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May 23, 2021

Telangana Govt. Appoints Vice Chancellors of 10 State Universities

Telangana government appointed Vice Chancellors for 10 universities in the state. Each VC will have a tenure of three years. The appointment was made after the nod from the Governor of the state Dr. Tamilisai Soundarajan.
These universities had vacant VC positions from a long time and a decision was made considering all the guidelines mentioned by the University Grants Commission.
The search committees constituted on the instructions of Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao have undertaken the process in tune with the UGC guidelines and recommended the names. Though there was some delay due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, the names were finalised and sent to Governor Dr. Tamilisai Soundarajan for her approval. The Governor gave her assent to the appointments.

May 22, 2021

Pune Lab Develops India's First Home Covid Test Kit

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has given its approval to the country's first home-based, self-use rapid test for Covid-19, the creators of the test, MyLab Discovery Solutions.
The self-use test kit can be used by symptomatic individuals and immediate contacts of confirmed cases as per the ICMR's guidelines.
The test kit, named CoviSelf, will cost Rs. 250, and can be bought without a prescription from pharmacies and online.
The test will require the user to download an app on their mobile phone, but will not need a healthcare professional to collect a swab sample.

May 21, 2021

IIM Nagpur Partners with Jaro Education

The Indian Institute of Management Nagpur (IIMN) has collaborated with Jaro Education, one of the leading EdTech companies in India and a pioneer in the Executive Education space to jointly introduce 4 techno-functional blended postgraduate (PG) certificate programmes. The new PG programmes aim to equip working professionals with future-ready skills, empowering them with the knowledge focussed on both technical and functional expertise, which are required in today's digitally-driven business environment.
The techno-functional PG programmes are apt for mid-level working professionals in key business functions such as business management, marketing, information technology and financial technologies (fintech). These programmes with a duration of 9 12 months, comprising 16 modules under the guidance of IIM Nagpur's highly experienced and professional faculty. These programmes also include regular mentoring sessions from industry experts.

Uttar Pradesh Bans Hike in School Fees for Academic Year 2021-22

The Uttar Pradesh government has banned any increase in school fees across all the boards for the upcoming academic session (2021-2022) owing to the coronavirus pandemic situation.
Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma, who also holds the portfolio of Secondary Education department, said that many families are affected economically due to the COVID-19 second wave and schools are physically closed while online classes are going on.
The Deputy CM said that schools can take fees in accordance with the arrangements they had for the 2019-20 session as the fees was not hiked last year also due to the similar situation during the first wave. "Those who have taken hiked fees in this academic session should adjust it in future and also no transportation fees should be charged for the days that the schools are closed.

May 19, 2021

Tripura Announces to Transform 20 State-run Schools to 'Specified Category'

In an effort to provide quality education to students in the state-run schools, Tripura has announced plans to transform 20 schools into specified category of schools. Education Minister Ratan Lal Nath said that students from any part of the state can study in these schools. The schools would be equipped with all sorts of services to facilitate smooth studies and a host of extra curricular activities.
"Apart from CBSE pattern of syllabus, facilities of libraries, playground, teachers, laboratory, etc would be available in the schools. The students need to face screening tests and a lottery system to get admission," Nath said.
Teachers and headmasters for these specified schools would be selected through special recruitment exams.
Students in these institutions would require to sit for examinations when schools will open to evaluate the educational loss of the students in the COVID-19 pandemic, he added. Meanwhile, summer vacation was extended from May 25 till June 6.

May 18, 2021

Tripura Launches 24x7 Dedicated Educational Channel

Fourteen months into the pandemic, Tripura launched 'Vande Tripura', a 24×7 dedicated educational channel to offer lessons on the school syllabus and cover the educational loss incurred in the last 14 months of the pandemic, as schools, colleges and other educational institutions are shut down to break the chain of transmission.
Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb said that the channel was conceived as the first-ever initiative of its type to enable students in getting their lessons despite the shutdown in educational institutions.
Launched, Vande Tripura has started with recorded lessons. It would shift to live classes, discussions on different academic topics, educational news and different information relating to the education department and directorate from June 1.

China Bars Foreign Curricula, Ownership in Some Private Schools

China's State Council has announced tough new curbs on school curricula and ownership of private schools, the latest in a series of measures intended to tighten control of the country's fast-growing education sector.
The new law, which comes into effect on Sept. 1, halts the teaching of foreign curricula in schools from kindergarten to grade nine (K-9) and prohibits the ownership or control of any private K-9 schools by foreign entities.
China currently has private K-9 schools that teach local and foreign curricula. Ninth grade students in China are typically 15 or 16 years old.
Members of the board of directors or any other decision- making body at a private K-9 school must be Chinese nationals and must include representatives from the regulators, according to the Private Education Promotion Law published on Friday on a government website.
The K-9 schools will no longer be able to organise entrance tests or recruit in advance. They also will be barred from establishing private schools or converting themselves into private schools.

Haryana Declares Black Fungus a Notified Disease

Black Fungus has been categorised as a notified disease in Haryana, making it imperative that government authorities be informed about each case. This will allow in the tracking and management of an outbreak. The COVID-19 pandemic in India has catalysed the spread of black fungus or mucormycosis, which can disfigure people even when it is not fatal. Declaring a disease notifiable helps collate information and lets authorities monitor the disease and set off early warnings.
"Black fungus" mainly affects people on medication for other health problems that reduce their ability to fight environmental pathogens, according to the Indian Council of Medical Research. The COVID-19 pandemic in India has catalysed the fungal infection into a dangerous disease disfiguring scores and even killing some.

Jamia Millia Islamia Releases E-prospectus for academic session 2021-22

The Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) launched e-prospectus for the academic session 2021-22. The prospectus containing information about admission to various undergraduate, postgraduate, BTech, BArch, diploma, advanced diploma, postgraduate diploma courses has been uploaded on the university's website www.jmi.ac.in and portal of the controller of examinations at www.jmicoe.in.
The online application form must be submitted by June 30, 2021. The correction window will be available from July 1-5, 2021.
The entrance test for 134 courses will begin on July 26 and conclude on August 28, 2021, and the last date for submitting the qualifying exam result is September 30, 2021.
The university will offer the fllowing 8 new courses from the coming academic session:
Master of Design in the Faculty of Architecture, BA (Hons.) French and Francophone Studies in Centre of Spanish and Latin American Studies, BA (Hons.) Spanish and Latin American Studies in Centre of Spanish and Latin American Studies, MSc Environmental Science & Management, MA Mass Media (Hindi) in the Department of Hindi, PG Diploma in Translation Studies in the Department of English, PG Diploma in English-Hindi Translation in the Department of Hindi and MBA (Healthcare & Hospital Management).
The university is also starting four new departments from the coming session – (1) Department of Design and Innovation (2) Department of Hospital Management and Hospice Studies (3) Department of Foreign Languages and (4) Department of Environmental Sciences.

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