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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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After 26,000 complaints and counting, SPPU decides to hold re-examination for some studentsSubscriber Only
October 30, 2020 06:01 IST
Mahesh Kakade, director of examinations and evaluation, SPPU, said a decision was taken on Wednesday evening to hold a re-examination for some students between November 5 to 7.
Fri, Oct 30, 2020
SPPU law students complain of ‘missing answer paper’ in online exam systemSubscriber Only
October 28, 2020 20:51 IST
Though nearly a week has passed since students took online exams for an 'optional' subject, the same is yet to reflect on the online exam portal, and students are left wondering if they have been marked absent despite completing the exams.
Thu, Oct 29, 2020
Pune: After question on ‘jihadi terrorism’ in SPPU third-year paper, university issues apologySubscriber Only
October 28, 2020 04:08 IST
The question was part of the subject ‘Defence Budgeting’, one of the 3,300 subjects offered by SPPU. The university claimed that the paper is offered by only one college, and only a few students had taken the exam on Friday.
Wed, Oct 28, 2020Thousands of SPPU students ‘miss’ online exams every daySubscriber Only
October 22, 2020 23:58 IST
A cursory glance at the data of students registered to take exams over the last 10 days, vis-a-vis the number of students who successfully took exams, shows that at least 10 per cent students are 'missing' every day.
Fri, Oct 23, 2020
SPPU online examination: Students left in limbo as server glitches crop up after solving complete question paperSubscriber Only
October 19, 2020 21:58 IST
According to students, while the online examination saw several interruptions, they managed to complete the exam but at the time of submission, the system would not accept the answers and, eventually, students were forced to reappear.
Mon, Oct 19, 2020
SPPU almost gets it right on third day: Final-year exams held without major glitchesSubscriber Only
October 15, 2020 09:26 IST
A total of 68,223 students wrote online-offline exams on Wednesday for over 200 subjects
Thu, Oct 15, 2020SPPU exam: Five subject papers rescheduled at last minute, to be held on Oct 17Subscriber Only
October 14, 2020 05:37 IST
Due to technical glitches in online exams, however, the early afternoon batch of students continued with their exams late into the evening. Owing to these glitches, exams of five subjects had to be pushed to another date.
Wed, Oct 14, 2020
Technical glitches hit exams: On first day of online-offline exam held by SPPU, missing questions & delayed downloadsSubscriber Only
October 12, 2020 23:44 IST
The examination department of SPPU, however, claimed that the exams went more or less smoothly with 17,118 students of the 29,236 registered candidates for online examinations taking the test, and 1,811 of the 4,881 students scheduled for offline exams (in classrooms) taking the test.
Tue, Oct 13, 2020
Pune: Minister reviews preparations for online-offline exam at SPPUSubscriber Only
October 07, 2020 01:23 IST
Maharashtra Higher and Technical Minister Uday Samant was on a visit to the university to review SPPU's preparations to conduct the final-year online-offline exam.
Wed, Oct 07, 2020
Pune teen tops JEE Advanced, but has no plans to join IITSubscriber Only
October 05, 2020 23:19 IST
Chirag Falor, who had scored a 100 percentile in JEE Main, said his family was confident about him topping nationally, and cake and balloons had been arranged to celebrate the occasion.
Wed, Oct 07, 2020
SPPU: Staffers’ protest hits university work, final-year exams pushed to October 12Subscriber Only
September 30, 2020 23:00 IST
The protesting employees have been demanding the implementation of the Seventh Pay Commission and the cancellation of a promotion scheme that the state government has started.
Fri, Oct 02, 2020
Hall tickets issued, but SPPU students yet to get timetable for first examSubscriber Only
September 24, 2020 06:22 IST
When asked about why the exam timetable had not been issued, Mahesh Kakade, controller of examinations at SPPU, said, “We are in the process of getting a question bank from professors. Once that is finalised, we can set the exam dates
Thu, Sep 24, 2020
Postpone CAS interviews, keep profs free for exam work: Senate members to SPPU adminSubscriber Only
September 20, 2020 00:09 IST
In their letter, Senate members have pointed that the university has yet to put out a question bank for students, citing paucity of time and manpower, but it is now preparing for "non-urgent" works like conducting promotion interviews.
