JNU council approves proposal for digital submission of dissertations, theses

JNU council approves proposal for digital submission of dissertations, theses

JNU Vice Chancellor Professor M Jagadesh Kumar said, “If JNU has to become one of the top universities in the world, in addition to creating a good research infrastructure, it is also important to create an enabling ecosystem in the university by introducing efficient administrative and academic procedures."

Written by Aranya Shankar | New Delhi | Published: July 23, 2020 8:48:23 pm

XEven requirements such as a plagiarism check of the draft dissertations and theses and payment of fees would be done digitally.

The Executive Council (EC) of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Thursday approved a proposal for digital submission of M.Phil, M.Tech dissertations and PhD theses.

“JNU will be taking the lead in India to launch this novel process of dissertation and thesis submission through the digital mode. This will facilitate a timely, hassle-free and very convenient process of submission of M.Phil dissertations, M.Tech dissertations and PhD theses for evaluation by the research scholars of the university,” Rector I Chintamani Mahapatra said in a statement, adding that the university already had an online theses-tracking system.

“The procedure of online submission of dissertations and theses includes the “No Dues Clearance” form submission by the student… The school or centre offices will process the acquisition of the relevant clearances for the students online and the students will no longer have to move from place to place with a physical form to get “No Dues” clearances,” he added.

Even requirements such as a plagiarism check of the draft dissertations and theses and payment of fees would be done digitally.

JNU Vice Chancellor Professor M Jagadesh Kumar said, “If JNU has to become one of the top universities in the world, in addition to creating a good research infrastructure, it is also important to create an enabling ecosystem in the university by introducing efficient administrative and academic procedures. During the last four years, JNU has streamlined many such procedures in the university by adopting digital technologies.”

பகுதி நேரமாக எம்.பில் முடித்த ஆசிரியர்களுக்கு ஊக்க ஊதியம் - தணிக்கை அலுவலகத்திற்கு உத்தரவு.

பகுதி நேரமாக எம்.பில் முடித்த ஆசிரியர்களுக்கு ஊக்க ஊதியம் - தணிக்கை அலுவலகத்திற்கு உத்தரவு.

Kalviseithi 10:20 AM INCENTIVE,

பகுதி நேரமாக எம்பில் முடித்த ஆசிரியர்களுக்கு இரண் டாவது ஊக்க ஊதியம் வழங்க வேண்டும் என முதல்வரின் தனிப்பிரிவில் இருந்து , தணிக்கை அலுவலகத்திற்கு உத்தர விட்டப்பட்டுள்ளதால் ஆசிரியர்கள் மகிழ்ச்சியடைந்துள்ளனர். தமிழக அரசு பள்ளிக ளில் பணி புரிந்து வரும் பட்டதாரி ஆசிரியர்களுக்கு முதுகலை பட்டம் படித்தால் ஒரு ஊக்க ஊதியமும் , எம்பில் அல்லது எம்எட் படித்தால் இரண்டாவது ஊக்க ஊதியமும் வழங்கப்படுகிறது.

கடந்த 2008 ம் ஆண்டுக்கு பிறகு , தொலைதூர கல்வி மூலமாக முடித்தவர்களுக்கு மட்டும் ஊக்க ஊதியம் வழங்க வேண்டாம் என கல்வித்துறை அறிவுறுத்தியுள்ளது . அதே சமயம் , பகுதிநேரமாக படித்தவர்களை , ரெகுலர் போலவே கணக்கில் கொள்ளலாம் என யூஜிசி வழிகாட்டுதல் தெரிவித்திருந்தது. ஆனால் , கடந்த சில மாதங்களுக்கு முன்பு கோவை மண்டலத்திற்குட் பட்ட ஈரோடு , திருப்பூர் , நீலகிரி , சேலம் , நாமக்கல் , தர்மபுரி , கிருஷ்ணகிரி , கோவை , கரூர் உள்ளிட்ட மாவட்டங்களில் ஆண்டு தணிக்கை நடந்தது. அப்போது , 2008 ம் ஆண்டுக்கு பிறகு பகுதி நேரமாக எம்பில் ஆய்வு படிப்பில் சேர்ந்து , அதற்கான ஊக்க ஊதியம் பெற்ற சுமார் 800 பட்டதாரி ஆசிரியர்கள் , அதனை திரும்ப செலுத் தும்படி உத்தரவிடப்பட்டது. ஒவ்வொருவரும் 150 ஆயிரம் முதல் 12 லட்சம் வரை திரும்ப செலுத்த வேண்டும் என்பதால் , பட்டதாரி ஆசிரியர்கள் அதிர்ச்சியடைந்தனர். இது யூஜிசி வழிகாட்டுதலுக்கு எதிரானது என ஆசிரியர் கள் குற்றம் சாட்டினர். இதனையடுத்து , இந்த விவ காரம் குறித்து தெளிவான வழிகாட்டுதலை வழங்கும் படி , தமிழ்நாடு பட்டதாரி ஆசிரியர் கழக மாவட்ட செயலாளர் கமலக்கண்ணன் , முதல்வரின் தனிப் பிரிவிற்கு , வேண்டுகோள் மனுவை அனுப்பினார்.

