Education
UPSC asks women to apply for civil services exam
New Delhi: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has asked women candidates to apply in greater numbers for the civil services examination (CSE) to bring equality in gender at workplace.
UPSC said in a notification issued for CSE 2016, “Government strives to have a workforce which reflects gender balance and women candidates are encouraged to apply.”
To select candidates for the prestigious Indian Administrative Service, Indian Foreign Service and Indian Police Service, among others, UPSC conducts CSE annually in three stages-preliminary, main and interview.
A total of 1,079 vacant posts in various government services will be filled up through CSE 2016. The result of CSE 2015 is yet to be declared. The preliminary examination related to same will be held on August 7th this year.
The Commission said, candidates are required to apply online on website- www.upsconline.nic.in.
The online applications can be filled by the candidates up to May 27, 2016 till 11:59 PM after which the link will be disabled.
Education
As many as six new nursing colleges to be functional in Haryana soon
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.