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Learning voyages

Nostalgia is often seen as a sentimental longing but can be used to fuel our ambitions

Analysing NIRF 2020

Dr. M.G. Sethuraman

While Higher Education Institutions from Tamil Nadu have performed well, they must look to improving further

Career choices

Do you feel uncertain about a career option? Do you lack the freedom to choose a subject that you want to pursue? Do you feel low on self-confidence? Are you constantly doubting yourself? A Q&A; column to assuage your doubts

Act quickly and appropriately

Wide angle Education

Lack of rationale

Multidisciplinary Blockchain, the legal way

Kritika Padode Bhandari Introducing blockchain technology in Law can revolutionise legal procedures in the country

Opportunities Freshers, stop worrying

Abhay Gupta Those interested in a career in technology and marketing have higher chances of being hired during this pandemic

Networking technology sharing

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Sweta Akundi TableVision, an AI software by Bengaluru’s Continual Engine helps convert images and tables to text for people with visual impairments

Opinion

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Comment | Higher Education post-COVID-19

C.P. Gopinathan K. Ramachandran Online has become the default mode of education during this long lockdown period in the wake of Covid-19. What does this mean for the institutions and academic leaders, administrators and students in the long run is getting clearer.

ON THE OTHER HAND | Columns

Convince the student first

Raghavan Srinivasan Regulatory change won’t persuade students that they’re getting a better education

T.V. Mohandas Pai

New education methods will transform the way students learn, says Mohandas Pai

Lalatendu Mishra ‘Students and employers will begin to question the value of a university degree’

Schools

NCERT adds scrapping of Article 370, drops portion on Jammu and Kashmir separatist politics in its Class 12 textbook chapter

Priscilla Jebaraj While the topic “Separatism and Beyond” has been deleted from the chapter, the scrapping of Article 370, which gave the erstwhile State of Jammu and Kashmir a special status, has been included under the topic “Regional Aspirations”.

WhatsApp classes have helped the teachers in keeping students engaged and in school

Whatsapp has become the new mode of learning for students of government-run schools in Visakhapatnam

Aishwarya Upadhye Teachers of GVMC schools are engaging the students - who hail from financially backward families - with lessons through Whatsapp groups and daily homework

Higher Education

HC directs Delhi University to take immediate steps to prepare protocol for issuing degrees, marksheets online

PTI The Delhi High Court on July 23 directed the Delhi University to take immediate steps to draw up the protocol for issuing degree certificates, mark sheets and transcripts online with digital signatures and security features.The High Court remarked that it is clear that degree certificates are taking time to be issued due to delay in convocation, delay in sending of data and degree certificates for several years have not been given to the students by the Delhi University (DU).Justice Prathiba M.

In previous years, colleges used entrance exams to shortlist candidates.

Universities grapple with changing admissions process in the time of COVID-19

Priscilla Jebaraj At St. John’s College in Agra, coronavirus (COVID-19) has forced a 170-year old institution to change its admissions process. Instead of its usual entrance examination, the college will depend on school Board examination marks to assess applicants this year.“It is not safe to conduct a physical entrance exam at this time. Municipal authorities will not give permission, and students from other areas will not be able to travel to Agra. We don’t have the facilities or software to conduct an online

Careers

Align your resume with the new normal

Liffy Thomas Here are four things to do while preparing your CV for a job-search exercise now or in the post-COVID world

Upskill A vocational headstart

Sunil Dahiya Skilling programmes and integrating apprenticeship/internships in schools could help align India’s education with industry needs

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Most parents in Karnataka, Delhi, T.N. want longer online classes: poll

Ps and Qs Education

Learning voyages

Opinion Education

Analysing NIRF 2020

Off the edge Education

Career choices

Act quickly and appropriately

Wide angle Education

Lack of rationale

Blockchain, the legal way

Introducing blockchain technology in Law can revolutionise legal procedures in the country

Freshers, stop worrying

Those interested in a career in technology and marketing have higher chances of being hired during this pandemic

U.S. says no new foreign students for all-online classes

Most U.S. colleges and universities have not yet announced their plans for the fall semester.

As pandemic halts brain drain, Centre mulls ways to keep students at home

Increased intake in elite institutions, lateral entry options being considered

On exams, marks and piranha: for children and parents contemplating exam results

A letter for children — and parents — who are contemplating the results of the board exams

Mahindra Group launches Mahindra University in Hyderabad

Mahindra Group has launched Mahindra University (MU), an institution seeking to focus on offering a world-class, futuristic education and integrating

HC directs Delhi University to take immediate steps to prepare protocol for issuing degrees, marksheets online

The Delhi High Court on July 23 directed the Delhi University to take immediate steps to draw up the protocol for issuing degree certificates, mark

Oxford students publish ebook to help schoolgoers study at home

Bengaluru’s Tejas Acharya and his friends at the University of Oxford wrote Learn Better At Home to help secondary school students

Coronavirus | Admission criteria for NITs relaxed

Union HRD Ministry has done away with the requirement of minimum 75% marks in Class 12.

Coronavirus | Quarantine rules relaxed for CET candidates

This applies to those coming from other States, countries

Section on Article 370 in NCERT textbook

Another on different kinds of separatist politics in J&K removed from political science syllabus.

This tool converts tablular images into text for people with visual impairments

TableVision, an AI software by Bengaluru’s Continual Engine helps convert images and tables to text for people with visual impairments

Watch | What do foreign students contribute to the U.S. economy?

