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The Hindu
a day ago
- Politics
- The Hindu
NSS amasses ₹4.5 crore for Wayanad disaster rehabilitation
National Service Scheme (NSS) volunteers under the Higher Education department have mobilised ₹4.5 crore as the first phase of funding to construct houses for the victims of the Chooralmala landslides in Wayanad on July 30, 2024. The fund will be handed over to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in Kannur on June 30. The next phase of the campaign will begin on July 1, Higher Education Minister R. Bindu said at a press conference here on Friday. In the aftermath of the devastating landslides, NSS units across the State had launched vigorous fundraising initiatives including waste paper challenge, biryani challenge, art exhibitions, food fairs, Onam fests and product sales. The volunteers also helped collect and distribute essential items, educational materials, laptops and mobile phones for the affected students in Wayanad through campaigns such as 'Back to School/College'.
Business Recorder
3 days ago
- Business
- Business Recorder
Pakistan govt urges World Bank to restructure $393.73m HEDP project
ISLAMABAD: The government has requested the World Bank for restructuring of Higher Education Development in Pakistan (HEDP) project worth $393.73 million for the fourth time to allow for the completion of critical IT and IT-related activities at the universities whose impact will be seen beyond the project period. The project is in its sixth year of implementation, and its project development objective (PDO) is to support research excellence in strategic sectors of the economy, improve teaching and learning and strengthen governance, in the higher education sector. The Economic Affairs Division has requested a four-month extension through a letter as the project requires restructuring to complete five remaining packages under IT and IT-related services, which are at an advanced stage of contract implementation. The additional time is sought following several disruptions and procedural delays, which delayed the delivery of IT hardware to ports and, subsequently, of deployment of related software and services packages. An extension of the closing date is needed to enable the project to complete the establishment of critical IT activities at the universities whose impact will be seen beyond the project period. The overall project implementation progress is rated moderately satisfactory. Key results achieved by the project: (i) thirty one research grants awarded in Year 2 achieved 80 per cent of their outcome and 28 research grants awarded in Year 3 achieved 60 per cent of their outcome target, and nine RTTG awarded in Year 5 have achieved 50 per cent of their outcome targets; (ii) the NAHE conducted training for 1,113 faculty and 903 higher education managers, (iii) 50 QECACs completed SARs, (iv) twenty Affiliating Universities or ACs implement the career and internship framework; (v) 300 higher education institutions connected to PERN; and (vi) HEC developed, approved and rolled critical policies including the Undergraduate Education Policy and the Open Distance Learning Policy. Nine out of 11 intermediate results indicators have been met and two others will be met by June 30, 2025. The disbursement as of June 10, 2025, from IDA Credit is $375.70 million, including $319 million against PBCs and $56.70 million for the IPF component. The final disbursement of $12.3 million against the PBCs has been approved and is being processed. The balance of the IPF component will be disbursed in fiscal year 2026. This restructuring will only involve the extension of the project closing date by four months to October 31, 2025. The work plan will be adjusted with the proposed closing date. There will be no changes in PDO, PDO indicators, any activities or any components of the project as a result of this restructuring. No revision of implementation arrangement and M&E mechanism will take place. There will be no modification or scale-up of any activity of the project. The extension of the project's closing date does not involve any modifications to the current Financial Management (FM), procurement, and environmental and social safeguards arrangements, which have been deemed adequate and will continue to effectively support the project's operations. The existing FM systems, including budgeting, disbursement, accounting, and financial reporting, including the reporting frequency, will remain unchanged and will operate according to the established procedures. The project has been restructured thrice. The first restructuring was approved on June 14, 2021, to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic impacts and involved: (a) introduction of Component 6 to support continued learning for all in case of unpredicted crises and university lockdowns and provision of special funds to universities to increase their financial autonomy, (b) reallocation of funds between Components to better address ongoing needs, and (c) revision of the Results Framework to reflect the changes in activities. The second restructuring was approved on June 15, 2023, to repurpose the unutilised funds from lapsed targets under Performance Based Condition (PBC) 1 and PBC 2 toward: (a) a new round of Rapid Technology Transfer Grants (RTTGs) focused on emergency response, climate change, extreme weather event preparedness and import replacement research (PBC 1, Component 1); (b) a new target to track RTTG outcomes (PBC 2, Component 1); and (c) an increased target for universities participating in the framework for improvement in financial autonomy (PBC 10, Component 6). The third restructuring was completed on April 1, 2024 to: (a) extend the project closing date by 12-months to June 30, 2025; (b) adjust four PBC targets to align with implementation of activities; (c) drop two PBCs associated with activities no longer relevant and reallocate the associated $4 million to support funding required for Information Technology (IT) and IT-related activities and conduct a tracer study to inform labour market outcomes of higher education graduates; and (d) refine the Results Framework to reflect the activity changes, set more ambitious targets given the 12-month extension, and add a corporate scorecard indicator. Copyright Business Recorder, 2025
Business Recorder
4 days ago
- Business
- Business Recorder
Govt urges WB to restructure $393.73m HEDP project
