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Alifiya Khan
Alifiya Khan is an Assistant Editor with The Indian Express, Pune. She writes on Higher and Technical Education, School Education, Communities and related stuff. She has worked with Hindustan Times, DNA, Midday before joining The Indian Express in 2014.
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Covid impact: Seats under RTE drop by 20 per cent in MaharashtraSubscriber Only
April 16, 2021 00:39 IST
On Thursday, the first round of lottery was conducted for the 25 per cent reserved seats under RTE for economically weaker sections, under which 67,459 students were allotted admissions out of the 96,000 available seats in the state.
Fri, Apr 16, 2021
Day 1 of SPPU semester exams: Over 2,700 students give exams a missSubscriber Only
April 10, 2021 22:32 IST
The exams are expected to go on for over a month. As many as 25,356 students took the exams for 74 subjects on the first day of examination.
Sat, Apr 10, 2021SPPU: First semester exams begin today, 26,000 students to appearSubscriber Only
April 10, 2021 03:07 IST
Mahesh Kakade, director of examinations and evaluations department, said exams for 74 subjects in different faculties, such as architecture, commerce, education among others, were expected to be conducted in three sessions from 9 am to 5 pm.
Sat, Apr 10, 2021
New Covid-19 restrictions: Shopkeepers, traders a confused lot; demand more clarity over curfew timingsSubscriber Only
April 05, 2021 23:20 IST
The new guidelines for containment state that all shops, marketplaces and malls should remain shut throughout the day, except those catering to essential services.
Mon, Apr 05, 2021
Pune: Confusion prevails among shopkeepers over new Covid-19 restrictionsSubscriber Only
April 05, 2021 11:56 IST
Local shopkeepers, afraid of an impending shutdown in business, demand that shops be allowed to remain open, even if with restrictions.
Mon, Apr 05, 2021
SPPU to begin mock tests for UG, PG students as practice for final examsSubscriber Only
April 04, 2021 23:45 IST
The mock tests are for students to practise appearing for online tests before the actual examinations take place from April 10.
Mon, Apr 05, 2021
Covid effect on second academic year in a row: Nearly 20 pc seats vacant across SPPU departmentsSubscriber Only
April 01, 2021 20:24 IST
The maximum impact was seen in those opting for diploma courses as only 1,665 seats of a total 2,240 available seats were filled.
Thu, Apr 01, 2021
Students of Classes X, XII protest at Shaniwarwada; demand mixed mode of examinationSubscriber Only
March 27, 2021 02:39 IST
Police, however, later stopped the students from protesting at the heritage structure as they did not have the required permission
Sat, Mar 27, 2021Registrations for Class XII Pune state board exams drop, Class X enrolments go upSubscriber Only
March 25, 2021 03:26 IST
A similar trend is being seen across the state. Compared to 14.2 lakh students who had enrolled for HSC, the number stands at 13.1 lakh only this year.
Thu, Mar 25, 2021
Maharashtra board exams: Registrations for Class X go up, Class XII dropSubscriber Only
March 24, 2021 13:10 IST
Comparatively, the number of students appearing for Class X has gone up proportionately. In 2021, 2,79,503 students are set to write the exams as compared to 2,58,204 enrollments in 2020.
Wed, Mar 24, 2021
Extra 30 minutes during state board exams says Maharashtra School Education Minister Varsha GaikwadSubscriber Only
March 21, 2021 04:52 IST
Due to the pandemic, Gaikwad said students were unable to get much practice in writing as schools had been for a better part of the year, and announced that students would get an extra 30 minutes for 80 mark papers and 15 minutes
Sun, Mar 21, 2021
Maharashtra students to get extra time to write theory papers during board examsSubscriber Only
March 20, 2021 16:37 IST
If students are absent due to Covid infection or containment restrictions, they can appear for a special exam scheduled in June, and the school will provide their details to the board. This exam will be treated as the main assessment, separate from supplementary exam to be held later.
