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TAMIL NADU ter Kuber Dindor admit- cause harm to other chil- first Skill India Centre
IIT-M sports quota ted that 9,218 teachers dren, says a Directorate of (SIC). It will annually
— 3,350 class X and 5,868 Education (DoE) circular. upskill over 1,200 Indian
New delhi, february 2. class XII — had commit- “It is imperative for all youth in high demand
From the new academic ted totaling errors during schools to implement a vocations such as media
year beginning July 2024, assessment of board exam streamlined framework & entertainment, leather
Indian Institute of Tech- answer papers in the for ensuring good safety products, tourism & hospi-
nology (IIT)-Madras will academic years 2022 and practices for students, tality, and IT-ITeS.
introduce two supernu- 2023. A fine of Rs.1,600 parents and staff. Heads of “New-age and future
merary sports quota seats has been imposed on all schools should also ensure skills courses are available
in every undergrad pro- these teachers. that CCTVs are installed in at considerably higher cost
gram, announced director schools and functional all in global markets. The
V. Kamakoti. The idea was UTTAR PRADESH the time. Visitors should introduction of low-cost
mooted by IIT-Madras Budget largesse not be allowed to enter courses through SIC will
before the IIT Council in classrooms and staff empower our youth and
2023. Lucknow, february 5. In rooms,” says the circular. make them a part of the
Addressing a press the Uttar Pradesh budget evolving jobs market,” said
conference, the director 2024-25 presented in the HIMACHAL PRADESH the minister speaking on
said: “IIT-Madras is set state assembly, a sum of Teachers study tour the occasion.
to offer Indian nationals Rs.1,000 crore had been Skill India centres in
two supernumerary seats budgeted for provision of Shimla, february 22. Angul, Bhadrak, Dhenk-
per undergraduate pro- free sweaters, shoes, socks Under the state govern- anal, Talcher and Deogarh
gramme under the Sports and bags to over 20 mil- ment’s International Tour (all in Odisha) are cur-
Excellence Admission lion class I-VIII govern- for Teachers program, rently under construction.
(SEA) programme. We are ment school children. Also 102 school teachers will
the first IIT to introduce Rs.1,000 crore for Opera- depart for a five-day tour PUNJAB
sports quota and the idea tion Kayakalp (makeover) of Singapore to familiar- Compulsory subject
is to reward and encour- for government primary ise themselves with “new
age students who have schools. technologies and teaching Chandigarh, february 10.
achieved a certain level of Addressing a press con- methods in education”, The state’s school educa-
sports excellence.” ference, finance minister said chief minister Sukh- tion department issued a
Candidates will also be Suresh Kumar Khanna vinder Sukhu. show cause notice on a pri-
required to have obtained said: “The procurement “The first batch of vate school in Jalandhar
the minimum class XII process for providing 102 teachers selected for failing to teach Punjabi
marks to fulfill the eligibil- uniforms, sweaters, school from across the state are as a compulsory subject.
ity criteria for IIT admis- bags, shoes, and stationery scheduled for departure on “The state government
sions. for students has been dis- February 24 and a second is committed to main-
continued. Instead, a sum batch of 98 teachers on taining the dignity of the
GUJARAT of Rs 1,200 per student is March 15,” said Sukhu. language and any disre-
Careless teachers being directly transferred minister Rohit Thakur: spect towards it will not be
Added education
to the bank accounts of
tolerated at any cost,” said
fined parents through DBT (di- “The government is filling education minister Harjot
Gandhinagar, february rect bank transfers).” vacancies in the education Singh Bains, addressing
6. Over a period of two department on a priority the media.
years, an aggregate fine of DELHI basis.” According to a notifica-
Rs.1.54 crore was imposed New safety rules tion issued under the Pun-
on 9,000 government ODISHA jab Learning of Punjabi
school teachers statewide New felhi, february 19. All First Skill India and Other Languages Act,
for committing totaling er- government and private 2008, it is mandatory for
rors while marking classes schools in the national Centre every school in the state to
X and XII board exam capital have been directed Sambalpur, february 20. teach Punjabi as a compul-
answer sheets. to constitute committees Union minister for educa- sory subject in classes I-X.
Responding to a query for ‘surprise bag check- tion and skill development
during Question Hour, ing’ to ensure no student Dharmendra Pradhan Paromita Sengupta with bureau
Gujarat’s education minis- brings any object that may inaugurated the country’s inputs

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