The University of Farmington in USA was a fake university created in 2015 in an operation termed “Paper Chase” which was designed by Homeland Security agents to track down and arrest recruiters and others who were working to help foreign students stay in the country illegally. Federal agents made up an elaborate plan, setting up a website for the university, which stated, “Located in the heart of the automotive and advanced manufacturing center of Southeast Michigan, the University of Farmington provides students from throughout the world a unique educational experience. Our dynamic business administration and STEM curriculum allows students to rapidly apply their knowledge; preparing them to succeed in an ever-globalising economy." A simple google search reveals an official page to the college which states it has been in place since 1950. The university offered just one class per semester, and had just two rooms, offers bachelors and masters courses in science and business administration, charges tuition of USD 2,000 to 2,500 every quarter according to some reports. It was found that the foreign students who were present in the country, were using proof of having a student F-1 visa, obtained via enrolling in the university to get a Day 1 CPT (Curricular Practical Training). The CPT allowed students on the F-1 visa to be able to obtain a part-time job, which then paved the way for them to continue staying in the country. In a crackdown through this fake University Sting operation, hundreds of Indians living in the US face deportation, a further ban on entering into the country, and even arrest, because of a massive operation conducted by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security with the sole aim of trapping immigration agents and illegal immigrants, who were extending their stay in America on the pretext of being students. While eight agents, almost all of them from Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, have been arrested so far, at least 600 students of the university are under the scanner – and most of them are Indians. |
M. Manohar |
National Institute of Open Schooling (in India) provides an option to admit children and conducts exams at the level of Class 10 and 12. The children can take up exams any time within five years from admissions. Children who are perusing sports, arts or any other kind of profession/ hobby find home schooling a very useful feature wherein they can use their time effectively in balancing both the assignments. Home schooling is also a handy option for the parents who due to some reason either unable to send their children to the conventional school or they are not comfortable with the system of study adopted by the school. The NIOS exams are conducted as per the curriculum as per the NCERT Norms. The Children also have to option to continue with their education by registering with Open Secondary School Certificate Boards (some Indian States have them). Admissions to the NIOS are continuously showing an upwards trend as per the following given data: FY 2016-17 : 2900 Admissions FY 2017-18 : 4600 Admissions FY 2018-19 : 3250 Admissions (un to December 2018) The above figures and demands of parents to encourage home schooling in general are indicators that home schooling may get more traction in future. |
M. Manohar |
Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has introduced a Uniform System of Assessment, Examination and Evaluation Systems from Academic Year 2017-18. This system is applicable for the grading of students from Class VI to IX. The important features are as follow:
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M. Manohar |
Better you should. As per the information available on UGC Website in September 2016, there were 23 fake universities and 279 technical institutes operating without the authority to confer degrees. These are located in Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Bihar, Bengal, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharastra and Oddisha. Fake Universities at UGC Website |
M. Manohar |
There is an International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning published on web. You can consider submitting you work/ paper to this journal. This interdisciplinary journal aims to focus on the exchange of relevant trends and research results as well as the presentation of practical experiences gained while developing and testing elements of
technology enhanced learning. So it aims to bridge the gape between pure academic research journals and more practical publications. So it covers the full range from research, application development to experience reports and product
descriptions. Go to the Website of: International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning |
Rahul Gupta |
State Bank of India (SBI) has invited applications from eligible and interested candidates to fill up the posts of Probationary
Officers (PO). The candidates can send in the applications by 2nd May
2015. Selection Procedure: Phase-I: Online Preliminary Examination (100 marks, each right answer one mark) of 1 Hour The test will have the following sections:
Main Examination will consist of:
Candidates will have to answer descriptive test by typing on the computer. (i) Objective Test: The Objective Test consists of 4 Sections with
50 marks each (Total 200 marks) as follows:
(ii) Descriptive Test: The Descriptive Test will be a Test of English Language (Letter Writing & Essay). The candidates are required to qualify in the Descriptive Test as per the criteria decided by the Bank. Phase - III: Group Discussion (20 marks) and Interview (30
marks) Final Selection |
Pooja Sharma |
The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has set up an online help desk in February 2015 to help members trace inoperative accounts and reclaim the money idling in these accounts. Anyone can use this facility even if do not know account details. Depending on the information given, it might take anywhere from four days to a month to get details of an inoperative account. Those not satisfied with the response time or are unable to make a breakthrough can register their grievances on epfigms.gov.in. Those who know the details, can simply fill a claims form, available on the EPFO website, and submit it by post or in person to any of the 123 EPFO offices in India. Once the claims form is given, it takes between three and 20 days to get the money into your bank account. |
Pooja Sharma |
You should consider me for hiring because I am efficient, confident, friendly and I will do my best for the job. I am a great team player that gets along with everyone, and I love challenges. Most importantly, I am dependable and reliable. On the other hand, my qualification match your needs perfectly, so I am fit for this position. | Raginee |
Basic Features of Graduate Aptitude Test for Engineering, commonly known as GATE are as given below:
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Pooja Sharma |
There could be varying hierarchies in the order of most frequently asked questions in a personal interview. However, some of the common questions often asked are as given below:
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Swati Arora |