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Examination is a stressful time for students as well as their parents. While everyone aims and prepares for the best score possible, many students feel disheartened because they miss out on writing to the best of their abilities. Almost every third student complains of pain in hand while writing for 3 hours during examination, as seen in observational studies. Since board examinations are essential and this is time when students can shine to the best of their abilities, here is how they can fight pain in hand and boost their concentration. Physiotherapist Shweta Dhamani Keswani with experience of handling similar cases in India as well as USA, answers some of the common questions to help students during exams. Ques: How can students increase their concentration power with right posture? Shweta: A good posture is one in which all the vertebras of spinal column are in perfect alignment with each other, maintaining natural curves of the spine. When such a posture is assumed, the ...

The entrance examination for schools of excellence and model schools will be held across the state on Sunday. Through this, students will be selected for admission in class IX for 2020-21 academic session in 50 schools and 201 model schools in the state. Madhya Pradesh State Open School Education Board entrance test will be conducted at 406 centres in the state. The students appearing for the selection examination have been asked to reach examination centres at 9 am. The candidate will have to bring a photo identity card, admit card and two black ball pens to the examination centre. Admit cards have been issued but students can also download them from the website of Madhya Pradesh State Open School Education and mobile-based app.

Madhya Pradesh Board of Secondary Education (MPBSE) on Saturday revised the time table for class XII examination. According to information, mathematics examination will now be held on March 24. The examination was to be held on March 23 earlier. Biotechnology examination, which was scheduled for March 24, will now be held on March 23. The revised examination schedule can be found on website of Board of Secondary Education. All the remaining examinations will be held on scheduled time released by the board earlier.

Private School Association, Indore, has opposed collector’s orders on giving roll numbers to students even if they have not paid their fee. The association’s office bearers submitted a memorandum to collector Lokesh Jatav on Saturday asking him to cancel the issued order. Association president SL Prajapati said all schools work to educate students and they would never ruin a child’s future. He added that schools always issue roll numbers in time for examinations. “However, if such orders are taken out, then parents who pay fee on time will also avoid paying fee on time,” association secretary Deepak Joshi said. Collector had previously issued orders for securing future of students and asking all private schools to issue roll numbers even if fee is not paid.

Create Stories organised workshop on Digital Eye Syndrome at Prestige College on Friday. The event was organised and coordinated by Deepak Sharma, founder Create Stories. Dr. Amit Solanki shared: Do you use screen? If yes, learn to protect your eyes from digital vision syndrome. It is a digital era. Computer, smart phones and all the digital screens havebecome a part and parcel of our life. Everyone has to use screen. But certain people who are involved in technology or managerial profession have to use screen for a long duration. Such prolong use of computer give significant stress of eyes. Today it is an epidemic of a digital vision syndrome. Studies show that approximately 70% of computer workers have vision Problems. The symptoms of Digital Eye Syndrome include... • Eyestrain,  • Dry or burning eyes,  • Blurred vision,  • Headaches,  • Double vision,  • Distorted colour vision, and  • Neck and backaches.  Ti...

We all have heard and experienced wireless networks and connections, which were like sci-fi movies about two decades back. Celebrating National Science Day on Friday, Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology (RRCAT) presented many other such scientific marvels taking students on an amazing journey into the future. Over 1289 school students and 120 teachers from 97 schools from Indore district, Ujjain, Khargone, Mandleshwar, Dewas, Khandwa, Dhar, Badwani and others visited RRCAT campus here to have first hand information about latest developments taking place in the field of science and technology. RRCAT director Debashis Das said that National Science Day is observed to commemorate the Nobel Prize winning discovery of Raman Effect by eminent Indian scientist Professor Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman in February 1928. “This is a perfect day to bring adventures of science to students,” he said. Further, this year, the theme of National Science Day 2020 is Women in Science. “We h...

