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Pvt coaching classes growing due to defective exam system: Education expert

Defective examination system has given birth to private coaching classes and mass copying in exams, Maharashtra Knowledge Corporation Managing Director Vivek Sawant has said. He was speaking on the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 at a programme held in a college in Jalna on Saturday. Lauding the NEP, Sawant said the examination system under it would be comprehensive and facilitate continuous assessment of a child. He claimed the present examination system does not assess the overall quality of a child and called for overhauling it. How can a child be judged through an examination of two or three hours? he asked. The "defective examination system has given birth to private coaching classes" and they have a whopping turnover, he said. He also targeted teachers wasting their energy on forming associations, fighting for salary hike and other benefits, thereby degrading the quality of education. Sawant said in Finland, irrespective of political parties, teachers' organisations f

Yoga, Zumba, mental wellness in focus as student suicides shake Kota

From Yoga sessions and Zumba classes to 24X7 helpline, and mental wellness workshops to a dedicated team of counsellors on campus -- coaching institutes in Kota say they take multiple measures to help students get through the stress and anxiety of preparing for competitive exams. The coaching hub of Kota is back in focus after three students died allegedly by suicide last week. Prominent coaching institute Allen, which currently has over 1.5 lakh students in its various medical (NEET) and engineering (JEE) entrance preparatory courses, runs special programmes such as "Tum Hoge Kamyab" (you will succeed) and "Wings of Wisdom", besides regular yoga sessions and zumba classes, for the mental wellbeing of its students. "We have a dedicated helpline which works round the clock and over 50 concerned calls from students or parents are addressed daily through it," said Dr Harish Sharma, Principal Counsellor and Student-Behaviour Expert at Allen. "For every 10 students we have a supervising

3 more students of Kota's coaching institute test positive for hepatitis

Three more students of a coaching institute in the Jawahar Nagar area here tested positive for hepatitis A, taking the number of those affected by the disease to 44. Meanwhile, the Kota district administration submitted a report regarding such cases to the Chief Minister's Office, three days after a NEET aspirants died from the infection during treatment. Kota District Collector O P Bunker has asked the management of the coaching institute and hostels where contaminated water was detected to use RO water. During a survey, students of only one coaching institute in Jawahar Nagar were found to be affected. During inquiry, it came to the fore that water was being supplied through tankers, said Deputy CMHO Ghanshyam Meena. He said the stored water was found contaminated. Students reported that they used to drink the same water in the coaching centre and also took bottles of water to hostel, the official said. According to a preliminary report by the CMHO, contaminated water was possib

Edtech platform Vedantu takes majority stake in Deeksha for $40 mn

This partnership seeks to leverage Vedantu's technology and integrate it into offline centers to create a scalable hybrid model

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup coach education scholarship programme underway

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup legacy initiative, the coach education scholarship programme has started here, where 24 aspiring coaches all females are undertaking an e-license grassroots course to become officially certified football coaches. This, the 14th edition of the programme, being conducted between September 14-17, will train its participants in both, theoretical and practical aspects of the game while also equipping the participating women with leadership qualities. "It is a matter of pride and happiness that the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup legacy initiative has come to Punjab. "This programme will really help the aspiring female coaches to not just learn coaching skills but also gain leadership qualities. Women's football is progressing across the world and initiatives such as this will only accelerate this growth," said All India Football Federation executive committee member, Vijay Bali. Meanwhile, in a joint statement, Project Directors of the Local Organising Committe

Rajasthan govt to provide 15k students free coaching for competitive exams

For the current financial year, the state government has allotted Rs 17.15 crore and the number of seats, too, has increased to 15,000

Soon, Jaipur's Pratap Nagar to get coaching hub for 70,000 students

The coaching hub, spread over 67,000 square metres in Pratap Nagar, is being constructed in two phases

9 officials of Aligarh coaching institutes arrested for Agnipath violence

"The coaching operators had provoked the anti-social elements and triggered to carry out such acts during the protests amidst the (armed forces) aspirants," Naithani said.

Why managers must be coaches too

Ruchira Chaudhary places the burden of coaching, not on her ilk, but on operating managers. That is a laudable aim.

Talks with Byju's on, but could take several weeks: Aakash Educational MD

Talks for a partnership with Indian unicorn Byju's reflect several prescient moves by this second-generation promoter

Unacademy buys test prep platform NeoStencil to expand small-town presence

Founded in 2014, NeoStencil has tie-ups with over 100 institutions, offers 500-plus courses to nearly 1,100,000 students

Delhi govt to frame policy for coaching institutes; lay down norms for fees

Delhi govt is in the process of formulating a policy for regulation of private coaching centres functioning in the capital and frame guidelines with respect to basic facilities, fee, safety measures

Efforts on to resume Delhi govt's free coaching scheme soon: Minister

Earlier, the scheme was only for students belonging to the Scheduled Castes category

Educational centres don't fall under Consumer Act, says apex commission

The tribunal's observations came while dismissing a batch of petitions filed by some students against different universities, colleges and educational institutes.

Executive coaching in India: finding roots in a hard business environment

Companies today have transitioned from engaging coaches a knee-jerk reaction to a business crisis to hiring them for the development of leaders and executives at senior and mid-level

Winning ways

Mr Upton's hypothesis offers a very plausible explanation for the 'brainless' approach of many West Indian batsmen

Centre to bear full cost of coaching for SC, OBC students

Besides, the monthly stipend of such aspirants has been increased from Rs 1,500 to Rs 2,500 for local students and Rs 3,000 to Rs 5,000 for outstation candidates