Source : http://epaper2.mid-day.com/epaper/20-dec-2017-252-edition-Mumbai-page-30
____________________________ Reliance Foundation School-English Medium, Lodhivali. ____________________________
Tuesday, December 26, 2017
Saturday, December 23, 2017
CBSE exams to be held in March, not February
TNN | Updated: Dec 22, 2017, 10:28 IST
The circular stubbed speculations that were doing rounds for a long
time that the exams will be held in February. The CBSE has scheduled the
practical exams for class 10 and 12 students in January 2018.
Subsequently, the writ ten examinations will be held in March, 2018.
Emphasizing the need to have high quality and error free evaluation of the answer sheets, the board stated - "Smooth and efficient con duct of class 10 and 12 exami nations along with declara tion of result in time and with accuracy has always been the foremost endeavour of the bo ard. To ensure quality and er ror free evaluation of the ans wer booklets, the board requi res a large number of experienced and trained teachers to complete the whole process in a time bound manner," reads the circular which was issued on December 18.
Emphasizing the need to have high quality and error free evaluation of the answer sheets, the board stated - "Smooth and efficient con duct of class 10 and 12 exami nations along with declara tion of result in time and with accuracy has always been the foremost endeavour of the bo ard. To ensure quality and er ror free evaluation of the ans wer booklets, the board requi res a large number of experienced and trained teachers to complete the whole process in a time bound manner," reads the circular which was issued on December 18.
Source: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/cbse-exams-to-be-held-in-march-not-february/articleshow/62202883.cms
CBSE ties up with Ramakrishna Mission for 'value education'
Sumaiya Yousuf | TNN | Dec 22, 2017, 15:17 ISTA latest circular issued to the city schools calls for enrolment from interested institutes for the three-year graded optional programme.
"With an objective to strengthen value education, the Ramakrishna Mission has prepared 'Awakened Citizen Programme' for teachers and students. The CBSE signed a memorandum for taking this programme to its affiliated schools," reads the circular.
"This programme is a three-year graded programme for students of Class 6, 7, 8 and 9. The programme acknowledges the potential of young learners and empowers them to harness their infinite strength and also provides a path to develop into enlighten citizens," the official communique states.
The board informed schools that the programme would offer a wide variety and will enable the participants to explore and develop universal values.
The board also offered a teacher training module for giving value education to students and has asked interested schools to adopt the programme by visiting the official website of CBSE.
The Ramakrishna Mission has also decided to facilitate schools by providing tools, programme material and teachers' training manuals.
Tuesday, November 28, 2017
DIABETIC JEE ASPIRANTS CAN CARRY FRUITS, WATER TO EXAM
NEW DELHI: Diabetic JEE (Main) aspirants will be able to carry sugar ,
fruits and water in transparent bottles inside the examination halls
when they appear for the entrance test next year.
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), which conducts the pan-India exam, announced the new guidelines in the information bulletin of the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) (Main). The candidates will be allowed to carry fruits such as banana, apple and orange, however, they will not be permitted to bring packaged food items like chocolates or candies inside the exam halls.
The CBSE had made a similar provision for diabetic students appearing for board exams earlier this year, noting that the children suffering from diabetes “need frequent meals to avoid hypoglycemia which may otherwise affect their health/performance”. A circular was issued by the board in this regard but the candidates were required to submit a certificate from a diabetic specialist.
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), which conducts the pan-India exam, announced the new guidelines in the information bulletin of the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) (Main). The candidates will be allowed to carry fruits such as banana, apple and orange, however, they will not be permitted to bring packaged food items like chocolates or candies inside the exam halls.
The CBSE had made a similar provision for diabetic students appearing for board exams earlier this year, noting that the children suffering from diabetes “need frequent meals to avoid hypoglycemia which may otherwise affect their health/performance”. A circular was issued by the board in this regard but the candidates were required to submit a certificate from a diabetic specialist.
“It (move to allow diabetic students to carry eatables) was very much warranted as those kids who are on insulin may face sudden drop in sugar levels and the absence of any option may severely hamper their concentration and performance in the examination. Not just fruits, they should even allow them to carry cookies,” said Dr Anoop Misra, chairman, Fortis C-DOC centre of excellence for diabetes, metabolic diseases & endocrinology.
This year, over 11 lakh candidates took the JEE (Main), the entrance test for admissions to IITs, NITs, ISM Dhanbad .
The online application process for JEE (Main) 2018 will begin on December 1 and will last for a month.
Source : 28 Nov 2017 | Mumbai | Neelam Pandey neelam.pandey@hindustantimes.com
Link : http://paper.hindustantimes.com/epaper/viewer.aspx#
Assigning streams: Schools to breathe easy
Vikram.Vinod @timesgroup.com
Kochi: Though most
schools are worried about the upcoming annual examination, they are of
the view that it would be easier for them to assign streams for Class XI
students in the coming academic year.
