- UGC draft guidelines: For online degrees, institutes can source up to 40% of course content externally
UGC chairperson M Jagadesh Kumar said the guidelines are in tune with the National Education Policy 2020, which proposes that top institutions accredited for running online and distance learning programmes be encouraged to develop high-quality online courses.
HIGHER EDUCATION institutes offering online degrees can source up to 40 per cent of their course content externally and develop the remaining 60 per cent in-house with the assistance of ed-tech companies, according to draft guidelines drawn up by the University Grants Commission.
But the ed-tech companies, described as technology service providers in the amended draft UGC (Open and Distance Learning Programmes and Online Programmes) Regulations 2020, shall have no right to advertise the content developed with their help as their own.
The concerned higher education institutes “shall have complete ownership of Intellectual Property Rights” relating to the contents developed in-house, states the draft regulations which have been uploaded by the UGC on its website seeking suggestions and feedback till March 15.
UGC chairperson M Jagadesh Kumar said the guidelines are in tune with the National Education Policy 2020, which proposes that top institutions accredited for running online and distance learning programmes be encouraged to develop high-quality online courses.
According to the guidelines, the option to source content from external sources will not be mandatory on institutions which will have the freedom to have 100 per cent in-house content development as well.
“The option to source content externally has been provided so that students do not have to put in efforts to locate good online programmes to pursue and add to their credit bank. The institutes themselves will do the research and provide options to students,” a senior UGC official said.
Currently, only universities and their constituent colleges that fulfill these criteria are allowed to offer online degrees.
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Sainik School Result 2022 announced for admission to Class 6th & 9th at aissee.nta.nic.in
Candidates, who took the entrance exam, can check and download their results online through the official website – https://aissee.nta.nic.in/.
Admission will be based on the performance of candidates in the All India Sainik Schools Entrance Examination (AISSEE). A candidate is eligible for admission to the Sainik Schools, if he/ she secures a minimum of 25% marks in each subject of the exam and 40% marks in aggregate of all the subjects of AISSEE 2022
However, admission will be based on relative merit (in AISSEE) of candidate in his/ her category in the school opted by him/ her, medical fitness and verification of original documents.
The AISSEE 2022 was conducted to grant admissions to candidates in class 6th and 9th, for which around 81,000 have been selected.
The AISSEE 2022 exam was held on January 9, 2022 in two shifts – from 02.00 pm to 04.30 pm (for admission to Class VI) and from 02.00 pm to 5.00 pm for admission to Class IX.
Sainik Schools Society offers admission to Class VI and Class IX for the academic year 2022-23. Candidates should note that the validity of the result of AISSEE 2022 in only for the current admission year and cannot be carried forwarded for the next session of admission for Class VI and Class IX.
Sainik Schools Society (SSS) is an autonomous organisation under the Ministry of Defence, Govt of India. The Society runs Sainik Schools. Sainik Schools are English medium residential schools affiliated to CBSE. Sainik Schools prepare Cadets to join the National Defence Academy (NDA), Khadakwasla (Pune), Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala and other Training Academies for officers.
- Change in criterion for KV admission challenged
A petition has been filed in Delhi High Court challenging the minimum age criterion for admission in Kendriya Vidyalaya (KV). For admission in Class I, KV has set the minimum age requirement of 6 years, which according to the petitioner is violative of the Right to Education Act 2009.
The petition has been filed by Social Jurist on behalf of the father of a child aged 5 years, 9 months, and 28 days.
In the 2021-22 academic session, the child was studying in UKG in a school. “All of a sudden, respondent KVS has made changes in minimum age criteria for admission in Class I from 5 years to 6 years by uploading the impugned guidelines on the portal kvsanghatan.nic.in, just 4 days before admission process starts (from 28.02.2022). The petitioner was shocked to find out by the impugned guidelines, that she has been made ineligible to apply for Class I in respondent KVS in the academic year 2022-23,” read the petition.
The petitioner had earlier sent a legal notice to Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan on February 27.
A KV official said: “The minimum age criterion had to be changed due to implementation of the NEP. Three years of primary schooling has been added and hence, it had to be made 6 years for Class I.”
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JEE Main 2022 Exam LIVE Updates: Registration process begins; check eligibility criteria
JEE Main 2022 LIVE Updates, JEE Main 2022 Exam Dates, JEE Main 2022 Registration Link: The registration portal is now live and candidates can apply at jeemain.nta.nic.in.
JEE Main 2022 LIVE News Updates: The National Testing Agency (NTA) has begun the registration process for Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) 2022 today. The registration portal is now live soon and candidates will be able to apply at jeemain.nta.nic.in.
JEE Main 2022 will be organised in two sessions – April and May. NTA will release the JEE Main 2022 application form separately for all sessions. Along with the notification, NTA has also released the exam dates, eligibility, pattern, syllabus and other details on the official website.
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Students who have completed class 12 or its equivalent exam in the year 2020, 2021 or appearing for class 12 board exams in 2022 are eligible to apply for JEE Main 2022. Applicants who successfully qualify in JEE Main and rank among the top 2.5 candidates be eligible for JEE Advanced 2022
JEE Main 2022 will be conducted in 13 regional languages including English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Marathi, Malayalam, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu.
NTA will provide JEE Main 2022 application form correction window after the completion of the application process. Candidates will be able to edit any mistakes made in the details entered in their application form. Candidates who will opt for category change from reserved to general will have to pay the difference in application fee through the various online means provided. However, in case of a change from general to reserved category, there will be no refund of the difference in fee.
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NEET-MDS 2022 revised exam dates announced; registration window to reopen on March 21
The application process to apply for the exam will also be reopened on March 21. Candidates will be allowed to apply till March 30, 11:55 pm.
The National Board of Examination in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) has released the revised exam dates for the NEET MDS 2022. The exam was scheduled to be conducted on March 6 but was postponed. Candidates can check the notification on the official website – natboard.edu.in
The application process to apply for the exam will also be reopened on March 21. Candidates will be allowed to apply till March 30, 11:55 pm. The edit window for candidates who submit the application forms in the above-mentioned schedule will be available between April 1 to 4. The admit card will be issued on April 24.
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) had earlier announced its decision to extend the cut-off date for completion of an internship for the purpose of eligibility for NEET-MDS 2022 to July 31, 2022.
Candidates who have already submitted their applications and successfully paid the examination fee for NEET-MDS 2022 from January 4 to January 24 shall not be allowed to edit their applications during the mentioned windows.