EDUCATION
Indian students will be able to search for asteroids soon to foray in space stream
Indian students will get an opportunity to join the ambitious asteroid search campaign soon as the International Astronomical Search Collaboration (IASC) has extended an invitation to the Rajasthan government to explore opportunities for setting up a joint India-Brazil asteroid search campaign, said Mugdha Sinha, Secretary in the Department of Science and Technology, Rajasthan.
Boys outshine girls in Class XII board exams in Bihar
The Bihar Intermediate Education Council (BIEC) on Wednesday announced the results of Class XII in arts, science and commerce streams. In all the three streams, boys have performed better than girls. Ankit Kumar, the son of a vegetable vendor, came first in commerce stream by securing 473 marks out of 500. Ankit is a student of BD College in Patna.
SC permits Tamil Nadu to reserve 50% seats in super speciality medical courses
The apex court declined to entertain a plea by Dr N. Karthikeyan and others, seeking interim protection as issued by it for academic year 2020-2021. Citing the 1992 Indra Sawhney (Mandal Commission) case, the petitioners argued that there cannot be any reservation for admission in super speciality courses as per nine-judge bench decision.
CBSE revises answer key of Class X Odia paper; results of over 28K students revised
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has revised the answer key of the Odia paper for Class X first term examination, following the intervention of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, the board said on Tuesday.
HC says students forced to go to Ukraine, points out PG medical vacant seats
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday remarked that students are forced to go to places such as Ukraine, pointing out the vacant seats in PG medical courses. A Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Navin Chawla was hearing a group of students' plea to relax cut-off percentile. Asking the Centre to submit all the details related to the fixing percentile of cut-off in NEET PG medical courses for this year, the matter was posted for hearing on March 23.
NCERT develops bridge course modules for out-of-school children
With a view to address the issues related to gaps or loss of learning among students, during and after the lockdown, National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has developed bridge course modules for out-of-school children including various activities which are helpful for bridging the learning gaps.
JGU announces Study Abroad programmes at world's top universities including Oxford, Harvard, Wharton, Columbia
The 12 programmes are being offered at Harvard University, Columbia University, University of Pennsylvania (Wharton School), Syracuse University, University of Oregon and UCLA in the USA; University of Oxford in the UK; Sciences Po in France; University of Granada and Instituto Superior de Derecho y Economia (ISDE) in Spain and Sofia University in Bulgaria.
No leak of HSC Board Chemistry paper, Maha Minister tells House
The Maharashtra government on Monday officially dismissed reports claiming that the Chemistry paper of the ongoing HSC (Class XII) Board 2022 final exams allegedly leaked in Mumbai, last weekend. "The Chemistry exam paper was scheduled on Saturday morning but had apparently reached the mobile phone of many candidates (students) in their WhatsApp group," Deputy Commissioner of Police (VIII) D.S. Dwami told IANS.
CBSE releases Term-II date sheet 2022 for class 10 and 12
The CBSE Class 10 and 12 examination will commence from April 26, 2022. The first term exams have already been held. As per the CBSE notification, the exams will be conducted in single shift and will start from 10.30 a.m. As the schools were closed due to the pandemic, the CBSE has given more gap between the two papers for almost all the subjects in both the classes.
Online learning will soon become mainstream in India: Unacademy CEO
Online learning will only grow as India navigates the pandemic and blended mode of learning will become mainstream, allowing millions of Indians from small towns and cities get access to high-quality education, Gaurav Munjal, Co-founder and CEO, Unacademy Group, said on Friday. India witnessed a surge in of online mode of education in the pandemic and several edtech platforms offered top-class education from the confines of homes.
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