We need to bring change in our perspective, vision and attitude, especially this change is needed in men, said Chief Minister Kamal Nath said while quoting the need of hour for women empowerment on Friday. He was addressing the gathering of women for Devi Awards in Radisson Blu. “This change is needed more in men, men must respect women and every man must understand the contribution of women,” Nath said. He added that Madhya Pradesh needs to create its identity, not as Mafia or Bhopal gas tragedy, but as a state where women are safe and a part of economic growth. “We are recognising women in various fields, but women need to join the government as well, because it is women who are keeping the country together and intact,” Nath said. He added that it is duty of a woman to follow our customs and moral values. Talking about the change, Nath said, “Whether it is in rural or urban area, there has been a significant transformation in women’s life and role in the society today.” He...

10 buses to connect Rajiv Gandhi circle to Rau to improve connectivity. Chief Minister Kamal Nath announced this on Friday as he inaugurated the new buses for the route. CM along with sports and youth welfare minister Jitu Patwari, health minister Tulsi Silawat and other ministers also announced building bus stops between Rajiv Gandhi circle and Rau. As per discussions, government will construct 34 bus stops from Rajiv Gandhi circle to Rau. “All these bus stops will be close bus stations,” the release from AiCTSL said. Further, these bus stops will be equipped with public information system, bus timing, help line number, emergency number, off-board ticketing, seating arrangement of passengers. Further, other information for planning their journey will be available to the passenger in these bus stops. The buses launched that will ply on the decided route are equipped with state-of-the-art technology. These buses are equipped with CCTV cameras, public information and public ...

Eating healthy not only builds stronger kids but also smarter ones, as noted by several studies over the years. In a recent paper written by Michael L Anderson, Justin Gallagher, and Elizabeth Ramirez Ritchie, it reinforced that school students that contract with a healthier school-lunch vendor perform somewhat better on state tests. During board exams, most students feel nervous and stressed. Good retention power can help students score well in most exams including mathematics, where they must remember formulae along with developing a good understanding of logic. On similar lines, Dr Preeti Shukla, National Member of Indian Dietetic Association, shared diet guide for students attempting board examinations this year. What is Super Food? Food is capable and responsible for our memory power and we know that since ancient times. In today's era, these foods are also known as Super Foods. Super Foods like walnuts, almonds, pistachio and raisins help to boost our brain power and is...

Students attempting Class XII central board of secondary education (CBSE) examination were joyful and relaxed as the English examination conducted on Thursday was easy and scoring. Students from science stream were already in planning mode for their upcoming main papers including Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Biology. Commerce students were celebrating in eateries and cafes after the examination. One such group in a café in Vijay Nagar shared, “English is one such subject, where we all can pass, but if we get to score well then it helps in pushing up the overall percentage. The examination conducted today was unexpectedly easy and scoring. All of us are sure that we will score over 65 out of 80 marks and overall over 75 for sure in the subject, i.e. distinction!” Shubhi D’Souza from another group of students said, “I was delighted as I saw the paper, because section A, i.e. unseen passages was quite easy and that is where, I normally lose marks.” She is sure of scoring ful...

The 35th MP Young Scientist Congress (MPYSC) will be organised on Friday from 10 am at Shri Govindram Seksaria Institute of Technology and Science. About 207 research papers will be presented by budding scientists of the state in the congress. The inaugural programme will be presided by Bala Bachhan, minister of technical education, MP govt; and PC Sharma, minister of science and technology and public relations, MP govt. Dr SK Gupta of BARC Technology transfer division will be special guest along with Dr RK Arya, Director General, MP Council of Science and Technology. The research papers will be presented in 19 disciplines, namely Agricultural Sciences, Anthropology and Behavioural Science, Chemical Engineering, Chemical Sciences, Civil Engineering, Computer Science Engineering and Information Technology, Earth and Atmospheric Science, Electrical and Electronics Engg., Environmental Sciences, Home Sciences,   Life Sciences, Mathematical Sciences, Mechanical Engineering, Me...

MPBSE (Madhya Pradesh Board of Secondary Education) has released admit cards for students attempting class 10 and class 12 board examination 2020. These are updated admit cards for regular and private students, who have modified details like name and medium of examination with late fee. All those examination forms which were filled with late fee also come in the same category. Board examinations will begin from March 2 for class 12. For class 10, the board examination will begin from March 3. Students can download the admit cards from the official website of the board. Every student is required to login for downloading the admit cards online. The students are advised to check all the details present on the admit card after downloading it. If there is any correction, you can get it done from your respective schools. The list of details present on the admit card is as follows: ·          Conducting Body’s Name ·     ...

