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Chandigarh: Bhavan Vidyalaya crew complete Indo-Nepal cyclothon

The Indian Express | 16 hours ago | |

The Indian Express

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Written by Kairvi PunjChandigarh Bhavan Vidyalaya concluded ‘Maitree 2023,’ a cyclothon meant to mark World Bicycle Day, on June 8, and was welcomed by their school chairman, principal and other staff membersThe cycling contingent of seventeen students and five teachers began the 1,300-km journey from Chandigarh to Kathmandu on May 27. They cycled through Haridwar, Kashipur, Sitarganj, Kapilvastu, Bharatpur, and other locations.The main objective of this Indo-Nepal Cyclothon was to foster India-Nepal ties.Themed ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam,’ the cyclothon was flagged off by R K Saboo, Chairman of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Chandigarh Kendra. Siddhartha English Boarding Secondary School, Butwal, and Daffodil Boarding School, Kathmandu hosted the cycling contingent in Nepal. The students were also invited to interact with the staff of the Indian Embassy in Nepal.Greeting the participants on completion of the trip, Vineeta Arora, Director Education and Senior Principal, appreciated the young cyclists’ passion for taking on this journey.The Bhavan Vidyalaya, Chandigarh, had organised this fifth expedition following their other successful ventures in the past. After the successful culmination of the Maitree 2023 Cyclothon, the students returned to the BVC campus.

Students from across India to be sent to Modi’s school for ‘prerna’Premium Story

The Indian Express | 2 days ago | |

The Indian Express

2 days ago | |

OVER THE next year, two children from each district in India will be taken to the primary school in Vadnagar, in Gujarat’s Mehsana district, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi received his elementary education, as part of a week-long study tour.Announcing this on Tuesday, the government said the school will be developed as an “inspirational” school called ‘Prerna: The Vernacular School’, where the students will be trained on “how to live a very evolved life”, as part of a joint initiative by the central and state governments.The late 19th century school, which was functional till 2018, has been restored by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) as part of a mega redevelopment plan for Vadnagar, said officials.“There is a school in Vadnagar where our Prime Minister had taken his elementary education. It is a 19th century school… We are developing this school as an inspirational-experiential school,” said a senior official, adding that the school will get its first batch of students this year.Each batch will comprise 30 students who will be given residential training for a week. The cost of accommodation and transport will be borne by the culture ministry. “There are 750 districts in India and two children from each district (will be sent)… we will train a total of 1,500 children in the entire year on how to live a very evolved life…We want the first batch out in the current year itself,” said the senior official.The concept note for the project states: “Great leaders across the world have acknowledged their first school as a catalyst in their inspirational journey to cause change… Based on the vision of the Prime Minister, this first of its kind school redevelopment project ‘Prerna’ is being undertaken to inspire the youth of the county to become catalysts of change… It is envisioned to be a school of the future but with an impetus to education and values, imparted using various techniques and technologies.”While details like the age group of children are still being worked out, sources said it would mostly be for students of Classes 9-10.The selection process will start soon, for which the students’ “intellectual level, creativity and extra-curricular performance will be put to test,” said officials, adding that the training will be based on the concept of “Ek Bharat, Shrestha Bharat”. “It is not teaching. It is all experience,” said a senior official, adding that the training will include exposure to “virtues of life like courage and compassion through the lives and teachings of real-life heroes”.The school, originally called ‘Vadnagar Kumar Shala No 1’, was established in 1888 and was functional till 2018, when its restoration work began, said officials. “While it was being renovated, its students were shifted to the nearby kanya shala,” said a Gujarat education department official.“The old building has been restored using vernacular elements of architecture and by imagining the way the structure may have looked originally,” said a senior official, adding that the renovated school has eight classrooms, a cafe, orientation centre, souvenir shop and a community green space.Besides this, there is an extensive plan for “the overall development of Vadnagar town, funded by the Union government, and executed and overseen by the state government”, said officials. The plan to develop Vadnagar as the cultural centre of Gujarat includes a heritage site museum, being built at a cost of nearly Rs 200 crore.—With inputs from Ritu Sharma in Ahmedabad

New York City records unusually high levels of air pollution

The Indian Express | 2 days ago | |

The Indian Express

2 days ago | |

New York City recorded an unusually high level of air pollution on Tuesday night, with its air quality index crossing 200 at one point.The poor air quality levels have continued today — as of Wednesday afternoon at 12 pm IST, it has a recorded Air Quality Index (AQI) of 173, with a PM2.5 concentration of 98.3µg/m³, which is 19.7 times the WHO annual air quality guideline value, reported air quality monitoring company IQair.The low quality of air was attributed to the ongoing wildfires in neighbouring Canada, where several provinces have been battling hundreds of fires for the past month. This smoke has been travelling across the border and has resulted in several air quality alerts from US authorities.New York City recorded the worst quality of air of any major metropolitan area Tuesday at 10 pm ET, said a CNN report, quoting data from IQair. New York City was only second to New Delhi in terms of levels of air pollution. Doha in Qatar, Baghdad in Iraq and Lahore in Pakistan were the other cities at the top of the list.As a result of the poor air quality, many schools in the city cancelled outdoor activities and events on Tuesday, said the report.The US Environmental Protection Agency had issued a poor air quality alert for New England, a day after parts of Illinois, Wisconsin and Minnesota received a similar advisory. Last week, US officials as far south as Maryland, Baltimore, Virginia and Pennsylvania reported being impacted by the wildfires, said an Associated Press report.If you live in a place with high levels of air pollution, authorities suggest the use of facemasks when stepping outside. An air purifier can be used indoor and it is recommended that you spend a minimal amount of time outside for gardening, exercise or other purposes. Close windows, doors etc to minimise exposure to dirty air.

BSF: Constable killed in heavy firing by suspected Kuki miscreants in Manipur

The Indian Express | 3 days ago | |

The Indian Express

3 days ago | |

A Border Security Force (BSF) constable was killed amid heavy firing in Manipur’s Kakching in the early hours of Tuesday.According to a BSF spokesperson, constable Ranjit Yadav sustained bullet injuries after heavy firing by Kuki miscreants. He was taken to Jivan Hospital in Kakching, where he was declared dead.“On Tuesday, suspected Kuki miscreants resorted to indiscriminate and heavy volume of firing towards BSF troops deployed at Serou Practical High School in Sugnu. During exchange of fire between BSF troops and suspected kuki miscreants, Constable Yadav sustained bullet injury and was evacuated to Jivan Hospital, Kakching where he was declared dead,” the spokesperson said. The incident took place at 4.15 am.According to the Army, two Assam Rifles personnel were also injured, PTI reported.This comes amid a spate of violence in the state, which began on May 3 after a ‘tribal solidarity march’ was organised in the hill districts to protest against the Meitei community’s demand for Scheduled Tribe (ST) status.The Manipur government on Monday extended the internet ban for five more days citing continued incidents of “arson of houses and premises”. The Centre has announced a Commission of Inquiry, headed by former Gauhati High Court Chief Justice Ajai Lamba, to probe the Manipur violence

NMIMS retains spot in top 50 management institutes of India: NIRF Ranking 2023

The Indian Express | 3 days ago | |

The Indian Express

3 days ago | |

After coming under the spotlight for allegedly violating the distance learning norms, SVKM’s Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS) continues to retain its spot in the top 50 management institutes across country, as the National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2023 were released by the Ministry of Education on Monday.The NMIMS ranks 21 in the category of management institutes, 88 in the overall category, 47th in the top 100 universities. In the category of Pharmacy institutes, it ranks 11th. Last year NMIMS ranked 25th in the category of management institutes across the country.NIRF Rankings 2023 | Top Engineering Colleges | Top Management Colleges | Top Medical Colleges | Top Agriculture Colleges | Top agriculture institutes | Top Colleges | Top universitiesDr Ramesh Bhat, Vice Chancellor of NMIMS University, said, “The recent NIRF ranking, where NMIMS appears in the top 50 institutes in the country, highlights the exceptional performance of the University. Our relentless pursuit of academic excellence, industry collaborations, and holistic student development has contributed to our improved overall ranking.”He added, “The remarkable climb of our School of Business Management (SBM) by four notches to reach the 21st position showcases our commitment to delivering a world-class management education. The consistent rank of 11 for our Pharmacy School for two consecutive years reflects the dedication of our faculty and the quality of education imparted.The popular management institute from the city was recently under the spotlight after it was barred by the University Grants Commission (UGC) from offering distance learning and online programmes due to violation of norms. The notice issued by the UGC in April stated that NMIMS has not adhered to UGC regulations resulting in gross violations with regard to the functioning of the centre for internal quality assurance (CIQA), quality of self learning material and e-learning material (e-LM), nomenclature of Centre for Distance and Online Learning.

