Thursday, July 20, Australian Minister of Education Jason Clare assured his counterpart in India Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister of Education, Government of India, of speedy resolution of visa-related issues for students who are enrolled in Australian universities and educational institutions, as per officials from the Ministry of Education.
"Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan today held a discussion with Australian Minister of Education Jason Clare. He assured speedy resolving of visa issues for Indian students," the Ministry of Education said.
"Pradhan also spoke about deeper collaborations in skills, higher education and school education sector, and imparting world-class skill, that Australia is known for, to the Indian workforce creating a positive synergy for both countries," he said.
The Union Education minister briefed Clare on the new National Education Policy 2020 and the expanded scope for internationalisation in education through various modalities, as well as the enabling environment for institutions in the Gift City in Gujarat.
Even China, said on Thursday, July 21, that "progress" has been made in facilitating the return of thousands of Indian students stranded back home due to Beijing's COVID visa bans and efforts were on for "early return" of the first batch, stated a report in PTI.
Premier Li Keqiang while addressing the Global Business Leaders virtually on Tuesday promised to relax restrictions on international travel in an orderly way, including facilitation of the return of thousands of stranded foreign students to re-join Chinese colleges.
The Delhi Directorate of Education (DoE) has sent termination notices to 72 government school teachers. The reason? DoE officials informed that a "mismatch" was found between their biometrics and photographs submitted during the recruitment exam. A DoE committee concluded that the candidates had sent proxies for the examination conducted by the Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board (DSSSB) in 2018. After this, action was taken against these teachers, as reported by PTI.
"The candidates were nominated to various posts and allocated schools, following the completion of all formalities. After DSSSB verified their biometrics in early 2021, the committee submitted a report detailing the mismatches to DoE," a senior DoE official said. There are both male and female teachers among the 72 teachers implicated. The senior official informed that they have been working in different Delhi schools on probation, as their services have not yet been confirmed.
The termination notices were sent under Rule 5 (1) of the Central Services (Temporary Services) Rules, 1965. After the DSSSB exam in 2018, the biometric verification of the candidates was conducted between February and April last year. The status report was also submitted accordingly in 2021.
As per a report by the Times of India, a committee chaired by the Deputy District Education (school) was constituted at every district education office for the verification process. The DSSSB exams were conducted for the recruitment of teachers for both TGT (Trained Graduate Teacher) and PGT (Postgraduate Teacher) posts for various subjects.Saturday, August 6, the Punjab government announced a one-time relaxation in the age limit for the benefit of education providers or volunteers working on a contractual basis. It will enable them to compete for regular jobs. 'Regular posts' refer to the Elementary Teacher Training (ETT) posts that are filled through direct recruitment. Speaking about the government's decision, School Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains made the announcement via an official statement, as reported by PTI.
He explained that education providers, which include teachers under the Education Guarantee Scheme-Alternative and Innovative Education (EGS-AIE) and Special Trainer (STR) teachers, have been rendering their services diligently in government schools for several years.
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