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Students of class XI and XII, who want to opt for a ‘different’ subject at school, can do so now. Starting academic year 2014-15, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has decided to introduce Library and Information Science’ as a new elective at senior secondary level on a pilot basis in selected schools.

Students will be able to take the up subject as one of the four electives or as an additional elective at senior secondary stage in combination with any of the subjects under the Scheme of Studies of the Board.

“CBSE has decided to introduce a Library & Information Science Course at senior secondary level, which will fulfil the requirement of developing necessary skills in learners to identify, locate, evaluate and use the required information efficiently,” Dr Sadhana Parashar, director, CBSE, Academics, said.

The level of knowledge offered would be equivalent to diploma level. The course will be divided into fixed periods, with theory (80 marks) and practical sessions (20 marks), the Board said in a statement.

Principal,BVM, Civil Lines, Anju Bhutani, while speaking to Nagpur Today said, CBSE students generally go BA, BSc and other courses, introduction of ‘Library and Information Science’ will attempt to attract students towards Vocational courses.  With so many colleges and schools opening up, library science course is a must as it will open up new career opportunity and will enable students to get jobs.

The course will include lessons on sectors such as library information society, library resources, reference and information resources, library computer application and library management. The statement said the course was essential because of its relevance and needed among students, teachers, professionals and researchers.

Principal, Centre Point School, Sumati Venugopalan, said we would like to tap this opportunity. If there is demand for this course we don’t mind starting it but there are not ample students and teachers available for this course.

Emphasising on the need for such a subject, the Board added, “One important aspect of this elective is to improve the education system for Library and Information Science at school level. The objectives of the course are to develop a basic understanding about the subject and develop knowledge and skill for students to be able to pursue the subject for higher education.”

Library Science an option for CBSE students

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Nagpur News : While replying to the comments of some of the other speakers, Justice Bhushan Gawai said that the spirit of Justice is very evident and clearly mentioned and clarified in the very preamble of our Constitution. He added that the office he hold prevents him from replying to the comments and allegations. He claimed that our legal community can lead the society out of the present situation it is facing. He claimed that the Indian Judiciary is not static but is very pragmatic. According to him, Justice should be available to all and should be affordable. He added that the people who choose law as a career should remember that Law is a profession, not business.

Lawyers of tomorrow should imbibe in them the values of providing justice. “If you put in hard work money will follow automatically. Helping a poor litigant get Justice will get you more satisfaction than what money can ever give. Justice should reach to the end consumer. Mark of excellence should be the aim of life, He added.

Earlier the 12^th National Law festival ‘Justa Causa’ of Rashtrasant Tukdoji Maharaj Nagpur University’s, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar College of Law was inuguarated by Justice Bhushan Gawai, Bombay High Court on February 19, 2014. The Guest of Honor was Dean, Faculty of Law, RTMNU, Dr. Anjali Hastak. The Editor of Hitavada Vijay Phanshikar was the keynote speaker while Vice Chancellor of RTMNU Dr. V.S.Sapkal presided over the programme. Principal of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar College of Law College Dr.Shrikant Komawar gave the welcome address.

In his keynote address, Editor of The Hitavada Vijay Phanshikar expressed his thoughts saying Justice is not something to be dealt in the word of letter, the letter of law and spirit of law forms justice. He raised the common man’s question on the dispensation of Justice. He pondered on giving emphasis on philosophy of law and not the process of law.Justice to all and other topics that had the audience nodding their heads in agreement.

Principal of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar College of Law College Dr.Shrikant Komawar said that this 5-day Law Festival will be a great platform for young lawyers to hone their skills.

There are many interesting sessions on various aspects of Law with reputed legal luminiaries chairing the session and giving valuable tips.

The spirit of Justice is evident and clarified in the very preamble of our Constitution: Justice Bhushan Gawai

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A total of 1,64,522 students will appear for the HSSC examination in Nagpur Division at 444 centres beginning from February 20 to March 29.

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Nagpur News: The Class XII (HSSC) examination conducted by Maharashtra State Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board for academic session 2013-2014 is beginning from Thursday(February 20) across the State. The examination will be held till March 29. A total of 1,64,522 students will appear for the HSSC examination in Nagpur Division at 444 centres. Out of 1,64,522 students, 1,42,493 students would be regular and 22,029 students will give the exam second time (Supplementary Examination).

The Science Stream comprises 63,695 students, Arts Stream – 82,493 students, Commerce Stream – 23,964 students, MCVC – 8336 students. The Board, after considering the massive number of students appearing for the crucial examination from different streams, has set up 444 exam centres. The centres for regular and supplementary students are separate. Gondia District has been declared sensitive and tight security has been in place.