Various certificates like transfer certificate, experience certificate and others issued to students and teachers will not be countersigned by Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) from this academic session onwards. CBSE controller of examination Dr Sanyam Bhardwaj in the letter to school heads said, “It has been noticed that few schools affiliated to CBSE issue various certificates based on information which is available only in the school and such certificates are being sent to CBSE offices for countersigning. It is clear that since CBSE does not hold the original information, countersigning should also not be done by CBSE.” Hence forward, the board has discontinued countersigning the Transfer Certificates issued by the affiliated schools to their students joining another school.   ‘Similarly, CBSE also decided that the following Certificates shall be issued and countersigned if required) by schools themselves: ·          ...

Applying ash on their forehead, Christian community will begin the Lenten (also known as Lent) season with Ash Wednesday today. Special prayer services will be conducted morning and evening in all the churches in the city. Place of worship, the altar are all-set with special decorations for the season. The priest will wear purple, as it denotes pain and suffering of Jesus Christ. Lent is a Christian annual period that starts on Ash Wednesday lasting for 40 days (not including Sundays) representing the 40 days Jesus spent fasting in the wilderness. This 40 day period for Christians is a time to reflect, fast, and give penance in preparation for the resurrection of Christ Easter Sunday. As the season begins, community members, priests and Bishop shared their messages for our readers: With pic - bishop “Lent season is a time to meditate and pray. The essential idea that everyone must remember that this season is a chance to give back to society. It is known as ‘Punya Kaal’, w...

Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) conducted Entrepreneurship examination on Tuesday, wherein most budding entrepreneurs tried to present their innovative solutions to the questions. While it is a dream for most students to be able gets perfect score in the examination, the board examination paper banishes the dream by presenting questions out of syllabus. Keeping the paper easy, the board ensured that students cannot complain much. As per feedbacks, most students will score well, but no one can score 100/100 because of the questions of out of syllabus. However, taking it positively, students described the out of syllabus questions as ‘risks’ for an entrepreneur. Hopeful that they will be able to score over 80 marks for sure, most students were in celebratory mood. A group of commerce students after attempting the examination said, “Unlike science students, we don’t worry about perfect score and cry for 1 mark, because in commerce, we learn about unpredictability and comin...

‘The fitness talk’, a seminar and fitness event was organized by World of Fitness with residents of Sapna Sangeeta on Tuesday. Addressing the gathering, Fit India Ambassador Aarti Maheshwari said, “We often feel that being fit means staying slim and looking average, but even people who look physically fit are often unhealthy.” She explained that fitness is not determined by weight. “Fitness can be seen from the person’s ability to fight diseases, conduct day-to-day tasks with energy and calm nature,” Aarti said. She explained that a reason many people are cranky and irritated is also their unhealthy habits. “Always being active means doing small things yourself like making your own bed ready, keeping your own cup, etc. and doing regular exercise means adding a challenge,” Aarti said. She added that to keep our body active and healthy, we must engage in any physical fitness activity for 30 minutes in a day or overall 150 minutes activity in a week. “We often reduce calories...

Physics as a subject is always considered a difficult subject that requires special skills for excelling. There is an organised way to study Physics for scoring well. Student should have firstly the concept understanding then the application of the concepts in Numerical and other questions. Guiding students on how they can score well with an organised approach, Physics teacher Saroj Mishra gives important topics and essential questions to revise for board exams. Physics New Exam Pattern This exam pattern is changed. In the question Paper there are four sections. Section A contains objective type questions. It has 20 questions each of 1 marks. Under this category multiple choice questions and fill in the blanks are introduced for the first time, these will play vital role in the scoring of the students in the subject. Section B and Section C contains 7 questions of 2 marks and 3 marks respectively. Section D contains 3 questions of 5 marks. There is no overall choice, however inter...

