Alifiya Khan

At Fergusson College, the cut-off for Arts seats dropped by three marks, to 476 in Round II from 479 in Round I. Yet, the cut-offs remained high compared to the Science stream seats, whose cut-off for Round II was 474, a sharp drop from the 482 mark cut-off in Round I.

In 2004, SPPU adopted a credit-based learning system for its post-graduate courses, which is now used in every course at the varsity. A popular concept abroad that is now being embraced by Indian universities, V-C Karmalkar calls it the ‘reality of future learning systems’.

Filmmaker Govind Nihalani on his directorial debut in Marathi cinema and censorship

From 2,626 schools affiliated to the state board of education in 2004, to 3,405 schools in 2017, the number has seen a sharp rise.

The food industry in Pune isn’t just restricted to brick-and-mortar restaurants. From food trucks in street corners serving everything from waffles to French fries, and a number of home chefs delivering food as well as hosting meals.

Even as the clarity on the provisions of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) is limited so far, academicians say that GST is a major tax reform that eliminates indirect taxes from the system and hence it has to be introduced to accounting and taxation components for commerce students.

Jumana Gari, principal, Vibgyor High, NIBM Road, said, “This morning, a group of men landed outside our school gate and forcibly put up a banner, stating ‘3 July Shala bandh’. Despite our security guards trying to stop them, they locked up the gate from the outside.

From increase in monthly expenditure on tuition charges to long-term prospect of escalation in fees, GST is set to impact the education sector significantly

The delay in getting a consolidated merit list has made many students anxious.

While for the Times Higher Education World Rankings, SPPU officials send data on their own for assessment, data for the QS World University Rankings is picked up from sources unknown to the varsity, said officials.

National Archery Champions have passed Class X exams with flying colours.

According to a statement issued by the education officer (primary), ZP, block education officers of 13 rural talukas have submitted their reports on schools operating in their jurisdiction without requisite permissions.

When Freese didn't come to the school to hand over charge to his successor, acting principal Joel Edwin, the authorities went ahead and sealed his office.

It was only after graduating in 2014 that she started preparing for the UPSC Civil Services exam. While she took guidance from two coaching institutes and enrolled for test papers in one, for the last two years, it has been mostly self-study for Gaikwad.

Sable, who scored 68.9 per cent in her HSC examination, is a resident of Vitthal Nagar in Pimpri. She lives with her grandmother, two siblings and a paternal uncle.

Born visually challenged, Gaikwad lost her father at the age of one. She said she started going to school at the age of seven, as until then her family kept trying to get her eyes operated.

Muskan Pathan grabbed All India Ranker number one rank by scoring 99.4 per cent

CBSE class 12 results: The 17-year-old was left paralysed from neck down after a road accident five years ago.

Sharing tips, Chugh insisted that consistency in study is the key, besides developing an interest in the subject at hand rather than mere rote learning.

One of the biggest errors in the information booklet is that the cut-off marks for some of the top colleges in the city.

There seems to be serious errors in the cut-off marks posted online as the city colleges are denying the data, stating that they are erroneous.

The state offers bifocal stream in junior college (Class XI, XII), under its vocational education scheme, which is mainly for those pursuing professional courses at the graduation level.

Admission process to limit the number of colleges of choice for students

Dismisses case against Hutchings School; next hearing today

What the two women do is collect uniforms from people who want to give them away along with a small fee of Rs 70 per uniform or Rs 200 for a set of three.

Pune school gets buses covered with grass, gives kids ORS to beat the heat.

The Maharashtra Fee Regulation Act, 2011: Schools can only increase their annual fees by a maximum of 15 per cent every two years.

Last week, parents from 19 schools across the city had marched to the office of the deputy director of education, demanding action against the “additional charges” levied by schools.

The move comes after parents complained about schools charging hefty sums for ‘mandatory’ excursions, picnics, stationery.

While this is expected to bring down the marks in Class XII board exams, both educationists and parents are now worried if only CBSE board will implement the decision this year or other boards would also follow suit.

So what inspired these Maharashtra government schools to seek funds?

Matitli Kushti, a National Award-winning film, brings to light the sport of mud wrestling in Maharashtra.

Principals of several CBSE-affiliated schools have confirmed that a uniform system of assessment and examination has replaced CCE for classes 6 to 9.

Another major change is that students will no longer be filling their forms individually, but school principals will also be responsible for the same.

The decision to let Freese continue came only after the school witnessed high drama throughout Wednesday.