The Secondary Education Officers have been given the responsibility to check copying during the examination. The Board has asked them to prepare an agenda on daily basis. Similarly, the Collector’s Vigilance Committee will be active to curb the copying. For those students, who for any reason would not be able to appear the exam during the scheduled period, the exam will be conducted for them onApril 1 and 2.

The Board has started helpline numbers. The students can contact the following phone numbers and officials for any difficulty:

1) Vishal Goswami (Nagpur): 8275039252.

2) R D Chaudhary (Wardha):  9561601151.

3) P S Puraskar (Bhandara):   9423177189.

4) Rangari (Gondia):               9404860735.

5) R N Rahate (Chandrapur):   7588890187.

6) D M Javangal (Gadchiroli):  9421817089.

7) Nagpur Division:                 0712-2560209, 2565403, 2553360, 2553401.

Board Class XII exam begins on Thursday

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No cases of copying reported in Nagpur City and Wardha

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With tension writ large on the faces, parents accompanying their children with worry, almost in all the centres in the city Nagpur Today witnessed the same scenario. This is a period which induces tension in the student since the results will decide which career will be taken up or what are the options available. Sleeplessness, last minute revisions and fever and other ill-health are often found among the students.

The first exam to be conducted by Maharashtra State Board of Higher Secondary Education was Marathi held on February 20, 2014. According to sources there are 444 examination centres which were set up in Nagpur, Bhandara, Gondia, Chandrapur, Gadchiroli and Wardha (which comes under the Nagpur Division). As compared to last year, 61 new centers have been added this time.

The incidents of copying were reported in Bhandara-2, Gondia-5, Chandrapur-3, Gadchiroli-3 and Gondia-5. However, no incidents copying by students in Nagpur and Wardha were reported.

The Day One of HSSC exam saw nine language papers like Marathi, Gujarati, Kannad, Sindhi, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Punjabi, and Bengali in the first session from 11 am to 2 pm. In the second session from 3 pm to 6 pm, Urdu, French, and Pali language papers were held.

The Board has made the format of language papers very easy. The language papers are of 100 marks out of which 80 marks are for written exam and 20 marks are for Internal Valuation. Almost all students secure cent percent marks in language papers.

On February 21, 2014 the exams to be held will be English which will be held from 11.00 a.m. to 2.00 p.m.

Around 1.64 lakh students appeared in the HSC examinations out of which 1.42 lakh are regular students while 22,000 are re-appearing candidates. All other basic facilities like fans, drinking water, keep silence boards etc were carefully looked into by most centres.

13 cases of copying on first day of HSC Exams in Nagpur Division

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Nagpur Today: The English paper of HSC examination conducted by Maharashtra State Board of Higher Secondary Education on the second of the HSC examination had a poser in one of the questions giving hard time to some of the students appearing for this paper.

In one of the questions it read as follows:

B) Grammar (Do as directed)

i) _________my friend is _____ able translator and _____ impartial editor as well.

(Rewrite using appropriate articles)

This question carried 1 mark. The students attempting this question felt that there can be no article which can be filled in the first blank space. If so is it a misprint or a poser?

However, Nagpur Today spoke to some English teachers, who opined that there is a mention of this type of question called Omission of articles, where the student is supposed to mark a dash or — and attempt the remaining part of the question.

The teacher also opined that since the question carried only 1 mark, how can one mark be divided into three answers for three blank spaces? For the rightfully two blanks the marks can be divided into 0.5 + 0.5= 1. Therefore, the question is a poser to test if the student understands the concept of omission of article. Therefore, the question is neither wrong nor a misprint.   

Less number of copying reported due to lack of staff in flying squads

The English paper of HSC on Friday saw only 20 cases of copying by students in Nagpur Division. The English paper is often considered to be tough, especially by students from schools in rural areas.   Usually many cases of copying are found in the rural areas. However, due to lack of enough staff to man the flying Squads reaching to the far flung areas only 20 cases of copying were registered or reported.

This year, the Maharashtra State Board of Higher Secondary Education has assigned about 70 flying squads to ensure copying is not carried out in the Nagpur Division. Since the start of the exam, the preparations were looking weak. Even the Chairman of the Maharashtra State Board of Higher Secondary Education is said not to be on regular rolls. The Chairman of Amravati Board has been given additional responsibility to look after the Nagpur Division.

According to sources, in the rural areas, copying was carried on in many places. The number of copying cases reported at Nagpur is 8, Gondia-9, Gadchiroli- 5, Chandrapur-5, Bhandara-4 and in Wardha-2.

SSC Student waiting to receive their admission cards

The students who will be appearing for the SSC examinations of Maharashtra State Board of Higher Secondary Education in Nagpur Division on March 3 have not yet received their admission cards.

