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  • UGC launches UG and PG cyber safety syllabus

    By means of Categorical Information Carrier

    NEW DELHI:  The College Grants Fee (UGC) on Thursday introduced the Cyber Safety Direction syllabus on the undergraduate and postgraduate ranges.

    Rolling out the curriculum, UGC Chairman Prof. M. Jagadesh Kumar stated, “the syllabus objectives to create extra conscious, responsive and accountable virtual electorate, thereby contributing successfully to an total wholesome cybersecurity posture and ecosystem.”

    He stated that the significance of cyber safety because of the higher dependency and use of our on-line world through all folks in our non-public {and professional} lives may just no longer be overemphasised.

    “One of the vital key movements for fighting cyber crimes is to generate sustained consciousness a few of the public, particularly a few of the inclined sections and teams, on cyber hygiene,” Kumar advised TNIE.

    The proposed syllabus offers huge tips, and lecturers who would educate the topic could have sufficient flexibility to steadiness time vis-a-vis intensity of protection.

    In line with the UGC, scholars must learn the root of cyber safety and the danger panorama to equip them with technical wisdom and abilities to put into effect and observe cyber safety mechanisms to offer protection to knowledge generation belongings.

    Additional, after finishing the stage program, scholars will be capable of perceive the cyber safety danger panorama and expand a deeper figuring out and familiarity with quite a lot of varieties of cyber assaults, cyber crimes, vulnerabilities and treatments.

    Kumar stated UGC has been making sustained efforts against growing cyber safety consciousness among Upper Instructional Institutes (HEIs).

    The UGC stated HEIs may invite cyber safety, laptop, IT certified college or different mavens from trade and material mavens to take the lectures, practicals and tutorials.

    To rejoice the Cyber Jaagrookta Diwas 2022, the UGC organised a webinar on Thursday during which a presentation at the prevention of cybercrime and adoption of cyber hygiene was once made through Deepak Virmani, Deputy Secretary, Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre, Ministry of House Affairs.

    The Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre of the Ministry of House Affairs (MHA) has been introduced to support the functions of regulation enforcement companies (LEAS) and reinforce coordination a few of the LEAS and different companies.

    The MHA has additionally introduced the Nationwide Cyber Crime Reporting Portal (NCRP) to facilitate on-line reporting of cybercrime incidents.

    The house ministry has asked all of the states and union territories to watch the Cyber Jaagrookta (Consciousness) Diwas (CJD)at the first Wednesday of each and every month in all of the faculties, schools, universities, Panchayati Raj Establishments (PRIs) and municipalities.

    Following this, the UGC has additionally asked HEIs no longer best to rejoice Cyber Jaagrookta Diwas (CJD) but in addition to nominate Leader Data Safety Officer (CISO) at their establishments to apply the purpose of motion for the preparation and implementation of the Cyber Disaster Control Plan (CCMP) for countering cyber-attack and cyber terrorism and likewise to publish the report back to UGC.

    NEW DELHI:  The College Grants Fee (UGC) on Thursday introduced the Cyber Safety Direction syllabus on the undergraduate and postgraduate ranges.

    Rolling out the curriculum, UGC Chairman Prof. M. Jagadesh Kumar stated, “the syllabus objectives to create extra conscious, responsive and accountable virtual electorate, thereby contributing successfully to an total wholesome cybersecurity posture and ecosystem.”

    He stated that the significance of cyber safety because of the higher dependency and use of our on-line world through all folks in our non-public {and professional} lives may just no longer be overemphasised.

    “One of the vital key movements for fighting cyber crimes is to generate sustained consciousness a few of the public, particularly a few of the inclined sections and teams, on cyber hygiene,” Kumar advised TNIE.

    The proposed syllabus offers huge tips, and lecturers who would educate the topic could have sufficient flexibility to steadiness time vis-a-vis intensity of protection.

    In line with the UGC, scholars must learn the root of cyber safety and the danger panorama to equip them with technical wisdom and abilities to put into effect and observe cyber safety mechanisms to offer protection to knowledge generation belongings.