Sun, Sep 20, 2020
Pune: With new MCQ format & no model papers to prepare with, SPPU students nervous ahead of final-year examsSubscriber Only
September 18, 2020 00:37 IST
With the university yet to put out a model question paper or question bank, and mock exams scheduled only a couple of days prior to exams, students are baffled on how they are going to prepare for the MCQ format.
Fri, Sep 18, 2020
Pune: SPPU issues guidelines for conducting online-offline final year examsSubscriber Only
September 16, 2020 01:36 IST
While most affiliated colleges have already followed the procedure laid down by university and submitted the marks of practical exams, colleges which have not conducted practical exams so far have been requested to do so by September 25.
Wed, Sep 16, 202013 PG diploma courses: SPPU to hold online exams from September 28 to 30Subscriber Only
September 15, 2020 22:59 IST
These courses include post-graduate diplomas in mass media, Indian film studies, tribal development, counter terrorism studies, clinical research technology, and data analytics in economics, among others.
Tue, Sep 15, 2020
NEET 2020 Paper Analysis: ‘Easy paper, preparation at exam centres done well,’ say studentsSubscriber Only
September 14, 2020 07:00 IST
NEET 2020 Paper Analysis: Most tutorial owners and students said the exams were easy as questions were straightforward and textbook based
Fri, Oct 16, 2020
NEET Exams: Easy paper, good preparations at exam centres, say studentsSubscriber Only
September 14, 2020 03:28 IST
But not all students had the same experience. NIBM resident Sheema Shaikh said the centre where she appeared to take the test had given different reporting timings to students.
Mon, Sep 14, 2020
JEE main result poses conundrum: Students get higher marks and lower percentile scoreSubscriber Only
September 12, 2020 23:42 IST
Durgesh Mangeshkar, who has written to the National Testing Agency seeking a reassessment of the situation, said it was essential that the base used for percentile calculation in the January exam and September exam must be similar.
Sun, Sep 13, 2020
SPPU offers online-offline exam option to final-year studentsSubscriber Only
September 10, 2020 10:47 IST
Students will now have to make the choice of deciding whether they want to give the exams online from their home or come to designated exam centres to appear offline for the exams
Thu, Sep 10, 2020
Senate members, educationists write to SPPU V-C, recommend offline-online pattern for final year examsSubscriber Only
September 09, 2020 11:53 IST
Of the 2.3 lakh degree students in final year, many live in remote and tribal areas where power failure is common
Wed, Sep 09, 2020
Teachers’ Day: Teaching aids, innovation; How teachers are navigating the world of online learningSubscriber Only
September 05, 2020 05:11 IST
As the country celebrates Teachers’ Day today, and celebrations take place through online classrooms, teachers recount how the last few months have forced them to learn new skills in order to be able to teach.
Sat, Sep 05, 2020
Deadline for Maharashtra FYJC round I admission extended by a daySubscriber Only
September 04, 2020 10:52 IST
Maharashtra FYJC admission 2020: As against 40,013 allotments that were given, only 22,453 students confirmed their admissions by the deadline of 5.30 pm on Thursday
Fri, Sep 04, 2020
SPPU maintains its spot in Times world rankingsSubscriber Only
September 04, 2020 01:26 IST
The SPPU was ranked between 651 and 700 in the QS World University Ranking 2021 in June. In the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF), SPPU was ranked ninth in the list of universities.
Fri, Sep 04, 2020
As lockdown & migration hits RTE admissions, state extends deadline to Sept 15Subscriber Only
September 03, 2020 23:00 IST
Experts have pointed out several reasons for failure to confirm admissions, including closure of schools, the lockdown and online classes, migration of workers to hometowns and more.
Fri, Sep 04, 2020Journalism of Courage
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