“Earlier, in the CCE system it was easy for
students to get good grades. So, most of them were eligible for the
science stream but because of the new system, that will not be the case,
as they will be graded purely on their capacity to attend an
examination that will test an entire year’s syllabus,” said Father
Anthony M, principal of the Sacred Heart School, Kochi.
He added that the main difficulty that science
stream students face in Class XI is the inability to deal with the
academic pressure.
“Once you are in Class XI, even the system of
evaluation would change. Students find it really hard to cope. But now
since they will not be evaluated under CCE and would have to write a
comprehensive annual exam, they will be better prepared to deal with
Class X1 and XII," he added.
Several schools would conduct an additional
examination when the CCE system was in place in order to assign streams
in Class XI because they felt that the grade assessed by the CCE system
was not a sufficient standard of evaluation.
“Another advantage that CBSE
students will have with the introduction of the new syllabus is that
several state schools were reluctant to take students based on grades
received from CCE because they believed that the system was too lax,”
said K Unnikrishnan, president of the Confederation of Kerala Sahodaya
Complexes.
But he said that CBSE
students have a disadvantage when they apply for colleges as their marks
in Class X would be lesser when compared to students studying the state
schools as the CBSE examination is more “competitive”.
“There are several boards in the country and all
have varying degrees of difficulty. In medical and engineering it is
fine as they have several competitive examinations to assess the student
for the course. But for several degree courses, the eligibility of the
student is measured using the Class X and Class XII marks. Introducing a
competitive examination in these courses would be ideal,” said Anthony.
Source: http://epaper.timesgroup.com/Olive/ODN/TimesOfIndia/#
Date : Tue Nov 28 2017
Monday, November 27, 2017
CBSE forms panel for kids with special needs kids
TNN | Updated: Nov 26, 2017, 10:04 IST
Representative image
On Tuesday, the board constituted a committee which will formulate policies and guidelines for CWSNs in schools.
Principals of city's prominent CBSE schools have welcomed the board's decision and are expecting provision for better infrastructure and a learning/teaching process specifically designed for CWSNs.
K Balaji, principal of Delhi Public School. said, "Children with learning disabilities constitute around 15% of the total disabled population and they need more attention than those with physical disabilities. There is a critical requirement for teachers specially trained to handle such children."
"CBSE should make a provision for training teachers before they are recruited," Balaji said, emphasizing on the importance of school infrastructure and stringent guidelines for the same.
"It is high time CWSNs are given the same opportunities as normal kids. In special schools, these children are largely isolated when we allow them to mingle with other children," said Balaji.
According to principals, most teachers are able to manage special children well enough but it is the parents who expect a lot from their wards or don't accept that they need special care and attention. "Parents of CWSN sometimes can't understand that all kids are not the same. Managing parents becomes a challenge for teachers in this case," said Swati Chouhan, principal of Central India Public School, Kamptee.
Chouhan said workshops should be organized by schools for CWSNs and their parents. "This will help teachers and parents tackle the issues together. The committee should also re-look the courses currently taught and design special curriculum for CWSNs," she said.
Partibha Madan, principal of Royal Gondwana Public School, said, "People don't realize how gifted special children are. CBSE's decision will perhaps bring out their talents."
Source: https://timesofindia.
JEE Main 2018 Online Application from December 1 to January 2 at official site Jermain.nic.in. Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) open JEE Main 2018 registration from 1st December 2017. Joint Entrance Exam the examination system is handled by the CBSE and undertaken for the admissions to B.E, B.Tech, B.Arch, IIT and ISM courses.
Educational Qualification: the candidates must 12th class scores will not be considered for calculating JEE Main All India Rank from 2018. For Schedule cast, ST category the minimum qualifying marks would be 65 percent in the 12th class examination. As per Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) official announcement, for applicants to qualify for admissions to IIT, NIT, IIIT, and CFTI, they must have obtained minimum of 75%.
Age criteria: Candidates DOB should fall on or after 01st October 1993 (for general candidates) and 01, October-1988 (for candidates from SC, ST, and PWD category).
Application fee structure: For Candidates want to appear for the exam in India: The starting fee for Paper 1 or 2. For the second one Paper 1 and 2 both Papers.
- 1000/- Gen/OBC (Male)-Pen & Paper. Paper 1 and2 both 1800/-
- Rs. 500/- SC/ST/PWD/All Female- 900/-
- Rs. 500/- Gen/OBC (Male)-Online 1300/-
- Rs. 250/- SC/ST/PWD/All Female- 650/-
Exam pattern: Exams will conduct in two papers. Applicants can apply for both papers. PaperI consists of total 90 objective type questions from Chemistry, Physics, & Mathematics. Paper2 consist of total 82 questions from Mathematics, aptitude test, and drawing test. Each section contains different amount of questions.