February 23 and Feb 27 is said to be holidays for the staff of Maharashtra State Board of Higher Secondary Education. The schools have to send the practical examination marks before Feb 28. But they still don’t have the list of the examination roll numbers of the students.

The students must get their admission cards by February 24, because again on March 1 is Saturday followed by Sunday. The examinations are starting from March 3. The Maharashtra State Board of Higher Secondary Education has to see that the students get their admission cards on time. The parents have appealed to the Board to expedite the process to avoid last moment running around for the students.

The English paper of HSC appears with misprint causing tension to students

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Nagpur News : The Sixth Convocation of Maharashtra Animal & Fishery Sciences University, Nagpur (MAFSU) for conferment of Degrees on Successful candidates appeared in the examinations held in the academic year  2011-12 and 2012-13 will be held on February 26 at Dr. Vasantrao Deshpande Hall, Civil Lines, Nagpur.

The convocation will be held in the presence of Pro-Chancellor ,MAFSU,Nagpur Minister for Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development & Fisheries,Maharashtra, Madhukarrao Chavan. He will also preside over the function.Chairman , Agricultural scientists recruitment board,New Delhi, Dr.Gurbachan Singh  is the Chief Guest of the Convocation.

Vice Chancellor, Maharashtra Animal & Fishery Sciences University, Nagpur (MAFSU) Prof.A.K.Mishra informed that total 785 degrees will be conferred  during convocation, out of which 638 belongs to the veterinary faculty, 84 to the fishery science faculty. In the Dairy technology faculty, 84 graduates will receive B. Tech. (D.T.) degree.  In the fishery faculty, 63 graduates will receive B.F.Sc degree. Over the years, the number of girls enrolling and graduating in veterinary,dairy and fishery is progressively increasing, it is 30% this convocation, added Prof Mishra.

Besides the conferment of degrees,the university will also award gold and silver medals . A total 32 medals, including 24 gold and 8 silver medals have been instituted for outstanding academic performance. These medals include 4 MAFSU gold medals, 18 discipline/ faculty wise gold medals , one gold medal to a student conducting a post-graduate research, especially in the area of veterinary alternative medicine concerned with Homeopathic, Ayurvedic, herbal and cow therapies, and one gold medal to the rural girl student with highest merit from amongst all the B.Tech degree students. Since, in sixth Convocation degrees are being conferred on the students of two academic years i.e.2011-12 and  2012-13, a total of 64 medals will be awarded.

Maharashtra Animal & Fishery Sciences University(MAFSU) to hold its 6th Convocation on Feb-26

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Shikshak Kruti Samiti’s delegation met District Collector Abhishek Krishna and told about the boycott of valuation of SSC board exam

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The X and XII board examinations will be held on schedule but it is difficult to say anything about valuation, moderation and date of result. Nagpur District Headmasters, Teachers and Non-teaching staff Union Action Committee has in principle sought co-operation from 14 of their unions having 26,000 members who have opposed board paper valuation and moderation work. The union leaders have sent a letter to this effect through collector.  Before this also VIJUCTA and other organisations had expressed such opposition.

The reason why things have come to such a pass is that for last two months the teaches have not been paid their salaries.

Their salaries were arranged through Nagpur District Central Co-operative Bank which is in doldrums. The Reserve Bank has not continued recognition to this bank. There is no core banking facility in this bank. Taking into consideration all such things the salaries should have been paid through some nationalised bank.

The teachers have demanded that all its 26,000 members should get their salaries online. They have also demanded other banking facilities. They have demanded that like the teachers in Mumbai, they should also get their salaries through nationalised bank.

It a fact that CM had prescribed a time limit for providing online salaries but though the time limit for this has passed the Central Co-operative Bank has not extended any of the promised facilities to the teachers. The prominent teacher leaders who participated in the campaign were Sapan Nehrotra, Sanjay Khedikar, Kishor Warbhe, Rajabhau Durukar and others.

Prior to this also the teachers had taken out protest procession, sit in demos, hunger strike etc. But the government has failed to pay any heed to their demands. N G Ganar is the chief co-ordinator of the action  committee. He is getting full support from other leaders like, Pramod Rewatkar, Purushottam Panchbhai, Khemraj Konde, Sapan Nehrotra, Vitthal Junghare, Siddharth Onkar and others.

Uncertainties galore on board paper valuation and moderation

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The nagging problem of exorbitant examination fees of RTMNU has been putting the engineering students of the region in the dock every year. The students hit the streets on umpteen times demanding reduction in the examination fees but the RTMNU Administration failed to meet the students’ demand and provide justice to them.

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Every examination is a stepping stone for students in order to climb the ladder of success in their future quest. But for engineering students of Rashtrasant Tukdoji Maharaj Nagpur University (RTMNU), the examination, notwithstanding the importance, dents the pockets of them and their parents deeply. And it happens every semester.

