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Gautam Budh Nagar police launched two mobile vans on Sunday on the occasion of Children’s Day with the aim of educating underprivileged children who have not been put in schools or have dropped out. According to officials, the initiative ‘Nanhe Parinde’, in collaboration with HCL Foundation, aims to provide alternative avenues of education to children in slums and vulnerable environments. Presently, four such vans are operating in the district. The vans, under Nanhe Parinde initiative, are equipped with books, LCD screens, sound systems, CCTV cameras and sanitization infrastructure among other facilities. The initiative, supported by HCL Foundation and Chetna NGO, was originally launched on January 24 this year. Through this initiative, children are first introduced to the concept of schools and then put into mainstream education. As part of the initiative, two such vans were already operational in the district. ‘Nanhe Parinde’ will help vulnerable children with a safe space where they would receive alternative education, arts and crafts, training in self-defence, gender and inclusion, co-curricular activities, and sports, nutrition through a specifically designed curriculum, officials said. Police said with the help of this initiative,108 out-of-school children have been brought into the fold of education system, of whom 69 have been enrolled in local schools and 39 in OBE (Open Basic Education) category. “These children have improved their life by learning new life skills such as child rights, safe and unsafe touch, leadership and planning, decision making, and self-awareness,” said a statement by Noida police. “This effort will further protect the children from getting into conflict with law and will empower them to follow their dreams and contribute to the nation building. These children are the future of our country and together, we need to nurture and support their hidden talent from an early age to help them become responsible citizens,” said Alok Singh, commissioner of police, Gautam Budh Nagar. Nidhi Pundir, director of HCL Foundation, said with this initiative, they have been able to bring a positive transformation in the lives of many children. “The success of the programmes in the first phase propelled us to expand the initiative by adding two new mobile education and protection vans,” she said. Sanjay Gupta, director of Chetna NGO said, “We have designed these vans keeping in mind all the needs of street children. These vans are also equipped with the necessary infrastructure required to maintain Covid appropriate behaviour, security cameras, seats, nutrition packets, and stationery to provide quality education to children,” he said. The vans will visit different areas and connect with 50-60 students every day.

The Delhi University has released guidelines for open book examinations that will commence from November 30 which state that students who have opted for the physical mode can also take the exam from their home. However, those who have opted for the online mode of exams, cannot choose the physical mode of examination. The last date for filling up the examination forms is November 18 and it might be extended, according to an official. The guidelines stated that the colleges should upload the mobile numbers and email-id of the nodal officers on the college website so that students can reach them in case of any query during the exam. The students have been given two options — physical mode (from the college) and remote mode (from home) by using ICT-based facilities. “Those who have opted for the option of writing exam by physical mode will have the choice of writing it through remote mode but not vice-versa. The college will provide the necessary infrastructure in compliance with the MHA, UGC guidelines in view of Covid-19,” the guidelines said. The students shall be provided all the facilities by the college for taking the open book exam in physical mode. They will have to bring their own A4 size sheets. The duration of the exam shall be four hours, including one hour for scanning the answer sheet in the PDF/JPEG format and uploading on the portal. Differently-abled students will be given six hours. In case students face technical issues while uploading their answer sheets, they can submit their answer sheet beyond the stipulated time limit with documentary evidence for which an additional one hour will be given. The cases of delayed submission will be sent to the review committee and their evaluation will depend on the decision of the committee, according to the guidelines. The delayed submission might also cause a delay in declaration of results for such candidates. In a related development, the Non-Collegiate Women’s Education Board (NCWEB) postponed the examinations of the third and fifth semester students till further orders. The exams were supposed to begin from November 30. The NCWEB is a non-formal system of obtaining a degree from Delhi University with lectures being delivered only on the weekends. Only women students residing in the National Capital Territory of Delhi can enrol themselves as students of the board. Source: PTI

The Himachal Pradesh Board of School Education (HPBOSE) has released the HP TET 2021 admit cards. Candidates can download their respective admit cards from the official website of HPBOSE, ‘hpbose.org’ . As per the official notification, HPBOSE will conduct the TGT (Arts) TET and Shastri TET on November 13, 2021, and TGT (Non-Medical) TET and Language teacher TET on November 14, 2021. Candidates can click here to read the full notification. HP TET 2021: Steps to download the admit card Step 1: Visit the official website, i.e., hpbose.org. Step 2: On the homepage, click on the link that reads, ‘ click here to download admit card TET- November 2021′. Step 3: A new page will appear on the screen. Step 4: Enter the asked credentials. Step 5: Your admit card will appear on the screen. Step 6: Download it and take a printout for future reference. Candidates can click here for the direct link to check and download their respective admit cards. Source: The news has been published by India Today Web Desk.