இந்த மனுவை ஏற் றுக் கொண்ட அதிகாரி கள் , கடந்த 2007-2008ம் ஆண்டு முதல் உரிய துறை அனுமதியுடன் , அரசால் அங்கீகரிக்கப்பட்ட பல்கலைக்கழகங்களில் பகுதி நேரமாக எம்பில் பட்டம் பெற்றிருந்தால் , உயர்கல்விக்கான இரண்டாவது ஊக்க ஊதியம் பெற தகுதியானவர் என கோவை மண்டல கணக்கு மற்றும் தணிக்கை பொறுப்பு அலுவலருக்கு உத்தர விட்டுள்ளனர். இதனால் , கோவை மண்டலத்தில் 800 ஆசிரியர்கள் மீதான தணிக்கை தடை நீக்கப்படும் வாய்ப்பு ஏற்பட்டுள்ள தாக ஆசிரியர்கள் தெரி வித்தனர்.

Students, teachers welcome cancellation of semester exams

Students, teachers welcome cancellation of semester exams

Jul 24, 2020, 04.06 AM IST

Coimbatore: The state government has done the right thing by calling off the semester exams, student and teacher associations in the city said.

The government had on Thursday called off exams for the first and second year students of UG arts and science courses, and polytechnic courses, first, second and third year exams for UG engineering courses, first year PG arts and engineering courses and first and second year MCA courses.

Representatives of the Students Federation of India (SFI), who had earlier staged protests demanding cancellation of exams, said there could have been no other way but to call off the exams. SFI district secretary Dhinesh Raja said it wouldn’t have been possible to gather students to conduct exams at this juncture. “Online exams would not have been possible with a huge population of rural students having no access to network or devices,” he said.

Teachers’ association representatives agreed. President of the Tamil Nadu Government Collegiate Teachers’ Association (TNGCTA) T Veeramani said for every exam, around 600 students would appear, and they would have to sit for three hours, which would have posed serious risk. “Calling off the semester exams was the right move,” he said.

Students and teachers body representatives said they expect the state to call off semester exams for the final year also, as students have to decide on their future. “The state can follow the same procedure as that for other years and award grades for final years. It will allow final year students to decide on taking up higher studies or choose a career,” said Veeramani.

If exams were conducted for final years, it would take another two months for declaring results and even longer for re-valuation, said Dhinesh. “This would mean some final year students stand to lose an entire year. So, the state should call off exams for final years as well. If final year exams are also called off, students would decide quickly on pursuing PG courses such as M.Sc, MBA or B.L,” he said.

Tamil Nadu: Agents ‘offer’ BCom seats, quote up to Rs 5 lakh

Tamil Nadu: Agents ‘offer’ BCom seats, quote up to Rs 5 lakh

TNN | Jul 22, 2020, 04.53 AM IST

CHENNAI: In the current Covid-triggered uncertainty, with educational campuses off limits to students and parents, a network of middlemen is targeting those desperate for admission in top arts and science colleges. Promising seats in any college, these ‘agents’ demand anything from Rs 80,000 to Rs 5 lakh for a BCom seat, the most sought after, with an advance of Rs 10,000 to Rs 15,000 for the ‘booking’.

Following reports of a message about such a group doing the rounds on WhatsApp, TOI called the number mentioned. The man who answered said he was working for a consultancy and wanted details of the caller’s Class XII marks. “Due to the heavy competition, managements have increased donations this year. For a BCom seat in Loyola College, you may have to spend up to Rs5 lakh and those like Madras Christian College (MCC) and DG Vaishnav College, it may touch Rs 3.5 lakh. The higher the marks are, the lower the donation will be,” he said. A seat at Ethiraj College for Women, he said, would cost Rs2 lakh.