The nagging problem of exorbitant examination fees of RTMNU has been putting the engineering students of the region in the dock every year. The students hit the streets on umpteen times demanding reduction in the examination fees but the RTMNU Administration failed to meet the students’ demand and provide justice to them. The pockets and hearts burn when the students and parents scan the examination fee structure of other Universities in Maharashtra.

The examination fees (per semester) of engineering course of RTMNU are far higher than other universities of  Maharashtra.  A comparison would show a huge difference, of course, on higher side. Other universities are charging Rs 500-1400 per semester whereas Nagpur University charges Rs 2200-2500 per semester.

In Vidarbha, RTMNU and Sant Gadgebaba Amravati University have engineering affiliated courses. Here also, the examination fees of the both universities, if compared, will show RTMNU charging very high fees. Amravati University charges Rs 1200-1400 examination fees annually. On the other hand, Nagpur University, for the same course, charges around Rs 4300-5000 per year.

The students in the past during their agitations against the RTMNU have raised this issue with the authorities. The RTNMU higher ups had assured the students of  looking into the matter and provide relief. But nothing has been done on this issue so far.

A large number of students, time and again, have been requesting Nagpur Today highlight this issue. And Nagpur Today, too, honoured their requests by flashing many reports in this regard.  Students feel that so much of examination fees is backbreaking burden to them.

Speaking to Nagpur  Today,  Ritesh Ambadkar said, “So much of examination fees. We don’t know where money is being utilized.”

Another engineering student, Abhishek Ingolikar, said, “I have only one subject back in 3^rd and 4^th semester, but only for one subject, we have to pay full examination fees of Rs 2200. Our parents get frustrated  due to this heavy  fees structure.”

Suraj Mankar  said, “Students are being systematically discouraged, especially the ones who cannot afford it.  Students coming from financially weaker backgrounds face tremendous pressure.”

Shreyaans Bagde, lamenting the RTMNU attitude, said “Why this injustice is being meted out to us is beyond our imagination. When all other universities including Mumbai and Pune, have been charging far less examination fees, why the RTMNU is showing it is different.”

The following table shows the comparative figures of examination fees charged by various universities across the country:

Engineering examination fees of RTMNU leave pockets & hearts of students, parents burning

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Creative Educators, a charitable professional service organization of Nagpur, has taken up the arduous task of improving the quality of education. Towards this objective, it has been propagating 21^st Century Teaching Technique, invented by Dr. R.D. Mohota, after 62 years of intense deliberative research. This technique is the only one of its kind in the world. It fully develops the hidden talents of students viz. comprehension, reasoning , logic, self-control and similar qualities. In a way, it makes the intelligence of students to blossom and creates a well-rounded personality as a whole.

Co-founder of “21^st Century  Teaching Technique” Squadron Leader (Retd) Pravin Bhatia informed that students learn the syllabus mostly through interaction, and very little through lectures. This makes for self motivated students who are well trained in various soft skills which are vital for success of every individual in all walks of life. He further added, incidentally, it is lack of such skills that account for many of the brilliant students failing in the world of work. Thus, a veritable crop of competent manpower can be created if this technique is adopted.

Actually, under conventional teaching, a teacher addresses the whole class. But the Creative Educators technique involves in the 1^st step division of subject matter into groups of six students each, 2^nd step- each group reads silently the portion allotted to them, 3^rd step- each group then discusses the same and understands it in consultation with the teacher, 4^th step –each group then in turn, presents its portion to the whole class, Step- 5, all the students in the class will ask questions to the group after reading the relevant portion. Teacher helps when necessary.

90% of the subject matter is grasped and absorbed by the students fairly well through this technique. Balance must be taken care of by teachers in rest of the time available.

This Technique is the brainchild of R.D Mohota, Founder of  21^st Century Teaching Technique,  invented after 62 years of intensive Education research. Mohota believes in drawing out knowledge from the minds and not just feeding knowledge into the mind.

This technique was demonstrated successfully in around 400 schools of Nagpur and to over lakhs of students all over India. The Maharashtra Government has included this Technique in the proposed manual for teachers. It has been recently introduced in all schools of Nashik district as well.

It is a charitable initiative of the founders of this technique. Schools interested to know about it can contact Squadron Leader (Retd) Pravin Bhatia on his cell no- 9552457521.

A teaching technique proving a veritable boon for students and teachers alike the best way

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The 6^th  Convocation of Maharashtra Animal & Fishery Sciences University (MAFSU), Nagpur for the  academic years  2011-12 and 2012-13 was held on Wednesday (February 26) at Dr. Vasantrao Deshpande Hall, Civil Lines, Nagpur.

Chairman, Agricultural Scientists Selection Board, New Delhi, Dr. Gurbachan Singh was the Chief Guest of the Convocation. Vice Chancellor of MAFSU, Prof.A.K. Mishra presided over the Ceremony.