Over a lakh women gathered at Pitru Parvat for the procession on of Pran Pratishtha Festival of the statue of lord Hanuman weighing 108 tons on Monday. Prana pratistha refers to the rite or ceremony by which a murti is consecrated in a Hindu temple, wherein hymns and mantra are recited to invite the deity to be resident guest, and the idol's eye is opened for the first time. Women carried urns on their head and took out a 7 kilometre long procession from Shri Shri Vidyadham to Shree Pitreshwar Dham. Devotees sang bhajans and chanted Hanuman Chalisa. People from different age groups joined the procession, wherein different bhajan groups sang devotional songs. 125 artisans gave shape to 66 feet statue in seven years The 66 feet tall idol of lord Hanuman was made by 125 artisans in Gwalior. It was built in 264 parts in seven years. It took about two years to connect these parts. The weight of the statue is about 108 tons. The length of the mace is 45 feet. It cost about ten cror...

Physical Education (PE) examination was conducted by Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Monday. Most science students opted for this subject as they felt, it would boost their percentage. Over 6,700 students from across the country appeared for the exam and the question paper was quite easy to attempt. According to initial feedbacks the examination was easy and manageable. Most students are expecting good marks. Physical Education exam paper was of 70 marks and the duration of the examination was of three hours. The question paper consisted of around 34 questions and all were compulsory. Unlike most other examination, most students were relaxed on Monday, as they were expecting an easy paper. Though the examination was not tough, addition of MCQs (multiple choice questions) confused students. “I am sure of scoring over 95 marks (out of 100) in PE, I could be sure of 100 marks if I did not get confused in MCQs,” Dhiraj Kheman, a student, said. He felt the paper ...

Biology emphasizes the underlying principles that are common to animals and plants as well as highlighting the relationship of Biology with other areas of knowledge. Students are expected to understand discoveries and innovations in biology to everyday life such as environment, industry, health and agriculture. Despite understanding and studying throughout the year, students often fail to score well. This is due to the fact that most students lose their confidence and feel nervous and anxious in the examination hall. Sometimes pressure is so overwhelming that they tend to forget, whatever they have learned. But this does not have to be case. Students can feel more confident and clear about attempting the examination with the following useful tips shared by Biology teacher Shahnawaz Ansari. Skill-wise weightage in Biology exam Remembering- (Knowledge based Simple recall questions, to know specific facts, terms, concepts, principles, or theories, Identify, define, or recite, inform...

According to the release issued by Board of Secondary Education, Madhya Pradesh (MP board) on Sunday, the high school examination will start from March 3 and the higher secondary examination will start from March 2. The board has completed all the preparations for conducting these examinations. About 19 lakh 38 thousand 308 students are appearing in the board examinations. This year about 8 lakh 2110 students are appearing in Higher Secondary Examination as regular candidates.  About 6882 candidates will appear as private candidates. In total 8 lakh 08 thousand 992 candidates will be appearing for in Higher Secondary Examination. About 11 lakh 29 thousand 316 candidates are going to attend the high school examination this year. At the same time, 3936 exam centres have been set up for high school examination and 3659 for higher secondary examination this year. Board exams for Class 5 & 8: Sunday preparatory classes Following the directions of joint director of school ...

Healing does not compete with medical sciences, having a healer in family is like a first aid box in every house that is essential for handling emergencies. This was explained by Vishakha Karnani, senior healer of Yoga Prana Vidya (YPV), on the concluding day of two-day free YPV healing camp at Mahalaxmi Mandir Parisar in Mahalaxmi Nagar on Sunday. “We all have natural tendencies of healing ourselves, but with recent advents of new age medicines, our body and mind experiences more complexities,” Vishakha said. She explained that in order to stay healthy and maintain our self-healing powers, one needs to learn the technique. “At times when stress pulls us down and we are unable to concentrate on our work, YPV healing ensures that our disturbed charkas are healed and we get ourselves attuned with energy channels in our body,” Vishakha said. She explained that this healing can save people from diseases and issues that rise as a result of continuous stress and trauma. “For example, if...

