Education - The Purbottar

27 Jun

BYJU’S partners up with Rotary India Literacy Mission

Business Correspondent0 CommentsBusiness, Education, IndiaBYJU’S, RILM’s

The BYJU’S ‘Education for All’ initiative has announced a three-year partnership with Rotary India Literacy Mission (RILM) to positively impact 1.5 lakh children from underserved communities across the country by 2023. They will work towards providing tech-driven digital learning tools to students in classes 4 to 12 across the country by giving them free access to BYJU'S high-quality learning programs and engaging content. BYJU’S has already issued 100 tablets and licenses to students from lesser-served communities in Hyderabad. The initiative will soon spread its wings across the rest of the country in a phased manner. With a mission to empower…

18 Jun

Kunal Jain emerges as the winner of Tata Crucible Campus Quiz

Business Correspondent0 CommentsBusiness, Education, IndiaKunal Jain, Shillong, Tata Crucible Campus Quiz

Kunal Jain from IIM Shillong emerged victorious in the Cluster Finals of Tata Crucible Campus Quiz 2022, the online edition of India’s largest business quiz for campuses. The Cluster 24, Finals representing the North East 2 region, was a thrilling affair, with participants showcasing their quick thinking and sharp quizzing abilities. The winner took home a cash prize of Rs. 35000 and will now compete in the Zonal Finals to qualify for the National Finals. Omkar Dashetwar from IIM Shillong was declared runner-up, winning a cash price of Rs.18,000. Mr. Jayanta Das, Cluster General Manager North East, Darjeeling and General…

14 May

SSC Recruitment Scam: Massive irregularities in Bengal school recruitment

editor0 CommentsEducation, West Bengal

A committee headed by a retired Calcutta High Court judge on Friday submitted a file in the High Court highlighting irregularities in the recruitment of Group C batch of school staff using the West Bengal School Service Commission.The document was submitted to the Calcutta High Court's division bench of Justice Subrata Talukder and Justice Anand Kumar Mukherjee. Justice (Retd.) R.K. Bag was asked to appear in court on charges of irregularities in the recruitment of C group workers by the commission. Arunava Bandyopadhyay, an attorney acting for the Justice Bagh Committee, said the investigation had found major irregularities where 381…

05 May

CUP&A launches Two Books for Dibrugarh University

Business Correspondent0 CommentsBusiness, EducationCambridge University, Dibrugarh University

Cambridge University Press & Assessment (CUP&A) launched two books titled Interact and Writing Skills to help the students of Dibrugarh University with their English courses and develop competence in the language. The book launch event was held at Dibrugarh University (DU) amidst the presence of more than 70 HODs and professors from various colleges under DU.Interact: A Course in Communicative English (Revised Edition) is a comprehensive coursebook meant for first-semester students at DU, Assam. The book covers the basics of communication skills, reading, writing, and speaking skills. Writing Skills is a comprehensive book designed for the B.A. and B.Com. students…

05 May

EuroKids launches a mindful curriculum for preschoolers

Business Correspondent0 CommentsBusiness, EducationEuroKids, K.V.S Seshasai, Nepal

EuroKids Pre-School, Asia’s leading Pre-School network, has launched EUNOIA – a mindful curriculum, which aims to provide children with the right balance of learning and fun to ensure their overall development. EuroKids’ EUNOIA helps to enhance a child’s mind, body and soul and transform them into evolved and balanced human beings. The curriculum is designed to offer a Mindful Learning methodology to help enhance the Cognitive, Affective, and Psychomotor domain and performance-based skills in children. This curriculum through its Blended Learning, would give children multiple opportunities to interact with the other children and teachers to apply the acquired knowledge.K.V.S Seshasai,…

04 May

About 25% of Government Schools in Bengal Do Not Have a Head Master

editor0 CommentsEducation, West Bengal

Of the total 9,990 authority faculties in West Bengal, about 2,130 faculties do not have a head teacher, according to the School Education Department. This means, 25 percent of faculties in the country do not have a head teacher. This is probably due to not hiring head teachers on a long-term basis. As per rules a head teacher can be appointed for seven years. According to sources in the faculty training department, the state authorities have to start a new recruitment process for the appointment of head teachers. The West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (WBBSE) had earlier requested the…

01 May

West Bengal Governor In War Of Words With Vice-Chancellors Over Functioning Of Universities

editor0 CommentsEducation, West Bengal

The time-honored secretary of the West Bengal Vice-Chancellors' Council on Saturday stated no convocation was held on the campuses of the kingdom universities in the closing two years due to the pandemic, as Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar lamented that he was once not being invited to the ceremonies even though he used to be the chancellor. Alleging that the state of universities in West Bengal was once worrisome, Mr Dhankhar at a programme on Friday stated he was once unable to "sleep at night" because of the situation. "What the governor has said does not replicate the actual situation. How many…

01 May

Why The Long Summer Vacation In Schools In The State of West Bengal: Subhas Sarkar

editor0 CommentsEducation, West Bengal

Union Minister of State for Education, Subhash Sarkar on Friday wondered why colleges in West Bengal have been given long summer vacations this 12 months when offline instructions are in place in states where heat wave conditions are worse. States, where the weather conditions are hot, have not declared any summer holidays so far, he told reporters here. “The heat wave conditions are more acute in many different states but they have no longer taken any step like Bengal. Then why are faculties being closed for summer time vacation for such a long time from May two to mid June?”…

29 Apr

Heatwave: Schools in Kolkata switch to online mode till summer break

editor0 CommentsEducation, West BengalHeatwave

Several private schools have decided to move classes online till the summer break and some others will make a decision in the next few days. Many of the private schools that don’t want to go online said they would continue with in-person classes and not suspend lessons till the summer break. Many children were falling sick in school because of the heat. The summer vacation in government and government-aided schools has been advanced because of the heat spell and will start on May 2, the education department announced on Wednesday. The vacation will continue till June 15. The summer vacation…

28 Apr

Calcutta University tops higher education ranking list, Mamata Banerjee expresses pride

editor0 CommentsEducation, West BengalMamta banerjee

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee took to Twitter to express satisfaction at Calcutta University being ranked Number 1 among the central and state-aided public universities in India via the Times Higher Education Impact Ranking 2022. "Glad to study that the Calcutta University has been ranked 1st in India among all Central and State aided public Universitites and Institues by using Times Higher Education Impact Ranking 2022," she wrote. Calcutta University has been awarded the 14th rank in the total work in the sub-category of 'Decent Work and Economic Growth'. "In sub-category 'Decent Work and Economic Growth', CU has been…