire evaluation and result declaration process takes 30 days. Now with almost two weeks lost, the results would be delayed," said an official of the examination department

Many politicians also stood by these teachers during the protest

Teachers made a lot of noise by beating steel plates to make the UGC officials pay heed to their voice

Chief whip of the Congress in the Lok Sabha, Deepender Hooda, told the teachers that he would take up the issue in Parliament during the monsoon session

JNU students' union president Kanhaiya Kumar was supposed to address the gathering; however, he was refused.

What do the teachers have to say?

"The consultations went on for more than five hours but it is extremely unfortunate the UGC chairperson was not willing to concede anything more than what the ministry of human resource development had already stated in its press release. The UGC chairperson was unwilling to give any assurance on the academic performance indicator (API)," said Nandita Narian, DUTA president.

Source: Indiatoday

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JNU students protest against OBC reservations for professors

Jawaharlal Nehru University students protested against University Grant Commission's rule of 27 percent OBC reservation for assistant professors in the university only.

What do the students want?

The fact that the reservation is applicable only to assistant professors was not acceptable by the university students

The students want the reservation to be extended to those at the post of professors and associate professors as well

The student body that is asking for the same at JNU is led by President Kanhaiya Kumar

A memorandum regarding the expected was submitted to UGC officials by the students

UGC on reservation for teachers:

UGC wrote a letter to the Registrar of Universities that there has been no change in the reservation of policies for faculty positions in central universities

According to UGC, positions in teaching have been given 15 per cent reservation for SC category, 7.5 per cent reservation for ST on three levels: assistant professor, associate professor and professors

The 27 per cent reservation for OBC is available only for assistant professors

Kanhaiya Kumar on reservation for the faculty:

"We students cannot tolerate this game with education and social justice. All the teachers, clerks and students will be on the road to protest against this. And if the government does not listen to our demands, then they will be ones who'll eventually come on the road," said JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar

Source: Indiatoday

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Smriti Irani goes live on Facebook: 10 things the Minister stated on Board Results, NEET issue and other problems

In a live Facebook interaction today, on May 17, HRD Minister Smriti Irani talked about the new education policy, delay of state results and other related educational problems plaguing in this country. Here is the minister's reaction on some recent educational issues in India.

On delay of board results:

Irani said, "Last October 2015, under the chairmanship of Secretary School Education, we held a meeting with all the state board and decision was taken that all results across the country will surely be declared by May 31st. Since education is in the concurrent list, we at the Center have to respect the right of state government to engage with students through their board at their administrative convenience." Regarding delay of CBSE results, she said that the results will be out on time.

On 'One' education policy all over India:

The HRD Minister said, "In a nation wherein education is not only in the concurrent list but also needs to cater to the students with different linguistic abilities, diversity in academics is celebrated."

Quality education is falling in engineering colleges:

Irani said, "We have now allowed engineering institutions to start skill-based education in second shift using the same infrastructure. AICTE is also appealing institutions to update their syllabus so that students can benefit from new knowledge and become industry compliant. Through GIAN we have helped state institutions to help gain access to foreign academicians who come and teach and infuse world class knowledge."

Free CBSE and NCERT books:

She said, "NCERT books in English, Hindi and Urdu from classes 1 to 12 are available free on e-Pathshala. CBSE schools have been issued circulars wherein students cannot be compelled by books outside the syllabus from a particular shop that school seeks to engage."

Teacher recruitment:

The Minister said, "Teacher recruitment and transfer are decisions falling within the ambit of the state government. However, I can say here that education is not for profit sector, hence anybody seeking to profiteer or any level of harassment should immediately be brought to the notice of the concerned state authority."

NEET controversy:

She said, "NEET is within the jurisdiction of Health Ministry not HRD."

Source:- Indiatoday

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National Law University Assam students protest against authorities'

Students at National Law University and Judicial Academy (NLUJA), Assam have been protesting and holding a strike since Monday, as the facilities which they were promised in lieu of high fees charged, have not been provided to them. An indefinite strike has been called and the classes have also been suspended.

What lead to the strike?

According to livelaw reports, students started protesting only after the authorities gave a neglected response to the students, despite a peaceful appeal made by them. The students have also requested for the construction of permanent campus at Amingaon. But, till now, there have been no reports of the request getting fulfilled.

Amount charged:

The students have alleged that Rs 2, 14,000 have been charged for the first year and thereon Rs 1, 76,000 per annum. In return, they were promised certain services which have not yet been provided and are mostly non-existent. Also, the students have requested that a refund made/ fee be adjusted, but to not be availed. Moreover, the authorities who have delayed the process for more than three years laying out different reasons, and disheartening the students.