    Additional, after finishing the stage program, scholars will be capable of perceive the cyber safety danger panorama and expand a deeper figuring out and familiarity with quite a lot of varieties of cyber assaults, cyber crimes, vulnerabilities and treatments.

    Kumar stated UGC has been making sustained efforts against growing cyber safety consciousness among Upper Instructional Institutes (HEIs).

    The UGC stated HEIs may invite cyber safety, laptop, IT certified college or different mavens from trade and material mavens to take the lectures, practicals and tutorials.

    To rejoice the Cyber Jaagrookta Diwas 2022, the UGC organised a webinar on Thursday during which a presentation at the prevention of cybercrime and adoption of cyber hygiene was once made through Deepak Virmani, Deputy Secretary, Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre, Ministry of House Affairs.

    The Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre of the Ministry of House Affairs (MHA) has been introduced to support the functions of regulation enforcement companies (LEAS) and reinforce coordination a few of the LEAS and different companies.

    The MHA has additionally introduced the Nationwide Cyber Crime Reporting Portal (NCRP) to facilitate on-line reporting of cybercrime incidents.

    The house ministry has asked all of the states and union territories to watch the Cyber Jaagrookta (Consciousness) Diwas (CJD)at the first Wednesday of each and every month in all of the faculties, schools, universities, Panchayati Raj Establishments (PRIs) and municipalities.

    Following this, the UGC has additionally asked HEIs no longer best to rejoice Cyber Jaagrookta Diwas (CJD) but in addition to nominate Leader Data Safety Officer (CISO) at their establishments to apply the purpose of motion for the preparation and implementation of the Cyber Disaster Control Plan (CCMP) for countering cyber-attack and cyber terrorism and likewise to publish the report back to UGC.

  • ‘Be affected person, stay certain’: Psychological well being mavens to scholars who neglected CUET examination

    By means of PTI

    NEW DELHI: Psychological well being mavens have suggested scholars, who neglected their Not unusual College Front Check examination on Friday owing to ultimate minute adjustments of exam centres, to stay certain and affected person.

    Instructional mavens, in the meantime, maintained that the College Grants Fee (UGC) must no longer have rushed into imposing the CUET with out good enough preparation.

    A final-minute exchange of examination centre pressured many applicants to pass over the debut version of the CUET which started on Friday in 510 towns throughout in India and out of the country.

    Those that gave the impression for the examination at a number of centres in Delhi stated the questions weren’t tricky however the paper was once somewhat long.

    Dr Samir Parikh, Director, Fortis Nationwide Psychological Well being Programme stated there are two sides to the problem — first that that is the primary time CUET is being performed which may end up in massive drive whilst there may be the second one side of focussing on issues which can be in keep watch over.

    “Such things as examination centre and dates are past your keep watch over however your preparation, your positivity, your psychological body are below your keep watch over.

    “There should be different provisions for many who neglected their checks they usually must stay certain and be prepared to hunt assist. Don’t get apprehensive about what took place. Settle for it and transfer ahead,” he stated.

    Dr Deepika Srivatava, a Delhi-based scientific psychologist, stated scholars must discuss to their oldsters about it and concentrate on secondary objectives.

    “There would were quite a lot of scholars who would have neglected the examination so scholars will have a gathering with their pals and discuss what they’re going via.

    This venting out consultation will assist them.

    “All through this time, oldsters should be supportive as a result of scholars wish to be consoled at this level. They may be able to additionally discuss to their pals and academics and contain themselves in leisure actions which might divert their consideration,” she added.

    She additionally suggested scholars to pen their ideas in a magazine to liberate their tension, which could also be brought on because of the muggy climate.

    Abha Dev Habib, who teaches at Delhi College’s Miranda Area, stated the UGC may have waited a 12 months prior to dashing into imposing CUET.

    “This batch of scholars has long past via so much of their instructional years. They have got given checks within the MCQ layout and were given to understand that they are going to have to look for CUET for admission to central universities.”

    “The UGC must no longer have rushed into it and handled scholars as lab rats. If that is the fake pas at the first day, I might recommend that they must return to Elegance 12 marks for admission and plug all of the loopholes prior to imposing CUET,” she added.

