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The Hindu
07-07-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Class tests mandatory every month: Minister
Class tests will be mandatory every month to assess school students' academic performance and improve it, Minister for General Education V. Sivankutty has said. At a press conference here on Monday (July 7, 2025) after a meeting of education officials, from assistant education officers (AEO) and district education officers (DEO) to deputy directors of education (DDE) and regional deputy directors, to discuss implementing the academic master plan for schools through the comprehensive quality education programme, how to implement 30% subject minimum in classes V to IX, and maintain the achievements of the National Achievement Survey, the Minister said the common question paper for the class tests will be provided by the Directorate of General Education. Students who do not meet the outcomes will be identified through these tests and they will be provided additional academic support. On implementing subject minimum in Classes V to IX, the Minister said students who do not meet the 30% subject minimum this year will be given academic support and through bridge courses and re-examination, they will be promoted. It had been found that promoting students who had not achieved learning outcomes led to them falling behind, the Minister said. Parents' role District Institutes of Education and Training (DIET) and the Samagra Shiksha Kerala would provide the academic support. Academic support committees including parent-teacher association (PTA), mother PTA, local bodies, school support group, and representatives of political parties should be formed in schools. Ward councillors or member should be convener of these support committees. The Minister reminded that parents could track students' learning standards through the Sahitham portal. Students, he said, will be provided with a copy of the academic master plan. Celebrating achievement Kerala's achievement in the National Achievement Survey wherein it bagged 65.33 points and secured the second position will be celebrated in all schools on July 10. Special assembly would be held in schools. The State-level inauguration of the celebrations would be held in Thiruvananthapuram. The Minister said the revised midday meal menu should be displayed on school notice boards. Directions had been issued to start school nutrition garden in all government and aided schools by August 15. The Minister said that a recommendation to digitise the process of general transfer of government higher secondary school Principal had been submitted to the government. DDEs, DEOs, and AEOs would visit schools at regular intervals.
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Business Standard
01-07-2025
- Business
- Business Standard
SBI bets on digital tools and tie-ups to sustain market leadership
SBI chairman C S Setty on Tuesday said the country's largest lender is betting on digital tools and strategic tie-ups for sustaining and growing its market leadership. "By embracing digital tools, strategic partnerships, and data-driven growth, we aim to sustain market leadership and deliver scalable, profitable, and inclusive banking for a dynamic India," Setty said. The state-owned bank is streamlining operations, enhancing customer experience, and strengthening its people to build a future-ready organisation, Setty added. SBI celebrated its 70th anniversary on Tuesday with a slew of initiatives, including a quiz contest and some digital initiatives, as per an official statement. The next phase of innovation would include expansion of its digital app YONO to Singapore and also a revamp of the YONO business, it added. Over 4,200 students participated in the SBI Scholar Quiz, in which the lender distributed Rs 50 lakh in prize money and certificates to the participants. This included Rs 5 lakh for the winner, Rs 3 lakh for the second place and Rs 2.5 lakh for the third place, the statement said. Setty presented the awards to the winners from Delhi Public School, Kolkata; Army Public School, Hyderabad, and DAV Public School, Bhubaneswar. "Investing in educational initiatives like the SBI Scholar Quiz goes beyond nurturing bright minds, it's about laying the foundation for an informed and empowered future," Setty said. SBI has also launched initiatives for individuals and entrepreneurs by enabling faster paperless on-boarding through tab-based account opening, while making digital credit access easier for small businesses. It has enabled Digital Document Execution (DDE) for PM Vishwakarma and Agriculture Loans application and documentation for farmers and artisans, improving turnaround time and reach, the statement said. Besides, the bank has enabled instant savings and minor account openings at service points using secure e-KYC, and introduced UPI (QR) based cash withdrawal machines for safer access to funds in remote areas, among other initiatives.
