Education
Cut-off marks lowered for M.Ed courses for SC students
Patna: The Bihar government taken a move to lower the cut-off marks for Scheduled Caste students seeking admission to Master of Education courses in universities of Bihar, the state Assembly was informed today.
In a calling attention motion, JD(U) MLA Shyam Rajak has said only two SC candidates got admission to M.Ed courses in the year 2016-17 as against 50 reserved seats in universities across the state.
Rajak said the qualifying marks for seeking admission to the courses was fixed at 50 per cent for all social groups and no relief was given to the SCs.
M.Ed cut-off marks to be lowered for Schedule Caste students:
The seats which remained vacant were filled up by general category students, he said.
Replying to this, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Shravan Kumar a reduction in the cut-off marks for SCs – from 50 per cent to 45 per cent – by means of amendment in statutes was under process.
“The amendment will be sent to the Chancellor for approval following which the problem will be solved”, Kumar said.
Haryana Chief Secretary Sanjeev Kaushal shared that the construction work of six nursing colleges in the state will be completed soon and classes will commence in the month of July. Not only this, the new building of the National Institute of Fashion Technology, Panchkula has also completed its construction work.
Adding on to this, he shared that, till now, the classes are being held in another building, the chief secretary said while presiding over the review meeting of development projects worth more than Rs 100 crore here.
CHIEF SECRETARY REVIEWED MAJOR PROJECTS
The Chief Secretary reviewed several major projects, including power, health, medical, and technical education in the state, and directed the concerned officials to complete them within the stipulated time period.
COLLEGES UNDER CONSTRUCTION
He said that the construction of nursing colleges in Dherdu village of Kaithal, Khedi Ram Nagar village of Kurukshetra, Kheranwali village of Panchkula, Aura and Dayalpur village of Faridabad, and Sadatpur village of Rewari is under construction.
The construction work of Medical college in Koriawas in Narnaul, Medical College at Jind, Bhiwani, and Dental College at Nalhar is being completed at a fast pace. The work of the second phase of Kalpana Chawla Medical College is also undergoing.
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