A video on foreign students' contribution to U.S. economy

Coronavirus | States, Union Territories differ on date for reopening schools

Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu among 21 States and UTs yet to take a call; Delhi, Bihar look at August.

The Hindu Explains | Who draws up the Central Board of Secondary Education syllabus?

What is the reason for a 30% syllabus reduction this year? How will it impact learning?

Move with the times

Educational systems of the future will be better served by alternative, inventive models that can constantly upgrade and upskill

Awaiting a revamp

Promises have been made about making changes in vocational education, but have they been kept?

Narrow down the search

Do you feel uncertain about a career option? Do you feel low on self-confidence? Are you constantly doubting yourself? A Q&A column to assuage your doubts

On campus, virtually

Personalised online tours show international candidates what the Glion Institute of Higher Education, Switzerland, has to offer

Re-imagine the teacher’s role

Post the pandemic, schools should encompass multiplicity and bring the outside world into the classroom

Design your thinking

Combining traditional knowledge with cutting-edge modern technology is the best way to make the most of design programmes

Ahead of the game

“The New Normal” is a commonly heard phrase today. What can you do to prepare for what’s next?

Yuva Sena moves Supreme Court for cancellation of final year exams

The Shiv Sena’s youth wing Yuva Sena has moved the supreme court seeking cancellation of the final year exams of universities across states in view

IITs to relax criteria for admissions due to cancelled board exams

Will not insist on 75% minimum score in Class 12; simple pass will be enough.

Universities grapple with changing admissions process in the time of COVID-19

At St. John’s College in Agra, coronavirus (COVID-19) has forced a 170-year old institution to change its admissions process. Instead of its usual

Half of universities undecided or yet to inform UGC on final year exams

Several States, varsities have said they were not consulted before the decision was taken

Visva-Bharati employees get paid after unprecedented delay

Until the afternoon of July 15, uncertainty prevailed over the payment of salaries and tempers were rising

86.34% students pass West Bengal class-10 board exam

The mark sheets will be distributed from various centres across the state on July 22

Align your resume with the new normal

Here are four things to do while preparing your CV for a job-search exercise now or in the post-COVID world

Online classes | Centre’s norms limit classroom screen time

Pragyata guidelines factor in unequal access to technology.

Are your teams built to thrive in this crisis?

A Deloitte India study shows that organisations that had invested in self-managed teams were quicker off the block in adopting greater digital processes to support customers

Whatsapp has become the new mode of learning for students of government-run schools in Visakhapatnam

Teachers of GVMC schools are engaging the students - who hail from financially backward families - with lessons through Whatsapp groups and daily homework

Communication strategies for teams that work from home

They differ from best communication practices followed in an office environment, not in kind, but only in the degree to which they have to be promoted

CBSE Class 12 results: Scores above 95% doubled in COVID-hit CBSE Class 12 exams

Spike in high scores likely to push up college admission cut-offs

UGC to take action if States cancel exams: Government

Centre steps in after Delhi joins States in cancelling final-year exams.

Tracking the transformation

The online and blended learning models now being adopted by higher educational institutes are likely to endure even after the pandemic, feels Coursera’s Raghav Gupta

Life beyond barriers

Once lockdown measures come to an end, can we look at getting to know our country and people better? How will this help us grow?

Choose wisely

Do you feel uncertain about a career option? Do you lack the freedom to choose a subject that you want to pursue? Do you feel low on self-confidence? Are you constantly doubting yourself? A Q&A column to assuage your doubts

Say ‘YES’ to inclusive learning

YesGuruji, an edupreneurial venture, aims to help Hindi-medium students in north India learn using phones and the Internet

Opportunities abound at home

The COVID-19 pandemic has presented education systems across the globe with the challenge of adopting new learning methods. Among Asian countries,

A matter of instinct

Truthiness is intuition, Cynicism is presumption. The choice is between openness and close-minded living.

IIT-Bhubaneswar declares end-semester exam results

Encouraged by 100% participation in online examinations, the institute has scheduled comprehensive online examinations for junior students from July 22.

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Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Riva Ganguly Das. Photo: Twitter/@ihcdhaka

20K | Sheikh Hasina did not meet Indian envoy despite requests: Dhaka daily

Image for representation purpose only. (Illustration: Ritesh Kumar)

19K | 13-year-old allegedly gangraped by school manager, teachers in Rajasthan

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT Madras)

18K | Coronavirus | IIT Madras startup generates ₹22 crore funding for launching wrist band for detecting COVID symptoms

A deserted road in Kargil during a shutdown called by a students body. File photo: Special Arrangement

17K | Ladakh left out in the cold 11 months after becoming a Union Territory

15K | Watch | What is EIA and why is India's new EIA draft problematic?

13K | The Hindu Explains | Why have COVID-19 cases surged in Kerala?

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13K | U.N. report flags Islamic State threat in Karnataka, Kerala

People getting tested at the mobile COVID-19 testing bus at Government ENT hospital in Visakhapatnam on Saturday, July 25, 2020.

11K | Coronavirus India lockdown Day 124 updates | July 26, 2020

The glitter of it all (Top) The illuminated eastern gopuram of the Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple on Tuesday, the eve of Lakshadeepam, the spectacle of lights marking the culmination of the Murajapam ceremony; (above) a dance programme choreographed by Soorya Krishnamoorthy in progress in front of the temple. S. Mahinsha S MAHINSHA

10K | The past and present of Kerala’s Padmanabhaswamy temple — Part I