EDUCATION
FYUP likely to be implemented in all central universities
While the UGC is in discussion with the universities, the Education Ministry has also asked the vice-chancellors of all central universities to plan the implementation of FYUP. The Education Ministry wants that the discussion should now begin on 3- and 4-year graduation and another 2-year PG in all 45 central universities of the country, so that the process of implementation gets started.
DU issues third cut-off list, admission to begin from Oct 18
After 100 per cent cut-off in the first and second lists, the third list has relaxed it slightly for most courses. Many colleges have shut the admission process for the most sought after courses. Shri Ram College of Commerce is still inviting admissions for BA Economics and B.Com. The Economics cut-off has been fixed at 99.50 per cent and for B.Com it is 99 per cent.
Ph.D. not mandatory to become Assistant Professor till July 2023: UGC
UGC had initially stipulated in 2018 that Ph.D. will be mandatory from July 2021 but keeping in mind the covid 19 implications and plea from candidates across the country, it has been postponed till July 2023. The plea was made requesting UGC to reconsider as several candidates were facing challenges in completing their degrees to the complications brought by the pandemic.
JEE Advanced 2021 Results: Kavya Chopra topper among girls
Kavya did her schooling at DPS Vasant Kunj in Delhi and scored 97.6 percent in CBSE class 10 exams. Alongside this, she actively participated in maths and science olympiads. Kavya has always been well-performing and academics from her schooling days. She's also the first female candidate to score a perfect 300 in JEE Mains.
CBSE Board exams 2021: Term 1 datesheet for Class 10th and 12th to release on October 18
According to the guidelines and pattern of CBSE, Term 1 will be conducted in November and December 2021, and Term 2 will be held between March and April 2022. The Term 1 examination will have multiple choice questions and assertion-reasoning and the duration of the exam will be for 90 minutes.
Mridul Agarwal scores highest ever percentage in IIT-JEE exam
Mridul obtained AIR-1 in JEE-Main 2021. He scored 300 out of 300 marks and a 100 percentile in the March attempt, while he achieved 100 percentile in the February attempt. "It is important to keep faith in oneself. It is not impossible to create or break a record. For this, one has to prepare a strategy and work accordingly. Also, have the utmost trust in your mentors and institute, he says.
JEE Advanced 2021 results declared | Here's how to check
JEE Advanced are entrances for admissions into the top engineering colleges of IIT. The examination was held on October 3 and the registration for JoSAA counselling for IITs, NITs, IIITs and other government funded engineering colleges will commence from October 16.
JoSAA 2021 Counselling: Schedule released for admissions to IIT, NIT, IIIT and other engineering colleges
According to the schedule shared, the registration for counselling and choice filling procedure for courses will start from October 16 (10 am) and continue till October 25. The registration process for JoSAA counselling 2021 will require details like contact details, gender, state code of eligibility, and nationality.
NTA invites application for National Aptitude Test 2021 | Here's how to apply
The Ability Profiler examination will be held on different dates and slots for different age groups. The examination will be held for a duration of 120 minutes i.e. 2 hours and students can choose their choice of time slot from the two given options. The available slots are from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM and 04:00 PM to 06:00 PM.
IIT-Kanpur revamps curriculum as per NEP
The transformative steps were part of the Undergraduate Academic Review Committee Report 2020-21 (UGARC 2020-21), which has been approved by the IIT-K Senate. According to director, IIT-Kanpur Prof Abhay Karandikar, IIT-Kanpur already offers one of the most flexible academic programmes with options of double major, minor and dual degree with option of master's degree in different departments.
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