Twinkle Khanna is right — motherhood is tough, we’re all just trying our best

The Indian Express | 3 days ago | |

The Indian Express

3 days ago | |

In the first flush of my pregnancy, buoyed by obsessive readings of the What to Expect series and Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish’s How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk, I remember telling a former colleague, a mother of two, my plans for raising the child-to-come: No raised voices, no punishments, only gentle admonitions to convey my disappointment, should the need arise.In hindsight, I imagine her to have choked inwardly on her coffee as she tried to keep the chortle down. But being the kind soul that she is, she kept a straight face and wished me well.It didn’t take long for my out-of-sync imagination to crash-land. In the sleep-deprived months of the first year, trying to lull a colicky baby to rest, the first seed of doubt reared its head: No one had ever said things would be this way. Is it only me who’s incompetent then? And does it get better?It does, and no, it’s not us. Here’s the thing about parenting that no one lets on while building up motherhood as a badge of honour: it’s a bl***y tough job. Tons of advice, limited infrastructural support (especially for the mother) and a gig where no two days are the same, parenting is the adventure sport you had no idea you were capable of when you signed up blind. And if you are the mother, good luck and a big hug to you, because you’ll need it for all the times you feel like the only thing you have become adept at is apologising — to your family (“I have to be there for this meeting, I am sorry”), at the daycare/school (“Sorry, I got late”), at the workplace (“I have to attend the PTM, sorry”) and to your child as he grows up (“Sorry, mamma got this wrong. She’ll try again tomorrow”) — since nothing else seems to fall in place.The “good” dad who participates equally in the parenting process, ferrying the children from summer camp to birthday parties to sports sessions, who takes an active interest in their academics and their friends, is a phenomenon that’s still catching on. And, as luck (or societal construct would have it), the onus on them is far less. But the school for good mothers has long been around, with a toxic insistence on pinning the outcomes of parenting solely on the mother — which is probably why actor Twinkle Khanna’s recent social media post on mothering strikes a chord. On Instagram, Khanna wrote, “It doesn’t matter what you do. When they grow up, they will go to therapy and blame you:) All we can do is hope is that they realise that there are very few truly terrible mothers (sic). Even the mother from Home Alone – who forgot about her child not once, but also in the sequel – was not evil, just overwhelmed. Mothers are far from perfect, but most of us try to do our best, even on our worst days. Agree? Disagree?”If you have heard the terms helicopter mom, tiger mom or panda mom, you’ll know that the models of modern parenting are built to a comparative scale — there’s the aspirational Instagram family with children who score perfect grades, who have taken their A-levels at piano, while their parents peak yet another professional milestone. There are those at the other end of the spectrum who can make chaos look inviting, homeschooling their children, baking organic treats, turning up their noses at the competitive cycle and living off-the-grid. And then there are those like me trying to find a middle ground, forever racked by doubt and guilt, dithering irresolutely between the tendency to hover and micromanage and the urge to leave them well alone to blunder through and find their way. The only things we are good at are running our lives on tight schedules and multitasking. Otherwise, we are the messiest of moms out there because we don’t know who we want to be, tentatively picking our way through our own shortcomings and our hopes for making our children better than the people we are.After a birthday party last week, a friend comes up and says her son thinks I am the coolest aunt in the group: “He says you never raise your voice and the get-togethers at your place are the most fun.” I feel a flutter of pride and smile modestly, the morning’s shouting match across the breakfast table over a room worse than a pigsty already receding in my mind. That’s also when I catch my son’s eye. He looks mildly amused. In the car, he sighs with exaggeration and says he wishes his friends could spend a week in his shoes. They’d know his mom is nowhere near as with it as they imagine her to be. As for being quiet, he rolls his eyes with such passion, I am afraid they’ll fall off. We laugh.Good or not, struggling mothers are often the best at laughing at themselves, sometimes, at starting afresh. Even if their child ends up in therapy, they’ll admit that much.paromita.chakrabarti@expressindia.com

In Manipur relief camps, some dream of home, others seek a fresh startPremium Story

The Indian Express | 4 days ago | |

The Indian Express

4 days ago | |

With just the clothes on their backs, M Joy Singh and his family of five fled their home in the hill district of Kangpokpi and arrived at a relief camp in Imphal West’s Lamboi Khongnakhong on May 7. They have been there ever since and see little hope of returning anytime soon, even as the violence that started on May 3 continues across the state.They are among the thousands of families currently in relief camps across the state, many of whom have been living as refugees within their own state for close to a month now.As of June 2, there were 37,450 people living in relief camps across 13 districts. And with the continuing incidents of shooting and arson, particularly in the areas at the border of valley and hill districts, this number is rising by the day.The relief camp in which M Joy Singh and his family are being housed is located in a government school. Set up by local residents from a group called Indigenous Development Mission, it is much smaller than many other camps — housing 67 people from 22 families, most from Kangpokpi district and a few from Churachandpur district. Because the school campus is small, organisers say they are already running over capacity and have not taken in any new people since May 24.“The provisions for the camp are mostly being donated by different NGOs and clubs. They have been asking us about our needs and contributing. We have also been receiving some basic provisions from the government’s side,” said S Milan Singh, one of the organisers. Since May 12, they have received 18 bags of rice, three bags of dal, a few bags of salt, potatoes and onions, three tins of cooking oil and 22,000 litres of water from the district administration.In Churachandpur, Kennedy, part of the Kuki Khanglai Lompi group which runs 50 relief camps in the district, said meeting basic needs is a daily challenge amid the swelling numbers and soaring heat. On Saturday evening itself, more than 100 people arrived at the camps from Moljol village. Currently, he said, there are more than 6,500 people living in these camps, set up in schools, churches and community halls. Another 2,000 people are living in relatives’ homes but depend upon the group for food rations.“Different stakeholders are providing us with supplies. There are other civil society organisations, the church, private organizations, the Indigenous Tribal Leaders’ Forum and the district administration… Right now, providing medicines to the people is a big challenge for us, especially since a lot of people are getting sick because of the heat,” he said. More than anything, however, it is the future that worries him.“We can’t just keep feeding them every day. Ultimately, people will need their own livelihood again,” he said.Back in Imphal, M Joy Singh — who was a teacher in a private school — said that for him, rehabilitation would ideally mean returning to Kangpokpi with protection so that he can restart his life there. “I have lived all my life there. My parents and grandparents have been cremated there. I don’t want to lose the place where I was brought up, but I fear it may take more than one or two years to return,” he said.At another relief camp in Imphal, M Baby, whose home was in Churachandpur town and who has been in the camp since May 10, said that her family would prefer a fresh start in the valley.“We came with nothing but our clothes. But there is nothing to go back to, everything is destroyed,” she said.According to the Deputy Collector of one of the districts concerned, there are primarily two sets of people in relief camps with differing long-term needs. People who have moved to the relief camps from border areas of the same districts, and those who have come from other districts dominated by people from another community.“Those from fringe villages will probably eventually go back. It is more challenging for the other displaced group. Until the question of where they will be resettlement is tackled, we want to at least find a better place for them to live where they can have some privacy and live as family units instead of all together, which is something we are working towards,” said the official.Among the inmates of the Lamboi relief camp are 14 children. While schools across the state have been shut since the start of the violence and will continue to remain closed till at least June 15, a small respite for the children is that some volunteer teachers have been visiting the camp for the past two weeks to conduct some informal classes for a few hours for them.

As wrestlers grapple in Capital, quiet grit in Haryana academies: ‘Chal, chal, get up…’Premium Story

