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Learning Curve News In Brief (20 - 26 January 2014)

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Pokhara University Published Rechecking/ Retotaling Results 
Pokhara University Office of the Controller of Examinations has published Rechecking/Re-totalling results spring 2013. Results of various subjects of the MBA programme of having exam centre: Uniglobe College for Kathmandu Valley and School of Business for Pokhara has been published.
 
Janaki Medical College Barred from Admitting Students for New Session
Nepal Medical Council (NMC) has barred Janakpur-based Janaki Medical College (JMC) from admitting students in MBBS programme for the new academic session. The latest move from the regulatory authority questions the college’s credibility. A meeting of the regulatory body on Wednesday decided to bar JMC from admitting new MBBS students stating that JMC has failed to maintain minimum standards to run the medical classes. Last year the NMC had told JMC to improve its standard and had reduced the number of annual admissions from 100 to 80. Meanwhile,JMC has filed an application demanding a review of the decision.
 
CIAA Seeks Clarification from 178 Bogus Schools in Sarlahi
The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has sought clarification with the 138 bogus schools in Sarlahi. A two-day field survey of all public and community schools in the district has revealed that most of the schools in the district were not operating at all as some of them even didn´t have school building; while many others lacked teachers - and even principals in some cases.
 
The monitoring team consisted of four CIAA officials, including under secretary Ram Krishna Subedi, and a representative each from the Regional Education Directorate, District Administration Office, District Development Committee (DDC) and District Education Office (DEO).
 
NELTA Graduates Felicitated
The Nepal English Language Teaching Association (NELTA) conducted a graduation ceremony of second batch of students of ‘English Access Micro scholarship Program (Access Program)’ in Maharajgunj on Tuesday. The programme was organized amid the presence of American officials, Ministry of Education (MoE) representative and NELTA executives. Access Program sows a foundation of English language and leadership skills to 13 to 16 year-olds from economically disadvantaged backgrounds through two years of after school instruction sessions.
 
Actions Against Three Medical Colleges 
Nepal Medical Council has decided to reduce BDS and MBBS seats of three different colleges for the new academic session. The names of the colleges whose seat has been cut are: Gandaki Medical College (GMC), People’s Dental College (PDC), and MB Kedia Dental College (KDC). The Pokhara-based GMC’s seats have been reduced to 75 from 80 while the council has reduced the BDS quotas from 75 to 60 in the Kathmandu-based PDC. The Birgunj-based KDC will have to do away with 25 allocate BDS seats. 
 
The action has been taken stating that the colleges were not meeting the requirements for the admission of already approved seats. NMC has also approved 10 more seats to Chitwan Medical College (CMC) for its better performance.

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