Sat, Mar 20, 2021
Savitribai Phule Pune University seeks external vendor for upcoming online MCQ exams, says it’s ‘borrowing software’Subscriber Only
March 20, 2021 02:42 IST
Among the scope of works for the vendor as specified by SEF are providing online exam service, proctoring, question paper authoring and results.
Sat, Mar 20, 2021
A month left in academic year, Pune to have another round of Class XI admissions next week for vacant seatsSubscriber Only
March 20, 2021 01:35 IST
While the notification, issued on Friday, states that despite many admission rounds earlier, there is sill a section of students who were not given a single allotment and the current round is meant only for those students, the move has come under criticism for its timing.
Sat, Mar 20, 2021
Pune: Another round of admissions for vacant Class XI seats on March 26Subscriber Only
March 19, 2021 11:45 IST
Admissions are usually completed by July-end, and the academic session comes to an end by April the next year to enable Class XII classes to begin on time.
Fri, Mar 19, 2021
Exams only weeks away, SPPU faces challenge of completing question banks in timeSubscriber Only
March 18, 2021 22:54 IST
There are over 4,100 subjects across 294 faculties for which the October – November 2020 semester exams are to be conducted next month, for first to final-year students.
Thu, Mar 18, 2021
Savitribai Phule Pune University finally releases details of online MCQ-based tests, mock exams from April 7Subscriber Only
March 17, 2021 23:38 IST
According to the circular, syllabus of most programmes including BA and B Com for external students has been completed and 100 per cent of the syllabus will be considered while setting exam papers.
Wed, Mar 17, 2021
Hostels to be renamed Matoshree: Education dept move draws criticism, no hostel in Pune to be affectedSubscriber Only
March 17, 2021 19:00 IST
According to the government resolution (GR) issued on Tuesday, the existing government hostels, which are not being referred to with specific names at present, will be referred to as Matoshree government hostels.
Wed, Mar 17, 2021
3.5 lakh NSS volunteers across state to be roped in to battle Covid fatigue, promote vaccinationsSubscriber Only
March 16, 2021 23:52 IST
Prabhakar Desai, state head of NSS, said a special initiative is being planned by UNICEF and NSS Maharashtra, in which student volunteers would be trained to reach out to 10 households each.
Tue, Mar 16, 2021
After MSCERT uploads question banks for Class X and XII, its website gets 66 lakh visitors in one daySubscriber Only
March 16, 2021 00:10 IST
Vikas Garad, deputy director of MSCERT, said question papers in English and Marathi were being offered to students in eight subjects each for Class X and Class XII.
Tue, Mar 16, 2021
Maharashtra Public Service Commission exams to be held on March 21Subscriber Only
March 12, 2021 15:15 IST
Angry candidates took to the streets in Pune and other cities in protest and demanded that the exams be conducted according to the schedule.
Fri, Mar 12, 2021Row over new circular by SPPU: Students say scholarship amount reduced, university denies claimSubscriber Only
March 10, 2021 22:58 IST
The SPPU administration came under fire on Tuesday after it issued revised guidelines for various scholarship schemes being offered by the university, and their eligibility criteria.
Wed, Mar 10, 2021SPPU exams from April 11, MCQ questions onlySubscriber Only
March 10, 2021 12:18 IST
It has now been decided that an in-house Section 8 company of SPPU namely the SPPU Edutech Foundation will conduct the exams instead of appointing an outside agency.
Wed, Mar 10, 2021
Centre’s pre-matric scholarship scheme: After reminders from waste pickers’ children to govt, scholarship amount hikedSubscriber Only
March 09, 2021 00:17 IST
On the occasion of International Waste Pickers' Day on March 2, The Indian Express had reported about a campaign started by Pune-based NGO Kagad Kach Patra Kashtakari Panchayat (KKPKP) that demanded increased scholarships granted to children of waste pickers.
Tue, Mar 09, 2021
In 3 days, survey finds 640 ‘out of school students’ in PMC limits; number may rise furtherSubscriber Only
March 03, 2021 23:37 IST
A state-wide survey on students of school-going age, which started in Maharashtra on March 1, is going door-to-door in every district. In Pune city, over 3,500 teachers are engaged in the task.
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