The Indian Express | 4 days ago | |

The Indian Express

4 days ago | |

In a wrestling hall in Haryana’s Rohtak, 17-year-old Savita Dalal, in her blue T-shirt and black shorts, stands out. A crepe bandage on her right arm doesn’t impede her agility as she brings down her opponents, one after the other. After a long winning streak, as she is brought down by her opponent, the whistle goes off. Savita rubs her brow and takes a break. From one side of the arena, her uncle Krishan Kumar, 50, calls out, “Savita, jao beta. Don’t be dejected.”Originally from Balana village, 36 km away from Rohtak’s government-run Sir Chhotu Ram stadium, where she practises wrestling for six hours a day, Savita stays with her uncle, her father’s brother, in Rohtak town. “She came to live with us six years ago when she got into the academy. We live in a rented house 500 metres away, so I accompany her here every morning and evening,” says Kumar, a farmer.In the academies of Haryana’s Rohtak and Sonipat, a generation has grown up grappling on mats in giant, cavernous halls such as this one, a world far removed from the mud-pits that was the starting point for top wrestlers such as Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik and Vinesh Phogat.The hall, part of an indoor stadium that also has a boxing ring, a basketball court and other sports facilities, has more than 50 budding wrestlers, from 7-year-olds to those well over 20. Until 2003, the academy only trained men; today, of the 100 budding wrestlers, 85 are girls.It’s a shift that was made possible by the stupendous feat of India’s wrestlers at international events, among them Vinesh Phogat and Sakshi Malik, whose protests against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, chief of the Wrestling Federation of India who has been accused of sexually harassing some of the wrestlers.As Savita’s uncle Kumar pitches in for six hours a day, and sometimes seven, just to watch his niece practise, he says he treats her as his own. Father to three boys, Kumar takes pride in the fact that his niece outperforms his sons in wrestling. “My eldest son, 20, also goes for wrestling practice, but Savita has won medals in championships. She has gone to Kyrgyzstan and Italy.When your bachcha comes back with laurels, everything is worth it,” he says.Savita is undeterred even as the Brij Bhushan controversy plays out in Delhi, 67 km away from the same stadium where Sakshi Malik, bronze medalist at the Rio Olympics and one of the protesting wrestlers, first set foot into the world of wrestling as a young girl. “I have cleared my Class 12. I hope to get admission in a university where they are not particular about the attendance, but that comes later,” she says. For now, Savita is looking forward to her visit to Kyrgyzstan on June 9 for the sub-junior Asian championship. Another whistle goes off, and Savita gets back into position, squaring off with her opponent.At the academy, there is visible discomfort over the events surrounding the protesting wrestlers. Sitting on a chair nearby, Kumar, who doesn’t let Savita out of his sight, is mildly irritated at the mention of the recent controversy and when pushed about his niece’s “safety” during her trip to Kyrgyzstan. “I trust my child, why would I be scared of sending her alone,” Kumar frowns.“Anyway, I can’t afford to travel with her. The government doesn’t take us along. It costs a fortune to go to these countries,” he adds.Around him, as other children in groups of two take on each other, 14 parents, including six women, watch their wards intently. The coach moves around, yelling out instructions to different teams.Around 5.15 pm, as the cries of an injured child echo through the hall, the arena falls silent for the first time since practice began at 4.30 pm. But the break lasts barely a minute as a group of six carries her to the back of the hall.Kumar signals to Savita to drink water. “We have to watch her diet. She has a drink made of dry fruits and milk, and eats bajre ki khichdi and other desi khana,” he says, adding, “My father was a pehelwan, and Savita is living up to his name. My son is an amateur wrestler but since Savita seems more determined, we focus on her practice.”Savita smiles, says her uncle is her “papa”. “Daddy (her father) visits me and sometimes comes to watch the practice, but papa is always with me,” she says.For 13-year-old Nancy Tomar, her “role model” is her mother Sunita Balhara, 36, a single parent; Commonwealth Games 2022 bronze medalist Pooja Sihag is a close second on her list.Sunita’s eyes follow Nancy who is now trying to pin down her opponent. Sunita, who divides her time between her jobs at a private school and a kirana shop, where she works as a worker, says, “I earn around Rs 12,000 a month from the shop and the school. Since I am busy in the mornings, it is her naani who takes Nancy to the stadium, but I make sure I get here in the evening to watch her. Nancy wants to be a wrestler and I will do everything to make her one…,” she says, stopping to yell at Nancy, “Chal chal chal, get up, get up…”At the mention of the wrestlers’ protest in the Capital, however, Sunita turns away.Praveen, the sarpanch of a nearby village who identifies himself by one name, says there is little discussion among parents about the protests in Delhi. “These children are competing in major tournaments and representing the country. No one speaks a word against the sports body or the government. It’s not because they don’t support the cause, they are just scared that the future of their children could be in jeopardy,” he says.However, 38 km away, at an academy run by Olympian Kuldeep Malik in the neighbouring district of Sonipat, coaches and the young wrestlers are vocal about the protests.“On May 28, when the Delhi Police dragged Sakshi and Vinesh through the capital’s streets, we were shocked. The champions of the nation, who are celebrated and feted when they come back, were manhandled and detained,” says the coach at the institute, who requested anonymity.After the wrestlers began their second round of protests in April, he says, many parents raised concerns, but no one has pulled their wards out yet.The academy, which has a residential wing, has 20 residents and an equal number of children from nearby villages who come here to train.A 20-year-old wrestler, who hails from Faridabad and is back at the academy after nursing an injury for a year, says, “All the while that I was home, I was itching to get back on the mat. My parents trust the academy and the coaches here. They are, of course, worried when they see the treatment meted out to such big names in the sport, but we have to stand fearless.”An under-15 Asia champion from the akhada, who too spoke on condition of anonymity, says that her parents, though scared, keep her informed about the protest. “I really want to pay a visit to the protest site and stay there for a day or two. They are not doing this for themselves, they are protesting for us, for our careers and safety. If the government is not with us, how can we reach a solution,” she says.Also in Sonepat, at Yudhveer academy, a mention of the protests invites anxious looks. “Kids keep asking me whether it would happen to them. They are very young and I don’t know what to tell them. I don’t know who is in the wrong, but everyone is worried,” says a staffer at the akhada.

The anonymous letter behind Anu Aga's sleepless nights, Thermax's turnaround

The Indian Express | 5 days ago | |

The Indian Express

5 days ago | |

ALMOST 50 years ago, when Anu Aga moved to Pune from Mumbai with her husband and settled down on the Boat Club road, the city welcomed her with open arms — and lots of fish.“The Mula Mutha was a flowing water body with aquatic life. Back then, it was a pleasure to be located next to the river and see the boating, and fishermen catching fish. In fact, we used to buy small fish from those fishermen. Those were delicious,” says Aga.Today, 80-year-old Aga is better known as the former chairperson of Thermax, the sustainable energy solutions provider, and spends her time reading, travelling, sharing precious moments with family and friends, and contributing to various social causes — including saving Pune’s rivers.“Over the past many years, I have seen the city grow. I recall my husband and I occasionally rode bicycles to dinners from our house on Boat Club road to Aundh or Koregaon Park. After dinner, they would take a lift home from friends and have the cycles picked up the next morning. For cycling, I could wear only one dress and I used to call it my cycling uniform. Today, with the indisciplined traffic and lack of cycle tracks, it would be suicidal,” she says.“As far as safety is concerned, Pune was and is a relatively safe city and I felt comfortable driving back alone till midnight. But me being a bad driver, my family has forbidden me from driving at night — for the safety of others on the road,” Aga says with a smile.Company in crisis, sleepless nightsAga’s memories of Pune are also tinged with sorrow and stress. In 1966, when her husband passed away, the Thermax board insisted that she take over the role of Executive Chairperson. “Having been in HR prior to being the Chairperson, our employees knew me well and wanted me to succeed. Even the outside world was very supportive. In those days, there were employees who proudly stated that this was their first and the last job. But today, youngsters think that staying with any company for even five years brings down their market value,” she exclaimed.Soon after she took over — the company had gone public a year before her husband’s death — the economy went through a downturn. “Thermax’s performance started slipping and the share which was quoted at 400 tumbled to 36. I got an anonymous letter from a shareholder saying we had let him down. For the Aga family, ‘letting down’ anyone was a dirty word and I went through sleepless nights,” she says.She then convinced the board to engage Boston Consulting Group (BCG) to find the way forward. At the time, Thermax had diversified into many non-core businesses like IT, electronics, bottled water, which added to the top line but eroded profits. “We were, perhaps, the first company to enter IT but had no clue how to run those businesses. In order to come out of those non-core businesses, many divisions had to close down and several employees were asked to leave. Thanks to the graciousness of those employees, they left without bitterness. If I meet them even today, they do not hold a grudge against the company,” she says.Those were very difficult days, Aga says, but Thermax managed a turnaround. “Some of the most difficult decisions I had to make was to decide whether the family wanted to be board members or executives. Until this point, my daughter Meher and her husband Pheroz were in charge of businesses and were board members but it was decided that they had to choose one. They were very upset to be pushed to make this choice and decided to be board members. Today, they feel it is the best decision they have made for themselves and for the company,” she says.An unusual encounter on Main StreetAs for life in Pune, Aga has an unusual anecdote to share. During one of her visits to Main Street in the Camp area, she saw a group of young boys begging. “I had seen them doing this very often but on that day I asked them why they were not going to school. They gave a big yarn that their parents had forced them to bring a certain amount of money home every day and if given an opportunity, they would love to study. Two brothers even took me to their parents,” she said, pointing out that her own children were young at the time.“I explained the situation and the parents were delighted that they could stay with me and attend school. I gave the parents my address, took them home and enrolled them in a municipal school nearby since no private school would admit these kids who did not know how to read or write,” she says.Then came an unexpected twist. “They went to school for about a week. But one evening, they did not come home. The same day, their parents came to meet the children. Some of my friends, who were visiting, cautioned that it could be blackmail. But I intuitively knew it was a coincidence. I went to Main Street, found the two children there and returned them to their parents. A few days later, when I met the brothers again, I asked why they did not come back home that day. They replied that they valued their freedom more than anything — an answer that thrilled my husband,” recalls Aga.An end and a new beginningAccording to Aga, the family’s philanthropic journey started with an incident that involved her son, Kurush. “He returned to India after studying and working abroad for eight years. He was extremely keen that a substantial part of our earnings should go towards social causes. To make his point, he threatened that if I did not do as he wanted, he would go back abroad. I hated doing anything out of compulsion and calmly told him that he was free to leave. But later Kurush apologised, and the family agreed that now that they had dividend income, they should seriously look at giving. Soon after this conversation, Kurush died in a car accident at the age of 25,” she recalls.To honour Kurush’s wish, Aga started looking for NGOs she could associate with. Soon, she met Shaheen Mistri, the social activist and educationist, and was drawn by her passion for educating the underprivileged. “Meher and I were invited on the boards of Akanksha Foundation and Teach for India,” says Aga. “Thus started my philanthropic journey.”

JAC Jharkhand 8th Class Results 2023 Declared: Check steps to download scorecard

The Indian Express | 5 days ago | |

The Indian Express

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JAC Class 8 Results 2023: The Jharkhand Academic Council (JAC), Ranchi on Saturday declared the Class 8 board exam results. School principals of students who appeared for the exam can check their results at the official website — jacresults.com or jac.jharkhand.gov.in.Step 1: Visit the official website— jacresults.com or jac.jharkhand.gov.inStep 2: Click on the result link given on the websiteStep 3: The school principals have to enter the credentials such as username and passwordStep 4: View and download the results for future referenceThe exams were conducted on April 13 in two shifts from 9:45 am to 1 pm and 2 pm to 5:15 pm. In the first shift, students had to appear for English, Hindi and any of the language subjects and in the second shift they had to appear for Mathematics, Science and Social Sciences.The Jharkhand Academic Council declared the Class 10 and Class 12 Science stream results on May 24 and on May 30 declared the Class 12 results for Arts and Commerce streams. This time, the pass percentage for Class 10 is 95.38 per cent, and the pass percentage for Class 12 science stream students has been recorded at 81.44 per cent. Additionally, the overall pass percentage in JAC Class 12 commerce is 88.6%, while it is 95.9% in arts. Kashish Parveen is Arts stream topper while Shrishti Kumari tops the Commerce stream.

