-The Hindu “What is government talking about NEP when it cannot sustain gains of an existing project?” A World Bank funded project to take graduates from elite institutions to rural and remote engineering Colleges in poorer States is coming to an end in March, leaving more than 1,200 assistant professors out of a job and some rural Colleges bereft of half their faculty. The Centre is preparing its own MERITE project with...
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UGC asks universities to encourage students to write “cow science” examination
-The Hindu Tamil, Malayalam study material includes claims that cow dung protects from nuclear radiation, slaughter causes quakes The University Grants Commission has written to all Vice-Chancellors asking them to encourage students in their universities and affiliated Colleges to write the Central government's "indigenous cow science" examination later this month. The study material for the examination includes claims that cow dung is used as protection against radiation in nuclear centres in India and...
More »Tamil Nadu govt announces free 2GB data per day to nearly 10 lakh students -Aparna Banerjea
-Livemint.com * Data cards will be given to them from January to April 2021 free of cost, state said * The scheme will benefit students enrolled in govt and government-aided arts and science Colleges, polytechnic, engineering Colleges and scholarship-funded private Colleges from January-April, 2021 In order to enable students to attend online classes, Tamil Nadu government on Sunday announced data scheme for nearly 10 lakh students in school and even Colleges as well...
More »Migrant workers express hurt over lockdown but older voting loyalties also remain -Nistula Hebbar
-The Hindu Every election hangs between the two points of mahaul (atmosphere) and samikaran (voter block equations), goes the popular wisdom on polls in Bihar. JEHANABAD: Mrityunjay Kumar worked as a tailor at a small boutique in Noida when a nationwide lockdown to prevent the spread of COVID-19 was announced. He found himself without a job and far from his home in the Mahmudpur village in Jehanabad district of Bihar. Like many...
More »Academic Freedom In India: A Status Report, 2020 -Nandini Sundar and Gowhar Fazili
-The India Forum Nandini Sundar teaches at Delhi University. Gowhar Fazili teaches at Ambedkar University Delhi. Academic freedom is about the right to study, teach and research a diversity of viewpoints. Yet, this right that is so crucial for the pursuit of knowledge has seen widespread attacks in Colleges and universities across India. The New Education Policy (NEP) 2020 claims it is based on principles that include creativity and critical thinking, constitutional values,...
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