Prof. A.K.Mishra informed that a total of 785 Degrees were conferred out of which 638 Degrees belong to the Veterinary Faculty and 84 to the Fishery Science Faculty. In the Dairy Technology Faculty, 84 Graduates received BTech (DT) Degrees.  Similarly, in the Fishery Science Faculty, 63 Graduates will receive BFSc Degrees. Over the years, the number of girls enrolling and graduating in Veterinary, Dairy and Fishery has been progressively increasing. It is 30 percent in this Convocation, said Prof Mishra.

A total of 32 Medals — 24 Gold and 8 Silver — were given for outstanding academic performances. These medals include 4 MAFSU Gold Medals, 18 discipline/faculty-wise Gold Medals , one Gold Medal to a student conducting a post-graduate research, especially in the area of Veterinary Alternative Medicine concerned with Homeopathic, Ayurvedic, Herbal and Cow Therapies, and one Gold Medal to a rural girl student with highest marks from amongst all the B.Tech Degree students. Since, in the Sixth Convocation, Degrees are being conferred on the students of two academic years i.e. 2011-12 and  2012-13, a total of 64 medals were  awarded.

Nadkarni Nameeta Nitin of Bombay Veterinary College (BVC), Mumbai, received the maximum 6 Gold Medals and 1 Silver Medal for the year 2011-12.  She was student of Bachelor of Veterinary Science & Animal Husbandry (BSc&AH). Nameeta is now pursuing MSc in Surgery and she loves pets like cats and dogs and wants to become a Veterinary Surgeon.

In his Convocation address,  Chairman, Agricultural Scientists Selection Board, New Delhi, Dr. Gurbachan Singh congratulated the qualifying students and said, “Today, you will be launching your onward journey on the highway of knowledge generation. It will be a never ending process of discovery, development and growth. The country has witnessed the ‘Green’, ‘White’ and ‘Blue’ Revolutions and is now focusing on ‘Pink’ Revolution. There is an urgent need to improve the quality of these products so as to have optimum potentiality in vast export of quality livestock products”. He further asked students to have a mission in life and commitment to achieve that mission, and serve the nation.

The Convocation concluded with the National Anthem.

Sixth Convocation of Maharashtra Animal & Fishery Sciences University held on Feb 26

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Nagpur News: The Alumni Association of the Department of Mass Communication, Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University, Nagpur, recently organized “Sampark-2014” – The Alumni Meet and a Workshop on Careers in the Media.

Alumni of the department are highly successful individuals who have made a name for themselves in print, electronic and interactive media, advertising and public relations besides in many other fields ranging from academics to politics.

Over the last four years, the Association is regularly organizing a major annual event. Last year, the Association, in collaboration with Yeshwantrao Chavan Pratishthan, had organized a national Seminar on Credibility of the Indian Media.

A large number of them gathered for the 2014  meet and shared their experiences with the students. A variety of events, including fellowship, games, quiz, entertainment items were staged during the event. An exhibition of rare newspaper copies compiled by a noted city collector, Deepak Sant, and a display of photographs of past batches and events were also arranged giving nostalgic moments to the visitors.

The afternoon saw students from different institutions offering Mass Communication courses, participate in a Workshop on Careers in the Media. Senior professionals and experts in the field of Print Media, Electronic Media, New Media, Advertising and Public Relations/ Corporate Communications guided the participants about the career opportunities and how to prepare for them.

The workshop was inaugurated by Shraddha Belsaray, Director, Information and Public Relations, Govt. of Maharashtra, Mumbai. The expert panelists included Sujata Anandan, Political Editor, Hindustan Times, Mumbai,  Sanjay Arora, CEO, Shells Advertising Inc., Chandramohan Puppala, Editor-in-Chief and Channel Head, Saam TV, Mumbai, Ganesh Kanate, Senior Jouirnalist and Vice President – Corporate Affairs, Reliance Jio Infocomm, Mumbai, and fourth-semester student of the Department,  Richa Sainani.

Narrating examples from her own long and rich career,  Shraddha Belsare stressed the importance of sensitivity and creativity in Public Relations.

The field of Advertising is growing at a rapid place and has many wonderful career opportunities for students with Mass Communication degrees, said  Sanjay Arora. Ganesh Kanate stressed the importance of language proficiency and stressed on the knowledge of English. Chandramohan Puppala floated the idea of ‘Content Farming’ involving students to provide material to the huge TV entertainment industry. Richa Sainani provided valuable information to students on how to get started in New Media careers in areas such as content writing, search engine optimization and website development.

