Lahore, Faisalabad student protests turn violent as police baton-charge participants
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University students protesting against physical examinations clashed with the police and security guards outside their campuses in Lahore and Faisalabad Tuesday afternoon.
In Lahore, the students of the Central University of Punjab staged a sit-in outside their campus and requested the management to hold talks with them at 2pm.
Salman Sikander, the information secretary of the Progressive Studentsâ Collective, said that the UCP students started gathering outside the campus at 11am. The students were holding placards and chanting slogans against the administration.
For NEP to succeed, teachers, students need to be trained
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Updated: Friday, January 8, 2021, 17:33 [IST]
New Delhi, Jan 08: Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank on Thursday stressed on the need to train students as well as teachers for the successful implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.
He emphasised that NEP 2020 is revolutionary in all aspects, as it focusses on multiple aspects like promoting one s native language at primary level education, imparting vocational skills training for students at the secondary level and other innovative reforms.
Ramesh Pokhriyal
He said the NEP touches upon the interdisciplinary studies and integrated course curriculum in higher education for wider learning opportunities, with an aim to provide value-based holistic education, development of scientific temper and imparting skill training to the youth of India.
Need to train students, teachers for NEP to succeed: Union Education Minister
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Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank
BATHINDA: Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank on Thursday stressed on the need to train students as well as teachers for the successful implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.
He emphasised that NEP 2020 is revolutionary in all aspects, as it focusses on multiple aspects like promoting one s native language at primary level education, imparting vocational skills training for students at the secondary level and other innovative reforms.
He said the NEP touches upon the interdisciplinary studies and integrated course curriculum in higher education for wider learning opportunities, with an aim to provide value-based holistic education, development of scientific temper and imparting skill training to the youth of India.
Common test for admission to central universities from 2021
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In a move intended to end the tyranny of cut-off marks based on Class XII Board exams for college admissions, the government has set up a seven-member committee to recommend modalities for “high-quality aptitude test” for admission to undergraduate programmes of central universities that will come into effect from the 2021-22 academic session.
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While the policy speaks of offering the exam a maximum of two times in a year, Khare said it would be conducted only once for the 2021-22 session.
(This story originally appeared in on Dec 26, 2020)NEW DELHI: In a move intended to end the tyranny of cut-off marks based on Class XII Board exams for college admissions, the government has set up a seven-member committee to recommend modalities for “high quality aptitude test” for admission to undergraduate programmes of central universities that will come into effect from the 2021-22 ac
Science Project Contest and webinar organised
By: Times News Service
Muscat: Muscat Science Fest, the science and technology arm of the Indian Social Club Kerala Wing, organised a science fair, called Science Project Contest - 2020 (SPC 2020) and an exhibition & competition of science projects for the students in Oman through the online platform on December 18 and 19.
Dr Felix Bast, a renowned scientist and member of the Indian Antarctic Exploration Team and Assistant Professor at the Central University of Punjab inaugurated the Science Fair. Indian Social Club Oman Chairman Dr Satish Nambiar, Indian Social Club Cultural and Entertainment Secretary and Observer to Kerala Wing Saji Abraham and Indian Schools BOD former Chairman Wilson George, were congratulated the participants.