ISLAMABAD: The government has requested the World Bank for restructuring of Higher Education Development in Pakistan (HEDP) project worth $393.73 million for the fourth time to allow for the completion of critical IT and IT-related activities at the universities whose impact will be seen beyond the project period. The project is in its sixth year of implementation, and its project development objective (PDO) is to support research excellence in strategic sectors of the economy, improve teaching and learning and strengthen governance, in the higher education sector. The Economic Affairs Division has requested a four-month extension through a letter as the project requires restructuring to complete five remaining packages under IT and IT-related services, which are at an advanced stage of contract implementation. The additional time is sought following several disruptions and procedural delays, which delayed the delivery of IT hardware to ports and, subsequently, of deployment of related software and services packages. An extension of the closing date is needed to enable the project to complete the establishment of critical IT activities at the universities whose impact will be seen beyond the project period. The overall project implementation progress is rated moderately satisfactory. Key results achieved by the project: (i) thirty one research grants awarded in Year 2 achieved 80 per cent of their outcome and 28 research grants awarded in Year 3 achieved 60 per cent of their outcome target, and nine RTTG awarded in Year 5 have achieved 50 per cent of their outcome targets; (ii) the NAHE conducted training for 1,113 faculty and 903 higher education managers, (iii) 50 QECACs completed SARs, (iv) twenty Affiliating Universities or ACs implement the career and internship framework; (v) 300 higher education institutions connected to PERN; and (vi) HEC developed, approved and rolled critical policies including the Undergraduate Education Policy and the Open Distance Learning Policy. Nine out of 11 intermediate results indicators have been met and two others will be met by June 30, 2025. The disbursement as of June 10, 2025, from IDA Credit is $375.70 million, including $319 million against PBCs and $56.70 million for the IPF component. The final disbursement of $12.3 million against the PBCs has been approved and is being processed. The balance of the IPF component will be disbursed in fiscal year 2026. This restructuring will only involve the extension of the project closing date by four months to October 31, 2025. The work plan will be adjusted with the proposed closing date. There will be no changes in PDO, PDO indicators, any activities or any components of the project as a result of this restructuring. No revision of implementation arrangement and M&E mechanism will take place. There will be no modification or scale-up of any activity of the project. The extension of the project's closing date does not involve any modifications to the current Financial Management (FM), procurement, and environmental and social safeguards arrangements, which have been deemed adequate and will continue to effectively support the project's operations. The existing FM systems, including budgeting, disbursement, accounting, and financial reporting, including the reporting frequency, will remain unchanged and will operate according to the established procedures. The project has been restructured thrice. The first restructuring was approved on June 14, 2021, to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic impacts and involved: (a) introduction of Component 6 to support continued learning for all in case of unpredicted crises and university lockdowns and provision of special funds to universities to increase their financial autonomy, (b) reallocation of funds between Components to better address ongoing needs, and (c) revision of the Results Framework to reflect the changes in activities. The second restructuring was approved on June 15, 2023, to repurpose the unutilised funds from lapsed targets under Performance Based Condition (PBC) 1 and PBC 2 toward: (a) a new round of Rapid Technology Transfer Grants (RTTGs) focused on emergency response, climate change, extreme weather event preparedness and import replacement research (PBC 1, Component 1); (b) a new target to track RTTG outcomes (PBC 2, Component 1); and (c) an increased target for universities participating in the framework for improvement in financial autonomy (PBC 10, Component 6). The third restructuring was completed on April 1, 2024 to: (a) extend the project closing date by 12-months to June 30, 2025; (b) adjust four PBC targets to align with implementation of activities; (c) drop two PBCs associated with activities no longer relevant and reallocate the associated $4 million to support funding required for Information Technology (IT) and IT-related activities and conduct a tracer study to inform labour market outcomes of higher education graduates; and (d) refine the Results Framework to reflect the activity changes, set more ambitious targets given the 12-month extension, and add a corporate scorecard indicator. Copyright Business Recorder, 2025
Scroll.in
18-06-2025
- General
- Scroll.in
TN HSE +2 supplementary exam 2025: Admit cards to be released tomorrow, check steps to download
The Directorate of Government Examinations (DGE), Tamil Nadu, is set to release the admit cards for the Higher Secondary Examination (HSE) Class 12 Supplementary Exams 2025 tomorrow, June 19, 2025, as per the official notification. Candidates preparing for the supplementary exams can download their hall tickets from the official website The HSE +2 Supplementary Exams 2025 are scheduled to be conducted from June 25 to July 2, 2025, with each paper taking place from 10.00 am to 1.15 pm. These exams are meant for students who were unable to clear one or more subjects in the March 2025 board examinations. According to Times of India, to access the admit card, students must provide their application number and DOB in the specified fields. Steps to download supplementary exam admit card
Time of India
18-06-2025
- Health
- Time of India
TN HSE +2 Supply exam admit card 2025 expected release date: Check steps to download hall tickets here
TN HSE +2 Supply exam admit card 2025 expected release date : The Directorate of Government Examinations (DGE), Tamil Nadu, is expected to release the admit cards for the Higher Secondary Examination (HSE) Class 12 Supplementary Exams 2025 tomorrow, June 19, 2025, according to official sources. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Candidates gearing up for the supplementary exams will be able to access their hall tickets via the official website — To download the admit card, students must enter their Application Number and Date of Birth in the designated fields. The admit card is a mandatory document for entry into the examination hall, and candidates without it will not be permitted to appear for the test, the board has reiterated. The HSE +2 Supplementary Exams 2025 are scheduled to be held from June 25 to July 2, with each exam taking place from 10:00 AM to 1:15 PM. These exams are being conducted for students who were unable to clear one or more subjects in the main board examinations held in March. TN HSE +2 Supplementary admit card 2025: Steps to download hall ticket Candidates can follow the steps mentioned here to download the TN HSE +2 Supplementary admit card 2025: Visit the official website of the Directorate of Government Examinations: Click on the link for TN HSE +2 Admit Card 2025. Enter your application number and date of birth. Submit the details to view the admit card. Download and take a printout for exam use. Candidates are advised to check the admit card thoroughly for personal and exam details, and contact the board immediately in case of any discrepancies.