Earlier, Head of the Department of Mass Communication,  Moiz Mannan Haque, made the introductory remarks. Professor, Dr. Dharmesh Dhawankar, proposed a vote of thanks. The sessions were conducted by Vaishnavi Joshi,  Shrutika Ambhore and  Swapnil Pawar.

Workshop on Careers in Mass Comm held

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Mukul Wasnik and a group of MLAs from Vidarbha met the Governor on the issue.

Nagpur News : Maharashtra Governor K Sankaranarayanan has asked the Vice Chancellor Vilas Sapkal to prepare a scheme to ensure that the academic interests of students would be protected and to submit such proposal for the consideration of the High Court. The matter is already sub-judice.

The former Union Minister Mukul Wasnaik and some Vidarbha MLAs Chainsukh Sancheti, Namdeo Usendi and Ramratanbapu Raut had met the Governor at Raj Bhavan, Mumbai on Wednesday to discuss the issue of students of the Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University.

In a press release, Raj Bhavan said, “The delegation expressed concern over the fate of students from the Nagpur University who had taken admission to Colleges that have been blacklisted by the University and now face the prospect of denial of permission to take examinations. The delegation sought the Governor’s intervention in permitting students to appear for the examinations conducted by the university.”

Over 250 colleges were blacklisted by the varsity before the beginning of the academic year 2013-14 over alleged malpractices in the appointment of under-qualified teachers and in exams. Hundreds of students were enrolled in different years at that time whose future is in dark since then.

The controversy rose to national level couple of months back forcing the President Pranab Mukherjee to cancel his program to attend the convocation ceremony of the Nagpur University. The convocation ceremony was also deferred following that.

Minister Rajesh Tope told the Governor that most of the Colleges blacklisted by the Nagpur University were not actually functioning. He urged the MLAs to cooperate with the University authorities in finding an amicable solution to the problem.

The Governor asked the Minister for Higher Education to deal with the larger issue of appointment of under-qualified teachers by Colleges and the resultant impact on the quality of higher education in the State.

Governor tells Nagpur VC, interests of students must be protected

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The State Board Examination (X) is having numerous problems but there is no solution in the sight. Though the examination is fast approaching the concerned teachers are yet to get bar codes, stickers etc. The admission cards problem has left the students, examinees  and the concerned schools in jeopardy.

As per information received there are many mistakes of photo, names, signature, subjects etc in the printed admit cards. The divisional board has asked the schools to conduct re-examination. The school administration is saying that it is for the first time that so many mistakes have come to light. When the students should concentrate on their studies they are making rounds of the school and we are rushing to the board office every now and then say school administrations.

The informed sources have disclosed that this year the contract of preparing admit cards is given to some new company. The company staff was not aware of the working of the board. There were problems in forms scanning. Thereafter all the data got corrupted, which caused great problems at the eleventh hour. There were efforts to correct the mistakes in the admit cards but due to the rush more and more mistakes crept in.

So the obvious thing happened, instead of roll numbers the students were required to write their names on the answer sheets at the time of practical examinations. The X standard practical exams will continue till February 28. Thereafter from March 3 to 27 the written exam is scheduled to be held.

The problems at the XII board exam are also well known now. That the students received their admit cards on February 5 when the actual exam started on February 6 that is only a day before they could get their hall tickets.

But despite all this, the secretary of the board, Anil Pardhi has claimed that the admit cards will be issued prior to examination and all the required instructions have been given to the concerned people.

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Problems crop up in State Board Exam, answer sheets go without bar code, stickers, problems of admit cards a big headache

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Nagpur News : The State government after doling out a load of sops for the Second Capital in the interim budget, made yet another major announcement on Wednesday, which has left the city and more importantly students elated.

The State cabinet cleared a long standing proposal of opening a Government Engineering College (GEC) at Vanjari on the Kamptee road. EGS minister Nitin Raut expressed gratitude towards the cabinet for clearing the project.

According to information the the college would commence with five branches of engineering including civil, mechanical, electrical, computer science and electronic and telecommunications. Admission to 60 students would be given in each branch initially. The capacity of the college would be increased later on. As many as 81 teachers and 122 non teaching staff would be appointed.

The State government would have to spend89.29 crore for starting the project. However, the date of commencement of the college has not yet been decided. Deputy director of technical education Gulabrao Thakre informed that efforts would be made to start the college from academic session 2014-15 itself, if the All India Council for Technical Education permits us to start up the college at a rented premises. If so happens the college would be shifted to the proposed building by 2016.

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There lie a number of hurdles that would have to crossed even after the state government giving its not for the project. The department of technical education will have to send a fresh proposal to the Nagpur Improvement Trust for acquiring the 7 acre proposed land.

In case the proposal is cleared by the NIT, payment of20 crore would have to be made. As soon as the process of land acquisition commences, the department would have to get permission from AICTE and Rahstrsant Tukdoji Maharaj Nagpur University. A separate proposal would also have to be made for filling of posts for the college.

