Medical students will have to do more than complete a five-and-a-half-year-long medical course to use the ‘doctor’ title. The draft Indian Medical Council (Amendment) Bill 2016, unveiled by the Union health ministry on Thursday, said they will have to pass the National Exit Test (NEXT). The test is expected to create a level-playing field in medical education, increasingly becoming privatized. A central government official said NEXT would improve the quality of medical education in the country and help benchmark students. “It will substitute three tests, including NEET for postgraduate admissions,…
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Coaching centres on Govt radar for asking fee in advance
The government is going to act tough against the private coaching centres in Kashmir which are asking students to pay their fees in advance for the year. Director, School Education, Kashmir, Aijaz Ahmad Bhat said it had come to his notice that private coaching centres were forcing students to pay the fees in advance and the department would take serious action against them. “They are looting students. So we are going to take strict action against such centres. We have asked them to take money in instalments but not the…
Read MoreHC notice to Govt, Private schools on 25% quota for poor children
The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has issued notices to the state government and private schools in a contempt petition for not complying with the previous orders wherein the authorities were asked to accord consideration to 25 per cent reservation in admission for underprivileged students in private schools of the state. Issuing notices to the J&K Government through the Chief Secretary, Commissioner Secretary, School Education Department, Commissioner Secretary, Revenue Department, and the principals of private educational institutions, the High Court has directed these respondents to file their compliance report by…
Read MoreForcing low quality Govt school syllabus on private institutions will destroy education sector: PSAK
Private Schools Association of Kashmir (PSAK) has termed the Government order of forcing “low quality” government school syllabus on private schools as final nail in the coffin of struggling education sector in the state. Terming the order as extremely dangerous, the Association said that it would push education sector in Kashmir over the cliff. “This is a disaster in the happening. Everybody knows the quality of syllabus in government run schools. Some of the books have not been updated for five years and most of the books are mismatch for…
Read MoreAuthorities derecognize Minto Circle School
The School Education department has withdrawn its recognition and approval of the Managing Committee for Minto Circle School, Srinagar following its affiliation with Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) New Delhi. The orders in this regard were issued by Directorate of School Education Kashmir (DSEK) on Friday. As per the DSEK orders, recognition of the school up to class 8th and the recommendations made to JK Board of School Education to consider grant of affiliation to run the classes from class 8th onwards have been withdrawn. “Pursuant to the affiliation…
Read MoreClash in Dehradun after pro-Pakistani slogan allegedly raised by Kashmiri student
Alleged pro-Pakistan slogan raised by a student from Jammu and Kashmir at an institute led to a clash between him and a local student prompting the police to launch a probe into the incident. Manan, a student of CIMS College here, who hails from Jammu and Kashmir, had a tiff with another student, Vijay, on Monday, SSP Dehradun Sweetie Aggarwal said today. On Tuesday, Vijay’s friends, who did not belong to the college and allegedly had allegiance to Bajrang Dal, created a ruckus at the campus over the issue inflicting…
Read MoreStudents in dilemma as education becomes victim of Valley Unrest
Education in Kashmir Valley has taken a huge hit with the separatist-sponsored shutdowns nearing five months following the elimination of militant Burhan Wani in a security operation on July 10. The students are in a dilemma as their precious academic time continues to suffer. The students of Classes V to IX and XI, who have been given mass promotion, have lost almost three weeks of their new academic calendar as the schools have not been exempted in the shutdown calendar called by separatist leaders. “In the past three weeks I…
Read More‘Curfew Classes’: Schooling in the times of unrest
With 170 students and 14 teachers, inspiring initiative of young trio goes from strength to strength Education continued to blossom in Srinagar’s Shalimar area along the banks of Dal Lake while the whole valley was witnessing curfews and continued shutdown after the killing of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani on 8th July. A group of three youth- Inam-ul-Rasool, Sheikh Majid and Gazala Ali- of Shalimar decided to start free coaching programme for young students in the vicinity who couldn’t attend schools because of the prevailing unrest. “The thought of starting these…
Read MoreKU likely to defer 3rd year exams by ‘Couple of weeks’ after facing Protests
After facing resentment from students for planning 3rd year exams in December, the University of Kashmir may defer the exams by couple of weeks, sources told Kashmir Post on Monday. The undergraduate students appearing in upcoming final year exams have opposed the KU’s decision to hold their exams in the last week of December. Scores of final year students from different government degree colleges assembled at Press Enclave here on Saturday to protest against what they called KU’s “flawed” decision to hold exams in December. “Our session started in mid…
Read MoreDPS Srinagar defies Hurriyat diktat, reopen from Saturday
Defying a Hurriyat diktat for closure of schools in the valley as part of a five month long protest, the Delhi Public School management here on Thursday announced the re-opening of school from Saturday. The Valley also witnessed the end of board exams despite militant threats of disruption. All schools, colleges and educational institutions in Kashmir, including universities, have been shut since July 9 following the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani in an encounter. Anti-social elements burned down more than 30 schools across the valley in this period…
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