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Hello Jammu News at 6:52:00 PM 0
Jammu, Sept 17: Hailing decision of the State Administrative Council (SAC) headed by Governor Satya Pal Malik Government to open 40 new degree colleges in different parts of the state, senior BJP leader and member Monitoring Committee For Minorities Education, Ministry of HRD Union Government Pawan Sharma today emphasized on the need of rational distribution of these colleges to cater need of deserving areas.
In a statement issued here today, Sharma sought to draw attention of Governor’s administration towards problems being faced by the students of Jammu region due to non availability of seats in degree colleges.
He demanded that out of these 40 new degree colleges, two boys and one woman degree college must be allotted to Jammu city in order to ease the pressure on existing colleges.
Pawan Sharma has further suggested the SAC to open one women degree college each in Kishtwar, Bhaderwah, Rajouri and Poonch district, so that more rural women could pursue higher education. He said that opening of women degree colleges in remotest areas would give a big relief to the needy and deserving females who could not pursue their higher education due to non availability of facilities in their respective areas.
“A number of students from Jammu are forced to take admission outside the state due to non availability of seats in the existing degree colleges”, he said and hoped that opening of 40 new colleges would solve the problem once for all.
Sharma further asked the government to introduce job oriented courses in these degree colleges so that students after completing their graduations would get placements and jobs in different sectors.
Pawan Sharma further asked SAC to constitute committee as early as possible so that this panel would examine feasibility of opening new colleges in different areas.
While announcing the open new degree colleges, SAC had decided to constitute a committee to finalise the phasing of the sanctioned colleges.
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New Delhi, Aug 11: No university in the country has established Mahatma Gandhi chair despite the nod from the University Grants Commission (UGC), according to HRD Ministry officials.

In order to enrich the academic resources of the university system, the UGC has formulated a scheme for establishment of chairs in universities in the name of nobel laureates, illustrious persons and persons of eminence in areas of their outstanding contributions.

"Mahatma Gandhi chair is one of the chairs approved by the UGC in the subjects or areas of peace and non-violence, freedom movement and national integration. However, Mahatma Gandhi chair has not been established in any university and no proposal was received by UGC from any varsity in this regard," a senior HRD Ministry official said.

However, students have been interested in Gandhian studies and have enrolled in undergraduate, postgraduate, M.Phil and Ph.D programmes in the subject in recent years.

According to official statistic, 419 students enrolled themselves in UG programme in Gandhian studies for 2017-18 while the number of students enrolled in PG, M.Phil and PhD was 796, 51 and 78 respectively. 17 PhD degrees were awarded during the session.

The number of students who enrolled in the said programmes during 2016-17 was UG (321), PG (746), M.Phil (67) and PhD (113). The number of PhD degrees awarded during the session was 38. (PTI)
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New Delhi, Jul 26: The HRD Ministry had received 30 complaints from across the country regarding poor quality of mid-day meals during past three years and 887 students were reported ill after having those meals during the period, the Rajya Sabha was informed today.

The information was shared by Union Minister of State for HRD, Upendra Kushwaha, in response to a written question in Rajya Sabha.

"A total number of 30 complaints from 15 states and union territories including Delhi regarding poor quality of serving of mid day meal have been reported during the last three years. A total number of 887 children were reported ill after having the meals in the country during the period," Kushwaha said.

"To address the issue, the government has issued guidelines on quality, safety and hygiene in school level kitchen to all states and UTs. These guidelines provide for instructions to schools to procure Agmark quality and branded items for preparation of mid-day meals, tasting of meals by 2-3 adult members of school management committee before serving to children," he added.

The HRD Minister further said the government has also adopted an elaborate monitoring mechanism at central, state and district levels to ensure quality food is served to children under the scheme.

According to statistics, maximum number of children, (259), were reported to be ill after consuming mid-day meals in Jharkhand followed by Maharashtra (201) and Uttar Pradesh (154). (PTI)
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New Delhi, Jul 14: The University Grants Commission has formed a panel to probe the allegations of administrative negligence and misutilisation of funds by Manipur University vice chancellor Aditya Prasad Pandey, a source from the HRD Ministry said today.

"The panel was formed following a representation from the state government to HRD Ministry. The committee will submit its report by month-end, following which further action will be decided," the source said.

Students of the university have been on strike for more than a month demanding the VC's resignation and an independent probe against him.

