The Central Board of Secondary Education has allowed two Muslim girls to wear headscarves and full-sleeved dresses on the day of the AIPMT re-test, according to a directive by the Kerala High Court. . The exam is scheduled to be held on June 25. This decision came after the All India Muslim Majlis-e-Mushawarat and two girls wrote a petition on the ban on hijab, as it is culturally unacceptable to go out in public in a different set of clothes.
The decision has been drawn in favour of Asiya Abdul Karim of Ashokapuram in Kozhikode and Nadha Rahim of Olavakkode in Palakkad. The court has, however, instructed women invigilators to be present with the candidates, half an hour prior to the commencement of the exam.
In the petition filed through advocate PK Ibrahim, Asiya had contended that the new dress code would act as a deterrent for pious Muslim girls from opting for Medical courses. The candidates have thus been allowed to wear headscarves and full-sleeve dresses, only if they report early for a body search by women personnel, the petition had stated.
This step taken by the CBSE is the first time for any competitive exam and has nothing to do with religious clothing. Following the cheating racket across the country, the Board was not ready to leave any loopholes and took this step as a preventive measure.
The restrictions put have not only been limited to the type of clothes the candidates wear, but also on the pattern and colours of the garments. It has been notified that only light coloured clothes should be worn, and there should be no flowers or any other elaborate pattern on the outfit.
[“source-indiatoday.intoday”]
The admissions under the Non Collegiate Women’s Education Board (NCWEB) third cut-off list has begun. The students can take admissions from July 22 to 24, for the same. They are required to report to the college of their choice between 10 am to 3 pm on any of the three days.
The seat allocation process for preparatory courses at Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) has begun today i.e. July 22. The candidates will be allotted seats today. The candidates will be allowed to accept the seats and go to their respective reporting centres, starting at 10 am on July 23 up till 5 pm on July 26.
The admissions under the Non Collegiate Women’s Education Board (NCWEB) third cut-off list are set to begin toorrow. The students can take admissions from July 22 to 24 for the same. They are required to report to the college of their choice between 10 am to 3 pm on any of the three days.
The Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi is surrounded by a controversy, yet again. The decision to invite yoga guru Baba Ramdev and an RSS affiliate to deliberate on a plan for the development of rural areas has costed the IIT its reputation and has turned the spotlight on the government’s agenda of saffronising education, again.
An exciting and fun app has been launched for Shakespeare lovers, that would provide them with a live stage experience. The app called Re: Shakespeare, is a joint effort of Samsung and UK’s Royal Shakespeare Company, which will let students lip-sync favourite lines from Shakespeare’s different plays and mix beatbox rhythms with the Bard’s text.
The Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) made an official announcement regarding the set of changes being introduced in the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) 2015. The official website made the declaration on July 19.
A meeting was conducted by the Union HRD Minister Smriti Irani to hold deliberations with the functionaries of a few RSS-affiliated education bodies regarding a new education policy.
The second round of joint seat allocation for admissions to Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), National Institutes of Technology (NITs) and other technology institutions was concluded on July 17. With the second round of allotment, all 903 seats offered by IIT Bombay were filled up.