Later on, when the concerned administrative bodies held a discussion regarding the same, the students were not permitted to present their case before them though the university authorities gave them an assurance to discuss. In order to control the chaotic situation, the police and paramilitary forces were called on the campus, but this further annoyed the students.

Also, in the year 2014, over 200 students protested against the poor facilities provided by the university and submitted a 12 page memorandum titled "A Saga of the Grieved Souls".

Source:- Indiatoday

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NITI Aayog suggests use of private bodies to carry out accreditation of Indian institutes

The think tank of the government, National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog suggested the use of private bodies to accredit higher education institutions in India in order to clear the current backlog.

The idea was proposed in a meeting with the Prime Minister.

Currently, in India, even internationally reputed Indian institutions are not permitted to accredit Indian courses.

What officials have to say:

"It would require nine years to clear the backlog at this rate. Similarly, in technical education, only 1,000 programmes out of 12,000 programmes are accredited."

"If international bodies are allowed to conduct accreditation, the cost of accreditation will go up enormously since the foreign bodies would take much more resources to come into India and operate. This could then reflect in their fee structure," reported Hindustan Times.

Moreover, India is a signatory to the Washington accord that lays down standards and authorises only one agency in the country to carry out accreditation. Hence, the process of getting private players for accreditation may be quite tedious.

What does Accreditation mean?

Accreditation is a process by which the outcomes of the learning process are evaluated by a team of experts

It examines and certifies standards maintained in higher education using an outcome based approach

It acts as a guide in making choice of institutions based on assured quality

It helps institutions and academic administrators to focus on quality improvement in terms of both teaching and learning

More about accreditation of institutes in India:

Accreditation is mandatory for projects like Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA)

It is granted for a period of five years

It has been made mandatory by AICTE for granting fresh courses and increase in student intake

Names in connection with the backlog and accreditation in India:

National Accreditation and Assessment (NAAC)

University Grants Commission (UGC)

National Board of Accreditation (NBA)

Source:- Indiatoday

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Maharashtra Government to settle school fee row in panel

As specified under Maharashtra Educational Institutions (Regulation of Collection of fee Act 2011), the state government has regulated panels in each state division.  Parents and school authorities can now approach these fee panels in case of fee hike of 15 percent.

The order to hike fees by 15 percent in schools was passed by the interim Bombay High Court on December 22, 2015. However, when parents can actually approach the panel regarding the hike is not decided yet.

The five member panel was headed by:

Retired district court judge Krishnaprasad Warrior

Chartered Accountant Santosh Parab

Retired director of Education Mohan Awate

Divisional Chairperson of Maharashtra state education board Duttatray Jagtap

Deputy Director of Education (Mumbai) BB Chavan

Procedure that the panel involves

Inform High Court about the dispute

Submit proposed fee by school authorities for the new academic year to the PTA for approval

Parents and school can approach the revision committee if they want to appeal against the decision of the divisional pane.

Jayant Jain (president of forum for Fairness in Education) said:

"We are getting complaints from parents almost every day about schools indulging in unjustified fee hikes. More than 20 complaints are pending with the education department as the fee act is not being implemented." as reported by Hindustan Times .

Source: Indiatoday

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Visually impaired Pranjal Patil cracks IAS in first attempt

Pranjal Patil, the visually impaired girl from Ulhasnagar cracked IAS exam this year with a rank of 773. The Ulhasnagar girl lost her vision completely when she was just six , but she still prepared her mind to become an IAS officer at her childhood.

Know how she cracked the IAS exam:

Patil told the DNA about her exam preparation, "I love to read and the entire process of academics excites me. I studied on my own and took test series from ALS academy in Delhi."

It is not easy to crack the IAS in the first attempt, but Patil did it. "There were times when I was marred with doubts and disbelief regarding my ambition that. I think that when you have doubts, then only you get motivated." she added.

Know her education qualification:

Patil did her graduation in Political Science from Mumbai's St. Xavier's College and Master of Arts in International relations from Delhi's Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU). "In my education technology played an important role. I got this software installed on my computer which would read out chapters from various books for me," she said.

Regarding her posting, the Ulhasnagar girl said, "I do not know what they (UPSC) will give me. But whatever it is I am up for the challenge."

Source:-  Indiatoday

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Fee hike row: Noida DM urges CBSE to intervene

Following in the footsteps of Delhi government, the Noida district administration has taken serious note of allegations levied by the parents of school-going children regarding arbitrary increase of fees by some schools in the city.

