EDUCATION

'I am not a gay', JU fresher said repeatedly before dying under mysterious circumstances
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The police have questioned some of the students staying in the same hostel and all of them have confirmed that since Wednesday night, the deceased student had been behaving in an unusual manner and constantly telling others, “I am not a gay.”
International students in limbo after Canadian college revokes admission offers: Report
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Some 500 foreign students recently received an email from Northern College in Ontario, telling them that their admission has been withdrawn, CBC News reported.
Digital pedagogical solutions for K- 12 Education
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Online learning has experienced a remarkable 900 per cent global growth rate in the education industry since the year 2000, with India emerging as one of the major players in the online education domain. Furthermore, the advent of Covid-19 has propelled the Indian ed-tech market to skyrocket from $4 billion in 2020 to a remarkable $6 billion in 2022.
Cambridge Univ offers fellowship to conduct research on indentured Indians
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Following the abolition of slavery across the British Empire in 1834, Indians travelled from India to the Caribbean, South Africa, Mauritius and Fiji to work on sugar plantations between 1838 and 1917.
UGC declares 20 universities, including 8 in Delhi, as fake, cautions students to verify institutes
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Last year, the UGC had declared 21 universities as fake. The UGC stated that these institutions are not authorised to grant any degrees to students and alerted the students as well against taking admission in these institutions. It strongly advised parents and students to cross-check the authenticity of universities before enrolling in any course.
VP asks students to not become part of anti-India narrative by some foreign universities
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The Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar made the remarks while addressing the Centenary Year Convocation of Jamia Millia Islamia here at Vigyan Bhawan on Sunday.  Dhankar asked the students to be inquisitive and focus on objectivity when dealing with such situations.
Process for new academic session, based on CUET UG, paced up in 242 universities
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After the declaration of results of the Common University Entrance Test (CUET)-Under Graduate, the universities have proceeded for the first year admission process. 
Students build critical motor for ISRO's Chandrayaan-3 moon mission
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ISRO had entrusted the creation of a variety of motors for its space mission to the Sona College of Technology's SonaSPEED team in Salem, Tamil Nadu. The space agency finally picked up a stepper motor created for use in the Launch Vehicle Mark-III (LVM 3) to launch Chandrayaan-3. 
Indian students pursuing Masters in France to get 5-year work visa: PM Modi
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"The last time I came to France, it was decided that Indian students studying in France would be given a two-year post-study work visa. Now, it has been decided that Indian students pursuing Masters in France will be given a long-term post-study visa of five years," PM Modi said.
Over 40% of UK universities probing students for cheating via ChatGPT
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According to The Tab, about 48 institutions have investigated at least one student since December 2022 for using ChatGPT in their assessments.At least 377 students have been investigated for using AI chatbots in a university-assigned piece of work .
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