    NEW DELHI: Psychological well being mavens have suggested scholars, who neglected their Not unusual College Front Check examination on Friday owing to ultimate minute adjustments of exam centres, to stay certain and affected person.

    Instructional mavens, in the meantime, maintained that the College Grants Fee (UGC) must no longer have rushed into imposing the CUET with out good enough preparation.

    A final-minute exchange of examination centre pressured many applicants to pass over the debut version of the CUET which started on Friday in 510 towns throughout in India and out of the country.

    Those that gave the impression for the examination at a number of centres in Delhi stated the questions weren’t tricky however the paper was once somewhat long.

    Dr Samir Parikh, Director, Fortis Nationwide Psychological Well being Programme stated there are two sides to the problem — first that that is the primary time CUET is being performed which may end up in massive drive whilst there may be the second one side of focussing on issues which can be in keep watch over.

    “Such things as examination centre and dates are past your keep watch over however your preparation, your positivity, your psychological body are below your keep watch over.

    “There should be different provisions for many who neglected their checks they usually must stay certain and be prepared to hunt assist. Don’t get apprehensive about what took place. Settle for it and transfer ahead,” he stated.

    Dr Deepika Srivatava, a Delhi-based scientific psychologist, stated scholars must discuss to their oldsters about it and concentrate on secondary objectives.

    “There would were quite a lot of scholars who would have neglected the examination so scholars will have a gathering with their pals and discuss what they’re going via.

    This venting out consultation will assist them.

    “All through this time, oldsters should be supportive as a result of scholars wish to be consoled at this level. They may be able to additionally discuss to their pals and academics and contain themselves in leisure actions which might divert their consideration,” she added.

    She additionally suggested scholars to pen their ideas in a magazine to liberate their tension, which could also be brought on because of the muggy climate.

    Abha Dev Habib, who teaches at Delhi College’s Miranda Area, stated the UGC may have waited a 12 months prior to dashing into imposing CUET.

    “This batch of scholars has long past via so much of their instructional years. They have got given checks within the MCQ layout and were given to understand that they are going to have to look for CUET for admission to central universities.”

    “The UGC must no longer have rushed into it and handled scholars as lab rats. If that is the fake pas at the first day, I might recommend that they must return to Elegance 12 marks for admission and plug all of the loopholes prior to imposing CUET,” she added.

  • CUET is step in proper path against high quality, standardization: Training minister Dharmendra Pradhan

    Via PTI

    NEW DELHI: The Not unusual College Front Take a look at (CUET) is a step in proper path and any ultimate problem within the examination shall be resolved on the earliest, Union Training Minister Dharmendra Pradhan stated Friday.

    His feedback got here at the first day of the debut version of the CUET, the second one biggest front examination in India, amid proceedings of last-minute exchange of examination centres, lengthy travel for college kids and long query paper.

    “CUET is a step in proper path against high quality and standardization. Any ultimate problem in CUET shall be resolved on the earliest,” Pradhan stated.

    ALSO READ | CUET 2022: A number of applicants pass over examination because of last-minute exchange of centres

    The adjustments in examination centres led many applicants to pass over the paper even because the Nationwide Checking out Company (NTA) stated they’ll be given every other likelihood to seem within the subsequent segment, which shall be held in August.

    The College Grants Fee (UGC) leader Jagadesh Kumar had in March introduced that CUET rankings, and now not Magnificence 12 marks, could be necessary for admission to 45 central universities which will repair their minimal eligibility standards.

    Kumar had clarified that scholars from state forums might not be at an obstacle below the brand new gadget and the examination won’t give a push to the training tradition.

    ALSO READ | Those that overlooked CUET because of examination centre exchange to get every other likelihood: NTA officers

    A complete of 44 central universities, 12 state universities, 11 deemed universities, and 19 personal universities have carried out to take part within the first version of CUET-UG for admissions within the educational consultation 2022-23.

    NEW DELHI: The Not unusual College Front Take a look at (CUET) is a step in proper path and any ultimate problem within the examination shall be resolved on the earliest, Union Training Minister Dharmendra Pradhan stated Friday.