Steps taken by the administration:

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has been asked to intervene in the matter

The setting up of a committee has been suggested in order to look into the allegations

An audit of the schools being named was asked to be conducted

A fee regulatory commission was also asked to be formed, so that the transparency regarding the same is maintained

To look into the demands of the parents, the district magistrate had even formed a five member committee, which is headed by the city Magistrate of Gautam Budh Nagar.

In its letter to CBSE, the following findings of the committee have been mentioned:

"During fact finding, it was found that certain schools indulged in very high and unwarranted hike of fee last year," the letter read, according to TOI

It further stated that the schools were charging money on different accounts including annual charge, development fee, scholarship fund, etc, apart from the fee according to the state government's standards

It also questioned the developmental fund being charged and said that it did not seem justified and said the parents are not being informed the basis on which the same was being charged.

Commenting further on the issue, the letter stated that charging the same amount as development fund from all the students but providing facilities to a selected few was not justified

The letter also highlighted the blind eye the schools have turned towards the provisions for EWS category under the Right To Education Act, 2009

"There is a provision to reserve 25 percent seats under EWS category. But, majority of the schools are showing neglect towards this provision. On enquiring about this, the schools merely said that despite their best efforts, they could not find adequate number of students in relation to the seats. However, they did not provide any proof for the said attempts being made," the letter said

Further, according to the rules, at least 10 percent of seats have to be reserved for bright students of the scheduled caste and tribes and the fee charged to them should not be more than what is decided for them by the Uttar Pradesh Education Board. However, most of the schools were happily violating this rule.

On the issue of books and uniforms being sold in the school premises, the DM suggested the following:

NCERT should ensure that before a session commences, they have enough printed books and students do not face a shortage of the same

Standard norms should also be in place for selling uniforms.

Source:-  Indiatoday

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Now students will have a say in teacher evaluations

Thanks to the fundamental changes brought in the API by Smriti Irani led HRD ministry, in a first, college students will have a say in evaluation of teachers.

The HRD ministry has brought major changes in the way the performance of those in the teaching profession is assessed.

Changes made:

According to PTI, the procedure of changing the extant criteria of Academic Performance Indicators (API) scores, which heavily depended on co-curricular activities and research in the evaluation of teachers, has been initiated and a notification will be issued soon, officials said

"As per the new norms, students who have an attendance of 75 percent, will be able to give feedback of their teachers. The predominant weightage in evaluating teachers has been given to their teaching, learning and evaluating capacity," a senior HRD ministry official said

Reasons for changing the API criteria:

Under the previous criteria of API scores, a 30 percent weightage was given to co-curricular activities and another 30 percent to research, the official said.

Various teachers' bodies have agitated against the API system introduced in 2010, since they believed it was not fair.

"The result of making research an essential component on the basis of which a teacher would be assessed and promoted, was that a lot of substandard in not very significant journals took place. Moreover teachers who focused more on teaching than say on extracurricular activities like refereeing a basketball match sometimes found themselves at a disadvantage," another HRD official said.

Also various colleges, including many in rural areas, lack the adequate support for research, officials said.

What's new?

The rigidity of the previous system has been reduced

Now, it has been decided that co-curricular activities and research would be measured separately as well as together and there will be no capping in research

Accomplishments like presentation of paper on various subjects will now also fetch weightage

"The main focus of the changes that we are bringing in this criteria is that a teacher's performance should be linked with-- how well does he teach," a senior HRD official said.

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KV students to learn new subject compassion towards animals

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In order to inculcate compassion in children towards animals Kendriya Vidyalayas across the country will now be including "Compassionate Citizen" as part of their curriculum.

What is Compassionate Citizen?

• Compassionate Citizen is a humane education programme that has been designed specifically to teach children to be kind to animals.
• The Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan on Tuesday, May 10, issued a notification to all its schools, asking them to integrate the programme, into the official curriculum via languages, science, social studies, environmental, and value education curricula.
• The course has been prepared by animal rights advocacy group People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).
• The course has been designed to teach 8 to 12-year-old children to be kind to animals and has been endorsed by the Animal Welfare Board of India and the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE).

Important points of the notification:

• "The programme offers tools and lesson plans to teach children to view animals as feeling, sensitive beings. It consists of a teacher's guide, reproducible activity sheets, a reading unit and a 28-minute video - all devised to help students use their reading and reasoning skills to examine the complex lives of animals, how our relationship with them has changed over time and how to respond when animals are in trouble," an official statement said.
• "The programme has to be included in the monthly curriculum as an extra-curricular day activity or a one-day workshop. The course has been divided into four different sections -- The amazing world of animals, Animals and their feelings, Changing time and changing minds and Making humane choices," it added.

