BHU Receives Donations under Pratidana Initiative; Starts 3 New Scholarships
Banaras Hindu University (BHU) under its Pratidana initiative received donations through which the University started three new scholarships. The University is instituting new scholarships, one each for the Faculty of Education, Central Hindu Boys School, and Central Hindu Girls School.
The Pratidana initiative of Banaras Hindu University is aimed at mobilizing and garnering support from alumni and well-wishers, to establish scholarships for meritorious students, need-based financial aid, enhance learning opportunities, and promote excellence in teaching.
Pradeep Singh Kharola Assigned the Additional Charge of NTA DG
The Director General of the National Testing Agency, Subodh Kumar Singh, was removed from the post, amid controversy over irregularities in exams. Subodh Kumar Singh's services were put on a 'compulsory wait' in Department of Personnel and Training. India Trade Promotion Organisation Chairman and MD Pradeep Singh Kharola was assigned additional charge of NTA DG till appointment of a regular incumbent or until further orders.
Pradeep Singh Kharola is currently the Chairman and Managing Director of India Trade Promotion and was appointed as the Director General of National Testing Agency as an additional charge. Kharola is a 1985 batch IAS officer.
The Union Ministry of Education constituted a high-level committee of experts to ensure transparent, smooth and fair conduct of examinations. K. Radhakrishnan, former Chairman, ISRO and Chairman BoG, IIT Kanpur, is the head of the panel of 7 experts. The other constituent members include Dr. Randeep Guleria, Former Director, AIIMS Delhi, Prof. B. J. Rao, Vice Chancellor, Central University of Hyderabad, Prof. Ramamurthy K, Professor Emeritus, Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Madras, Pankaj Bansal, Co-Founder, People Strong and Board Member- Karmayogi Bharat, Prof. Aditya Mittal, Dean Student Affairs, IIT Delhi, Govind Jaiswal, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Education.
The National Testing Agency (NTA) is an autonomous agency under the Department of Higher Education of the Ministry of Education of India. It was established in November 2017 to conduct entrance examination admissions and recruitment. The NTA is responsible for conducting numerous national-level exams for admission and fellowship in higher educational institutions related to engineering, medicine, management and pharmacy.
Jun 23, 2024
Madhya Pradesh Govt Approves the Establishment of One Prime Minister College of Excellence in All...
In Madhya Pradesh, the Prime Minister College of Excellence will be inaugurated ceremonially in all 55 districts of the state on July 1. In a meeting with senior officials on the activities of the Higher Education Department, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said that a drone policy will also be made in the state. He directed to ensure better teaching arrangements in view of the increasing employment opportunities in aviation, agriculture, and artificial intelligence (AI).
India 3rd in Growth of Women Researchers; but Globally Equality Still Far Away: Elsevier Report
India ranked third in the growth rate of women researchers, according to a report from scientific information disseminator Elsevier, which also underlined that gender equality in the domain remains 'unacceptably far away' globally.
In the report titled 'Progress Towards Gender Equality in Research and Innovation - 2024 Review', at two per cent, India's yearly growth rate of women's share of active researchers over the last decade was the third highest, behind Egypt and the Netherlands only.
Jun 22, 2024
Anti-paper Leak Law Comes into Force amid NEET, UGC-NET Row
The Central Government notified the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024, which aims to prevent unfair means in public examinations and common entrance tests held across the country. The move came amid the massive row over the alleged malpractices in conducting the NEET and UGC NET examinations.
The law, which was passed by the Parliament in February 2024, proposes a punishment of a minimum of three to five years of imprisonment to curb cheating and for those involved in organised crimes of cheating will face five to 10 years of imprisonment and a minimum fine of Rs. 1 crore.
If a person or a group of persons commits an organised crime, including the examination authority, service provider, or any other institution, they will be punished with imprisonment for a term not less than five years but which may extend to ten years, and a fine not less than Rs. 1 crore, the law states.
The law also has provisions to attach and forfeit the property of an institution if they are found involved in an organised paper leak crime, and the proportionate cost of the examination shall also be recovered from it.
Jun 21, 2024
ADB Approves $170 Million Loan to Strengthen Health System in India
Multi-lateral development lender Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved a USD 170 million (over Rs. 1,418 crore) policy-based loan to improve India's health system preparedness and capacity to respond to future pandemics. The Strengthened and Measurable Actions for Resilient and Transformative Health Systems will support the government's National Health Policy 2017, which aims to provide quality health care services to all.
This policy-based loan will help fill the gaps in policy, legislative, and institutional governance and structures and contribute to India's goal of providing universal access to quality and affordable healthcare services to strengthen pandemic preparedness and response, it said.
Jun 20, 2024
UGC Launches Two Open Online Courses on Arctic, Polar Studies
The University Grants Commission (UGC) launched two Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) on arctic, polar studies on the SWAYAM portal. These courses are Understanding the Arctic: Climate and Environmental Protection, and Polar Science, Arctic Governance, Policy, and Law.
WB Education Minister Bratya Basu Announces Centralised Admission Process for UG Courses in state...
West Bengal's Education Minister Bratya Basu announced a centralised admission process for undergraduate courses in all state-run colleges.
This would negate the possibility of one student with good marks taking admission in multiple colleges at once, and then retaining his seat in the desired course and vacating the rest, Basu said, adding that because of this, a lot of seats remain empty every year.
In the centralised process, one candidate will be offered only one seat at a time, depending on his results with the scope to get a better opportunity in case there is a vacancy elsewhere.
Any student from across the country, who had passed the class 12 final examination, can apply for 25 undergraduate courses maximum through the website.
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