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Shyna Kalra
Senior Sub-editor with The Indian Express. She is an alumnus of the Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC), Dhenkanal. Tweets at @ShynaKalra.
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Parents borrowed money for education, son tops GATE 2020 wants to become a scientistSubscriber Only
March 17, 2020 14:50 IST
Preparing self-notes and shortening them further based on revision and re-revision, left Krishna with flashcards of important formulas towards the end. A week before the exam, he was saturated and anxiously waiting for the D-day.
Thu, Mar 19, 2020
NTA collected Rs 1.38 crore through JEE, NEET answer key objection fee in 2019Subscriber Only
March 14, 2020 18:55 IST
The application fee collected through NEET and JEE Main is at least Rs 113 crore and Rs 4662 crore, respectively. This is only for the two exams conducted in 2019.
Mon, Mar 16, 2020
Son of a farmer tops GATE 2020, aims for PSU job to support family’s dreamsSubscriber Only
March 14, 2020 11:26 IST
To crack a competitive exam where lakhs of students are appearing, it is important to stay focused throughout these years. This can only be achieved, if you have other things to keep you motivated, said Rai.
Mon, Mar 16, 2020
Students claim four-mark question out of syllabus in CBSE class 10 Hindi examSubscriber Only
February 29, 2020 16:44 IST
Schools can send their observations to the board within 24 hours of the conduct of the exam
Sun, Mar 01, 2020
Soon, AI, IOT, Cloud to be must for all UG engineering degrees; faculty training underwaySubscriber Only
February 19, 2020 18:09 IST
One of the major issue faced by the Indian higher education institutes is to find experienced and expert faculty in the emerging courses, even as AICTE is holding faculty training workshops since last year.
Wed, Feb 19, 2020
Screenshots of questions allegedly taken during JEE Main January exam found online, NTA denies leakSubscriber Only
February 04, 2020 17:58 IST
Screenshots claiming to be taken during the JEE Main 2020 January 9 session 1 are doing rounds on social media. While the NTA installs jammers which cancel any electronic communication during the exam, students are claiming that the questions match that of the main exam.
Sat, Feb 08, 2020
Education Budget 2020: Series of announcements, but ‘implementation could be a concern’Subscriber Only
February 01, 2020 19:51 IST
Academicians, students and other stakeholders welcomed the initiatives, however, most express concern over the implementation as a detailed roadmap is missing. Further, most of the announcements were including establishing National Police University, NEP were made earlier too
Sun, Feb 02, 2020
These engineers left their jobs to develop a sex education curriculumSubscriber Only
January 31, 2020 16:58 IST
'That mate' talks about topics not taught in school from puberty, sexual, mental and emotional health to financial literacy. The start-up has tie-up with over 100 schools and already provides content in form of comics, games etc. They are now moving towards a mobile-based app and a chat-bot.
Fri, Jan 31, 2020
JEE Main 2020 topper from Jammu-Kashmir: Internet shutdown did not impact Aryan Gupta’s performanceSubscriber Only
January 20, 2020 17:30 IST
JEE Main 2020 Jammu Kashmir Topper aims to study at IIT-Delhi and believes clearing Main is only a step in the right direction. He wishes to appear for the second attempt at JEE in the April session to improve his score of 99.73 percentile.
Mon, Jan 27, 2020
JEE Main 2020: Twin brothers, who love exams, scores 100 and 99.9 percentileSubscriber Only
January 18, 2020 19:45 IST
The 100 prcentile scorer claims that it took him just a couple of months to prepare for JEE Mains. The duo wishes to join IIT and will appear for the second session of JEE Mains as well.
Tue, Jan 21, 2020
JEE Main 2020 topper wants to pursue computer science engineering, shares preparation strategySubscriber Only
January 18, 2020 16:54 IST
JEE Main topper 2020: Born in a family of doctors, he was expected to follow medicine at first but he claims that it was his love for mathematics that made him chose engineering stream.
Mon, Jan 20, 2020
15.93 lakh registered for NEET UG 2020, rise in applications from J&KSubscriber Only
January 12, 2020 10:49 IST
NEET 2020: Thanks to the offline application mode available to the students belonging to the Jammu and Kashmir region, more students from the state applied for the exam this year. With a total of 33,357 candidates applying for NEET 2020 is a hike from 26,595 last year.
