Harsh Vardhan, Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank among big names who resigned ahead of reshuffle
Meanwhile, Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Thawar Chand Gehlot has been appointed as Governor of Karnataka.
Meanwhile, Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Thawar Chand Gehlot has been appointed as Governor of Karnataka.
Chairman, Board of Governors, IIT Hyderabad, BVR Mohan Reddy; Prof. Founder Dean ESIC Medical College and Hospital, Hyderabad, M Srinivas; Director IIT Hyderabad, Prof BS Murty and other officials from IIT Hyderabad were present on the occasion.
Based on the theme 'Women Empowerment’, AICTE finalized the winners from a total of 456 entries who competed across 6 sub-themes, which include, Women's Health, Self-Defense, Sanitation and Hygiene, Literacy, Women Entrepreneurship, and Legal Awareness.
During the meeting, the Minister has recommended the constitution of a Task Force for coordinating of NEP implementation between higher education and school education departments of the Ministry of Education to facilitate the smooth transition of students from school education to higher education.
As part of the central government initiative to conduct examinations on time amid the Covid-19 pandemic, Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank has planned a three-way dialogue with the students, parents and teachers across the country.
'This Global pandemic is not only serious medical concern but also brings mixed emotions and psycho-social stress for all,' said Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank'.
For Elementary Classes (I-VIII) schools shall follow the Alternative Academic Calendar and Learning Outcomes specified by NCERT, the HRD Ministry informed.
While addressing the participants Pokhriyal said that YUKTI 2.0 is logical extension of earlier version of ‘YUKTI’, an initiative of MHRD, to identify ideas relevant in COVID pandemic.
The complete datesheet is available on the official site of the NIOS.
Nishank shared the information on Twitter: "Students, who are currently not in the same district as their board examination centers due to #lockdown! I have advised @cbseindia29 to shift your examination center to your current district. Kindly get in touch with your respective schools for further information."
