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Nov202019 by schooltimesindiaNo Comments
Ministry of HRD Takes Various Initiatives to Promote Fit India Movement

Ministry of HRD Takes Various Initiatives to Promote Fit India Movement

HRD Ministry, Latest News, NATIONAL NEWS
New Delhi : Department of Higher Education has prepared actionable points on Fit India Programme and forwarded to all its Institutions. The details of actionable points for implementation of Fit India in Higher Education Institutes are as follows: Implementation of policies and practices: Institutions to adopt and implement policies and practices that motivate students and staffs to participate actively in health and wellness activities. In this regard, following activities may be incorporated: Pledging by students, faculty and staff in all universities/institutions for making all efforts to maintain the physical and mental fitness and do some sports activities regularly. Encouraging and motivating students and staffs to spend at least one hour in physical activities viz. sports...
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Jul92019 by schooltimesindiaNo Comments
Union HRD Minister Chairs Consultation Workshop on National Education Policy

Union HRD Minister Chairs Consultation Workshop on National Education Policy

HRD Ministry, Latest News, NATIONAL NEWS, Uncategorized
New Delhi : Union Minister for Human Resource Development Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ chaired the national workshop on 5- year vision document and national education policy in New Delhi today. He addressed the Education Secretaries and other senior officials from the States and Union Territories (UTs) in this regard. While addressing the participants, the Minister emphasised on the importance of education for the development of the nation. He requested all States & UTs to hold consultations within their States and provide their tentative comments on the policy document by 31st July 2019. The Minister will also be holding consultations with all State Education Ministers on the policy in August 2019. The Minister said education is the foundation for making a new Bharat which is compe
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Jul92019 by schooltimesindiaNo Comments
Approval for a Competency Based School Based Assessment (SBA) at Elementary level

Approval for a Competency Based School Based Assessment (SBA) at Elementary level

HRD Ministry, Latest News 2, NATIONAL NEWS
New Delhi : The National Council for Educational Research and Training (NCERT) conducts periodic national surveys to assess learning achievement of children in Classes – III, V, VIII and X. The National Achievement Survey (NAS) 2017 was held on 13th November for assessing the competencies developed by the children at the grade levels III, V and VIII from across 701 districts covering all the 36 States and UTs and covered 22 lakh students from 1.10 lakh schools. NAS (2017) was administered with districts as the unit of reporting in different subject areas such as languages, mathematics, EVS/Science and Social Sciences in the Government and Government aided schools. The competency based test was based on the Learning Outcomes which were incorporated in the Central Rules for RTE Act by the
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Jul92019 by schooltimesindiaNo Comments
“Government Introduced 4 Year Integrated Teacher Education Programme (ITEP) for Pre-service Training”

“Government Introduced 4 Year Integrated Teacher Education Programme (ITEP) for Pre-service Training”

HRD Ministry, Latest News
New Delhi : The Central Government has introduced a 4-year Integrated Teacher Education Programme (ITEP) for pre-service training, to offer graduation with certain specializations built into it namely Primary and Secondary Education. In this regard, a Gazette Notification dated 29th March, 2019 has been published and applications have been invited from 3rd June, 2019. Further, for in-service training of teachers, school heads and other functionaries, at the elementary level, approval has been given for an Integrated Teacher Training Programme to be conducted through National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) and National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration (NIEPA), in all States and UTs. The Central Government has taken several initiatives to improve ...
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Jul42019 by schooltimesindiaNo Comments
Results for Over 7000 Teachers & Other Posts of KVS to be Declared on 8th July

Results for Over 7000 Teachers & Other Posts of KVS to be Declared on 8th July

HRD Ministry, Latest News, Teacher's Vacancy
New Delhi : Giving boost to employment, the Human Resource Development Ministry has cleared the way for appointment of more than 7000 Teachers and other staff in Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan. Results for these posts will be declared on 8 July 2019 for which KVS has already completed the examination process. This initiative will generate thousands of employment opportunities and simultaneously strengthen the quality education in Kendriya Vidyayas.   The Union HRD Minister Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank announced this while addressing the 8th Deputy Commissioner’s Conference of KVS in New Delhi today. He emphasised on delivering quality education to the remotest corner of the country and adopting positive approach in the top leadership of the organizations. He said that small init
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Jan42019 by schooltimesindiaNo Comments
34 Participants Get National Awards for Innovation in Educational Administration

