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Time of India
5 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
No takers for 50% of Class 11 seats in Nagpur division
1 2 Nagpur: The reality of excess availability of Class 11 seats in Nagpur division has again become visible, with just 50% of seats finding takers even though online registrations close on Thursday (June 5) afternoon. This is the first time that Class 11 admissions for the entire state are being done online. There are 2.13 lakh seats available in the six districts of Nagpur division, but just over one lakh students registered as of Wednesday morning. Till the time of going to press, the updated figures had not come. R egardless, it's guaranteed that a bulk of the seats will remain vacant, simply because there aren't enough students. In Nagpur division, only 1.3 lakh students cleared SSC (Class 10). Apart from this, CBSE and ICSE students might account for hardly 10,000. Even if all these students took admissions, even then the 1.5 lakh mark won't be breached. Students from neighbouring states do shift to Nagpur in Class 11 for JEE/NEET coaching, but their numbers are not so high that the entire 2.13 lakh seats can get filled. Ashok Gavhankar, a senior educationist, said, "This data needs to be probed further, not because there is an error but because it will tell us the reason. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 빠진 치아가 많다면, "전체 임플란트" 치료가 필요할지 확인해보세요! 튼튼한 임플란트_강남애프터치과의원 지금 문의 Undo I feel it's the non-English medium seats which are going vacant as parents prefer to put their kids in English medium right from Class 1. This obviously continues further. So, these seats in Class 11, which were sanctioned decades ago in non-English medium junior colleges, still continue but do not find any takers. " Milind Wankhede, another senior educationist, said, "The govt needs to step in here because it's a fact that private colleges expanded aggressively. Since grant-in-aid seats were not being increased, the govt kept an open door policy for private non-grant seats as it did not drain their coffers. Colleges expanded aggressively, probably keeping future requirements in mind, but it did not work out." Well-known educationist Vandana Benjamin said that suggestions like cancelling seat permissions to pare down the numbers is not feasible. "All schools and colleges take permission to increase the seats, there are formalities and policies for that. This means the govt must not arbitarily shut down some sections in colleges as they invest money into it. It will take time but every institution must be given a chance to achieve their goal," Benjamin said.
Time of India
28-04-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Old pension scheme extended for select school education and sports department cadres
Nagpur: The Maharashtra govt has expanded the scope of the old pension scheme for specific cadres under the School Education & Sports Department, following a GR from February last year. Now, principals and lecturers appointed under the Maharashtra Education Service (MES) Group-A and Group-B (Education Administration Branch) on or after Nov 1, 2005, based on advertisements issued before that date, are eligible for the Maharashtra Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1982, Maharashtra Civil Services (Commutation of Pension) Rules, 1984, and the Maharashtra General Provident Fund Rules, 1998. However, the decision left some educators dissatisfied. Ashok Gavhankar, general secretary of the Vidarbha Junior College Teachers Association, said, "This GR pertains to professors in the DIET department. However, there are similar teachers in private aided junior colleges, but the govt has not issued orders for them. Our association submitted a memorandum to the govt, but no decision has been made yet." Eligible officers, appointed through Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) recommendations following advertisements dated Feb 20, 2003, and Apr 8, 2004, were granted a one-time option to opt for the old pension scheme, as outlined in the govt's prescribed procedure. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Google Brain Co-Founder Andrew Ng, Recommends: Read These 5 Books And Turn Your Life Around Blinkist: Andrew Ng's Reading List Undo To facilitate this transition, new General Provident Fund (GPF) accounts will be opened for these officers. Additionally, their existing National Pension System (NPS) accounts will be closed, with the accumulated contributions and applicable interest transferred to the newly opened GPF accounts. Both serving and retired principals and lecturers must follow the procedural guidelines issued by the Finance Department to avail of these benefits. The principals of District Institutes of Education and Training (DIET) have been designated as drawing and disbursing officers to oversee the implementation.
