High Education

CBSE board exams will not start in February: Ramesh Pokhriyal
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According to Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, there is no proposal to conduct board examinations in February 2021. Along with this the Union Ministry of Education has clarified that other procedures related to the board examinations will also be given additional time.
IIT-K starts course in Geodesy - Measuring the Earth
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The science of Geodesy has applications in monitoring earthquake, volcanic, landslide and weather hazard recognition and response; soil health, water resources, and drought surveillance; climate change including monitoring the polar ice cover; oil spill clean-ups; GPS timing and autonomous vehicle development.
PM Narendra Modi to address centenary celebrations of Visva-Bharati University on December 24
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He will join the event at 11 am via videoconference, a statement from the Prime Minister's Office said. The Prime Minister is the Chancellor of the University. Founded by Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore in 1921, Visva-Bharati is also the oldest central university based in Santiniketan, a neighbourhood of Bolpur city in Birbhum district.
IIHMR University, Johns Hopkins collaborate on economics research for Covid vax
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The closing ceremony of the global online course on vaccine economics for Covid-19 was conducted virtually on Sunday to provide an opportunity to participants from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal and Somalia.
Delhi High Court gives IGNOU final chance for mediation in Rs 2.25 crore dispute
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The court's Joint Registrar (Judicial) Vijay Shankar expressed displeasure on non-appearance of the IGNOU through video conferencing before the mediator. IANS counsel brought to the court's attention that IGNOU had already given its consent for mediation in the matter, yet no one has appeared for the central varsity for nearly eight months.
Uncertainty over class XII exam dates, practicals: Stressed students seek counselling
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Till last year in December, most of the students were exposed to pre-boards, were prepared for second pre-boards, then practicals and finally for boards. However, this year, things are quite uncertain with the COVID pandemic, said a parent Ankita whose son is appearing for the class XII Boards.
Announcement of CBSE board exams' schedule on Dec 22
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Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, who will interact with teachers across the country on Tuesday, is expected to make the important announcement regarding the examination dates.
Tamil Nadu students win top award for sustainable building material project
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Through this project, the team led by Aravinda Kumar Vasu and teammates Ragav S and Kirubakaran S solved the problem of discarded plastic filling up waste dumps on the city outskirts while reducing demand for natural resources like natural sand, water and raw materials for cement, the institute said in a statement on Sunday.
PM Narendra Modi to virtually attend centenary programme of Aligarh Muslim University
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Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College was renamed as Aligarh Muslim University on December 1, 1920 following the gazette notification and AMU was formally inaugurated as a university on December 17 in the same year by the then V-C Mohammad Ali Mohammad Khan popularly known as the 'Raja Sahib of Mahmudabad'.
St John's College of Agra turns 170
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Over the years, St John's College has provided a steady stream of distinguished academics and professionals ranging from presidents, governors, civil servants, sportspersons and missionary leaders.
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