"The state government feared a law and order situation and hence recommended the ministry to send Pandey on leave," the source said. (PTI)
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Hello Jammu News at 5:51:00 PM 0
Jaipur, Jun 26 : Emergency was a blot on democracy in the country and the HRD ministry would work to include the truth about this dark chapter in school and college textbooks, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said today. 

"People should know the complete truth about the Emergency phase that the country witnessed. We will make required changes in textbooks to spread awareness among the new generation," he said.


The Union minister said that one should not forget the 'black chapter' that Emergency, imposed by Congress in 1975, was. 

There was no public purpose, but Congress made the move to remain in power, the HRD minister said.


Emergency was a blot on democracy and it was an attempt to restrict people's freedom, he said at a press conference here.

Responding to a question, Javadekar said it would be wrong to say there was undeclared emergency in the country for the last four years. He said the allegations levelled by rebel BJP leader Ghanshyam Tiwari in this regard were false.

Tiwari had yesterday tendered his resignation from the BJP saying the country and the state of Rajasthan were undergoing undeclared emergency for the last four years. 

Javadekar said there was complete freedom under the present government system.

Speaking about price rise, he said rising inflation was a norm under Congress governments and it comes down when BJP is the ruling party.

Javadekar said the name of the new Rajasthan BJP chief will be announced soon.  PTI
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Minister seeks Indian Institute of Science Education &Research for JK
NEW DELHI, MAY 29: Minister for Higher Education, Technical Education and Information Technology, Molvi Imran Raza Ansari on Tuesday said that the Union Human Resource Development Minister, Prakash Javadekar, has given nod to the opening up of incubation centres for IIT and IIM for summer capital, Srinagar.
Ansari today met Prakash Javadekar in New Delhi to discuss various matters pertaining to the education sector in Jammu and Kashmir.
The minister said that steps are underway to strengthen higher education in Jammu and Kashmir. The Minister said that Union HRD minister has agreed for the establishment of incubation centres of IIT and IIM at Srinagar.
The Minister informed that the IIM Lucknow had team visited Kashmir during December 2017 to identify rented building for running such incubation centre at Srinagar. The building had been identified by the team and further course of the action as required to be initiated by IIM Jammu is still awaited.
He said that department has taken up the issue of creation of off campus of IIT Jammu at Srinagar with the management of IIT Jammu. The necessary action as required to be initiated in this behalf by IIT Jammu is still awaited.
The Minister demanded establishment of an Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) across the state, saying that State has only one CSIR Institute of Research (IIIM-Indian institute of integrated medicine (llSER's are autonomous institutes under MHRD). He informed the Union Minister that 46 colleges and University of Kashmir have applied for NAAC accreditation but the concerned team hasn’t visited these campuses for evaluation, it is proposed to take up the issue with the NAAC authorities to accelerate the process.