Maharashtra Board Class 10 Results Today, How To Download Scorecard

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MSBSHSE Maharashtra SSC Result 2023: 15 lakh students appeared for the SSC exams this year.The Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE) will declare the SSC or class 10 board exam results 2023 today at 1 pm. The results will be published on the official website of the board - https://mahahsscboard.in/. Students will be able to download their scorecard through individual login.The Maharashtra board has conducted the SSC exams 2023 from March 2 to March 25. This year, a total of 15,77,256 students appeared for the SSC exams. The exams were held across 5,033 exam centres.How to download Maharashtra Board Class 10 Exam Result 2023Step – 1 Visit the official website of the Maharashtra board or visit https://mahresult.nic.in/Step – 2 Click on the MSBSHSE SSC result 2023 link.Step – 3 Enter your details such as seat number and mother's name to login.Step – 4 Your scorecard will appear on the screen.Step – 5 Download the e-marksheet and take a printout for future reference.The hardcopy of the scorecard will be provided to the students later.Students need to score at least 33 per cent marks in each subject to be declared pass in the Maharashtra board class 10 exams. Those who fail to clear the SSC exam will be given an opportunity to appear for the supplementary exams and improve their score.PromotedListen to the latest songs, only on JioSaavn.comIn 2022, the MSBSHSE class 10 exams were conducted from March 15 to April 4 and the results were announced on June 17. More than 16 lakh students had registered for the exams. The overall pass percentage in the exams was 96.94 per cent. Girls had performed better than boys in the class 10 exams last year. The pass percentage of girls was 97.96 per cent and that of boys was 96.06 per cent.The Maharashtra board announced the HSC or class 12 exam results 2023 on May 25. The overall pass percentage in the HSC exam was recorded at 91.25 per cent.

Maharashtra Board Announces Class 10 SSC Result; Check Here

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The SSC exams were held earlier this year, from March 2 to March 25.The Maharashtra State Board Of Secondary And Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE) is expected to announce SSC or Class 10 final exam results today. After the result is rolled out, students can check it on the official websites: mahahsscboard.in or mahresult.nic.in. To check their MSBSHSE Class 10 board Result 2023, students have to enter their board exam seat number as well as their mother's first name given on admit cards or application forms. The SSC exams were held earlier this year, from March 2 to March 25. In order to pass the Maharashtra SSC Class 10 exams, students are required to score a minimum of 33 per cent in each subject.Maharashtra SSC result 2023: Here's how students can checkStep 1: Open the official website or simply click at mahresult.nic.in.Step 2: Locate the SSC 2023 result link and click on it.Step 3: Students have to enter their seat number and their mother's first name.Step 4: Submit the information to loginStep 5: Check the result, once it appears on the screen.Step 6: Download the result and save it for future use. This year, around 15,77,256 students appeared for the SSC exams and the exams were held across 5,033 exam centres. Last year, Maharashtra state had an impressive performance in the Class 10th exam result. Before this, results of the HSC final exam of Maharashtra was declared on May 25. The overall pass percentage of HSC final exam stood at 91.25 per cent.PromotedListen to the latest songs, only on JioSaavn.com

Maharashtra SSC 10th Results 2023: Will board improve pass percentage this year? Check past trends

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Maharashtra SSC 10th Results 2023 Date: The Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Education (MSBSHSE) will soon declare the SSC or Class 10 results 2023. Once released, students will be able to check marks at the official website – mahresult.nic.in, sscresult.mkcl.org and maharashtraeducation.com.In the last few years, the board has recorded a significant improvement in the passing percentage. In the last three years, over 95 per cent of students passed the board exams. The SSC result is expected to improve this year. Let’s check last years’ result trends:Last year, of the 15.68 lakh students who appeared for the examinations, an overall 15.21 lakh passed across the state. The overall pass percentage recorded is 96.94 per cent.In 2021, a total number of 15,75,806 students were registered for the Maharashtra board class 10 examination out of which 15,74,994 students were successfully passed and promoted. The overall passing percentage was 99.95 per cent.After a decade-low pass percentage, Maharashtra board witnessed a huge rise of 18.20 percentage points in 2020. The overall pass percentage of fresh candidates who appeared for the March 2020 examinations was 95.30 per cent.In 2019, only 77.10 per cent of students who appeared for the exam could clear it which was considered to be the lowest pass percentage in a. In 2018, the pass percentage was at 89.41 per cent.

Maharashtra HSC Result 2023: Thane students score well in HSC

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Maharashtra HSC 2023 results: Mumbai division scores lowest among nine zones for second year in a row

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Manav Rachna: Inculcating Globality with a Difference

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The global academic landscape has widened its horizons providing international perspective to students across borders. The universities now-a-days emphasize a classroom with diversity allowing students to welcome and respect each other’s perspectives and cultural backgrounds. With a vision to change minds, shape ideas and ensure multidisciplinary learning, the ideals of diversity are defined with a unique purpose of bringing minds and personalities together under one roof.To make most of the possibilities and foster global learning, institutions like Manav Rachna have moved to ‘networking’ by forming global partnerships with the institutions abroad. Understanding that providing an international perspective to students is central to education in the 21st Century, Manav Rachna Educational Institutions have collaborated with more than 84 global institutions to provide relevant exposure to students and help them develop a global outlook.Bringing multiple perspectives to its classrooms, Manav Rachna aims to feature classroom discussions as the one, encompassing viewpoints of students from all walks of life, coming in with their beliefs and experiences. As Nishan Bhatta from Nepal, student of B.Tech CSE (Batch 2022), Manav Rachna puts it, “The diversity of students is one of the best things you find in this college. Students from different states and countries with their own identity are staying and getting knowledge here in a very helpful and peaceful manner.”From bringing significant transformations in the behavior, personality and creativity of the students, global partnerships come with a range of exclusive benefits for the students as well as faculty members which includes Joint Exchange Programmes, Student-Faculty Exchange Programmes, Credit Transfers to the University Abroad, Curriculum Development Support, and Lecture Delivery by International Experts.GLOBALLY RECOGNIZEDAs a unique hallmark of quality education, Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies has been bestowed with the QS 5-Star rating for Teaching, Facilities, Social Responsibility and Inclusiveness. On the other hand, Manav Rachna University is the QS I-GAUGE overall Diamond Rated Institution. Both Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies (MRIIRS, formerly MRIU) and Manav Rachna University (MRU) are Founder members of the prestigious “College Board’s Indian Global Higher Education Alliance”.INTERNATIONAL LEADERS LEAD THE WAY AT MANAV RACHNAGiving a high dimension to research at Manav Rachna, The Institute of Open Innovation has been set up at Manav Rachna. The Institute of Open Innovation is headed by internationally renowned innovation expert, Prof. Solomon Darwin, Director, Haas Centre for Corporate Innovation at the University of California, Berkeley, and International Dean at Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies. In addition to its focus on sustainability, the Institute of Open Innovation will also house the Centre for Health Innovation chaired by Prof. (Dr) Prashant Jha, Head of Affordable Medical Technologies at the School of BEIS at King’s College London, and Professor of MedTech Innovation and Entrepreneurship.BEGIN IN INDIA. GRADUATE ABROAD.Manav Rachna has collaborated with prestigious universities across the globe to enhance learning, research and study abroad opportunities for students. Faculty members and students get a chance to connect with leading experts and catalyse their learning and research. Students get an option to earn extra credits to have them transferred to the university abroad (associated with Manav Rachna) and complete last 2 years of their degree abroad. With these benefits in the basket, these associations are an alliance of ideas and goals.Some of the prominent collaborations include Western Sydney University, Australia for BA Media and Communication, Purdue University North West for B.Tech Computer Science and Engineering, Auckland University of Technology for B.Tech Civil Engineering, Nottingham Trent University and University of Waikato, New Zealand for BBA- International Business Management, University of Waikato, New Zealand for BBA-Banking and Financial Market, University of Winnipeg, Canada for MA Economics, Aston University, UK for Applied Psychology and Microbiology programmes, ISDE, Law Business School for Diploma in Sports Law Management, and Auckland Institute of Studies, New Zealand for BBA (Global) IB. The association makes international education affordable to Indian students as they can complete their first two years at Manav Rachna and the following years of their degree abroad with attractive scholarships.FIRST SPRINGER NATURE ACADEMIC RESEARCH LAB Springer Nature has launched its first Academic Research Lab in India at Manav Rachna Educational Institutions, Faridabad. This lab has been built on the tenets of innovation, science, research and technology and will be the source and hub of innovation, research and education. The lab aims to equip the bright young minds in our country with the latest information, research and technology which can propel their career and give them an edge in today’s fiercely competitive world.Sabyasachi Sarker from Bangladesh (MBA-Dual Specialization, Batch-2016; Ph.D Scholar, Management) shares his experience: “At Manav Rachna, I evolved as a professional with exceptional skills owing to its academic and corporate culture. The professors and the faculties here are exemplary in their teaching style. After 3 years of working experience in Bangladesh I decided to do my MBA from Manav Rachna. During my MBA, I got the opportunity to do my internship with Airtel. In 2018, I started my Ph.D from this institution. I am glad to be a part of Manav Rachna where you are valued as a student and a researcher.”SCHOLARSHIPS ON GLOBALLY ACCEPTED SCORESManav Rachna accepts Pearson and SAT Scores for its UG programmes and offers upto 100% scholarship on qualifying marks. Every year international students with outstanding achievements and academic caliber receive Manav Rachna Scholarship. The scholarship is taken forward to second year onwards on the basis of performance in the respective academic year.Manav Rachna ensures that You’ll learn and grow in ways you never expected!