Mon, Jan 13, 2020
DU admissions 2020: Applications to open in April, efforts to make it a ‘single form’Subscriber Only
January 08, 2020 17:26 IST
DU admissions 2020: The process is expected to be more objective and student-friendly. Application forms will release early to allow more time to students, informed the administration.
Thu, Jan 09, 2020
CAT is easy to crack, if you follow a strategy: 2019 topper Rishi MittalSubscriber Only
January 06, 2020 18:25 IST
CAT 2019: Study materials are important to get a basic understanding of concepts. Thereafter, it is all about preparing your own strategy and attempting as many mock test papers as you can and analysing them, said Rishi Mittal, who wishes to be a financial consultant.
Mon, Jan 06, 2020
This candidates appeared for CAT 17 times, topped six timesSubscriber Only
January 05, 2020 13:38 IST
Thane-based Patrick D’Souza is a 43-year-old who appeared for CAT 17 times and topped it for the sixth time this year. He works as a CAT coach and claims his attempt will not take away any candidate's chance at admission.
Sat, Jan 11, 2020
CAT 2019: Two friends from IIT-Bombay are among top scorersSubscriber Only
January 04, 2020 15:29 IST
CAT 2019: Both friends are students of IIT-Bombay and used to discuss their mock test analysis. This year 10 students have topped the CAT and all of them are males with technology or engineering background
Mon, Jan 06, 2020
17-year-old student creates device to detect bacterial attack on crops, aims to curb farmer suicideSubscriber Only
December 20, 2019 16:40 IST
Despite working on it since class 9, Nayak also won NTSE scholarship and scored over 90 per cent in his class 10 boards. Currently studying computer science, Nayak has help from Intel and Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for his project.
Fri, Dec 20, 2019
High student intake, lack of ‘quality’ teachers lead to staff shortage at IITsSubscriber Only
December 17, 2019 17:20 IST
There is a shortage of 3709 faculty members across the 23 IITs. As the IITs will implement the EWS quota in full swing from this year onwards, the number of faculty positions are expected to rise further by around 10-25 per institute.
Wed, Dec 18, 2019
UP Board to hold compartment exams for Class 12Subscriber Only
December 11, 2019 16:46 IST
UP Board Class 12 exams 2020: The move is aimed at bringing down the absentee ratio from UP Board inter exams. In the academic year 2019, 6.69 lakh students skipped board exams. In 2018, 11 lakh candidates gave class 12 exams a miss.
Thu, Jan 23, 2020
Has MTech fee hike led to a decline in GATE 2020 registrations?Subscriber Only
November 26, 2019 17:11 IST
GATE 2020: Despite the lockdown in the Valley following the scrapping of Article 370, over 10,000 from the region have applied for GATE 2020. As per the data provided by the GATE 2020 office, a total of 5464 candidates applied from Jammu-Samba region and 5140 from Srinagar.
Fri, Jan 03, 2020
Youngest to crack state judicial services, Jaipur’s Mayank Pratap Singh set to become youngest judgeSubscriber Only
November 22, 2019 14:45 IST
During the interview round, he was asked about both Sabrimala and Aayodhya verdict. Mayank had passed high school in science stream with physics, mathematics and chemistry as his subjects and was asked to appear for IIT entrance exams by his relatives
Sat, Nov 23, 2019
Delhi University to offer BSc (Hons) Environmental Science from 2021Subscriber Only
November 19, 2019 16:33 IST
The course was given a nod by the University Grants Commission (UGC) earlier and is expected to be implemented next year following interest from colleges. Over 140 new seats are expected to be open under the course across colleges.
Tue, Nov 19, 2019
IIMC to offer MA courses in collaboration with Ayush MinistrySubscriber Only
November 18, 2019 09:44 IST
A source in the IIMC Delhi office informed indianexpress.com that the three courses are expected to run in New Delhi, Kottayam and Dhenkanal campuses of the institute.
Mon, Nov 18, 2019
Eight-year-old develops mask for clean air, demands law on climate changeSubscriber Only
November 14, 2019 09:27 IST
At the age of eight, she has already visited 18 countries as part of her movement but had to drop out of mainstream education. Kangujam urged children across the country to act upon the climate crisis and ask their parents to "use bicycles where they can"
Fri, Nov 15, 2019
No compartment exams for JAC class 11 students: Jharkhand BoardSubscriber Only
November 05, 2019 17:15 IST
There will not be any compartment exam for class 11 and those who have failed in more than one exam will have to repeat a year, while those who failed in one subject out of five have been promoted to class 12.
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