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New Delhi, Apr 19: Studying in India will now be easier for foreign students who want to pursue education in prominent Indian educational institutions with the launch of ‘Study in India’ programme here.
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Minister of State for Human Resource Development (HRD) Satya Pal Singh jointly launched the portal (www.studyinindia.gov.in) at the India Habitat Centre here.
Ms Swaraj launching the portal on Wednesday to help interested students get information about the institutions and register and apply to the programmes of choice, said 'the quest for knowledge has always been fundamental to India’s culture and civilisation. We can rightly say that India is one of the very few places in the world where ancient traditions and modernity coexist in harmony.'
The 'Study in India' is aimed at attracting students from countries in South Asia, South-East Asia, Middle East and Africa to study in the top educational institutions in India. This will be achieved through systematic brand-building, identifying quality institutions for receiving the students, creating suitable infrastructure and facilitation structures. The portal will become a single window to cover all aspects relating to studying in India for foreign students.
Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Prakash Javadekar in a video message said the initiative would open the gates of prominent educational institution of India to foreign students. To begin with the focus was on students of 30 Asian, African, Middle East and Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries and hoped that families from America will send their children to India for under graduate courses one day. 
He noted that India had been the education hub of world education, in a reference to the long heritage of Nalanda and Takshashila.
'Graded autonomy will help educational institutions to expand on their own; they can improve their programmes, launch new programmes as per the need. They can take in foreign faculty and foreign students,' he added. Because of the recent reforms in education sector, India had become a prominent centre for affordable and quality education.
Dr Satya Pal Singh expressed gratitude towards Ms Swaraj for launching the portal, saying that for the first time, prominent Indian educational institutions have been opened up under the programme which would benefit not only to the foreign students but also to India.
Delivering the welcome speech, HRD Secretary (Higher Education) R Subrahmaniyam said this year 15, 000 seats have been offered by 160 institutions under the programme. Dr S B Majumdar, founder President, Symbiosis International University was also felicitated by Ms Swaraj on the occasion.
The Study in India programme would provide a one-stop solution through the creation of a centralised portal www.studyinindia.gov.in. The website will be supported by an app and a helpline number. The website will provide information on the latest offerings on Indian education and facilitate admissions to the foreign students and help them make informed choices based on individual aptitudes and career goals. 
EdCIL (India) Limited, a Mini Ratna Category I CPSE is the implementing agency of the Ministry of HRD for the education campaign. NIRF ranked and NAAC accredited institutions with a 3.26 score have been included in the programme. The Study in India programme is a joint initiative of Ministry of HRD, Ministry of External Affairs, Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of Commerce and Industry, an official statement here said. UNI
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New Delhi, Apr 3: The Central Board of Education (CBSE) on Tuesday decided not to conduct re-exam of Class 10th Maths examination in Delhi NCR and Haryana.
Education Secretary Anil Swarup confirmed the news on Twitter.
"Consequent to the preliminary evaluation of the impact of reportedly leaked CBSE class 10 maths paper and keeping in mind the paramount interest of students, CBSE has decided not to conduct re-examination even in the states of Delhi NCR and Haryana. Hence, no re-exam for class 10," twitted Mr Swarup.
Earlier, the HRD Ministry said that after thorough investigation, the decision of retest of Class 10 Maths exam would be taken in 15 days. UNI
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New Delhi, Mar 29: Describing the leakage of the Class 12 Economic board examination and the Class 10 Maths exam as a result of the ‘complete apathy’ and ‘deliberate negligence’ by the Ministry of Human Resource Development and the Central Board for Secondary Education, the Congress on Thursday demanded the sacking of HRD Minister Prakash Jawadekar and CBSE chairman Anita Karwal to fix accountability for the incidents.
Addressing a press conference here, AICC media incharge Randeep Surjewala, the Jt Secretary incharge for the NSUI Ruchi Gupta and AICC National Media panelist Ragini Nayak, said,’’the leak of the CBSE exams has exposed the capture of highest academic institutions by the ‘Exam Mafia’ under the watch of the Modi Government , as also absolute abdication of authority by HRD Minister Prakash Jawadekar and CBSE Chairperson Anita Karwal.
It is time to fix accountability and sack the HRD Minister and the CBSE chairperson..’’
Charging the Modi government of spreading the ‘Vyapam Virus’ across the country, Mr Surjewala said,’’first they nurtured the ‘Vyapam Virus’ in Madhya Pradesh, then they spread the same patented virus throughout the country in the multi layered SSC Scam and now they have not even spared our students. Encouraging ‘Exam Mafia’ has become the bedrock of BJP’s policies. 
It is absolutely shocking and heart rendering that the future of 24 Lakh students is in severe jeopardy as the Modi Government officially admits that 2 CBSE papers- ‘Economics Examination Paper’ for Class XII leaked on March 26 and ‘Mathematics Examination Paper’ for Class X boards leaked on Wednesday, almost an hour before the students sat for the exam. ‘’
Describing report of leak of the two newspapers as “the tip of the iceberg”, Mr Surjewala said,’’It may just turn out to be the tip of the iceberg as multiple news reports and social media stories on how the Biology, Chemistry and English papers have also been leaked are also surfacing now. Despite registration of an FIR and an enquiry, shockingly; CBSE has admitted the leak of 3 exam papers.’’
Alleging multiple instances of bungling and malfeasance in the CBSE under the Modi Government, Mr Surjewala said,’’there were errors in the evaluation of Class XII board exam papers in the year 2017. Then there is the practice of inflating marks in board examinations. 
Also notable is the alleged setting of tough questions in the NEET exam in regional languages. (MPs from Bengal and Tamil Nadu had complained about the nature of questions being asked to students taking the NEET in their mother tongue.) Coincidentally the officials in key positions at both SSC and CBSE are handpicked IAS officers of Prime Minister from the time he was Gujarat Chief Minister i.e Mr Ashim Khurana and Ms Anita Karwal. ‘’ UNI
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