State nod to Govt Engg College in city

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“Urdu language has the potential to unite communities and create understanding between people of different faiths, and thus bring about national integration” said the faculty  Dr. Tejinder Singh Rawal on the occasion of the conclusion of the first batch of Urdu Course conducted under the aegis of India Peace Centre. Speaking on the occasion Mr. Kasta Dip, Director of India Peace Centre said that learning new languages lead to greater understanding about others, which leads to overall peace. He lauded the efforts of Dr Rawal in conducting the free Urdu classes, and hoped that more people would come forward to take benefit of the free Urdu classes.

Sanjhi Koteshwar demonstrated the use of Urdu alphabets, Swati Sani conducted a quiz on Hindi movies in Urdu, Ramesh Kumar read Urdu poem written by him. Rinku Matharu read an Urdu passage. Amarjit Singh Conducted the programme, while the vote of thanks was given by Anuradha Koteshwar. Certificates were presented to successful candidates by Kasta Dip. Present on the occasion were Piyali Kanabar, Pravin Koteshwar, Poonam Agrawal, Renuka Chijwani, Pranjali Madnani, Anoop Singh, Naresh Jakhotia, Sanjay Payal. Ajay Golchha, and others.

The next batch of Urdu Class starts on Monday 3^rd March 2014. The classes will be conducted at India Peace Centre, C K Naidu Marg, Civil Lines Nagpur, three days a week, from 9 to 10 AM. The classes are run free of cost. For registration you may contact on Ph no 9422806699.

Second Batch of free Urdu Class at India Peace Centre to start on 3rd March

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To avoid the last minute rush and with less than three days remaining for the CBSE board exams, students can check their exam center details on CBSE’s official website: http://cbseonline.nic.in/ex2011/pvtsearch.aspx

The exams, conducted by Central Board of Secondary Education, are set to begin on March 1, 2014

Students can get their exams details on CBSE’s official website http://cbse.gov.in/welcome.htm.

Students have to click on the following section – Centre Information for Private Candidates for Board Examination 2014 (Class X/XII) and select class X & XII. Then they have to enter full name, Mother’s name, Father’s name and Roll no.And then select search option, check details and download information.

Exam centre details for CBSE 10th and 12th students

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National Science Day is being celebrated on February 28  2014 across the country specifically by college and university students to inspire scientific temper among them. The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) is having around 300 students in Nagpur Central Jail and they celebrated National Science Day in the jail premises. An Induction Meeting for the newly admitted students was also held on the occasion. Harshad Aher Rao, Deputy Jail Superintendent, welcomed the guests and thanked IGNOU for organizing National Science Day Lecture in Nagpur Central Jail.

Dr. Ramesh Thakre, former World Bank Adviser, delivered a talk on Science and Society with special reference to agriculture. He appreciated the students for their interest in utilizing their time in pursuing IGNOU courses. Dr Thakre said that IGNOU courses are of international standards and once they complete sincerely then it will be useful for them in getting employment after their release from the prison. He gave details of National Science Day in India and said that the population of India has increased three times since Independence. But the land available for agriculture remained the same. So new techniques are being invented by agriculture scientists for providing food to the increased population.

For the newly admitted students of the Nagpur Central Jail, induction was also held in which Dr. P. Sivaswaroop, Regional Director of IGNOU apprised them about the Open University and the study methods. He also stated various initiatives taken by IGNOU for education of prisoners. The Regional Director advised them to study honestly so that it can be useful for them after their release. He also said that very soon IGNOU will start a vocational course for bike mechanics in the Central Jail.

Dr. Rammurti Meena, Assistant Regional Director, elaborated about counselling and evaluation system in IGNOU. Study material was also distributed to the students.

The programme was conducted by Yogesh Patil,  Co-ordinator of IGNOU Jail Centre. Dilip Sonkusale and Dr. Priya Thakre also participated in the programme. The programme was well attended by the prisoners.

It’s different: IGNOU celebrates National Science Day for its student inmates in Nagpur Central Jail

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The Class X students, already hassled and harassed by the I-Cards having several discrepancies, are now being forced to cough up Rs 200 for receiving them. Some school administrations have been found recovering Rs 200 from Class X students for distributing I-cards to them. The issue has drawn the attention of the police.

According to reports, Old Mangalwari-based Hindusthan Vidyalaya was on Friday found recovering Rs 200 for I-Cards. Moreover, the students were not being issued receipts of Rs 200 taken from them. However, the School Administration termed it as charges for Test Series and not for I-cards.

