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LAKSHADWEEP turers compliant with from the Jammu & Kash- SBI communique.
New colleges UGC norms were paid mir examination board of
ASSAM
inaugurated Rs.13,000 per month, school education, paving Gauhati U
the way for its affiliation
while others received
Kavaratti, january 1. On Rs.11,000. Under the new with the Delhi-based Cen-
a two-day state visit to norms, guest lecturers’ tral Board of Secondary celebrations
the Union territory of remuneration ranges be- Education (CBSE). guwahati, january 26. Ad-
Lakshadweep, India’s vice tween Rs.26,000-32,000 “Though we had all the dressing an audience on
president M. Venkaiah per month. requisite infrastructure in the occasion of the plati-
Naidu inaugurated two “Since eligibility criteria place, excellent academic num jubilee celebrations
arts and science colleges prescribed by the UGC will record, and focus on inno- of Gauhati University,
affiliated with Pondi- become mandatory for vative teaching-learning, it chief minister Himanta
cherry University (PU) in recruiting guest faculty in has taken us several years Biswa Sarma urged the
the Kadmat and Androth coming years, a three-year to receive a no objec- varsity to promote a start-
islands. time window has been tion certificate from the up and innovation culture
Also chancellor of PU, given to guest lecturers state board,” said Mingur with assured government
Naidu said the courses of- to acquire the required Agmo, principal of Druk support.
fered will enable students, qualifications,” added Padma Karpo School, ad- “Gauhati University is
especially girl students, Narayanan. dressing a press confer- a sacred temple of higher
to overcome the region’s ence in Leh. learning born out of the
geographical constraints MADHYA PRADESH committed endeavour of
and pursue quality higher Vice chancellor PUNJAB the people of Assam in
education. Acknowledg- Khan Academy’s pursuit of higher educa-
ing the island’s immense sacked tion. Training teachers
eco-tourism and fisheries indore, january 28. The Punjabi content and bureaucrats cannot
potential, he called on the state government termi- new delhi, january 25. be the sole objective of the
island’s youth to sign up nated the services of Prof. Under a recently signed university. The purpose
for courses in aquaculture, Asha Shukla, vice chancel- agreement between the of education should be to
tourism and hospitality lor of the Mhow-based Dr. Punjab state government change the mindsets of
and strive for excellence B.R. Ambedkar Univer- and Khan Academy India students,” said the chief
in these industries where sity of Social Science, two (KHI), a subsidiary of the minister.
Lakshadweep has a natu- years before the end of her eponymous California
ral advantage. tenure for alleged mis- (USA)-based non-profit RAJASTHAN
management and financial NGO, KHI will provide REET 2021
KARNATAKA irregularities. free-of-charge high-quality
Guest lecturers education department Punjabi language math suspensions
According to higher
learning content to stu-
jaipur, january 29. The
award officials, the Indore divi- dents across the state. This state government sus-
Bengaluru, january 14. sional commissioner had project is supported by pended several senior
The state government an- investigated complaints SBI Foundation, the CSR officials of the Rajast-
nounced intent to double of mismanagement and (corporate social responsi- han Board of Secondary
the remuneration of guest financial irregularities at bility) affiliate of the State Education, including
lecturers in its colleges. the university. Bank of India. chairman D.P. Jaroli and
The decision is based on “The focus of the agree- secretary Arvind Kumar
a report submitted by a LADAKH ment will be to provide Sengwa, following leakage
three-member committee Belated clearance math learning in Pun- of the Rajasthan Eligibility
chaired by Kumar Naik, jabi to 100,000 learners Examination for Teachers
additional chief secretary, Leh, january 23. Two statewide. SBI Foundation (REET) test papers last
department of higher decades after it was es- and SBI Funds Manage- September.
education, said higher tablished, Ladakh’s Druk ment Pvt. Ltd will finance The suspension orders
education minister C.N. Padma Karpo School, aka math content translation were issued after a high-
Ashwath Narayanan, ad- ‘Rancho’s school’ popula- into Punjabi, and teacher level meeting chaired
dressing a media confer- rised by the hit Bollywood training for over 5,000 by chief minister Ashok
ence. film Three Idiots, has teachers in 3,000 schools Gehlot.
Earlier, guest lec- received formal clearance across the state,” says an Paromita Sengupta with bureau
inputs
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