Time of India
01-07-2025
- Business
- Time of India
SBI bets on digital tools and tie-ups for sustaining market leadership
SBI chairman C S Setty on Tuesday said the country's largest lender is betting on digital tools and strategic tie-ups for sustaining and growing its market leadership. "By embracing digital tools, strategic partnerships, and data-driven growth, we aim to sustain market leadership and deliver scalable, profitable, and inclusive banking for a dynamic India," Setty said. The state-owned bank is streamlining operations, enhancing customer experience, and strengthening its people to build a future-ready organisation, Setty added. SBI celebrated its 70th anniversary on Tuesday with a slew of initiatives, including a quiz contest and some digital initiatives, as per an official statement. The next phase of innovation would include expansion of its digital app YONO to Singapore and also a revamp of the YONO business, it added. Live Events Over 4,200 students participated in the SBI Scholar Quiz , in which the lender distributed Rs 50 lakh in prize money and certificates to the participants. This included Rs 5 lakh for the winner, Rs 3 lakh for the second place and Rs 2.5 lakh for the third place, the statement said. Setty presented the awards to the winners from Delhi Public School, Kolkata; Army Public School, Hyderabad, and DAV Public School, Bhubaneswar. "Investing in educational initiatives like the SBI Scholar Quiz goes beyond nurturing bright minds, it's about laying the foundation for an informed and empowered future," Setty said. SBI has also launched initiatives for individuals and entrepreneurs by enabling faster paperless on-boarding through tab-based account opening, while making digital credit access easier for small businesses. It has enabled Digital Document Execution (DDE) for PM Vishwakarma and Agriculture Loans application and documentation for farmers and artisans, improving turnaround time and reach, the statement said. Besides, the bank has enabled instant savings and minor account openings at service points using secure e-KYC, and introduced UPI (QR) based cash withdrawal machines for safer access to funds in remote areas, among other initiatives.
Time of India
20-06-2025
- Time of India
Teacher Hiring Scam: Finally, New Deputy Director of Education to Take Charge in Nagpur
Nagpur: After a tumultuous three months due to the teacher hiring scam in the education department, Nagpur division is all set to get a new deputy director of education (DDE) from next week. Sources told TOI that a female official from Pune is being transferred here to take charge and steady the ship. The teacher hiring scam hogged headlines after a 'painter' from Bhandara filed a complaint in April with cops based on information he overheard, something which the family of former Nagpur DDE Ulhas Narad has questioned. Narad was arrested based on the complaint filed by one Munna Waghmare, who said he overheard teachers talking about the illegal appointment of one Parag Pudke in the school where he worked as a painter. Narad's nephew Rohan Satone said, "Somehow this painter in the far-flung taluka of Lakhani (Bhandara) overhears sensitive information being discussed openly, and knows exactly which police station to come and register a complaint. And the cops get into action and arrest Narad as well as Pudke. But, surprisingly, the cops took no action on the FIR registered a month earlier in March itself at the insistence of Narad that login ID and passwords from their office were misused. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Giao dịch xu hướng AUD/USD? IC Markets Đăng ký " Speaking to TOI earlier, Satone had said Pudke was terminated from the post in July 2024 by Narad. "So, if Narad had already terminated Pudke's service in July, why was the complaint filed after nine months?" said Satone. Now, the state govt has set up a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the scam. Many arrests have been made, including that of a senior official from Nagpur divisional board, who at one time led the team which conducted an internal inquiry into the teacher hiring scam. The cops are also questioning school management members for their role in the entire scam. Former MLC Nago Ganar (who represented teachers' constituency) has alleged that this scam's reach spreads across the state. He has demanded a statewide probe as it may have cost the exchequer thousands of crores.
The Hindu
18-06-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Plus One seat shortage: KSU activists picket DDE's office in Kozhikode
Activists of the Kerala Students Union (KSU) on Wednesday picketed the office of the Deputy Director of Education (DDE), Kozhikode, seeking more Plus One batches for north Kerala districts. The activists alleged that even after the completion of three rounds of allotment for admissions, 35% of applicants had not been allotted merit seats in these districts. When V.T. Sooraj, KSU Kozhikode district president, and others reached the office at around 10 a.m., the police blocked them outside the gate. The activists then staged a sit-in protest there. The police subsequently tried to take them into custody. However, some of the activists broke off the police cordon and barged into the DDE office. Later, the police detained all of them.
