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How To Create Google Forms? 6 Ways To Use Google Forms for Teachers

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Google forms are a runaway favorite for the educators who always seek ways to save their limited pennies and yet still use technology in the classroom. Technology has gone through a great revolution especially for the field of education. It has given various new innovations which have made teaching simpler. Technology has taken teaching to a […]

Rajya Sabha Passes National Council for Teacher Education (Amendment) Bill

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The Bill amends the National Council for Teacher Education Act, 1993. The Rajya Sabha passed the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) (Amendment) Bill, 2019 that seeks to retrospectively grant recognition to certain institutions running teacher education courses as well as grant retrospective permission to start new courses. The Bill amends the National Council for […]

Less Than 3% SC And ST Teachers In IITs, Reveals Government Data

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At present, there are 23 Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) functioning in various parts of the country. According to the data provided by the Union Human Resource Development minister in the Parliament recently, in IITs, only 2.81 percent is from the reserved Scheduled Caste (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) category.  At present, there are 23 […]

UGC Writes To State Governments To Take Action Against Fake Universities

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University Grants Commission (UGC) has released the list of 24 fake Universities, which are available on its website www.ugc.ac.in. The higher education regulator, UGC, has sent letters to Chief Secretaries, Education Secretaries and Principal Secretaries of the respective State and Union Territory Governments for taking appropriate action against fake Universities which are functioning in the […]

Punjab Approves Online Transfer Policy For Teachers

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The transfer policy would become effective from academic session 2019-20 i.e. April 1, 2019, the spokesman said. To make the process of transfers more rational and transparent, the Punjab cabinet on approved the online transfer policy of the school education department. A spokesman said the step was taken to ensure equal opportunity for all employees […]

IIT Roorkee Professor Awarded For Contribution Towards Development Of Geo-Spatial Science

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“I am glad that the members of the award committee have liked and acknowledged my work towards development of geo-spatial systems and applications,” he said. The Indian Society for Remote Sensing conferred the National Geospatial Award for Excellence to IIT professor Jayanta Kumar Ghosh for his contribution towards the development of geospatial science and applications. […]

HRD Ministry Didn’t Receive Any Complaint For Exorbitant Fees By Deemed To Be Universities: Govt

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The information was shared by Union Minister of State for Human Resource Development (HRD) Satya Pal Singh in response to a written question in the Lok Sabha. The HRD Ministry has not received any complaints regarding charging of exorbitant fees by the deemed to be universities, Parliament was informed Monday. The information was shared by […]

Five Applications Pending With UGC For Deemed University Tag: Satya Pal Singh

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Five applications are pending with UGC for grant of deemed to be university status, the Rajya Sabha was told Five applications are pending with the central government for grant of deemed to be university status, the Rajya Sabha was told. In a question on whether the government is considering to redraw norms for deemed to […]

APPSC Announces More Than 200 Junior Lecturer Vacancies; Application To Begin In January

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APPSC has released advertisement for Junior Lecturer recruitment in Andhra Pradesh intermediate Education Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) has released advertisement for Junior Lecturer recruitment in Andhra Pradesh intermediate Education. The Commission has advertised 200 fresh vacancies and 37 carried forward vacancies. The vacancies are available for 15 different subjects and candidates should check […]