Janet G. Johnson

Thursday, March 2, 2017

Delhi government hikes salary of guest teachers

Low salary of teachers has been one of the biggest problems in the country’s education system. Due to this, very few bright minds take up teacher’s role at any level. The AAP in Delhi is trying to change that with its latest move. The education minister of the national capital, Manish Sisodia announced that the government is planning to hike the salary of guest teachers at Delhi government’s schools. As per the announcement, the Lt. Governor of the national capital has given his approval to increase the salary of about 17,000 guest teachers across the state. These teachers fall under the categories of assistant teachers, TGT and PGT. This would bring in a considerable increase in the salaries. The old salary of Rs. 21,000 has been hiked to Rs 34,000. The monthly salary of Rs. 18,000 would now be Rs. 33,000 and a salary of Rs 16,000 would now be changed to Rs 32,000 per month. The minister was quoted as saying, "Now 'guest teachers' will be able to lead a dignified life. It is a move towards providing quality education”. The demand for a hike in the salary has been going on for many years by the guest teachers. Chief Minister expressed satisfaction upon the development. The government is taking more steps to inculcate leadership qualities in children. The Delhi government will also run leadership programmes for students in government-run schools. The announcement regarding the same was made by Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Tuesday.

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Strict anti cheating arrangements as matriculation exams begin in Bihar

Matriculations exams in Bihar have been in the negative news for quite some time now due to the allegations of cheating at various levels. The administration has taken a number of steps to fight this menace on its part. The matriculation exams in the state kicked off today and as many as 28 students were expelled on the first day itself since they were caught cheating in the exam. As per the numbers released by the state’s board, about 17,63,423 students have enrolled to appear for the exam which would be held across 1532 centres. These include 8,66,255 girls and 8,97,168 boys. The chairman of the board, Anand Kishore took the charge upon himself to ensure fair examinations. The board has installed a number of CCTV cameras at multiple centres to ensure that the instances of cheating are kept to a minimum. Apart from the expelled students, as many as 24 people were arrested since they were found impersonating other students. The board said that over one million students across the state wrote the first paper of the examination. As per the board’s chairman, "The board is taking strict measures against mass cheating and the use of unfair means in examinations. We have identified more than 100 centres as sensitive."

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Truman scholarship: Seven Indian Americans selected

Over the years, Indian students have reached the best institutions in the world and made a name for themselves and the country alike. Continuing this tradition, as many as 7 Indian American students have made the cut for the prestigious Harry S Truman scholarship. This scholarship is offered to the students of junior college who have been known to demonstrate a knack of leadership. These finalists would now face an interview with the selection panel which begin from 3rd March and would go on till 7th April. Usually, about 55 to 66 candidates are annually selected to be the Truman Scholars. The entire process includes multiple stages including interviews, essays and recommendations. The students are judged on their academic achievement, public service along with leadership skills. The selected students end up getting up to $30,000 for funding their graduate study. A total of 768 candidates belonging to 315 known institutions applied for this scholarship. The selected Indian students are – ·Shreya Ganeshan who is studying in the University of Georgia ·Anjali Misra who is studying in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology ·Samarth Gupta who is studying at the Harvard University ·Megan Patel studying at the Georgetown University ·Maya Durvasula of the Duke University ·Manju Bangalore from the University of Oregon ·Anjana Murali who studies at the University of Pittsburgh It was in the year 1975 that the Truman Scholarship foundation came into being and over 600 applications are reviewed each year by the committee for the scholarship.

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