Education

'IITs, NITs to offer engineering courses in mother tongue from next year'

• The decision was taken at a high-level review meeting chaired by Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal on Thursday
• It was also decided that the NTA will come out with the syllabus for competitive examinations after assessing the existing scenario of school education boards

'Engineering in 'mother tongue' in select national institutes from 2021'

• The ministry decision comes, months after it decided to conduct joint entrance exam (JEE) in 11 languages from 2021 from just three as is the current practice

Education minister chairs high-level review meet, directs UGC on scholarships

• During the meeting, Education Minister Pokhriyal directed UG to ensure all scholarships and fellowships are disbursed in time and to start a helpline for it
• He also directed that all the grievances of the students be redressed immediately

Delhi schools not to reopen till govt convinced about student safety: Jain

'There is no plan to reopen schools (in Delhi) as of now. We are hopeful that a vaccine will be available soon. Schools will not be reopened till the time we are convinced that students will be safe,' Delhi health minister Satyendra Jain said

Centre asks states to take steps to reopen medical colleges from or before 1 Dec

• Educational institutions in the country have been closed since March in view of the coronavirus pandemic
• The Health Ministry has obtained concurrence from the Ministry of Home Affairs for re-opening of medical colleges

Class affects school enrolment more than caste

• The likelihood of a child going to school reduces more due to gap in financial status than due to gap in caste status, a study from UP finds

Engineering entrance JEE-Main likely to be pushed to February: Officials

• An official notification on the date of the exam is expected soon and the application process will begin next month
• Rising number of covid-19 cases and engineering admission for this year still being underway, are among the reasons behind authorities contemplating the move

DU special cut-off list announced for admission to remaining UG seats

Over 68,000 out of 70,000 undergraduate seats have been filled in five cut-off lists

Karnataka: Schools, PU colleges will re-open only in 2021, confirms Yediyurappa

• Yediyurappa announced that the committee will meet again and take an appropriate decision at the time, with regard to the situation
• 'We shouldn't start SSLC (Class 10) and PUC until then,' he adds

Covid-19 pandemic: US Rhodes Scholars 2021 chosen virtually for first time

• The Rhodes Trust announced the 32 winners early Sunday, which include 22 students of color
• The winners were chosen from a pool of more than 2,300 applicants — of which 953 were endorsed by 288 different colleges and universities to study at Oxford University in England

Covid-19: Board exams to take place as scheduled, says CBSE secretary

• The CBSE exams for class 10 and 12 will happen for sure and a schedule is likely to be announced soon, board secretary Anurag Tripathi said
• He, however, did not comment upon whether the exams will be conducted in the same format and will be held in February-March as per schedule or will be postponed

E-learning inadequate and ineffective: Azim Premji University study

• The study by the university across five states said an overwhelming majority of the teachers and parents want children to return to schools with necessary safety protocols

CBSE class 10, 12 exam: Supreme Court dismisses plea for waiver of fees

• A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, R Subhash Reddy and M R Shah dismissed the petition filed by NGO 'Social Jurist' against the September 28 order of the Delhi High Court

Indian students in US varsities see negative growth in 2019-20

The total number of Indian students in US fell 4.4% to a seven-year low of 193,124 in the year ended 31 March 2020, shows data

Lay-offs bring down kids’ school grades

A study from Spain shows children whose fathers lost their jobs during the Great Recession performed worse at school than others

IIM-B tops list of best B-schools in Central Asia in Eduniversal rankings

• IIM-B tops is the first management institute in India to offer massive open online courses
• Professor Rishikesha T Krishnan, director, IIM-Bangalore, said, "IIM-B is honoured to be among the top three schools from Central Asia voted by our peers in the survey"

Harvard University wins appeals fight over race in college admissions

• A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld a ruling clearing Harvard University of discrimination against Asian American applicants
• The decision delivers a blow to the group, Students for Fair Admissions, and moves the case a step closer to a possible review by the Supreme Court

Schools in Tamil Nadu to remain shut, govt puts reopening plan on hold

• This was done after consultations held with parents of private, government and aided schools on November 9
• As on November 11, a total of 7,50,409 people had tested positive for Covid-19 in Tamil Nadu

Virus alters academic calendar

• To compensate for the learning loss and delayed start of the academic year, the newly enrolled students in the first year of undergraduate and postgraduate-level of universities are unlikely to get summer vacation

MBBS fees in medical colleges raised in Haryana from ₹50,000 to ₹10 lakh

• With this a student seeking admission in an MBBS course will have to pay ₹40 lakh for the four-year course
• IMA president Dr Rajan Sharma has criticised the decision by the Haryana government to raise the fees