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The Union Human Resource Development (HRD) ministry is considering setting up a specialised body, India Rankings Society, to rank Indian education institutions and help them improve in areas where they are found lagging. The All India Council of Technical Education approved this in a meeting on Wednesday. In 2015, the HRD ministry launched the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) to address the need for an authentic ranking mechanism for educational institutions. In the absence of a specialized body, the National Board of Accreditation (NBA) was given the task. “Although the NBA has done a commendable job, it was assigned this task in addition to its already defined job of accreditation. Secondly, it is envisaged that the specialized rankings society will also guide institutions to perform better on the parameters on which they are found lagging,”a senior HRD official said on condition of anonymity. The plan is to have universities, engineering, medical, pharmacy, and law c...

TEACHERS SAID THAT IT IS UNFAIR TO LINK THEIR PERFORMANCE WITH THE RESULTS OF STUDENTS MUMBAI: A recently-proposed pilot study by the government to check the feasibility of linking salary increments and promotions of teachers to the academic performance of students has been criticised by educationists. In a letter issued by the education department on August 19, officials across various districts in the state have been asked to conduct the pilot on 25 teachers in the first phase. The move aims to understand if their performance can be assessed after looking at the learning outcomes of their students for three years. “Designated officers have to study the feasibility of the move with 25 teachers in their respective districts and submit a report about the same by August 30,” reads the letter. Teachers slammed the move and said that it is unfair to link their performance with the results of students. “While teachers do take efforts to ensure that their class gets the best possible result...

Source: DNA (Mumbai) dated August 22, 2019

Source: DNA (Mumbai) dated August 22, 2019

Source: Maharashtra Times (Marathi) dated August 21, 2019

Source: Maharashtra Times (Mumbai) dated August 21, 2019

Chandrayaan 2 Today Status LIVE: Chandrayaan-2 will go for its next lunar bound orbit manoeuvre today, which is scheduled between 12:30-13:30 hrs. The spacecraft entered the moon's orbit on Tuesday, August 20. Read the full article at: https://indianexpress.com/article/technology/science/chandrayaan-2-live-updates-moon-orbit-isro-5918980/  (Accessed on August 21, 2019)