School teachers in Jhajjar boycott work

Rohtak: Demanding enhancement in their evaluation remuneration and daily allowance on pattern of CBSE, school teachers in Jhajjar boycotted the evaluation of answer sheets of various school examinations conducted by the Haryana School Education Board. 

The school teachers, under the aegis of Haryana Rajya Adhyapak Sangh, also submitted a memorandum to Secretary of the HSEB in Jhajjar. In the memorandum, the teachers have also demanded "immediate" release of payment of their arrear. 

The teachers have also threatened that they would carry on the boycott of evaluation process till the time their demands are not met by the school board authorities.

No reservation in pvt schools for poor students this year in Maharashtra

 Mumbai: Maharashtra state is still dithering over the implementation of one of the RTE Act’s clauses, which calls for the reservation of 25% of the seats in private schools for students from the economically weaker sections ofsociety. The provision may not get implemented for the next academic year (2012-13).

In a written reply to the legislative council, education minister Rajendra Darda has said that the state government was in the process of defining the term ‘economically weaker sections’ and would need to amend the act to implement the rule. 

The state cabinet had cleared the implementation of the Right to Education Act in September 2011. The act calls for private schools across all boards to reserve 25% seats to students from economically weaker sections, including students from scheduled castes and scheduled tribes (SC/ST) and other reserved categories. 

Sena legislator Deepak Sawant raised the question in the council, asking if the RTE provision would be implemented. It has been learnt that the provisions will not be implemented in the academic year 2012-13  and that there are some problems that the government is facing. What are the issues and will the government be providing funds for this,” Sawant asked.

Darda replied that the government had already cleared the RTE Act 2009 that calls for free and compulsory education for allstudents. “But, for the implementation of this rule, both the state and the Central government will need to make amendments,” he said.

After the state government had cleared the act in September 2009, private schools had raised objections questioning the implementation of this rule. The state education department had then said that a separate resolution would be issued in this matter along with a separate budgetary provision. 

Chief minister Prithviraj Chavan had said that the government would be paying the student’s fees, which will be fixed by the state.

British teachers wish to prosecute students

London: British teachers have called for prosecuting students who falsely accuse them of assaults following concern over a rising number of malicious allegations.

The teachers' trade unions want pupils be routinely reported to the police after making unfounded claims simply to get their own back on teachers, The Telegraph reported.

According to teachers' trade union The NASUWT, lying schoolchildren "must understand there is a consequence" to making allegations that are "unjust and malicious".

The comments came in the wake of new figures showing the vast majority of claims made against teachers were unsubstantiated.

Data from the NASUWT shows that fewer than one in 20 allegations of unlawful behaviour made against teachers last year - including assault, sexual abuse and serious threats - resulted in court action. (IANS)

BVM College celebrated worlds health day

Gwalior. BVM College of technical management celebrated world’s health day. Students of college participated in large number in order to make the event a massive hit. 

BVM College celebrated world’s health day and on this occasion chairmen Jagdish Kushwah said that health is wealth person who is health and fit can only survive and achieve success in today’s world, and he added its very important for students to maintain their health at this point where they have to face many competitions and only fittest will survive and achieve his goals. 

On the other hand principal Dr. R.N. Sharma informed students how they can stay fit and healthy and what precautions they need to take in their eating habits which will help them to stay fit in the long run of life he also added that its very important that students should keep themselves away from bad habits as these things not only harm their body but they also effect their families.      

Decision on HSC weightage for engg admission in 2 months in Maharashtra

Mumbai : Maharashtra Higher and Technical Education Minister Rajesh Tope today said that government had set up an 8-member study-group to decide how much weightage the std 12th board (HSC) examination marks should have for the purpose of admission to engineering courses. 

"The committee will submit its decision in two months," he said in the legislative council. An earlier committee, appointed by the Centre and headed by T Ramaswamy, has put forth various options, one of them is 40 per cent weightage for HSC marks and 60 per cent for ISEET (Indian Science Engineering Entrance Test) score. 

The IITs have accepted this formula. ISEET will be a common test for all engineering courses from 2013, while the NEET (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test) will be common for medical colleges nationwide. 

Opposition members Dr Dipak Sawant and Diwakar Raote demanded that ISEET exams should be held also in Marathi, which would benefit students from Marathi-medium schools. "We will consider this positively," the minister said.