BSEB Bihar 10th Compartment result 2023: How to check marks

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BSEB Bihar Board 10th Compartment Result 2023: The Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB), Patna will today declare the compartment exam result of matric exams 2023. Students who gave the compartment and speical exams can check their results at results.biharboardonline.com and matricbseb.com by entering these login details.In Class 10 board exams, this year 16,10,657 students appeared for the Matric exam, out of which 8,19,737 were girl students and 7,90,920 were boys. A total of 4,74,615 (2,73,933 boys and 2,00,682) earned the first division, 511623 students got second division (2,49,311 boys and 2,62,312 girls), and 2,99,518 students got third division.Step 1: Visit the official websites – results.biharboardonline.com and interbseb.com.Step 2: Head to the result link of the Intermediate compartment exams.Step 3: Fill in your official details.Step 4: The result will be displayed on the screenStep 5: Save and download the results for future use as the same won’t be available later.BSEB Class 10 exams results were declared on April 1 and the overall pass percentage recorded by Class 10 was 81.04 per cent while the Class 10 exams was topped by Md Yumman Asharf with 97.8 per cent. This year Class 10 exams began after the conclusion of Class 12 exams.

Scrapping of DU’s B.El.Ed course: The teachers could have beenPremium Story

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There was something in its chemistry of ideas and information that made it different from any other course I had taught. In the mid-1990s, Jesus and Mary College (JMC) in the capital admitted the first batch of young women in this new course. For quite some time, people found its acronym name hard to pronounce, partly because it referred to an unfamiliar territory of knowledge: “Elementary Education”. What does a university have to do with it, people asked when the proposal was placed on the agenda of the Academic Council of Delhi University (DU). The then Vice-Chancellor, Upendra Baxi, was a teacher and theorist of law. He successfully argued for its approval, and a course that gained global fame within a few years started.Every Friday morning, I drove from the north campus to JMC across the city for a double period. I carried on for two years. The excitement of teaching the first batch of out-of-school students whose aim was to become elementary school teachers has survived intact in my memory. It is time to place it on record, when the B.El.Ed course is facing an uncertain future.What is contemporary India like? Once it had settled in their minds, the question never stopped rocking the students. They wanted to discuss every shred of evidence they had picked up from their own life and from the other segments of the B.El.Ed. It was a rollercoaster chemistry of knowledge. An unusual ingredient of this chemistry was the analysis of the primary and upper-primary curriculum that the students were required to do. And then there was an investigative project to study the genealogy of an industrial product. The first year at college could hardly be more exciting.The first batch graduated as the 20th century ended. By then, the course was running in eight colleges. Delhi’s educational world noticed something uncanny as the B.El.Ed trained teachers started to get jobs. Principals felt their spark. Their grasp of school subjects was just as good as their knowledge of the way children think. Teachers trained by other, more conventional, courses also knew child psychology, but the B.El.Ed teacher understood that neither cognition nor learning can be dissociated from a child’s social context.School principals also noticed the indomitable spirit of these teachers. They refused to be defeated by lack of resources or by the gossip culture of staff rooms. Some of them returned to the university for Master’s level studies. They qualified to become teacher educators themselves. In selection interviews, if a candidate used Piaget and Giroux while arguing, you could be sure that she had done B.El.Ed. I am not surprised that Giroux, one of America’s celebrated social analysts of education, has signed a plea seeking the continuation of B.El.Ed. Other signatories include Christopher Winch, England’s best known philosopher of education, Kenneth Zeichner, who holds the Boeing chair in teacher education at Seattle University, and Edward Vickers who holds the Unesco chair in Japan’s Kyushu University. A few months back, Vickers delivered the Gijubhai memorial lecture at JMC. The collective appeal made by these scholars to DU demonstrates the global fame of B.El.Ed.They are puzzled why this world-class course should be threatened. It seems that DU wants to replace it with a course proposed in the new education policy. Why can’t that new course be introduced in other colleges? DU has more than 70 constituent colleges. If B.El.Ed goes, it will be remembered as an innovation that made a mark but could not change the mindset. It made a breakthrough of the kind NCERT and NCTE could only fantasise about. In its short life of less than three decades, B.El.Ed faced every possible bureaucratic impasse. The strangest obstacles had to do with the term “elementary”.With Parliament’s approval of the Right to Education (RTE), one assumed that, at long last, eight years of elementary education would become the norm. This expectation seriously underestimated the burden of history that India’s system of education loves to carry. Every state, including Delhi, was used to the separate existence of “primary” and “upper primary” stages. Their separation is so sharp that a graduate teacher with B.El.Ed can’t get the salary grade that goes with the label “Trained Graduate Teacher”. To jump over this bizarre bureaucratic hurdle, B.El.Ed holders had to approach the courts. Within the university system, too, they had to fight for their right to get admission to the MA level courses of their choice.They fought and they won. A few years ago, I was invited to take a few B.El.Ed classes in Miranda House. One of the activities I recall doing was this: “Imagine that you meet India one day on the road. What question would you like to ask in your brief meeting?” One of the students wrote: “I will ask why do you (i.e. India) make us fight for every little thing?”Perhaps it is too early to write the obituary of this unique teacher education course. I find it strange and sad that the new policy document does not celebrate the B.El.Ed as an outstanding Indian achievement in a moribund field like teacher education. But then, the policy does not acknowledge the past. Struggles and accomplishments are equally ignored, the assumption being that something totally unknown needs to be put in place. But if the policy’s support for innovations is to be taken seriously, it must encourage DU to sustain one of its greatest recent innovations.An international conference on teacher training held in Udaipur a few years ago acknowledged the problems this sector faces in many countries. In India, the late Justice JS Verma led a Commission appointed by the Supreme Court to inquire why teacher education is in such a sad state. His report provides deep insights and guidance for the future. It eloquently supports different routes for preparing teachers. The uncertainty that surrounds the B.El.Ed programme today is not entirely unusual in our “one size fits all” ethos. It has survived all these years despite continuous shortage of funds and faculty. Its life-long struggle gives me the hope that it will continue to win renewed support from DU.The writer is a former Director of NCERT

'(Textbook) revisions by BJP have to be changed... hijab ban wasn't needed'Premium Story

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Madhu Bangarappa, MLA from Sorab constituency and School Education Minister in the Congress government led by Siddaramaiah, speaks with Sanath Prasad on the state government’s plans to revise school textbooks, the row over hijab, and the challenges that lie before the state’s education system. Madhu is son of former Karnataka chief minister S Bangarappa. Excerpts.Bangarappa: I have to get the statistics to really get my priorities. It is not even 48 hours since I have assumed office as Education Minister. I started my duties today by welcoming students back to school and keeping them comfortable.Bangarappa: The old textbooks have to be changed — we have already committed [that] in our manifesto. The revisions introduced by the BJP have to be changed, and it will be changed in the interest of the students. However, I don’t want to disclose what aspects will be changed. We already have a framework to make the changes, and (it) will be executed as early as possible.The required revision is already under way under the supervision of the Chief Minister. He (CM Siddaramiah) is being briefed on this regularly. In the interest of the future of the children, whatever has to be done to safeguard their education will be doneBangarappa: We can’t change the government order on hijab just like that. We have to go by the law. The Law Department will fight for it and they will make a decision. All these years everything was going fine, (but) suddenly imposing a ban on hijab was not needed. They (BJP) really messed it up by politicising (the issue). Since the matter is under the judiciary (sub judice), I don’t want to comment much on it.Bangarappa: Manpower in the department is good [adequate] but infrastructure needs to be improved. The department also has very good teachers. We have to give them trust and confidence to perform better. We also need funds to boost infrastructure. With our guarantees in place, how much I can infuse funds is a question, but I will fight for it.Bangarappa: Eggs will continue to be part of midday meals. I also have some expansion plans, (which are) under work. I will talk about it later.Bangarappa: It is true that a lot of schools are unauthorised and a lot of mishandling is taking place at the administration level. People are running from pillar to post to get things done. However, I don’t have much statistics on that (unauthorised schools) to talk about the issue (at present). I still need two months to settle down in the department.I will review all financial difficulties for the department and come up with a plan. I will try to make the education department better than what it is today.

In Class XI-XII, most students in South opt for Science; in 3 key states, just 2% take Arts

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STUDENTS enrolled in Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Karnataka education boards are more likely to choose the Science stream in their Class XI-XII with less than 2 per cent in three of these states opting for Arts.However, Arts is the preferred option for their counterparts in West Bengal, Punjab, Haryana, Gujarat and Jharkhand, according to a Union Government study.Records show that in Tamil Nadu, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, of those who appeared in Class 12 boards in 2022, Arts stream students accounted for a mere 1.53 per cent, 2.01 per cent and 2.19 per cent respectively.The top five states (excluding Northeast) where Science was the popular pick were: Andhra Pradesh (75.63 per cent); Telangana (64.59 per cent); Tamil Nadu (61.50 per cent); Uttar Pradesh (57.13); and Kerala (44.50 per cent).Among Northeast states, in Manipur as many as 68.87 per cent of those who took the Class XII board exams opted for Science.The top five states where most state board students chose Arts were: Gujarat (81.55 per cent); West Bengal (78.94 per cent); Punjab (72.89 per cent); Haryana (73.76 per cent); Rajasthan (71.23 per cent). In the Northeast, Arts is the popular choice in Meghalaya (82.62), Tripura (85.12 per cent) and Nagaland (79.62 per cent).During the academic session 2021-22, the least takers for Science were in West Bengal (13.42 per cent); Punjab (13.71 per cent); Haryana (15.63 per cent), Gujarat (18.33 per cent) and Jharkhand (22.91 per cent).The study, which was carried out as part of the Centre’s efforts to bring equivalence in assessment among various education boards, found that the percentage of students who cleared high school in 2022 also varied “significantly” among boards. The average pass percentage of state boards in Class 12 was 86.3 per cent in 2022, compared to 93.1 per cent in Central boards.These numbers reflect a significant national trend as in 2022, of all Class 12 board exam candidates, as high as 87 per cent belonged to state boards, and 13 per cent were affiliated to Central boards, including CBSE. Considered separately, CBSE students accounted for just 10 per cent of the total candidates who registered to take the Class 12 exam across boards.“We have shared the study with the states as well. PARAKH will look into the meaning behind these numbers,” said Department of School Education and Literacy Secretary Sanjay Kumar.PARAKH (Performance Assessment, Review and Analysis of Knowledge for Holistic Development), is a new division under the NCERT which has been tasked with addressing differences in assessment, which results in disparities in scores of board exams, among various state boards and the CBSE.In the case of Central board students, 49.91 per cent students belonged to Science stream, while of the class of 2022, 16.31 per cent were pursuing Arts.