The entire economy of the world is based on faith, and whenever there is a deficit of faith, there is bad economy. This was said by former Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra during the special session during inauguration of two-day conference of CIRC (Central India Regional Council) of ICAI (Institute of Chartered Accountants of India) at ICAI auditorium on Saturday.  “During my college days, our economics professor became vice chancellor (VC), who asked us what we understand by economics or economy,” Misra said. As explained by the VC, he quoted that entire economy of the world is based on faith. “Faith here means, you are aware about the culture of the man, i.e. cultivation of the man; the industry; benefits and assets; and further, you have faith in the person,” Misra said. He added that whenever there is a deficit of faith, there is a bad economy. “And faith is not structured in psychology, but by economics of psychology,” Misra said. He urged CAs to develop psychology of ...

Central Board of Secondary Education conducted Class XII Psychology examination on Saturday. Humanities students attempted the examination and found it moderately tough. Some were happy as they expected it to be tougher. Students were expecting mix of objective-type questions, fill in the blanks and true and false questions, however, barring two true and false, all questions were fill in the blanks. These were direct lines from NCERT books and for students who have not studied thoroughly, these questions could be a problem. While most of the questions were direct, students found two long questions to be tricky. There were around 20 per cent concept-based questions. This exam was tougher than last year’s as quoted by experts. “I am quite happy with the exam because I studied from NCERT, which made the paper very easy for me,” Sunita Pathak, a student, said. She was sure of scoring over 80 percent in the exam. “It was a little tough for me, but my teachers had warned me before tha...

Emotional and mental stress is what results in chronic ailments like migraine and varicose veins. This was stated by senior healer of Yoga Prana Vidya (YPV) Vishakha Karnani on the first day of two-day free healing camp in Mahalaxmi Mandir Parisar, Mahalaxmi Nagar on Saturday. Vishakha being an experienced YPV healer noted from her experience that the number of people suffering from such chronic issues is rising as the stress levels of people are increasing. “We all know about the importance of physical well-being but we are ignorant about our emotional and mental well-being,” she said. She explained that most ailments cannot be healed until a person works on emotional and mental well-being. “The basic aim of organising this free healing camp is to show people how one can become healthier and happier by healing from emotional and mental issues,” Vishakha said. She added that people not only from Mahalaxmi Nagar but also from other regions including Regal Square, Vijay Nagar, LIG, e...

Inter School Folk Dance Event was hosted by Choithram School under the aegis of ‘Reverberations’ for the students of classes I & II. Different renowned schools including Delhi Public School, Sri Satya Sai Vidya Vihar, The Millennium School, Prestige Public School, Tirathbai Kalachand School, NDPS and Choithram School, Manik Bagh staged spectacular dance performances in the event. Children dressed in colorful costumes swayed to the beats of folk music and their scintillating dances enthralled the audience. The performers were acknowledged with certificates and gift hampers.  

As a part of the Government of India initiative to promote Entrepreneurship, a workshop on Business Project Report Writing was organized by Atal Incubation Centre, Prestige Inspire Incubation Centre. During the workshop final year Business Management students were given tips on stating new Startups and developing a business idea for startups into a reality. Atal Incubation Centre Mentor Dr. Ranjana Patel while addressing the participants described Innovative Artificial Intelligence Technology as a success mantra. She said IAIT will not only help to make loyal customers but also to beat the competition. Dr. Manish Joshi, Marketing, Coordinator, Business Project, Prestige Institute of Management and Research speaking on the occasion said that learning business theory in class can be well understood by real life learning from practicing business professionals. Dr. R.K. Sharma, Director Incharge, Prestige Institute of Management and Research, said students must  keep on learning a...

With the English examination for CBSE Class XII board coming up on Feb 27, anxiety levels are high. While you might have studied the language throughout the year, students often feel nervous and jittery when it comes to examination. With a couple of days left for the examination, English teacher Bhanu Pratap Singh guides students on how to prepare for the examination with last minute revision tips. Last minute revision topics for English exam Section B- Writing Skills Notice writing topics: Road Safety, celebration, Audition, Power cut, Lost and found Poster making on topics: Dowry, Say no to drugs, Say no to plastic bags, and Cleanliness drive Formal Invitations for occasions like celebrations, marriage, Birthday, and Book Fair.  Informal Invitation writing for Acceptance and Refusal, Advertisement (vacancy), Property (to let, for sale, purchase), Vehicle (Sale/Purchase) Letter to the Editor on the following issues:  • Need to change male mindset towards women ...