Education

Assam CM Himanta Biswas says admission to madrassas ‘rights violation’: ‘Can’t be doctors…’

Children won’t be capable to suppose about becoming doctors and engineers as long as “madrassas” exist, Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has said. “I always suggest for non-existence of madrassas the place non secular inculcation is given priority over formal education(sic),” the 53-year-old chief wrote on Twitter. He also shared a video the place he can be heard saying: “This phrase (madrassa) need to vanish. Till the time, this notion technique stays, a toddler cannot come to be a physician or an engineer. If a toddler is told about the outcome, he or she won’t be interested in going…
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CFA Institute in India expands Student Accessibility

CFA Institute in India expands Student Accessibility

CFA Institute has opened registrations for their upcoming February 2023 intake. The institute will have 4 new exam centers in Kochi, Chandigarh, Bhubaneshwar, and Guwahati for the CFA Program. These centers will take the total number of test center cities for the CFA exam to 16 across India and over 400 worldwide. The recent CFA Institute Investor Trust survey showed that Indians place a high level of trust in the potential growth in job opportunities in the financial services sector. In the post-pandemic era, students, as well as professionals, are prioritizing safety, accessibility and ease of travel while accomplishing their…
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SSC Scam: Bengal Minister `DISAPPEARS` with daughter after the CBI summon

The CBI has sent an email to Minister Paresh Adhikari asking him to appear by 8 pm on Tuesday as directed by the Calcutta High Court. But the Minister of State for Education did not come to the state. On the contrary, it was once revealed that she had left for Sealdah station in Padak Express with her daughter Ankita and 'disappeared' in the middle of the road. CBI officers on Tuesday named the minister after receiving the High Court's order. They contacted the minister three times but could not reach him as his smartphone was switched off. As a…
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Protests at West Bengal Universities Demanding Online Exams

Demonstrations have been held by means of college students in exceptional universities across West Bengal on Tuesday, annoying on line examinations. At Rabindra Bharati University in Kolkata, the demonstrations grew to become violent as some college students kicked the door of the vice-chancellor’s office and manhandled a non-teaching staff amid a gherao that went on for hours, prompting the authorities to name in the police. The students, who had been demonstrating at the state-run varsity’s BT Road campus, claimed that as the syllabus should now not be executed in on line classes, they must be allowed to write the papers…
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DU professor asks PM Modi for gun license after his Gyanvapi ‘shivling’ comment triggers outrage

After Delhi University professor Ratan Lal posted a controversial commentary about the 'shivling' that was found at Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi, social media was once abuzz with outrage and a case has been filed against him. Now, the professor, who teaches history at Hindu College, has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi asking for a gun license for his safety. He said he received threats online. Amid the Gyanvapi mosque row, it was claimed two days in the past that a 'shivling' had been located in the disputed complex. With a image of the 'shivling', Ratan Lal wrote on Facebook…
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International Peace Agreement Reached in Long-standing Conflict

International Peace Agreement Reached in Long-standing Conflict

They followed her on to the deck. All the smoke and the houses had disappeared, and the ship was out in a wide space of sea very fresh and clear though pale in the early light. They had left London sitting on its mud. A very thin line of shadow tapered on the horizon, scarcely thick enough to stand the burden of Paris, which nevertheless rested upon it. They were free of roads, free of mankind, and the same exhilaration at their freedom ran through them all. The ship was making her way steadily through small waves which slapped her…
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SSC Recruitment Scam: Massive irregularities in Bengal school recruitment

SSC Recruitment Scam: Massive irregularities in Bengal school recruitment

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…
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CUP&A helps Students to Build English Proficiency

CUP&A helps Students to Build English Proficiency

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

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

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…
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COMEDK- Uni-GAUGE Entrance Exam across 400 centers

COMEDK- Uni-GAUGE Entrance Exam across 400 centers

COMEDK UGET and Uni-GAUGE entrance examinations will be held on June 19, 2022, as a combined examination for admission to over 190 Engineering colleges and 50+ reputed private and deemed universities, respectively. The entrance test will be held for admissions to B.E/B. Tech programs for colleges affiliated with the Karnataka Professional Colleges Foundation Trust and Uni-GAUGE member universities. The exam will be conducted online in over 150 cities across India, with over 400 test centers. This year, it expects over 80,000 students to appear for the examination. Applicants can register at www.comedk.org or www.unigauge.com. The application process is open online…
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