"My Father Told Me...": Sachin Tendulkar On Not Starring In Tobacco Ads

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Sachin Tendulkar was named 'Smile Ambassador' of a Maharashtra government campaign.Legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar said it is very important to be aware and disciplined about fitness to achieve goals in life, adding that he got many offers to promote tobacco products but refused them all. He was speaking at an event after being named the "Smile Ambassador" for Maharashtra government's Swachh Mukh Abhiyan (SMA) - an oral hygiene campaign - on Tuesday. The campaign was launched in the presence of Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis."When I started playing for India, I had just come out of school. I started getting many advertisement offers but my father told me never to promote tobacco products. I got many such offers but never accepted any of them," the 50-year-old said."Good oral health is good overall health," Mr Tendulkar added.He also emphasised on the important of fitness saying that it helped him achieve goals in his life."I used to play a lot as a child, but as fascinated by cricket. As I grew older, I became more aware about the need to be disciplined about my fitness since I realised that it won't be possible to achieve your goals if you are not fit," said the former cricketer.Mr Tendulkar said keeping fit has now become a trend but it shouldn't be about your looks, mental fitness and oral hygiene is equally important.PromotedListen to the latest songs, only on JioSaavn.com"Fifty per cent of the children have oral diseases, and it impacts their life. But nobody is bothered about it. Such a thing can damage their confidence," he added.The oral hygiene campaign is a national campaign by the Indian Dental Association (IDA) to improve oral health and hygiene and educate Indians about the importance of good oral hygiene.

"My Father Told Me...": Sachin Tendulkar On Not Starring In Tobacco Ads

"Got Offers To Promote Tobacco Products But...": 'Smile Ambassador' Sachin Tendulkar On Oral Hygiene

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Govt school teacher booked for ‘showing obscene videos to minor students’

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Panchkula police in Haryana booked a government school teacher for allegedly showing obscene videos to minor students on his mobile phone on the school premises. The district education office has also ordered an investigation.According to officers, the accused Bant Singh, a resident of Naraingarh in Ambala, teaches Punjabi language at the school located near Raipur Rani town in Panchkula. The students alleged that Singh used to show them obscene videos on his cell phone after offering them chocolates.On Monday, several people including the parents of a minor girl held a protest before the school principal blaming him for hushing up the matter, police sources said. The protesters reportedly put a garland of slippers around Singh’s neck. He later escaped from the school and went on the run.The parents then approached the local police station and lodged a complaint. Police sources said the students informed the principal about the matter last Saturday after which Singh’s wife and daughter went to the houses of the female students the next day and pleaded with them to withdraw the complaint.A case was registered at Raipur Rani police station under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. Assistant Commissioner of Police Kishori Lal said the teacher is on the run. “The complainant has recorded her statement under section 164 of CrPC before a local magistrate. The investigation is on,” he added.The police said the matter was also brought to the notice of Panchkula District Education Officer (DEO) Satpal Kaushik, who ordered a separate probe into the matter.

How a Whatsapp group helps refugees learn Rohingya language script, pass on to next generationPremium Story

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It was in 2019 that Maulvi Mohammad Ismail, a Rohingya refugee living in a camp in Faridabad, learnt the letters of the Rohingya language.The Rohingya language was predominantly oral till the 1980s before a script was developed by Mohammad Hanif. It is now called the Rohingya Hanafi script. Displaced from his home in Arakan, Myanmar, Ismail now teaches the language and the script to 35 children, from 6-13 years of age, living in this camp.Faridabad’s Rohingya camp is located in the middle of a garbage dump yard. Barred from being employed, the 50-off families in the camp sort garbage to earn a meagre living. At the entrance of the camp, Ismail has built a small school, with woven bamboo walls and a cardboard roof. Twice a day – at 8 am and at 2 pm – Ismail lays down two mats in front of the board, and the children gather around him to learn the language.“I left Myanmar in 2007 for Bangladesh to study. I was 16 years old then. It was very difficult to study in Myanmar. There were no schools or madrassas near our village. I had to travel from village to village to try and get education,’’said Ismail, who arrived at the Faridabad camp in 2015.Ismail teaches Arabic and Rohingya languages to his students. Another teacher comes to the school to teach the children English, Hindi and Maths lessons.“We no longer have a home. So, it becomes important for us to have a language to preserve our identity and pass it on to the next generation,’’said Ismail.It took Ismail a month to learn the 28 letters of the Rohingya via a WhatsApp group. He has downloaded a few online textbooks and printed them – and these now serve as textbooks for the children.The Hanifi Rohingya was included in a 2019 upgrade to the Unicode Standard, a global encoding system that changes written script into digital characters and numbers. Now, Rohingyas can now email, text, and post on social media in their own language.It was after this encoding that the Rohingya Zubaan Online Academy, which primarily functions as a WhatsApp group, was set up by Rohingyas in Saudi Arabia and Bangladesh.Like Ismail, Hafiz Abdullah learnt Rohingya letters through the Whatsapp group and is now teaching the script to around 150 children in three Rohingya camps in Mewat, Haryana.“The academy also makes video lessons and sends them to the group. There are around 400 members in the group and the academy provides a certification at the end of a six-month course. Last year, 1,000 Rohingya children from all over the world were given certificates,’’said Abdullah.“Teachers (in Myanmar) say they are banned from teaching the Rohingya language, history, and culture—and are even prohibited from using the word “Rohingya” in schools…In displacement, the Rohingya are further denied their language rights while facing additional challenges for accessing humanitarian aid…By not providing education in a child’s own language, especially one with strong ties to cultural identity, a government makes a clear and negative statement in regard to the value of that language and its people…Indeed, it is important to stress that discriminatory language policies are no accident; they are targeted state efforts to marginalise minority populations, deny political membership and erase cultural identities—meanwhile, often fueling ethnic tensions leading to conflict and mass atrocities,’’ the study said.The Human Rights Review article says, “Most likely due to a history of continuous displacement and the dispersal of its speakers, Rohingya has remained primarily an oral language despite attempts to create a system of literacy. When communities of speakers are dispersed and unsettled, they are less able to produce a cohesive literature.’’

Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan to join Harvard Business School’s executive education program

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In a first, Pakistan skipper Babar Azam and his deputy Mohammad Rizwan will become the first cricketers to to join Harvard Business School’s executive education program. The program will be held from May 31 to June 3 at the Harvard Business School in Boston, MassachusettsThe Pakistani duo will join the long list of top-tier sportspersons, who have pursued the course previously. The list includes footballer such as Kaka, Edwin van der Sar, Gerard Pique, Oliver Kahn; NBA stars like Dirk Nowitzki, Chris Paul and Paul Gasol. Pakistan skipper Babar Azam said he want to learn, grow and give back to the community worldwide. He said: “My inspiration for joining this world-class program at Harvard is to connect, explore, listen, learn, grow, and give back to the community worldwide.”Like Babar, Rizwan is also delighted of getting the chance to learn from the bests of the world. “It’s a huge honour to represent Pakistan on such a prestigious global stage,” Rizwan said. “We are going to Harvard to learn from the best in the world and at the same time to share our journey and learnings with everyone. “I am certain that this will be an exciting journey, and I look forward to sharing our learning and experiences with the enxt superstars of the cricket world.”

Surrendered Maoist Teen Clears Class 12 Exam, Hopes To Join Police Force

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The results of the board examination were declared earlier this week. (Representational)Gondia: A 19-year-old tribal girl from Maharashtra's Gondia district who was once a member of a Maoist squad has cleared the Class 12 board examination, and is aspiring to join the police force.Rajula Ravelsingh Hidami, resident of Lavhari village in Kurkheda tehsil of the eastern Maharashtra district, cleared the state board exam with 45.83 per cent marks, a senior police official said.The results of the board examination were declared earlier this week.Rajula was abducted by Maoists in 2016-17 when she was grazing cattle near her village, and forcibly inducted into the Kurkheda Korchi Deori (KKD) dalam (squad), the official said.She was given arms training and was allegedly involved in an incident of violence against the police too, he said.The police's intelligence wing received information that she wished to leave the banned outfit, following which police helped her escape in 2018, the official said.Rajula surrendered before then additional superintendent of police Sandeep Athole.Considering her young age, senior officers counselled her and convinced her to join the mainstream of society, he said.Athole, now the superintendent of police of Anti-Corruption Bureau in Aurangabad, became her guardian, and with the help of tribal development project officer Jitendra Chaudhari, helped her enrol in a tribal residential school.Rajula had studied upto Class 7 before she was abducted. Back at school, she resumed her studies and some police personnel even tutored her.She managed to clear the Class 10 exam in 2021, and now she has passed the Class 12 examination too, the police official said.Speaking to reporters, Rajula said she wanted to complete graduation and join the police force.She has realised the importance of education, she said, appealing others like her to give up violence and join the mainstream.PromotedListen to the latest songs, only on JioSaavn.comGondia Superintendent of Police Nikhil Pingale felicitated her on Saturday.(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)

