Education

21 Jun

West Bengal University of Health Sciences Bill passed, replaces governor with CM as chancellor

editorEducation, Political, West BengalCM Mamata Banerjee

The West Bengal University of Health Sciences (Amendment) Bill, 2022, which replaces the governor with the West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee as the chancellor was surpassed in the state Assembly on Tuesday. The Bill will come into effect immediately. The Bill was cleared by way of 134 votes for it and fifty one against. BJP was also not in favour of it. The Bill was established by the nation Minister of State for Health, Chandrima Bhattacharya and was first surpassed by voice votes. Participating in the discussion on the bill, BJP chief whip in the Assembly, Manoj Tigga and…

17 Jun

Student cry as school bus gets stuck amid Agnipath protests in Bihar’s Darbhanga

editorEducation, Politicaljobs

A faculty bus carrying children was stranded in Bihar's Darbhanga on Friday when they blocked an avenue through army job seekers protesting the Centre's Agnipath project. A video shared using ANI on Twitter shows youths trapped in buses crying out in fear as teachers try to calm them down. Later, with the help of the police, the bus was able to be released. The situation in Bihar is alarming as violent protests over the Agnipath project continue for the 2nd day. Protesters set fire to BJP's 2D office in Madhyapura. A BJP workplace was set on fire in Nawada on…

14 Jun

Protest by Students Seeking Pass Marks in Class 12 Exam Disrupts Traffic Flow in West Bengal’s Siliguri

editorEducation, West Bengal

Candidates who failed the Class 12 West Bengal Board examination on Monday took to the streets of Siliguri in the northern division of the state, demanding that they be passed with their marks. Some protesters shouted slogans and blocked roads in Phulbari and Champasari areas for about an hour, disrupting the movement of visitors to the site, a police official said, adding that the blockade was lifted once police officers were used, he said. Among the protestors were students of Phulbari High School, Sri Guru Vidyamandir, Deshbandhu Hindi High School, Terai Tarapad Adarsh Vidyalaya and Hakimpara Girls High School. An…

14 Jun

CM Mamata Banerjee to become Chancellor of state-run universities, Bengal assembly passes bill

editorEducation, Political, West BengalJagdeep Dhankhar, Mamata Banerjee

The West Bengal assembly passed a bill on thirteenth June that makes the Chief Minister - and not the Governor - Chancellor of all nation universities in Bengal. BJP legislators protested however simply 40 votes had been polled in opposition to the bill and 183 have been in favour. The cross had formerly been cleared via the kingdom Cabinet in the backdrop of Governor Jadgeep Dhankhar's clash with the kingdom government over appointments of vice-chancellors across universities.The Bill will now want the Governor's clearance, but he is constitutionally bound to act on the advice of the Cabinet. However, there have…

03 Jun

WB Madhyamik Class 10th result 2022 declared; Raunak Mandal Tops With 99% Marks; 86.60% pass

editorEducationWest Bengal

Wait of over 11.8 lakh school students is over as the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education has announced the final results for class 10 board exam. The results has been declared via WBBSE President by a press conference at the board’s head quarter. A whole of 86.60% of students have cleared their Class 10th examination this year. This year the share of boys is greater than the girls- 88.59% for boys and 85.0% for girls. The number of woman students, who attended the examination this year, has elevated by using 11%. As the result has been declared, the candidates…

30 May

UPSC CSE final result: St Stephens alumnus Shruti Sharma tops, gives credit to Jamia coaching academy

editorEducation

In the UPSC Civil Services, 2021 remaining end result declared Monday, Delhi’s Shruti Sharma has secured the All India Rank (AIR 1). Elated through her success, Sharma stated she used to be assured about qualifying the UPSC exam but topping the merit list came as a surprise. Sharma wants to serve the usa through joining the Indian Administration Services (IAS). Sharma graduated from St. Stephens College of Delhi University and joined Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) for her post-graduation. She later dropped out of JNU and joined Delhi School of Economics at Delhi University to pursue her post-graduate degree. She prepared…

23 May

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

editorAssam, Education

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…

14 May

SSC Recruitment Scam: Massive irregularities in Bengal school recruitment

editorEducation, West Bengal

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…

06 May

IBM STEM for Girls program in Arunachal Pradesh

Business CorrespondentArunachal Pradesh, Business, Education, IndiaIBM STEM, india

IBM announced a collaboration with the Department of School Education in Arunachal Pradesh to introduce the IBM STEM for Girls program in more than 130 secondary and higher secondary schools across 15 districts in the state. More than 13,500 students studying between 8th and 10th grade will have exposure to digital fluency, coding skills training and 21st-century skills including life and career skills. It is a part of IBM’s commitment to skilling 30 million people worldwide by 2030. This initiative is part of a three-year program between IBM and the state government with Quest Alliance and AlombroMayuYaku Chi AmeyAroga as…

05 May

The book launch event by CUP&A at Dibrugarh University

Business CorrespondentBusiness, Education, Indiaambridge University

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…