EDUCATION
PM to address education community to mark one year of NEP
The Prime Minister will also launch multiple initiatives in the education sector on the occasion. "The Prime Minister will launch the Academic Bank of Credit that will provide multiple entry and exit options to the students in higher education; first year engineering programmes in regional languages and guidelines for internationalisation of higher education will also be launched," the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said in a statement.
DU sets new record, prepares UG results within 30 days
The varsity has set a new record under which the results of all undergraduate courses have been prepared within just one month of the conduct of the examination. This is the first time since its inception that the university has taken less than 30 days to prepare the results of undergraduate courses.
RAS results throw up more questions than answers
These are some questions being raised on social media after the daughter-in-law of Rajasthan Education Minister, Govind Singh Dotasra, and her brother and sister secured 80 out of 100 marks in the interview round of Rajasthan Administrative Service (RAS) exams, while many toppers of the RAS written test were given marginal numbers.
Online classes: 55% students report health issues
The health issues mainly include stress, severe eyesight problems and insomnia. These are the findings of a study -- 'The Impact of Online Teaching during the Pandemic on Learning and Well-being' -- conducted by students of Lucknow-based Spring Dale College (SDC) chain of schools. The report is based on a survey, including group discussion, of 4,454 respondents -- 3,300 students, 1,000 parents and 154 teachers.
First All India Media Common Entrance Test to be held on Aug 14
The AIMCET (All India Media Common Entrance Test) offers admission to the undergraduate Journalism, Mass Communication, and other media courses in various partnering Universities across the country for the current academic year and in the next academic year it will include the post-graduate media programs as well. The Global Media Education Council has been set up earlier in 2021.
ICSE, ISC board exam results for 2021 out
Nearly 99.98 per cent students have passed the ICSE exams. The pass percentage of ISC exams is 99.76 per cent. . For ISC, the pass percentage for boys was 99.86 per cent and that of girls was 99.66 per cent. The region wise results of ICSE stand as 99.97 per cent pass percentage in north zone, 99.98 per cent in east zone, 99.99 percent in west zone, 100 per cent in south zone and 100 per cent in foreign countries.
Karnataka releases answers for SSLC exams on its website
It is also expected that the Karnataka SSLC exam 2021 results will be announced in a fortnight. Students can check the key answers on the official site of KSEEB - sslc.karnataka.gov.in released on Thursday night. Amid pandemic concerns, the two-day Class 10 exams began across the state on Monday and Thursday with as many as 8.76 lakh students registering for these examinations this year.
Rajasthan schools to re-open from August 2
Dotasara made the official announcement from his Twitter handle soon after the cabinet meeting held here. Officials added that the dates to reopen coaching institutes and universities shall be decided later. The move has come at a time when the Covid situation is improving in the state, they added.
Rumana Sultana tops HS exams in Bengal, scores 499 out of 500
Forty-five days after the West Bengal government decided not to conduct Madhyamik (Secondary) and Uccha Madhyamik (Higher Secondary) examinations this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the WBCHSE on Thursday announced the results for Class 12 students on the basis of an evaluation pattern decided by the state-appointed expert committee and the council.
'May have full sympathy, but..': SC declines to hear plea for extra UPSC bid
"The petitioners have made an unsuccessful attempt of persuading us to take a view that the issue raised in the present writ petitions is not covered by the decision of three judge Bench of this Court dated February 24, 2021 in Rachna & Ors vs Union of India & Anr...," the bench said in its order.
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