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SC refuses to stay HC order allowing CBI, ED to probe Abhishek Banerjee

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The Supreme Court Friday refused to stay the Calcutta High Court direction asking the Central Bureau of Investigation and the Enforcement Directorate to interrogate Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee in connection with the West Bengal school jobs scam.The apex court also stayed the direction of the Calcutta High Court which imposed costs of Rs 25 lakhs on him for filing the recall application, Live Law reported. A vacation bench of Justices J K Maheshwari and P S Narasimha listed for hearing in July. “Re-list in the week commencing July 10. Till the next date of listing, the imposition of the cost part by the impugned order shall remain stayed,” the bench said, news agency PTI reported. On Monday, days after being summoned by the CBI for questioning in connection with the scam, Banerjee asserted that “threats by central agencies” can’t deter him from public service. The TMC national general secretary dared the BJP to “fight him in the people’s court rather than using the shield of central agencies”.SC refuses to stay Calcutta HC order allowing ED & CBI to quiz TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee in connection with West Bengal teacher recruitment scam. Issues notice & stays part of the order imposing are 25 lakh cost on him. @IndianExpress— Ananthakrishnan G (@axidentaljourno) May 26, 2023The CBI and ED were probing Abhishek Banerjee’s alleged role in irregularities in the recruitment of teaching and non-teaching staff at government schools in West Bengal. The recruitment scam pertains to the hiring of thousands of teachers across Bengal’s educational system in 2016. A series of petitions were filed in the High Court alleging anomalies in the recruitment process, and several cases were taken up by the court.

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How to figure out if engineering is the right fit for you? IIT Gandhinagar prof explains

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(‘A Lesson from IIT’ is a weekly column by an IIT faculty member on learning, science and technology on campus and beyond. The column appears every Friday.)— Neeldhara MishraMy earliest exposure to the notion of being an engineer was in school through a popular clip called the “Knack” from the animated show Dilbert. In it, a doctor is diagnosing a kid with a condition involving extreme intuition for all things mechanical and electrical. It is implied that having the knack is not compatible with a normal life, with the kid now destined to “be an engineer”. This causes his mother to experience much concern and grief. This inspired me to keep a polite but firm distance from all things engineering, conveniently including the entrance exams meant to unlock the gates of the IITs.Now, let’s get to the present context. College admissions are rife with two types of scenarios that are less than ideal: students ending up in programs that are not their cup of tea, and students missing out on experiences that would have been right up their alley. These mismatches are cumulatively expensive: there is the price paid in misallocated resources. Consequently, there is the personal cost of training for programmes that eventually turn out to be a poor fit.Read | Are NCERT textbooks enough for JEE Advanced preparation? IIT Delhi professor explainsSome of this can be mitigated with an appreciation of what these programs entail, and what the campuses have to offer. The IITs are known predominantly for their undergraduate programs in the traditional engineering disciplines. However, several of them also host excellent programmes in the sciences. Further, there are an increasing number of undergraduate programs that have interdisciplinary themes (such as the BTech programme in Civil and Infrastructure Engineering with specialisation in Smart Infrastructure at IIT Jodhpur) and a focus on emerging technologies and areas (for instance, the BTech program in Artificial Intelligence at IIT Hyderabad or the undergraduate program in Design at IIT Delhi).Currently, awareness about these opportunities is mostly a heady mix of word of mouth, Quora answers, vibes from coffee-table conversations at coaching centres, and placement statistics on popular media. Impressions of what campus life entails is also largely a combination of imagination fueled by things seen in the media. However, if you are a prospective student or a parent of one, you would do well to go beyond these secondary sources of intelligence and get some first-hand experience.Most IITs host open days every so often — these are special days when the campuses are open to anyone to walk in, and professors and students from the organisation delight in sharing what they are up to with accessible demonstrations or lab tours. A recent example is the G20-Ignite Sci-Tech fair which hosted hundreds of school students at the IIT Gandhinagar campus. Often, even one such experience can trigger an inner calling, helping you identify the thing you want to do for life – or at least for a substantial duration.You could also go beyond the glimpses offered by open days. Watch out for opportunities to collaborate over small projects. For example, the Center for Creative Learning at IIT Gandhinagar welcomes high school students for short term projects over summer, and students who do well in courses on the NPTEL platform have a shot at internships with the instructors of those courses. Many professors delight in talking to students: check out the various seasons of Talk to a Scientist, for example. You can also ask your school to reach out to professors at nearby institutions for an interactive session, or approach organisations like INYAS that focus deeply on outreach activities at the school level. Finally, several IITs also host bootcamps, hackathons, and so on: they are usually announced on their websites and social media channels, so keep an eye out for these.A Lesson from IIT | Coaching institutes disregard critical thinking and holistic education, writes IIT Delhi professorHaving said all this, a choice of career – or more immediately, a branch or stream – does not have to be prompted necessarily by an intense love at first sight. The routes leading to your final pursuit(s) can be potentially meandering, and not having an inner voice abundant in clarity should be no cause for alarm. Examples of this abound, and I’ll share a representative one. Ronald Graham is arguably best-known as an American mathematician who made fundamental contributions to combinatorics. Because his father worked in various jobs related to oil fields and shipbuilding, he moved schools often. He did not study in any school for more than eighteen months and often studied in grades higher than what would have been normal for his age.At the age of 15, Graham won a Ford Foundation scholarship to the University of Chicago, where he spent three years learning gymnastics. Because of his outstanding performance in math on the scholarship examinations, he did not (have to) take any mathematics courses. After the duration of the scholarship, he moved to the University of California at Berkeley, where he majored in electrical engineering. During this time, a one-off number theory course with D H Lehmer “fired his imagination for the subject”. After four subsequent years in the Air Force, during which he also earned a B.S. in physics, he returned to UC Berkeley where he completed his Ph.D. in mathematics with D H Lehmer as his thesis advisor.All this is to say that life can be — and typically is — highly non-linear. I would argue that as much as we like to imagine being in control, planning one’s future down to summer-vacation-wise bucket lists is perhaps somewhat excessive. Your first branch and your first job does not have to be your last: for more evidence, I recommend reading Tim Ferriss’ book, Tribe of Mentors. Now, you might be prone to making your choices after optimising for a dozen variables or more, or you might prefer leaving your destiny to the gods of randomness. I believe somewhere in between, there is an approach more reasonable than either extreme: make an informed choice after investing a finite amount of your own time and energy into understanding what actually lies in store.The IITs are now far from being the only ticket to the good life and a powerful alumni network: if these are your main motivators, you might consider exploring less painful pathways to the same outcomes. If not, allow yourself the space to let your instincts come to the fore, and follow them to make your choices. This will maximize the chances that you will end up in a meaningful journey that involves truly enjoying what the programs have to offer, instead of being in a situation where you have simply transitioned from one rat race into another.

Moore and Portman’s unsettling 'May December' is a rewarding watch

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It’s been a couple of days since I watched Todd Haynes May December (Cannes competition), and I’m still conflicted about it. To watch Julianne Moore and Natalie Portman pull off an unsettling pas-de-deux is rewarding in and off itself, but on a whole, this film, which is about the relationship of an older woman and a younger man, never becomes a wholly satisfactory tale. And yet, it draws you in, and leaves you wondering: Why do people do what they do?Haynes’ story is about 36-year-old schoolteacher Gracie Atherton Yu ( Julianne Moore) who has a sexual liaison with a young boy, Joe ( Charles Melton), half her age, and then gives birth to twins while she is in prison. Already the mother of teenage kids when she has that entanglement, Gracie has raised three children with Joe — one is in college, the younger two are on the verge of finishing high school.The film opens with well-known actor Elizabeth Berry (Natalie Portman) turning up by appointment at their house in Savannah, Georgia, in which Gracie and Joe live with their younger children. On the face of it, they appear to be used to each other in the way long-married couples are. But as Elizabeth starts to dig deeper, in an attempt to understand the intricacies of this most unusual couple, old resentments start coming up.At one point, when Gracie has indulged in one of her hysterical crying fits, and Joe has finished consoling her, the two get into one of those conversations which threatens to uncover the lies people tell themselves in order to keep living. He accuses her of taking advantage of him when he was literally a child; she lashes out and tells him not to lay it on her, and instantly we know a little more about the two of them. That she is a woman who’s never really grown up, and doesn’t want to; and that he’s a man who was never allowed to be a child, and has had to grow up much too soon.As Gracie starts letting Elizabeth into her life — learning how to pot plants, baking cakes for neighbours, watching over the kids — we see that Elizabeth isn’t as milk-and-honey as she wants to be perceived as. We see her asking questions which are too close to the bone, targeting Gracie’s ex-husband and estranged son, and adopting a too-familiar, near-flirtatious tone with Joe, which inevitably leads to complications.May December is clearly based on a real-life occurrence in 1997 America, in which school-teacher Mary Kay Letourneou went to jail after she pled guilty to the statutory rape of a minor (the boy was 12 going on 13), and married him after she came out. What would have been truly interesting was to know what Joe really feels inside, of the feelings that he’s kept bottled within. But Haynes is more interested in the two women. In a great scene — the two stand side-by-stand in front of a mirror, with Gracie showing Elizabeth how she makes up her face — we see that they are similar in the way they take without compunction, without really giving anything back.Just for Moore and Portman squaring off with each other, dropping truth bombs, May December becomes worth your time.