Social worker Rahul Baburao Morey informed that he received a phone call from a student on Friday  afternoon. The student told him that the Old Mangalwari-based Hindusthan Vidyalaya was charging Class X students with Rs 200 towards I-Cards. Morey went to the School to check for himself the truth. He noticed 40 students in line to receive the I-Cards. When Morey talked to students, he was informed that School Administration was recovering Rs 200 for issuing the I-Cards. And no receipt was being issued to the students. Police were informed about the same who rushed to the school.

SCHOOL RULE:

When Morey approached the Headmaster of the School, S S Pathak, and enquired about the recovery of Rs 200 from the students, he said that it is a school rule. Pathak clearly told Morey that the school takes money from students for issuing I-cards. No separate receipt is issued to students. The school has already distributed the I-Cards to students, Pathak said. According to sources, the rivalry between teachers and Administration brought the issue in the limelight. The teachers themselves exposed the Administration in this connection.

On the other hand, Lakadganj Police Inspector Satyanarayan Jaiswal  said the police have received a complaint against the Hindusthan Vidyalaya Administration. The course of action will be decided after police receive a letter from Education Department, the PI Jaiswal said.

The Headmaster of the School S S Pathak, however, said that the School is not taking money for I-Cards but for the Test Series. The Education Officer Satish Mendhe said, “The recovery of Rs 200 even for the Test Series is unfortunate and is totally wrong.”

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Class X students are being forced to cough up Rs 200 for I-Cards by School Administrations!

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Nagpur News: Class X and Class XII examinations of Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) commenced on Saturday (March 1). The exam timing was from 10.30 am to 1.30 pm. Marathi paper was held for Class X and English for Class XII on Saturday. The Class X exam will continue till March 19 and that of Class XII till April 17. The school-based exam will begin from March 10. The CBSE, however, declare results of both school-based and Board-based Class X examinations simultaneously. The Board will also declare results of Class XII exams and distribute certificates itself.

HELP LINE NUMBERS:
The CBSE has set up Help Line Phone Numbers, Emails, Online Facility to resolve problems of students and parents. The Help Lines are dealing with problems related with studies, exam tension and difficulties cropping up during studies due to family matters. The CBSE Help Lines will be functioning from 8 am to 10 pm.

The Help Line No. 180011800 is centralized and Toll free. The CBSE has provided two Email addresses for online communication including directoracd@nic.in and mcsharmaw**/@rediffmail.com . Full information on these Help Lines is available on the CBSE Website www.cbse.nic.in.

CBSE’s Class X, Class XII exams begin

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A meeting of Vidvat Parishad has been convened on March 4 in accordance with the directives of Nagpur Bench of Bombay High Court specifically to discuss the crucial issue. Members have clearly drawn the battle lines over the issue of 250 blacklisted colleges and have geared up to take the nagging issue to its logical end.

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The members of Vidvat Parishad (Academic Council) of RTMNU have clearly drawn the battle lines over the issue of 250 blacklisted colleges and have geared up to take the nagging issue to its logical end. According to members, they will bay for Vice Chancellor Dr Vikas Sapkal’s blood (demand resignation) if he fails to comply with the decision of Vidvat Parishad on the pressing issue of 250 colleges. A meeting of Parishad has been convened on March 4 in accordance with the directives of Nagpur Bench of Bombay High Court specifically to discuss the crucial issue.

REPORT TO BE MADE:

It may be recalled, the Vidvat Parishad, in its meeting held on January 19, 2014, had conveyed it decision on the 250 blacklisted colleges to Rashtrasant Tukdoji Maharaj Nagpur University (RTMNU). According to the decision, the members had given their recognition to appointment of a regular teacher and other contributory teachers in the 250 colleges. A report too was submitted to the High Court in this regard. The members through the report had informed the Court that no problem exists in the 250 colleges.On the contrary, 160 colleges are being run fraudulently for the past four years. The High Court, after receiving the report of Vidvat Parishad, had asked RTMNU how many colleges have been banned for First Year admissions, what action has been taken by the University, how many regular teachers have been appointed by these colleges and when, the number of students admitted by these colleges etc etc. Previously, the RTMNU authorities had rejected the Vidvat Parishad’s decision in this connection.

STUDENTS’ INTEREST:

The RTMNU came under intense attack of Dr Babanrao Taywade for adopting double standards on the issue of students’ interest. “On one hand, the University officials have been raising questions over integrity of the Authority in the name of protecting students’ interests, and on the other hand, not implementing the decision of the Authority taken in the interest of students. The meetings of Vidvat Parishad have so far arrived at decisions regarding rules made for appointment of Post-Graduate teachers, Jumping Issue, blacklisted 250 colleges, issue of BEd colleges etc. But the RTMNU has shown careless attitude in implementing the vital decisions and has not taken a single concrete step in this connection,” Dr Taywade lamented.

Members may bay for VC’s blood if Academic Council’s decision on 250 colleges is rebuffed