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Alifiya Khan
Alifiya Khan is an Assistant Editor with The Indian Express, Pune. She writes on Higher and Technical Education, School Education, Communities and related stuff. She has worked with Hindustan Times, DNA, Midday before joining The Indian Express in 2014.
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Many Pune schools to suspend online classes for 3 days to protest non-payment of feeSubscriber Only
December 15, 2020 04:00 IST
Representatives of Federation of Unaided Private Schools Association of Maharashtra made the announcement on Monday afternoon that the protest is a warning against a bigger shutdown in the coming months, unless "capable parents" pay up.
Tue, Dec 15, 2020
Third round of FYJC admission beginsSubscriber Only
December 10, 2020 22:09 IST
Currently, of the 84,284 seats available through CAP in 304 junior colleges for FYJC, 33,163 have been filled until the second round, while 51,121 seats are vacant
Thu, Dec 10, 2020
In first step towards transitioning to ‘school system’, SPPU appoints additional directorsSubscriber Only
December 10, 2020 00:06 IST
Under the new system, university departments which are inter-disciplinary will come under the common umbrella of one school. While the existing departments will have their functional heads, together they will form a board with the director of the respective schools.
Thu, Dec 10, 2020
Over 31,000 of 1.7 lakh SPPU students take backlog exams on Day 1Subscriber Only
December 09, 2020 09:45 IST
This is the first online proctored exam where students are required to keep their front mobile or laptop camera turned on during the exams. Access to other browser tabs or windows would be closed and a student would get a maximum of 20 warnings.
Wed, Dec 09, 2020
Maharashtra govt lifts ban on filling up 6,000 vacant teaching posts across stateSubscriber Only
December 09, 2020 08:42 IST
In the first phase, teacher recruitment will be implemented for more than 2,000 posts from class IX to XII, and the selection list of teachers will be announced in the new year, according to the school education department.
Wed, Dec 09, 2020
SPPU: Over 31,000 of 1.75 lakh students take backlog exams on day 1Subscriber Only
December 09, 2020 02:21 IST
This is the first online proctored exam where students are required to keep their front mobile or laptop camera turned on during the exams. Access to other browser tabs or windows would be closed and a student would get a maximum of 20 warnings.
Wed, Dec 09, 2020
‘It’s not the same anymore’: chorus by students, teachers after classrooms open with Covid rulesSubscriber Only
December 05, 2020 23:16 IST
However, most teachers at the school agreed that the bigger concern for them are the students who are missing from classrooms completely, both online and offline.
Sat, Dec 05, 2020
SPPU publishes 6,000 revised marksheetsSubscriber Only
December 03, 2020 23:43 IST
Meanwhile, as the university is set to conduct proctored online examinations for the first time for at least 1.5 lakh students who are to take their backlog examinations, students were given the option of giving an online mock test for practice from Thursday.
Thu, Dec 03, 2020
Ranjitsinh Disale, world’s most exceptional teacher, shares half of $1 mn prize money with other teachersSubscriber Only
December 03, 2020 23:23 IST
This is not the first international recognition for Ranjitsinh Disale. He has earlier been recognised by Microsoft as the Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert, and also won the National Innovation Foundation’s Innovator of the Year Award in 2018.
Sat, Dec 05, 2020
PM lauds Parbhani student’s ‘exceptional talent’ in personal letter after receiving a sketch of himselfSubscriber Only
November 30, 2020 23:43 IST
The student had sketched Prime Minister Narendra Modi and sent the portrait to the Prime Minister's Office in the last week of October.
Tue, Dec 01, 2020
MTDC’s newest facility at Koynanagar to open for tourists this monthSubscriber Only
November 30, 2020 23:06 IST
Currently, there are six residential MTDC properties under the Pune division, Mahabaleshwar, Panshet, Matheran, Malshej, Karla and Bhimashankar. The resort at Koynanagar has now become the seventh.
Tue, Dec 01, 2020Beaten by guards for recording videos of ill treatment, says SPPU studentSubscriber Only
November 28, 2020 02:57 IST
University officials said an "incident" did take place, but denied that the student, Aditya Tangade Patil, was beaten up.
