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• Beyond marksheet: Reinventing assessment for a new age learner

  Traditional assessments are evolving to meet the demands of 21st-century learners, shifting from grades to holistic development. The focus is on competency-based evaluations, integrating soft skills, and fostering nurturing learning environments. Initiatives like NEP 2020 and experiential learning models aim to cultivate critical thinking, creativity, and real-world readiness, preparing students for an AI-driven future.

  

• Edtech firm Arivihan raises $4.17 million from Prosus, Accel

  The funds will be used for expansion into three new states, growing its AI research and language support capabilities, and strengthening its on-ground marketing and distribution efforts.

  

• TISS finally gets a full-time VC after 2 years

  Badri Narayan Tiwari's five-year appointment comes 22 months after Prof Manoj Tiwari, director of IIM-Mumbai, was made acting TISS VC in Sept 2023.

  

• OpenAI launches ChatGPT 'study mode'; partners with edtechs in India, US

  AI is becoming a core infrastructure like the internet, reshaping how we team and run operations, and for students, it serves as a personal tutor. This can close the gap between those who have access to learning resources and those who have been historically left behind, which is relevant to markets such as India, Leah Belsky, vice president-education, OpenAI said while speaking to select Indian media.

  

• PRSU reopens PhD admissions for newly qualified UGC NET candidates

  The decision was officially made on July 28, and a fresh notification was issued by registrar Sanjay Kumar on Monday, announcing that the new deadline for PhD applications is now August 8. Previously, the last date to apply was July 26.

  

• Two unidentified assailants attack BHU professor on campus

  Following the incident, BHU professors staged a protest on Tuesday, demanding the arrest of the attackers. "Professor C S Ramchandra Murthy, head of BHU's Telugu Department, was riding his motorcycle in the university premises when two unknown individuals on a motorbike attacked him. The assailants fled when the students nearby raised an alarm," said Station House Officer (SHO) of Lanka Rajkumar Sharma.

  

• Physics teacher booked under POCSO Act dismissed from school

  Rakesh Kumar, presently posted at Government Senior Secondary School in Solan district, was served dismissal orders by the director of school education.

  

• Teacher held for 'obscene' video call to male student on social media

  The Koparkhairne police took action against the teacher after the boy informed his parents about her act, he said.

  

• Renowned economist, House of Lords peer Meghnad Desai dies

  He is believed to have passed away in a hospital in Gurugram following a health issue, sources close to the family in London indicated. Prime Minister Narendra Modi led tributes to the Gujarat-born parliamentarian and thinker, who played a prominent role in deepening India-UK relations.

  

• UCLA reaches $6 million settlement with Jewish students and professor over campus protests

  The settlement comes nearly a year after a preliminary injunction was issued, marking the first time a U.S. judge had ruled against a university over their handling of on-campus demonstrations against Israel's war in Gaza.

  

• Google introduces AI Skill Academy in India

  According to the company, the new initiative is aimed at equipping Indian newsrooms with the knowledge and tools they need to thrive in an AI-powered future.

  

• Goa Public Universities Bill, spurred by NEP, to be tabled

  The cabinet granted approval to the bill on Tuesday, empowering state govt to fund public universities through the consolidated fund of the state, with an initial provision of Rs 25 crore.

  

• J-K students' association seeks judicial probe into Jammu student's suicide in Rajasthan college

  Shweta Singh, a final-year BDS student from Doda district in Jammu and Kashmir, was found hanging on July 24 in her hostel room at Udaipur's Pacific Dental College and Research Centre. She left a suicide note alleging harassment by college staff. Nasir Khuehami, the group's national convenor, called the incident a "brutal consequence of institutional harassment, academic exploitation, and systemic failure" in his letter.

  

• Gujarat: After 19 rounds, several seats in colleges still vacant

  GCAS was introduced two years ago to centralise the admission process for undergraduate courses in arts, commerce, and science. Earlier, individual universities conducted their own admissions, typically concluding within three rounds—two online and one offline. College administrators now argue that the centralised system has proven inefficient.

  

• Second round of counselling: Over 80% seats filled in govt engineering colleges in Indore

  The second round of online counselling for engineering courses, which commenced on July 5 is witnessing an overwhelming response from aspiring students in Indore. Now, the colleges anticipate that the remaining over 10% of undergraduate seats would be filled during the next two days.

  

• Unregistered madrassas can't impart religious education: Uttarakhand HC

  Justice Ravindra Maithani made these observations while hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed on behalf of Haridwar-based Madarssa Jamia Rajbia Faizul Quran, Madarssa Darul Quran, Nurool Huda Education Trust, Sirajul Quran Arabiya Rasdiya Society, and Darul Uloom Sabriya Sirajiya Society.

  

• Delhi govt begins teacher training for new civic education initiative 'Rashtraneeti'

  A one-day orientation session was recently conducted by the State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) for master trainers. Officials said the session was meant to familiarise trainers with the vision and objectives of Rashtraneeti so they can effectively deliver the programme in schools.

  

• No gaps in education: Bengaluru to get school for children fighting cancer, their siblings

  The department is likely to select an existing school next to Kidwai Memorial Institute for Oncology as an interim arrangement. Later on, it plans to build a residential school near the hospital. A memorandum of understanding will be signed soon.

  

• WAMY marks graduation of 30 Arabic language teachers

  30 Arabic language teachers graduated from the World Assembly of Muslim Youth (WAMY). WAMY has now trained 263 teachers from 15 countries.

  

• Beyond reform: NEP 2020 as India’s educational renaissance

  NEP 2020 marks a philosophical shift in Indian education, aiming to revive ancient ideals of self-realization and social contribution. The policy introduces flexibility through the Academic Bank of Credits, promotes multidisciplinary learning, and integrates Indian Knowledge Systems. It emphasises ethics, research democratization, and inclusion, striving for a holistic educational renaissance rooted in Indian values.