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Mangaluru: St Agnes College signs pact with University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

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March 4, 2019

Mangaluru, Mar 4: The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV), USA has signed an agreement of co-operation with St Agnes College recently to enable the faculty and students of the college to have study exchange programmes, engage in research & Course development programmes.

The Agreement of Cooperation offers a number of benefits for those interested students who would like to pursue their studies in UTRGV, USA.: Application fees and Transcript evaluation fees will be waved off; TOEFL or IELTS which was a mandatory requirement earlier for study abroad is also waived off;  unlike earlier, students graduating with a three year degree at St Agnes will get direct admission into Master’s programme; Students who have completed first year Master’s programme can continue their second year Master’s degree program at UTRGV campus with a F1 Visa and obtain a post graduate degree from the University of Texas.

These students will avail of fellowships, scholarships, and research/teaching assistantships for the second year on-campus studies.  These facilities are offered not only for the present students but also for all the past students of St. Agnes College. A number of online Courses are included in the Agreement of cooperation.

It is indeed a rare privilege for students who aspire to do their higher students in the USA.

The signatories are Sr Dr M. Jeswina A C, Principal, St Agnes College (Autonomous), Mangaluru and Dr Parwinder Grewal, Executive Vice President for Research, Graduate Studies and New Program Development.

The team of the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV), USA

1.     Dr. Parwinder Grewal:  Executive Vice President for Research, Graduate Studies and New Program Development

2.     Ms. Jayshree Bhat:   Assistant Vice President for Professional Education and  Workforce Development

(the alumnae of St Agnes College, Mangalore)

3.     Dr. Sudershan Pasupuleti:  Associate Dean for Online Programs, Graduate College

4.     Ms. Stephanie Larralde:  Associate Director, Graduate College

5.     Prof. Chris Lewis:  Coordinator for International Collaborations, 

 & Coordinator for the Agreement of Cooperation between St Agnes College, Mangalore and UTRGV, USA

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May 18,2020

Bengaluru, May 18: Karnataka education minister S Suresh Kumar on Monday announced the SSLC examination dates. Earlier, Karnataka SSLC examinations were to be held between March 27 and April 9, 2020, but had to be postponed due to the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic and the subsequent lockdown.

The minister announced that Karnataka Secondary Education Examination Board (KSEEB) will conduct SSLC examination between June 25 to July 4 and the PUC exam for English paper will be held on June, 18, 2020.

"Examinations for Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) will be conducted between June 25 and July 4 in Karnataka. Exams for English paper of Pre-University Course (PUC) will he held on June 18: Karnataka Education Minister S Suresh Kumar," ANI tweeted.

The minister for primary and secondary education had held a meeting with the department officials to discuss the feasibility of conducting the exam.

Modalities of conducting the examination in the current situation of the COVID 19 pandemic while taking care of interests of students is of paramount importance, S Suresh Kumar said adding these issues have been kept in mind while finalising the schedule.

With inter-state and inter-district mobility a major issue with public transport not available and also due to 14-day institutional quarantine norms, the minister had told TOI that an idea has been introduced to allow students appear for the examination in the district where they presently are than at their designated examination centre.

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July 12,2020

Mangaluru, Jul 12: Mangaluru City Corporation Commissioner tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday.

He was suffering from fever since the last few days and today his swab results came out positive.

He is currently undergoing treatment at a private hospital in the city and his condition is stated to be stable.

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March 10,2020

Bengaluru, Mar 10: Three more positive COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in Karnataka taking the tally to four, state Health Minister B Sriramulu on Tuesday informed.

"Their family members have been isolated and their health is being monitored. I urge citizens to take precautionary measures and co-operate in preventing the spread of this infection," Sriramulu said.

As on Monday, the national tally of persons affected by the coronavirus is 45.

According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), in the past 24 hours, one positive case from Kerala, two from Pune, and three from Bengaluru have been confirmed.

Apart from the ICMR; National Institute of Virology in Pune; 51 Virus Research and Diagnostic Laboratories; and National Centre for Disease Control, New Delhi are carrying out tests for COVID-19.

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