From Bandra slum to 'heroine with blue ticks': Dream onPremium Story

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Barely a stone’s throw from Galaxy Apartments, the home of actor Salman Khan, lives another emerging star. However, unlike Salman’s house, hers cannot be found using Google Maps. With no approachable road, one has to walk over boulders at Bandstand Promenade to reach the 12×15 foot shanty in Bandra West, at the edge of the Arabian Sea, where Maleesha Kharwa was born and brought up.The 15-year-old took the Internet by storm recently after she became the face of a campaign by Forest Essentials, a skincare brand. “Never give up on your dreams,” said Maleesha, as she and her younger brother Sahil sat on a table next to the entrance of their home, “because your dreams matter.” The first part was taught to her in class 6 by her school teacher, while the second is the tagline of the campaign. Put together, Maleesha said it forms a mantra that she would like to share with other girls like her. A post shared by @forestessentialsMaleesha said she first thought of modelling after she saw a video of actor Priyanka Chopra Jonas walking on the ramp. “She looked extremely stylish. Looking at the applause she received, I decided that I wanted to be a model too,” said the class 10 student.Stating that she saw the video on her father’s phone years ago, Maleesha recalled, “At that time, I didn’t even know Priyanka’s name. My father told me her name.”The siblings sit next to a single bed that occupies most of the space in the tiny house, which is decorated with multiple knick-knacks, such as Barbie dolls, paintings of landscapes, a birthday banner and a large framed photo of her father Mukesh Kharwa, an entertainer who dons costumes of popular cartoon characters for events and children’s parties.“I have always liked this house. This is where I grew up and made friends,” said Maleesha, adding that her current house is slightly bigger than this one — their old home — and even has a washroom. The family will move to a new house in a few months where, said Maleesha, “I will have my own room”.Recalling her journey to fame, she said as the world came to a standstill during lockdown, everything changed for her family and her. American actor Robert Hoffman, who was stuck in Mumbai during the pandemic, decided to shoot a video featuring children from slums and held an audition.“When I saw her, I was like, ‘Wow, this kid is aesthetically incredible’,” recalled Hoffman, adding that she told him about her dream to become a model.“I asked her who was working with her. When she said no one, I couldn’t understand how no one in Bandra had noticed her before,” he said.To help make her dream come true, Hoffman first spoke to Maleesha’s father. “I wanted to ensure that he understood what it all implied — that it would involve a lot of hard work, that there was no guarantee of success and that it might not even be a life-long activity. I also wanted to ensure that Maleesha has a normal childhood. We both were on the same page — that her education would always be a priority,” said Hoffman, who decided to become her manager.His first step involved making a small reel introducing her to the world and teaching her about social media. He involved NGOs and the US Embassy in India to ensure transparency and Maleesha’s protection. “I knew it would take one video. From then, there has been an influx of attention,” noted Hoffman, who personally accepts or declines requests for collaborations or interviews. A post shared by Maleesha Kharwa (@maleeshakharwa)“A small team helps me. To be honest, we are brutally picky. Since big things are coming her way, we don’t need to bog her down with everything else,” he said. Confessing that the only bothersome part of being Maleesha’s manager is the time difference, he said the sudden explosion of requests for interviews and collaborations over the past few days have kept him up till 6-7 am.The money Maleesha makes through her collaborations or via GoFundMe, an online fundraising platform on which Hoffman has set up a page for her, goes into looking after her daily living expenses. This includes access to food and sanitation. A portion is saved for her higher education, career goals and, eventually, a low-income housing option. So far, Hoffman has managed to raise over $13,000 (approximately Rs 10 lakh) of his goal of $20,000 (approximately Rs 16 lakh) on GoFundMe.Over the last three years, Maleesha has achieved many milestones — from getting 2.5 lakh followers on Instagram to being on the cover of two fashion and lifestyle magazines and a short film on YouTube, but this campaign, she said, has brought her a new wave of popularity.“It has completely changed my life,” said the teenager. “I am now on posters and banners, including one on Linking Road. People have started putting up photos mentioning me on Instagram.”Stating that Hoffman taught her how to use Instagram, she said, “I spend five to six hours a day on Instagram.”The young model added that she spends most of her time on Instagram working, replying to collaboration requests and making reels. She also bought a new phone recently, “meri khud ki kamayi se (from my own earnings)”.To a question on what a day in her life looks like, Maleesha said, “Because summer vacations are on, I get up whenever I feel like — at 2 pm, even 4 pm. I usually get ready after that, have lunch prepared by my father and log on to Instagram.”Does she get scolding from her father for her schedule? “Many fathers scold their daughters for not doing household chores, but my father looks after the house all by himself. He does tell me to avoid eating junk food,” she said with a smile.She added that her schedule will change once her school reopens on June 5. “All my friends are at school. Even though they tease me for the blue tick on Instagram and call me a ‘heroine’, they also protect me. My friend and I were once followed by a boy who recognised me. Since then, my friends haven’t let me go anywhere by myself,” she said, adding that although she loves school and her favourite subject is English, she will pursue her dream to become a model after school.

PSEB Punjab Board Class 10th Result: Date and result websites announced

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PSEB Class 10th Result 2023: The Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) will declare of Class 10 results tomorrow, May 26. The result time has not been confirmed by the board yet. Students who appeared for the exam can check their results at the official website— pseb.ac.in.Class 10 board exams were held from March 24 to April 20. The exams were conducted in the morning session from 10 am to 1:15 pm. All the exams were of three hours except for computer science, physical education and sports and NSFQ subjects.The PSEB on Wednesday declared the Class 12 results. A total of 2,96,709 students appeared for the PSEB exam, out of which 2,74,378 qualified the exam. The pass percentage was recorded at 92.47 per cent.In 2022 the PSEB class 10 exams were held from April 29 till May 19 at different examination centres. The Class 10 board exam started at 10 am. The overall pass percentage in 2022 was 97.94 per cent but the girls had outshone the boys. The pass percentage for girls was 99.35 per cent whereas the boys had a pass percentage of 98.83 per cent. 3,08,627 students had passed the exam out of 3,11,545.In 2021, PSEB class 10 results were announced on May 17. The exams which were supposed to be conducted between May 4 and May 24 were cancelled due to Covid-19 cases.

JAC Board Result 2023: When and where to check Class 10th, 11th, 12th Science result for Jharkhand Board

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Jharkhand JAC Class 10th 11th 12th Result 2023: The Jharkhand Academic Council (JAC) will today announce the Class 10, Class 11 and Class 12 (Science stream) results at their official websites at 3:30 pm. Students who appeared for the exams can check their results at the following websites – jac.nic.in or jharresults.nic.in, or jac.jharkhand.gov.in.This year, the exams for Class 10 and 12 began on March 14 but ended on April 3 and April 5, respectively. The timings for both the Classes were different tough. For Class 10, the exam timings were from 9:45 am till 1:05 pm and for Class 12, it was from 2 pm till 5:20 pm.Once the result is released by the JAC, students can check the result at the official websites – jac.nic.in or jharresults.nic.in, or jac.jharkhand.gov.in. To check the results, students need to enter their roll number or registration number, email id and his or her name. Once the details are entered, the result will be displayed on the screen and students can download and the result for future use. Like last year, this time too, the exams for both classes began on the same day, which was March 24 but ended on different days. Class 10 exams ended on April 20 and Class 12 exams concluded on April 15.The overall pass percentage of Class 10 was 91.19 per cent, which was less than the overall pass percentage of Class 12, which was 92.25 per cent. Last year, Class 10 and Class 12 Science result was declared on June 21, 2023. In 2-22, the overall pass percentage for Class 11 was 93.7 per cent. The exams were conducted in two parts. JAC conducted the Term 1 exam from May 7 to May 9, 2022, whereas the exam for Term 2 was conducted from June 16 to July 11, 2022.

Gujarat Board GSHSEB 10th Results 2023: Date, time and websites

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GSHSEB 10th Results 2023 Date, time and websites: The Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSHSEB) will declare Class 10 results on May 25. The board will upload the GSEB 10th results at 8 am on May 25 at gseb.org.The Gujarat Board Class 10 board exams were held in March 2023. Students can check their results by filling in their seat number, GSHSEB announced on Tuesday.Moreover, the GSHSEB has started a WhatsApp service on 6357300971 for students to check their results by sending their seat number details.The marks sheet will be sent by the board to the schools in the coming days. Over 9.5 lakh students appeared for Class 10 GSHSEB exams, this year.The state board has declared class 12 science results on May 2.

RBSE Rajasthan Board Class 10th Result 2023: Overall pass percentage dipped in 2022

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RBSE BSER Rajasthan Board 10th Result 2023: The Rajasthan Board of Secondary Education (RBSE), Ajmer will soon declare the result for Class 10 board exams. Once released, students will be able to check their result at the official website – rajeduboard.rajasthan.gov.in / rajresults.nic.in. In 2022, the overall pass percentage dipped dramatically and was recorded at 82.89 per cent. Last year, a total of 10,36,626 had registered for the class 12 exams. Out of these, 8,77,849 students passed the exams, of which 4,10,358 were girls and 4,66,490 were boys.A year before that, the overall passing percentage of class 10 was 99.56 per cent. A total number of 12,55,385 students appeared for the board examination out of which 99.62 per cent of girls and 99.51 per cent of boys were passed and promoted successfully.In 2020, the pass percentage touched 80.63 per cent, which was a slight improvement from 2019 when the overall pass percentage was 79.85 per cent. In 2020, Girls had outperformed boys with a pass percentage of 81.41 per cent. The pass percentage of boys stood at 78.99 per cent.Girls had outperformed boys in 2019 as a total of 80.35 per cent girl students had cleared the examination successfully. The pass percentage of boys was 79.45 per cent.In 2018, a total of 79.86 per cent students had passed the exam of which, the pass percentage of girls was 79.95 and that of boys was 79.79 per cent.

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