Library in school? What’s that? Many primary schools in Bengaluru still do not have functional libraries despite it being compulsory in the National Education Policy (NEP), 2020. Rohit Venugopal, 10, does not know what a library is because his school doesn’t have one. “We have our textbooks and notebooks. I don’t think we have a […]
Continue Reading
Say it is tough to lead normal life in India Indian students evacuated from Ukraine are worried for the safety of their Ukrainian friends in the war-torn country. Vavilthota Yuktesh, 18, a student at the Kharkiv National Medical University who was evacuated from Ukraine, informed The Observer: “I am back here safe, but I feel […]
Continue Reading
Say they’d rather continue with online classes Indian students back from Ukraine’s medical colleges are unhappy with Karnataka government’s proposal to place them in the state’s medical colleges. They fear the decision will disrupt their education. On March 21, Health and Medical Education Minister K. Sudhakar announced the Karnataka government would accommodate around 700 Ukraine-returned medical students […]
Continue Reading
‘Our mental health affected as risk of infection prevails’ Students in Bengaluru forced to give offline exams even after weeks of resistance on Twitter against the same. When the third wave of Covid-19 hit Bengaluru in January, many MBBS and engineering students got anxious about the universities holding exams in the physical mode. K.M. Bhuvan Belliappa, […]
Continue Reading
Higher education the only field where profit is not the motive: Education Minister. Higher education is the only field where we need not work for profit. We need to make this clear, said Dr. Ashwath Narayan C.N., Minister for Higher Education for Karnataka, speaking at the National Conference on Implementation of NEP-2020 conference. Talking about […]
Continue Reading
Wonder how their children will cope when they are transferred every few yrs Kabir Rana (name changed), who serves in the Indian Air Force, wants to give his six-year-old child the best education. Always on the move with his family due to his transferable job, he is worried about the long-term impact of the New […]
Continue Reading
But are worried about a third Covid wave By Simran Sharma With the fear of pandemic fading, more students are planning to study abroad, say immigration consultancies. The pandemic and lockdowns made many students step back from studying abroad. The removal of travel bans and Covid restrictions in most countries has resulted in students making […]
Continue Reading
For nursery children, online education isn’t proving to be the best approach towards learning. Parents and teachers say low attention span and higher dependence on parents are some of the issues that are restricting the process of learning. Parents are not happy with online classes. Sindhu M. shared: “Initially, my kid was a little agitated […]
Continue ReadingSeveral NGOs in Bengaluru are helping people hit by the pandemic and the subsequent lockdowns.“Our main purpose is to produce reusable products and make people aware of menstrual hygiene,” Divya G. who works as an embroidery teacher at MITU Foundation, informed The Observer. The NGO is involved in making recycled products. Almost all products available […]
Continue Reading
Getting rid of the MPhil programme could prove costly to higher education, says Nishant Kumar The MPhil, a two-year advanced postgraduate programme, has long been a vital step on the road to developing the research and analytical skills required to write a doctoral dissertation and earn a PhD. That invaluable learning experience could now be […]
Continue Reading