The notification came after a meeting between representatives from PETA and KVS officials.

"PETA has distributed the educational resource materials in English and Hindi to all Kendriya Vidyalaya schools. The programme is available in English, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Malayalam and Telugu and can be made available in other languages, if needed," Poorva Joshipura, PETA India CEO,said.

Source:-  Indiatoday

                                        

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NEET in regional languages? Maharashta govt to file review petition

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On the basis of Supreme Court's judgement to make National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) compulsory for all medical aspirants, the Maharashtra education department is planning to file a review petition in the court to make NEET available in regional languages other than English or Hindi.

Why the call for different languages?

According to officials of the state education department,  though the state education department has not taken any decisions regarding the SC verdict, they want the examination to be offered in regional languages. 

"Many students have told us about their fear of having to take the exam in English or Hindi. In MH-CET, they could take the exam in Marathi as well. We are putting together a petition requesting the SC to make the NEET exam available in other vernacular languages as well," said a senior official from the state education department.

Change jolts students:

The order of the Apex Court raised confusion among the students as the student of CHM College.Nuhi Yasin Jalal told HT, "We have been preparing for CET the entire year and this sudden change will be very difficult for the HSC students. How does the court expect us to study two years' worth of CBSE syllabus in two months? This judgment has been unfair."

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Sanket Pawar, a student from SK Somaiya College said, "Had they taken a decision on this at least a year in advance, we wouldn't have complained. There are many students who have taken a year out from academics only to reappear for CET, what about them?" 

Co-ordinator of the Parents' Association of Medical Students, Maharashtra, Rajesh Jain said, "We welcome NEET but the plea was that students, who have studied the state board syllabus for the entire year, get some exemption. Till the judgment was released on Monday, students were quite hopeful. They are now dejected."

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Delhi Public School Ragging Case: Police calls it scuffle, parents call it ragging

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Two class 11 students of Delhi Public School, Noida, were ragged and injured inside the school premise on Tuesday, May 10. Yashpratap Singh and Dhruv, who have recently joined the school, are from Bulandshahar and Kolkata, respectively. They were beaten so badly that they were later taken to the Kailash Hospital with injuries. An FIR has been registered against six identified and 12 unidentified class 12 students from the school.

What are the doctors saying?

"The boys had blunt injury marks on their upper arm, shoulders, knees and legs, which could have been inflicted by sticks or rods. However, there were no major injuries. They have been discharged," said a doctor to the Indian Express

According to a report published in the HT, Dr Sarika Chandra said, "Both the students had injuries. They were discharged after medical check-up and primary treatment as their condition is stable and out of danger."

What are the police saying?

Police have inferred that the incident took place on Monday night, when the boys were returning to their hostel rooms after dinner. However, no case of ragging has been registered. "Based on the complaint filed by the student and his family, we have filed an FIR under IPC sections relating to a scuffle," said a senior officer

Police are waiting for the counsellors of Childline India Foundation, a welfare committee, to question the accused, the news reports mention. 

How did the incident take place?

"On May 5, a group of seniors had bullied him. They asked him to imitate animals and stand in various postures. His blood pressure shot up and his heart started to beat fast. He was admitted to Max Hospital in Noida after initial treatment at school health centre. He came back to the hostel only on Sunday," said Arjun Singh, father of Yashpratap

On Monday night, Singh said his son were on the way to his room when a group of 15 students roughed up the boy. He added, "Another Class 11 student, Dhruv, tried to intervene but he also got beaten up. Yashpratap called his mother and told her about the incident. We rushed to the school but could not find him. The hostel warden refused to tell us where he was. Later, a security guard told us that an ambulance from Kailash Hospital had come to take two students. I figured my son was one of them."

What does the school say?

The school administration refused to comment on the matter, "As the working hours are over, we cannot comment on the issue," said a school spokesperson.

What do the parents say?

The school administration was trying to hush the matter and did not want to take any action against the accused, said the father of the victim

 "We hail from Bulandshahar. My son is a new entrant in the school. I am really disappointed with the behaviour of the school administration. I hope they will rusticate the students involved in the incident," said his father.

Source:-  Indiatoday

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Indian companies changing appraisal system to retain right talent: PwC study

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With the aim to attract, retain and reward the right talent, most companies in India are reworking on their appraisal system, or the performance management system, a survey revealed.

What changes are companies making?