34 Participants Get National Awards for Innovation in Educational Administration

HRD Ministry, Latest News, NATIONAL NEWS
12 Participants have been given Appreciation of Certificates Prakash Javadekar HRD Minister Said that Only teachers can change education scenario of the country Dr Satya Pal Singh State HRD Minister said that Innovation is needed in every field of life Suvash Choudhary /Editor-in-Chief  NEW DELHI : Union Minister for Human Resource Development, Prakash Javadekar today said that innovation in teaching is very important and only teachers of this country have the capabilities to change education scenario of the nation. He also said that only teachers can make education more relevant by their innovative teaching methods. The Union Minster was speaking on the occasion of National Awards for Innovation in Educational Administration (NIEPA) in New Delhi today. Minister of State for Hu
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Jan42019 by schooltimesindiaNo Comments
UGC Writes to State Govt. for Action Against Fake Univers.

UGC Writes to State Govt. for Action Against Fake Univers.

HRD Ministry, Latest News, What's Hot
NEW DELHI : University Grants Commission (UGC) has released the list of 24 fake Universities, which are available on its website www.ugc.ac.in. In addition, UGC issues public notice against the unrecognized status of Indian Institute of Planning and Management (IIPM), New Delhi and illegal status of Bio-Chemic Education Grant Commission, Nadia, West Bengal. Bhartiya Shiksha Parishad, Lucknow, UP is also not recognized by the UGC under Section 2(f) of the UGC Act, 1956. This information was given by the Minister of State (HRD), Dr. Satya Pal Singh today in a written reply to a Rajya Sabha question. No fake Universities have been identified in the State of Rajasthan. Raja Arabic University, Nagpur has been identified as fake University in the state of Maharashtra. In ...
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Jan42019 by schooltimesindiaNo Comments
“AICTE Developes Industrially Relevant Model Curriculum in Engineering”

“AICTE Developes Industrially Relevant Model Curriculum in Engineering”

HRD Ministry, Latest News
NEW DELHI : With an aim to align the industry requirements with the technical skill set of students, the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has developed outcome based, socially and industrially relevant Model Curriculum for Under Graduate (UG) and Post Graduate (PG) Programme in Engineering and technical subjects e.g. MBA, PGDM, Pharmacy, Architecture etc. This information was given by the Minister of State (HRD), Dr. Satya Pal Singh today in a written reply to a Rajya Sabha question. He said that it allows the students to take electives from the disciplines and cross- disciplines, provision for internship to understand the industry requirements, have hands-on experience and to pursue project work, relevant to industry, in their final year. This is a suggestive ...
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Jul282018 by schooltimesindiaNo Comments
Three-Day VCs’ National Conference Adopts 10 Points Agenda to Implement Effectively

Three-Day VCs’ National Conference Adopts 10 Points Agenda to Implement Effectively

College Events, HRD Ministry, Latest News
Three-Day VCs’ Conference on Research & Innovation in Higher Education ends; Vice-Chancellors commit to improve quality of teaching learning process 10-point resolution for transforming Universities into institutions engaged in cutting edge research adopted in the presence of HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar New Delhi :. Vice-Chancellors from across the country today reaffirmed their commitment to improve quality of teaching learning process and achieving the UGC Quality Mandate in Universities and the affiliated institutions by 2020 and NAAC accreditation for all institutions by 2022. In a 10-point resolution adopted unanimously on the concluding day of the 3-day Conference of Vice-Chancellors, chaired by the Minister of Human Resources Development, Shri Prakash Javadekar, the
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Jul102018 by schooltimesindiaNo Comments
Government Declares 6 Educational ‘Institutions of Eminence , IIT Bengluru on Top

Government Declares 6 Educational ‘Institutions of Eminence , IIT Bengluru on Top

Exclusive, HRD Ministry, Latest News
Government declares 6 educational ‘Institutions of Eminence’ ; 3 Institutions from Public Sector and 3 from Private Sector shortlisted Each ‘Public Institution’ selected as ‘Institution of Eminence’ will get financial assistance up to Rs. 1000 Crore over a period of five years The landmark decision will help the selected Institutions to become World Class Educational Institutions: Shri Prakash Javadekar New Delhi :. The Government has shortlisted Six Institutions of Eminence (IoEs) including 3 from Public Sector and 3 from Private Sector. An Empowered Expert Committee (EEC) in its report recommended selection of 6 institutions (3 from public sector and 3 from private sector) as Institutions of Eminence. The details of these Institutions are as under: Public Sector: (i) Indian Insti
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