Sat, Nov 28, 2020
Pune: After thousands of students complain of errors, SPPU to release corrected results by Dec 3Subscriber Only
November 26, 2020 06:23 IST
The Indian Express had reported on November 20 that an analysis of 18,000 marksheets at SPPU had revealed that 10,000-odd students had not logged into the system or attempted their exams.
Thu, Nov 26, 2020
Another 148 schools in Pune district open,12,580 students back in schoolSubscriber Only
November 24, 2020 23:32 IST
"The state government has instructed that RT-PCR tests are mandatory for teachers and the support staff before a school is reopened. Since test reports of many are pending, it is taking time to reopen schools," said Zilla Parishad Education Officer Ganpat More.
Wed, Nov 25, 2020
Low turnout in Pune district as schools reopen, worried parents keep wards away on first daySubscriber Only
November 23, 2020 22:54 IST
Worried parents keep wards away on first day, compulsory RT-PCR tests for teachers pending.
Tue, Nov 24, 2020
Pune city schools to remain shut till December 13, Pimpri-Chinchwad schools till Nov 30Subscriber Only
November 21, 2020 17:48 IST
Following a review meeting and keeping in mind the spike in COVID 19 cases post-Diwali, it was decided to further postpone reopening of schools.
Sun, Nov 22, 2020
Maharashtra govt’s WhatsApp initiative to assess online learning outcomes among students gets poor responseSubscriber Only
November 21, 2020 00:39 IST
The programme, which was launched in the beginning of November, aims to evaluate the performance of students in state board-affiliated schools from classes I to X.
Sat, Nov 21, 2020
18,000 students marked absent or given zero in SPPU exams, 8,000 results under reviewSubscriber Only
November 19, 2020 21:01 IST
While almost 10,000 students didn't even log in to the system and were absent, according to university officials, the results of as many as 8,000 students are being reviewed.
Fri, Nov 20, 2020
Students from Pune college claim errors in paper correction led to “failed” resultsSubscriber Only
November 17, 2020 15:27 IST
Scores of students from Nowrosjee Wadia College who wrote the Public Finance paper on October 17 have complained that even though they attempted the exams and their papers went well, they have either been marked absent or scored zero
Tue, Nov 17, 2020
Pune: Online education system ‘CDX’ inaugurated at SPPUSubscriber Only
November 13, 2020 03:20 IST
SPPU, through its eCDLIC, is providing a learning management system (LMS) that is moodle-based and customised to the needs of academic institutions in the University.
Fri, Nov 13, 2020Pune: Over 36,000 demanded re-tests, but SPPU says not even 50 pc turned up for themSubscriber Only
November 09, 2020 23:22 IST
Figures from the examination department of SPPU show that on any of the three given dates for re-exams, which took place between November 5 and 7, fewer than 50 per cent students expected for the exam actually took the re-test.
Tue, Nov 10, 2020
Maharashtra minister announces plan for school reopening for older students, but parents wary of Covid risksSubscriber Only
November 06, 2020 22:57 IST
While Maharashtra's school Education Minister Varsha Gaikwad did specify that parent's consent is mandatory, many parents said they preferred the online education mode to classroom lectures due to the threat of Covid-19 infection.
Sat, Nov 07, 2020
Woman staffer alleges misbehaviour by Maharashtra higher education director, employees stop workSubscriber Only
November 02, 2020 22:40 IST
The woman also complained about the “workplace harassment' to state Higher Education Minister Uday Samant, alleging that Dhanraj Mane ― who is the director of higher education, Maharashtra ― had verbally abused her in a public place, causing her mental trauma.
Mon, Nov 02, 2020
Explained: Why Maharashtra govt started online classes for FYJC studentsSubscriber Only
November 02, 2020 21:55 IST
For over a month, FYJC admissions across the state have been at a complete standstill.
Tue, Nov 03, 2020
Degree students demand Maharashtra govt to conduct backlog exams for those not in final year of studySubscriber Only
October 30, 2020 23:17 IST
Students with one or more backlog subjects, but not currently in the final year, are now raising their demand on social media for pending exams to be conducted at the earliest to ease their burden.
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