Category: Education

Education

Teachers announce agitation, schools to remain closed for 3- days

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Teachers’ community has decided to launch an agitation against the decision of the government to conduct screening test of in- service teachers. A day after JK Rehbar- e- Taleem ( ReT) Teachers Forum called for two- day strike from August 5, Jammu Kashmir Teachers Forum ( JKTF) Tuesday announced two day strike from August 6. The Chairman JKTF Abdul Qayoom Wani said the educational institutions in all the three regions of state would remain closed as a mark of protest against the government. The Forum has decided to stage demonstrations…

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Teachers fume as Govt orders screening test

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The State government’s decision to make screening test compulsory for Rehbar-e-Taleem teachers who have obtained their degrees through distance mode has left the teaching community seething in anger. The government is also considering similar tests for in-service General Line Teachers who have obtained their degree from distance mode. Teachers have expressed dismay over the government’s decision, saying that certificates and eligibility are checked and verified at the initial stage and re-verifying the credentials would be wastage of time. The government is also mulling to introduce Teachers Eligibility Test (TET) as…

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‘People’s University’ IGNOU ‘cheats’ masses in Kashmir

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Admissions in Jan, classes yet to begin If you want to pursue diploma in creative writing in English through IGNOU, then here is an eye-opener for you. With a dream of learning creative writing, Suhail (name changed) admitted for the diploma in January 2015 in regional centre, Srinagar. He was informed that the regular Sunday classes shall begin from March after he receives his all study material. Suhail went to IGNOU in February to gather study material and enquire about classes.  “I was shocked first I have to wait another…

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