TruJet to operate flights between Chennai and Salem only twice weekly till July 31

TruJet to operate flights between Chennai and Salem only twice weekly till July 31

TNN | Jul 22, 2020, 09.06 PM IST

SALEM: Turbo Megha Airways Private Limited that owns TruJet has announced that it will operate flights between Chennai and Salem only on Monday and Saturday till July 31.

There will be changes in the flight timings too. The flight will take off from Chennai airport at 11.45am and reach Salem at 12.45pm. The flight will leave Salem at 1.05m to reach Chennai at 2.05pm. At present, the daily flight takes off from Chennai at 7.25am.

“The new schedule will come into force on Saturday. If there is any change, we will inform passengers,” said an official.

Final year students upset over indecision on exams

Final year students upset over indecision on exams

TNN | Jul 24, 2020, 04.21 AM IST

Trichy: As the government cancelled even semester examinations for all but final year college students, the final year students, who are awaiting a decision on their pending exam, are a disappointed lot.

Students in the first and second year of their undergraduate courses in arts and science colleges, undergraduate engineering students in their first, second and third years and first year postgraduate students will not have to appear for their semester examinations that were initially scheduled for May 2020. But the students in their final year, many of whom are waiting to complete their course to join the companies where they have been placed, are an anxious lot. So are some others waiting to pursue higher studies at various places.

Faculty members in Trichy colleges opined that instead of cancelling the semester exam for final year students, who have faced examinations several times, exams should have been cancelled for those students who have been assessed lesser number of times. “There was no urgent need for cancelling examinations for students who are in not in their final years. The September deadline issued by the MHRD for conducting exams is yet to get over,” said a faculty member.

However, another section of teachers said that cancellation of the exam for the students will allow the colleges to begin the preparation for the next semester. Some of the colleges have already started engaging students in online classes and the rest of the colleges can follow suit, after the announcement to cancel the exams.

Saying that the possibility of conducting semester examination is remote, Tamil Nadu Government College Teachers Association (TNGCTA) suggested the state government can assess students based on their performance in previous semesters. TNGCTA general secretary, R Damodaran, said that 60 per cent weightage can be given for previous semester’s performances and 30 per cent weightage for the internal marks received in the last semester. Rest of the 10 per cent weightage can be given for attendance in the last semester.

Semester exams cancelled for Tamil Nadu college students

Semester exams cancelled for Tamil Nadu college students

TNN | Jul 24, 2020, 04.52 AM IST

CHENNAI: The state government on Thursday announced cancellation of exams for all college students, including those doing professional courses, and promoted them to the next level in view of the Covid-19 pandemic. Final-year students, however, are exempted and they may have to undergo some form of assessment, such as online exams, as per guidelines issued by the UGC.

“Students are exempted from writing semester exams (May 2020). They should be awarded marks in consonance with UGC and AICTE guidelines,” chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami said in a statement.

Except those appearing in terminal exams, all students studying BA, BSc, MA, MSc, BE/B Tech/B Arch, ME/M Tech, MCA and diploma courses have been promoted to the next academic year.

Earlier, the state government had set up an 11-member expert panel to finalize the modalities for conducting exams.

“The panel had suggested that there was no possibility of conducting exams due to the Covid-19 spread,” the CM said, adding that a detailed government order would soon be issued by the state higher education department.

After the CM’s announcement, the department convened a meeting with state universities on Thursday. “The state government has decided to wait for a reply from the MHRD on conducting exams for final-year students. For others, marks would be awarded as per the UGC guidelines issued on April 29,” sources said.

As per the UGC guidelines, 50% marks would be awarded based on internal evaluation and remaining 50% marks can be awarded based on the previous semester. The internal evaluation can be a continuous one factoring in mid-semester, internal assignments and other assessments.

If the previous semester or previous year marks are not available, 100% evaluation may be done based on internal assessment. Students can also appear for special exams in next semester if they want to improve their grades in any subject.

Meanwhile, some universities are planning to conduct final-year exams for students through online mode. “As per the state government’s announcement, there is no bar in conducting exam for final-year students,” an official said.