CUET for PG Admissions from 2022 Academic Session: UGC Chairman
The University Grants Commission (UGC) decided to introduce the common university entrance test (CUET) for post graduate courses also from 2022. The decision comes weeks after the UGC chief announced that CUET scores, and not Class 12 scores, will be mandatory for admission to 45 central universities and that the central universities can fix their minimum eligibility criteria.
The exam will be conducted in English and Hindi in Computer Based Test (CBT) mode. Over 10.46 lakh candidates registered for CUET-UG so far. The last date for registration for CUET-UG is May 22.
May 21, 2022
Prof. Nilofar Khan Appointed as First Woman V-C of Kashmir University
Professor Nilofar Khan, who has 30 years of teaching experience,was appointed as the first woman vice-chancellor of the University of Kashmir. The order of appointment was issued by Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Manoj Sinha in his capacity of being the chancellor of the university. She replaced Professor Talat Ahmad, who completed his second tenure as the V-C of the university which began in August 2018.
Professor Khan, who had the distinction of being the first woman to be appointed as Dean Student Welfare at the university, was appointed as vice-chancellor for a three-year term.
May 20, 2022
Monkeypox Spreads to more European Countries, Australia, Canada
Italy, Sweden, Australia and Canada have joined a slew of countries with confirmed cases of monkeypox, signalling a global outbreak. Health officials in Australia have confirmed a case in Victoria and another likely case in New South Wales (NSW). According to Victoria's Department of Health, a man, in his 30s, fell ill after returning from travel to the UK. He remains in isolation at The Alfred Hospital in a stable condition with mild symptoms.
NSW Health has also detected a possible case of monkeypox in a man in his 40s who recently returned from Europe. The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) had also confirmed two cases of monkeypox in Quebec. Health authorities are investigating about 17 people for potential cases of the virus.
May 19, 2022
US Reports First Case of Monkeypox
Massachusetts reported a rare case of monkeypox in a man who recently travelled to Canada, and health officials are looking into whether it is connected to small outbreaks in Europe. Monkeypox is typically limited to Africa, and rare cases in the US and elsewhere are usually linked to travel there. A small number of confirmed or suspected cases have been reported in the United Kingdom, Portugal, and Spain.
Monkeypox typically begins with a flu-like illness and swelling of the lymph nodes, followed by a rash on the face and body. In Africa, people have been infected through bites from rodents or small animals, and it does not usually spread easily among people.
Monkeypox comes from the same family of viruses as smallpox. Most people recover from monkeypox within weeks, but the disease is fatal for up to 1 in 10 people.
May 17, 2022
Nidhi Chibber Appointed CBSE Chairperson
Senior IAS officer Nidhi Chibber was appointed as the chairperson of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) in a top-level bureaucratic reshuffle effected by the Centre. Chibber, a 1994 batch Indian Administrative Service officer of Chhattisgarh cadre, is currently Additional Secretary, Ministry of Heavy Industries. She was appointed as chairperson, CBSE in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary to the government of India.
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is a national level board of education in India for public and private schools, controlled and managed by the Government of India. Established in 1929 by a resolution of the government, the Board was indeed a bold experiment toward inter-state integration and cooperation in the sphere of secondary education. There are approximately 26,054 schools in India and 240 schools in 28 foreign countries affiliated to the CBSE.
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