Articles by Niraj Pandit
Digitisation takes a toll on city civic schools
Six ‘interactive panels’ in the Colaba municipal school have been shut and several times the school authorities have complained, sources said. However, the mechanic did not come to repair it.

Published on Dec 08, 2022 12:45 AM IST
Now, progress of students a mouse-click away
The Maharasthra Shikshan Samruddhe Kendra will work on a technology-driven model of data analysis to enhance the standard of education in government and aided schools. The aim is to get 60% of students at the ‘advanced’ and ‘proficiency’ levels based on National Achievement Survey (NAS) parameters.

Updated on Dec 03, 2022 12:37 AM IST
In a first, pre-primary children to come under formal school system
The state government is currently in the process of merging around 55,000 government anganwadi (pre-primary) centres with the nearest school. The remaining 45,000 anganwadis will merge in a step-by-step manner, said Kailash Pagare, state project director, Samagra Shiksha, Maharashtra.

Updated on Dec 02, 2022 12:13 AM IST
These uniforms do not fit BMC school students
There has been an issue with size. We will try to fix it by exchanging the ill-fitting uniforms. If the issue is not resolved even then, we will have to take it up with the contractor and ask them to fix it. Many schools have not received the uniforms yet, said headmaster

Published on Nov 29, 2022 12:34 AM IST
Over 19 lakh students without Aadhaar card in State
Mumbai: A report by the state education department on the student registration process known as Systematic Administrative Reforms for Achieving and Learning by Students (SARAL) for government, aided and non-aided schools has revealed that nearly 59 lakh students are facing issues related to Aadhaar card

Published on Nov 28, 2022 12:14 AM IST
Art index to tell buyers where to put their money
This has been a collaborative effort between IIMA and Mumbai-based Aura Art Development Pvt Ltd, an art infrastructure solutions provider and specialist in art transactions. The joint endeavour is titled IIMA-AuraArt Indian Art Index (IAIAI)

Published on Nov 25, 2022 12:21 AM IST
Exam dept hit as MU axes jobs of 250 contract employees
More than 250 contractual employees’ contracts were not renewed by University of Mumbai (MU) three months ago. This has had a domino effect on the functioning of the varsity’s various departments, especially the examination department which has been fielding complaints of delays in declaring results to errors in mark-sheets, lately

Published on Nov 24, 2022 12:27 AM IST
4 yrs on, 15,00,000 candidates in state await exams
Shoulder: Govt yet to fill 36,389 job vacancies Mumbai: Last month, the state government promised employment to 75,000 youth, in an effort to tackle unemployment

Updated on Nov 19, 2022 11:14 PM IST
Sir JJ School of Art faces the heat as students continue to protest
In 2010, the hostel building was declared dangerous following which the hostel administration stopped taking in students. In 2014, the hostel was shut down and did not reopen.

Published on Nov 19, 2022 12:01 AM IST
UGC rep essential in VC selection committee, says cabinet
Mumbai: The wait for a new vice-chancellor (VC) at Mumbai and Pune universities is likely to get longer with the state cabinet’s decision to amend the mechanism of appointing vice-chancellors to state universities

Published on Nov 18, 2022 12:45 AM IST
Open defence mandatory for PhD: UGC chairperson
An open defence is an invitation to experts from outside the university who are permitted to question the researcher on the subject of his or her work.

Published on Nov 18, 2022 12:43 AM IST
Lights, camera, Shivaji as history meets politics in Maharashtra
At least 12 films on the life of the 17th century Maratha hero, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, are in the works in several of Mumbai’s dream factories. Marathi film trade experts assess that over ₹120 crore is riding on the warrior king.

Updated on Nov 15, 2022 11:57 AM IST
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Niraj PanditNo new colleges in state sans NAAC compliance
Mumbai: The state government will not approve any new college that promises to offer only traditional courses such as BA, B

Published on Nov 12, 2022 12:50 AM IST
HT Impact: Aarey School gets clean toilets, water taps
Mumbai: On the first day after the Diwali break, students of the Aarey Municipal School Complex (AMSC) were delighted to find clean toilets and water supply in the washrooms

Published on Nov 10, 2022 12:50 AM IST
College charges defaulting students money to regularise attendance
Mumbai: Around 371 students from Semesters 3 and 5 at the Institute of Hotel Management, Catering Technology and Applied Nutrition, Dadar (IHMCTAN) – popularly known as Dadar Catering College – are being fined anywhere between ₹1,000 and ₹60,000 for regularising their attendance, which will allow them to appear for their exams starting November 18

Published on Nov 08, 2022 12:46 AM IST
MU lost ₹30 lakh rent in 3 months: RTI
When HT contacted MU, it accepted that they have not received rent for the last three months from M/s Siddesh Enterprises. “We have sent them three reminders but have not received any response,” said the MU official. He said that they will look for further action if the company does not pay the rent at the earliest.

Published on Nov 06, 2022 08:03 PM IST
Ukraine-returned medicos take up engg, BSc
Mumbai: This Malegaon resident always wanted to be a doctor

Published on Nov 05, 2022 12:27 AM IST
Class XII students opting for degree courses should appear for CUET
Mumbai To bring about uniformity in degree college admissions, the state higher and technical education department had set up a committee to implement National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 in Maharashtra

Published on Nov 04, 2022 12:50 AM IST
Adivasi parents raise a stink about smelly waterless school toilets
Parents from 27 adivasi padas in Aarey Colony, Goregaon East, have decided not to send their kids back to school after the Diwali break ends next week. Around 1,500 children study at the Aarey Municipal School Complex, which comprises five primary and one secondary school

Published on Nov 03, 2022 12:41 AM IST
Fifth sem exam in jeopardy as law colleges fail to upload academic records of students
Mumbai Third year law students across colleges affiliated to the University of Mumbai (MU) are unsure when they will appear for their fifth semester exams

Published on Nov 01, 2022 11:34 PM IST
Law students get incorrect marksheet; MU says ‘technical glitch’
Mumbai: Around 3,064 graduate students of law, affiliated with the University of Mumbai (MU) were in for a shock when they found out their final year marksheets bear the wrong Permanent Roll Number (PRN)

Updated on Nov 01, 2022 12:39 AM IST