    His feedback got here at the first day of the debut version of the CUET, the second one biggest front examination in India, amid proceedings of last-minute exchange of examination centres, lengthy travel for college kids and long query paper.

    “CUET is a step in proper path against high quality and standardization. Any ultimate problem in CUET shall be resolved on the earliest,” Pradhan stated.

    ALSO READ | CUET 2022: A number of applicants pass over examination because of last-minute exchange of centres

    The adjustments in examination centres led many applicants to pass over the paper even because the Nationwide Checking out Company (NTA) stated they’ll be given every other likelihood to seem within the subsequent segment, which shall be held in August.

    The College Grants Fee (UGC) leader Jagadesh Kumar had in March introduced that CUET rankings, and now not Magnificence 12 marks, could be necessary for admission to 45 central universities which will repair their minimal eligibility standards.

    Kumar had clarified that scholars from state forums might not be at an obstacle below the brand new gadget and the examination won’t give a push to the training tradition.

    ALSO READ | Those that overlooked CUET because of examination centre exchange to get every other likelihood: NTA officers

    A complete of 44 central universities, 12 state universities, 11 deemed universities, and 19 personal universities have carried out to take part within the first version of CUET-UG for admissions within the educational consultation 2022-23.

  • UGC extends CUET (UG)-2022 utility cut-off date to Would possibly 31 

    Through PTI

    NEW DELHI: The College Grants Fee (UGC) on Friday introduced the extension of utility cut-off date for the Not unusual College Front Check (CUET)-UG until Would possibly 31.

    Over 11.5 lakh applicants have already registered for the take a look at.

    “In view of representations won from applicants relating to giving them a chance to post their on-line utility shape for CUET (UG)-2022, now we have made up our minds to stay the appliance procedure open once more from Would possibly 27 until Would possibly 31,” UGC Chairman M Jagadesh Kumar stated.

    The UGC leader had in March introduced that CUET ratings, and now not Magnificence 12 marks, can be necessary for admission to 45 central universities, and that the central universities can repair their minimal eligibility standards.

  • In a primary, UGC lets in scholars to pursue two full-time instructional programmes concurrently

    Through Specific Information Provider

    NEW DELHI: The College Grants Fee (UGC) on Tuesday introduced that scholars will now have the ability to concurrently pursue two-full time instructional programmes, which can lend a hand extend their wisdom and skill-set.

    This gives flexibility to a pupil to pursue any aggregate of a degree programme and an undergraduate (UG) diploma, two grasp’s programmes and even two bachelor’s programmes, no longer simplest in bodily or on-line mode however together mode too. They may be able to do it on the identical college or from other universities.

    The tips on this regard will likely be uploaded at the UGC web page on Wednesday.

    That is the primary time this sort of programme has been envisaged. Previous, the UGC laws didn’t permit scholars to pursue two full-time programmes.

    The tips will observe to all of the programmes to be had around the nation and universities can put in force it simplest after the approval of the schools’ statutory our bodies. Alternatively, it is going to no longer be necessary for them.

    In a digital assembly, UGC Chairman M Jagadesh Kumar stated below the Nationwide Training Coverage (NEP), the most recent transfer goals to provide flexibility and personalisation of upper schooling or even permit multidisciplinary schooling throughout more than a few domain names for college students.

    He added that if a pupil is eligible to pursue a postgraduate (UG) diploma and needs to sign up for a bachelor’s diploma in a special area, they’ll have the ability to pursue a UG and PG diploma concurrently. Alternatively, the category timing for each programmes will have to no longer conflict.

    This might additionally imply that scholars can now pursue two-degree programmes throughout sciences, social sciences, arts, humanities, and more than a few disciplines.

    He clarified that the tips simplest observe to lecture-based lessons, together with undergraduate, postgraduate and degree programmes. MPhil and PhD programmes is not going to fall below the similar scheme.

    Scholars may even have more than one access and go out choices presented by way of the NEP.

    The college will come to a decision on attendance to a programme, he added.