Paper-1 for engineering courses (BE, B.Tech)
Paper2 for Architecture courses (B.Arch. /B.Planning.) Aspirants can opt for either Paper1 (B.E. /B.Tech.) or Paper-2 (B.Arch. /B.Planning.).
Important Dates for JEE Main 2018:
- 22nd November: Release of JEE Main 2018 Notification.
- Commencement of Online Application Form: 1st December.
- Facility for Correcting Images: 2nd week of December 2017.
- Closing Date of Online Application Form: 1st January 2018.
- Last Date for Fee Payment: 2nd January.
- The opening of Application Form Correction Window 2nd half of January 2018.
- Availability of Admit Card: 2nd week of March.
- Examination Date for the offline exam(Pen & Paper Based Test): 8th April 2018 (Announced).
- Examination Date for the online exam (Computer Based Test): 14th & 15th April 2018.
- Answer Key & OMR Sheet Availability: 3rd week of April.
- Declaration of Result: 4th week of April.
About JEE Exams 2018 main :
Organisation: Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)Name of the exam: (JEE) Joint Entrance Exam (Main)
Examination Mode: Offline, Online
Official Website: https://jeemain.nic.in/webinfo/Public/Home.aspx
Last date to Apply: 2nd January 2017
Every year, over 12 lakh candidates appear in JEE Main for admission to National Institutes of Technology (NITs), IIIT, CFTI. JEE Main is also the first stage entrance examination for admission to the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs). In 2017, as many as 11,98,989 candidates had registered for JEE Main.
Source: http://thefinexpress.com/jee-mains-2018-online-application-from-december-1-to-january-2-at-jermain-nic-in/4562/
Saturday, November 25, 2017
State cuts extra marks for arts & culture in SSC
New Rules Will Come Into Effect Next Yr
Vinamrata.Borwankar @timesgroup.comMumbai: Ahead of the SSC examination in March next year, the state has revised its rules for awarding additional marks to students excelling in arts and culture. Students can now earn up to 15 marks extra, as opposed to 25.
Besides, the state has done away with the 2%
reservation students who got the extra marks could avail in first year
junior college admissions.
In addition to the marks doled out for
participation in sports, for the first time in March 2017, extra marks
were given for art and cultural activities for Std X students.
Nearly 81,000 SSC students across the state
benefited in the first year. The number of 100 percenters in the state
shot up to 193 in the March exam, about five times the number last year.
Principals of city schools attributed it to the art and culture marks.
Principals of SSC schools in city unhappy with marks cut
According to a government resolution issued by the school education
department on Friday, the new rules will come into effect immediately,
from the SSC exam in 2018. “Since it was the first time last year, there
was a lack of clarity and we felt there was a need to improve the
rules. We consulted experts, reviewed the situation and decided to issue
the new rules,” said Suvarna Kharat, deputy secretary, school education department.
Among the major changes is the halving of the
additional marks awarded to students passing the intermediate drawing
grade examination. In June, TOIhad
reported that of the total students snagging extra marks for art and
culture in the March 2017 exam, 93% got them for drawing. Similarly,
those pursuing classical art will no longer get the additional 25 marks
for wins at national or statelevel tournaments or bagging scholarships.
In addition, the extra marks in board exams will be given depending on a
particular student’s score in the classical art exams (see box).
State board school principals are unhappy. “When
the SSC results were announced, a lot of non-state board schools had
cried foul. It seems like the state has succumbed to that criticism. Now
the state board students will lose out. We had seen an increase in the
number of students opting for extracurricular activities this year. The
state could extend the concessions to other boards too,” said Prashant
Redij, member of the Mumbai principals’ association. The group will meet
in the coming week to discuss how to take up the issue with the state
government.
Principals said scrapping the 2% reservation will
mean students lose their chance to get into colleges of their choice.
“There are some colleges which are very popular among students following
art and culture because of the theatre groups they have or the industry
alumni they boast of. But someone who is seriously dedicating time to
an art form may not be able to give enough attention to academics and
hence not meet the high cut-off of the college,” said Veena Donwalkar,
principal, Chattrapati Shivaji Vidyalaya, Sion.
Rules for the sports extra marks too are likely to
be revised. “We are working on the government resolution for sports as
well. It is expected to be released soon,” said Kharat. Students can get
up to 25 marks extra depending on the level at which they have played a
sport.
Sat Nov 25 2017
Applications for JEE (Main) from Dec 1, exam in April
Hyderabad: The
application process for the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) (Main) 2018
will begin from December 1as per the admission notification issued
recently by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE).
The exam will be held in the pen and
paper mode on April 8, 2018 and in the online mode on April 15-16.
Candidates can submit their online application forms till January 2,
2018.
This year, the CBSE has
made it mandatory for candidates to submit their Aadhaar details along
with application forms. “The use of Aadhaar will result in accuracy of
the applicant details,” the notification said.
Of the 258 exam centres across India, 18 are in Andhra Pradesh and six in Telangana.
Source : http://epaper.timesgroup.com/
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