Education - The Purbottar

14 Jul

CBSE Class 10 and Class 12 board exams were cancelled, Will exam fees are refunded?

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The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has been directed by the Delhi high court to decide if it would refund the examination fees taken for class 10 and class 12 board examinations. The high court has given eight weeks to CBSE to decide on the issue. The board exams of the two classes were cancelled due to the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic. The high court's order came on a petition filed by Deepa Joseph, mother of a Class 10 student studying in a CBSE affiliated school in New Delhi. She had paid ₹2,100 as an examination fee. Joseph's counsel contended…

13 Jul

Siliguri: The Siliguri Fee Relief Initiative (SFI) will demand a fee waiver for private schools

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Staff Reporter: Monday, the Darjeeling district SFI will stage demonstrations in front of private schools, demanding that fees be waived. They have also requested that schools, colleges, and other educational institutions be reopened. Even extra costs were being charged by certain private institutions. Stop charging extra fees when schools are closed, said SFISagar Sharma, the district president. The High Court had ordered every private school to SFI leaders said in a news release like maintenance and conference in Siliguri on transportation fee and Monday. Darjeeling has reduced its school fees. However, a number of private schools in Siliguri were charging…

13 Jul

UETR inaugurated in Roorkee

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The University of Engineering and Technology Roorkee (UETR) opens its gates to welcome students post its launch on 11 July 2021. The premier institute was inaugurated by Shri J.C. Jain, Chancellor, UETR in the presence of Smt. Baby Rani Maurya, Governor of Uttarakhand along with other chief guests Shri Trivendra Singh Rawat, Former CM of Uttarakhand, Dr. Dhan Singh Rawat, Minister of Higher Education, Govt. of Uttarakhand, and Swami Yatishwaranand, Minister of Sugarcane Development & Sugarcane Industry, Govt. of Uttarakhand. With a multitude of courses from domains such as Computing, Business Studies, and Social Sciences, Smart Agricultural Sciences as well as Creative Arts & Design under the UETR umbrella, the…

08 Jul

West Bengal Education Minister Meets VCs

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Several states had announced their decisions to cancel the board exams this year to ensure the safety of the students amidst the pandemic. The examinations conducted by the CBSE and CISCE were also cancelled. that on Wednesday West Bengal Education Minister Bratya Basu held a meeting with Vice Chancellors of state-run universities to decide on the modalities of admission to undergraduate courses. VCs of around 20 universities participated in the meeting.The meeting took some decision regarding the process of admission in affiliated colleges and universities ,whether there will be entrance tests but I cannot divulge the same. The higher education…

06 Jul

CBSE Board Exam 2022: Board’s new scheme splits academic session into two terms, focuses on internal assessment

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With continuing school closures and examination disruptions due to COVID-19, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has issued a new assessment scheme for Class 10 and 12 students this year. In 2021-22, it will reduce the syllabus, hold board examinations twice during the year in different formats, and ensure continuous recording of internal assessment scores in order to have a variety of options to calculate a final score at the end of the year, according to a notification issued on Monday night. This comes after widespread uncertainty during the 2020-21 academic year, when the second wave of COVID-19 caused…

02 Jul

TET results set to be published before Puja in West Bengal

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on Wednesday, West Bengal Board of Primary Education president Manik Bhattacharya said that The results of TET examination will be disclosed before the Puja.Accordingly, the recruitment will be done on the basis of merit list . Before that the answers of the question paper will also be published.Nearly 2.5 lakh candidates had appeared for the TET exam before the outbreak of the second wave of the pandemic. Next Tuesday the counselling mode will be published on the board website. Earlier, the Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced last week that 24,500 teachers would be recruited for primary and secondary schools across the state…

01 Jul

Bengal Launches Credit Card for students; Loans Upto ₹ 10 Lakh

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Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced the launch of a credit card for students with a limit of ₹ 10 lakh. A student -- aged upto 40 -- who has lived in Bengal for 10 years will be eligible for the card, which will be applicable for getting a loan for highr studies.Ms Banerjee said at an online press conference,"No guarantor is needed for this loan. The state will stand guarantee." The Credit Card Cab be available for undergraduate, postgraduate, doctoral and post-doctoral study . It could also be available for students studying in coaching classes for competitive exams.Any student taking a ₹ 10…

24 Jun

The Supreme Court directed the state boards to notify assessment scheme for Class 12 in 10 days

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The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the state boards to notify their respective assessment schemes for Class 12 students within 10 days, after the cancellation of physical examination, and also declare results before July 31. A bench comprising Justices A.M. Khanwilkar and Dinesh Maheshwari said: “We direct all the State Boards to ensure that the Schemes are formulated and notified at the earliest and not later than 10 days from today and also declare the results of internal assessment by July 31, which is the time-line specified for CBSE and ICSE.” In its order, the top court said: “In addition,…

22 Jun

Aakash Live student tops West Bengal in NTSE

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Arnab Pati, a student of Aakash Live, has made the institute and the state proud by securing Rank 1 in the National Talent Search Examination (NTSE) Stage-I in West Bengal. Arnab scored an impressive 191 out of 200 marks and qualified for the next stage of the national exam. The student emerged as topper in the state and cleared the renowned national-level scholarship examination. Congratulating Arnab, Mr Aakash Chaudhry, Managing Director, Aakash Educational Services Limited (AESL), said, “We are proud that our student, Arnab has secured top position in the state. It is the result of the hard work, the support…

21 Jun

Supreme Court said CBSE to conduct optional board exams between August 15 and September 15

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The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is planning to conduct optional board exams any time between August 15 and September 15, for students who are not satisfied with evaluation criteria.The board also said that results for Class 12 Board Examination 2021 will be declared by July 31. Earlier today, the apex court adjourned the hearing on CBSE class 12 evaluation criteria till tomorrow.The court said that in justice it has agreed with the evaluation scheme but will hear the petitioners before giving any suggestion for any changes needed. According to the board, the class 12 results will be decided…