52 percent of the respondents have either made or are planning to make changes in their staff appraisal systems in the near future to tackle the additional challenges caused by a growing young workforce, technological advances, a multi-generational workforce and a growing economy

Close to 20 percent had done away with individual ratings. The idea behind the move was to make systemic changes, which indicated that bold approaches to performance evaluation and management would be seen in the near future

The Performance Management Trends Survey, conducted by PwC India in 2015, was the primary source of the studyâ??s findings and analysis.

Why is a change in the system important?

"We are at the point of inflection that requires organisations to not just cut cost, but transform the way performance is driven and measured. Current systems are focused on shareholders. However, in todayâ??s scenario, employees are key stakeholders of the business," PwC India Leader  People and Organisation, Padmaja Alaganandan, said, according to PTI

â??Creating new performance indicators, measuring employees on relevant metrics and motivating critical talent will be a vital enabler for corporate success in future,â?? Alaganandan, said

What do employees feel about the appraisal system change?

Only 12 percent of the respondents believed that their current performance management system was highly effective in achieving its stated purpose

They feel that while there is considerable use of performance systems in recognition of individual contribution, they are not as frequently utilised in the recognition of team contribution

"With collaboration being the cornerstone of workplaces today, it is worth exploring why organisations are not reflecting this reality by giving due weightage to team contribution in performance evaluation," it suggested

93 percent of the respondents felt that the primary purpose of the entire exercise was supporting business objectives

A key contributor to employee dissatisfaction and their perceived mismatch of expectations was the fact that little or no focus was given on employee outcome such as promoting team work and driving organisational culture

Source:-  Indiatoday

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AP SSC results declared: Girls outperform boys

The Andhra Pradesh has declared the results of Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examination on the official website, the link for which is http://bseap.org/

This year, the state has witnessed girls outperform boys in the exam. The pass percentage of girls is 94.77 and 94.30 for boys. "Overall, there is an improvement of about 3 per cent over the previous year," said HRD Minister Ganta Srinivasa Rao, according to a report in The Hindu.

The board has published the date sheet of supplementary exams. The exams will take place from June 16 and will conclude on June 29.

The candidates can look at the Supplementary examination date sheet mentioned below:

June 16:

First Language - I (Group - A)

First Language Paper - I (Composite Course)

June 17:

First Language Paper - II (Group - A)

First Language Paper - II (Composite Course)

OSSC Main Language Paper - I (Sanskrit, Arabic, Persian)

June 18: Second Language

June 20: English Paper - I (Code No. 13)

June 21: English Paper - II (Code No. 14)

June 22: Mathematics Paper - I

June 23: Mathematics Paper - II

June 24: General Science Paper - I

June 25: General Science Paper - II

June 27: Social Studies Paper - I

June 28: Social Studies Paper - II

June 29: OSSC Main Language Paper - II (Sanskrit, Arabic, Persian)

NOTE: The objective papers have to be answered in the last half-an-hour only, except First Language Telugu Paper- I & II/Oriya Paper - I & II/Marathi Paper I & II/Kannada paper I & II, Tamil Paper I & II, Hindi Paper I & II, Urdu Paper I & II, Third Language Paper - I 7 II and OSSC Paper I & II, for which Part A and Part B are applicable.

All the academic course subjects/papers are common for both SSC academic course  and OSSC course candidates.

Source:-  Indiatoday

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National Institute of Technology Admissions 2016: Apply before May 27

 The National Institute of Technology (NIT), Karnataka Surathkal has invited applications for admissions to Master of Science (MSc) in Physics and Chemistry programmes for the session 2016. The eligible candidates should apply in a prescribed format latest by May 27. 

Educational qualification:
The candidates should possess a Bachelor's degree in Chemistry/Physics from a recognised university or institute.

Selection procedure:
The candidates will be selected on the basis of their academic performance and aptitude test.

How to apply:
The eligible, interested candidates should submit the application form along with essential documents to 'The Assistant Registrar (Academic), National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal, Srinivasnagar, Mangalore -575 025' by post so as to reach before the closing date.

Application fee:
General category: An application fee of Rs 500 needs to be paid by the candidates for the registration procedure.

SC/ST category: An application fee of Rs 150 needs to be paid by the candidates for the registration process.

The candidates can make the payment through demand draft, drawn in favour of the Director, N.I.T.K., Surathkal payable at Mangalore.

Important dates:

• Last date of submission of the application form: May 27

• Last date for dispatch of call letters to shortlisted candidates: June 8

• Date of selection test/interview: June 16 and June 17

• Publication of provisional selection/merit-list on website: June 24

For more details, candidates should visit the official website. 

Source:-  http://indiatoday.intoday.in

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