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After govt ‘misgivings’, UGC panel disbandedSubscriber Only

August 18, 2017 04:27 IST

On July 21, the UGC set up a seven-member committee, headed by Goa University Vice-Chancellor Varun Sahni, to draft regulations on the minimum qualifications for appointment of teachers and academic staff in universities and colleges.

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Schools work to make students’ bags lighterSubscriber Only

August 18, 2017 01:43 IST

Raymond Fernandez, head, content and learning, Euroschool, said, “Under our structured programme, we monitor the weight of schoolbags and collect the data to study the average weight a child carries over a period of time, to understand how to reduce the load.”

Allegations levelled by Deshmukh are far-fetched, say Mumbai University officials, principalsSubscriber Only

August 18, 2017 01:21 IST

‘Delay simply because new system was implemented without proper planning’

Make grievance redressal mechanisms public: UGC to varsities

August 17, 2017 18:15 IST

All universities and higher educational institutions have been directed (HEls) to have a notice or flex board fixed to ensure publicity/awareness of the establishment of grievance redressal mechanism and UGC's students grievances portal

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CBSE Class 10 compartment exam results 2017 declared, check region-wise result online at cbseresults.nic.in and cbse.nic.in

August 19, 2017 09:58 IST

CBSE 10th results 2017: The annual examination of class 10 was held in March, results of which were announced on June 2, 2017. The overall pass percentage fell down to 5 per cent with students scoring 90.95 per cent from 96.21 per cent in 2016.

NBE executive director removed over violation of rules

August 17, 2017 15:44 IST

Bipin Batra had been officiating as the executive director of the board without an approval by the central government, the resolution said, adding that "it is apparent that there is no regularly appointed executive director, NBE in place”.

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AIIMS 2017 paper leak: CBI registers case, Delhi High Court directs Centre and AIIMS to file replies

August 17, 2017 13:47 IST

The court listed the matter for further hearing on September 13 by when the Centre and AIIMS have to file their replies. The CBI was responding to the plea of doctor Anand Rai, who claims to be a whistleblower in the Vyapam scam case, seeking directions to AIIMS to quash the result declared on June 15 for the MBBS exam held on May 28.

XAT 2018: Application process begins, exam on January 7

August 17, 2017 12:23 IST

XAT is a national level entrance exam held for admission to the post graduate management programmes. Know more about application process, eligibility, exam pattern, exam date and colleges that accept the XAT score

NEET: Tamil Nadu students may get exemption as law ministry clears ordinance

August 17, 2017 11:32 IST

Tamil Nadu, which had initially sought permanent exemption from NEET by passing two bills in the Assembly, later made efforts to be out of its ambit for at least a year or two.

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Periyar University UG, PG supplementary exam result 2017 declared, check at periyaruniversity.ac.in

January 1, 2018 12:04 IST

The examinations for both UG and PG were held in April this year, the result of which was released in June. Moreover, the Periyar University results can also be received from the students’ respective colleges.

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HPBOSE 10th, 12th re-evaluation/ re-checking results 2017 declared at hpbose.org

August 17, 2017 09:38 IST

The supplementary exams were held in the state for candidates who had failed in a subject or two in the matriculation or the plus two exams.

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IISER gets centre for high-end cancer researchSubscriber Only

August 17, 2017 09:23 IST

The construction of the centre involved an investment of around Rs 10 crore

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After mass failures in Board exams: Vishwas group now for Class IX students; they can drop subjectsSubscriber Only

August 17, 2017 04:51 IST

As reported by The Indian Express earlier, out of the total 64,000, about 60,000 students had failed. Among those who had failed, 5,918 students had passed in three main subjects, while 5,034 students had failed to clear science.

Govt to conduct assessment of learning outcomes on November 13Subscriber Only

August 17, 2017 10:44 IST

This will be the world’s largest sample survey of learning outcomes, HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar said in a meeting with state governments on Wednesday.

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Ahead of DUSU polls, students launch ‘no poster’ campaignSubscriber Only

August 17, 2017 04:12 IST

Taking note of the amount of paper wasted during last year’s election, the NGT had issued notice to Delhi University, the Centre and the Ministry of Environment and Forests against the wastage.

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Can take over private schools that haven’t refunded excess fee, says Delhi govtSubscriber Only

August 17, 2017 09:44 IST

The government also filed an affidavit in the Delhi High Court, stating that they have already processed the “proposal to issue showcause notices for taking over the management of schools under Section 20 read within Section 24 (4) (c ) of Delhi School Education Act 2009”.

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Rural Education: How to make our government village schools deliver better resultsSubscriber Only

August 17, 2017 05:40 IST

The judgment has created uncertainty not just for the Shiksha Mitras — people originally hired on contract to assist professional teachers — but also for the primary education system in a state, where almost 52 per cent of elementary-level students are already enrolled with private schools.

Country-wide assessment of learning outcomes on November 13: HRD MinistrySubscriber Only

August 16, 2017 21:40 IST

The learning outcome test on November 13 is being conducted to implement the amendment of Rule 23 (2) of the RTE Act.

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NEET 2017: Supreme court to hear Tamil Nadu students plea for start of counselling

August 16, 2017 19:46 IST

NEET 2017: The students' plea will be heard by the apex body on Thursday so that students who have appeared for and cleared the national entrance can join their preferred colleges.

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Indo UK Institute of Health to be headquartered at Amaravati: CM Chandrababu NaiduSubscriber Only

August 16, 2017 19:01 IST

CM Naidu said Amaravati would be headquarters of all the 11 IUIHs in the country. Participating as chief guest Union Minister of state for health and family welfare Anupriya Patel said IUIH first centre would be set up at Nagpur and the second one at Amaravati.

CBSE’s initiative helped 135 girls clear JEE Mains 2017

August 16, 2017 18:25 IST

Under the scheme, girl students who score overall 70 per cent or above and 80 percent in science and mathematics stream get assistance from the government. The beneficiary receives free of cost tutorials, mentoring from teachers, lectures and study material to prepare for the engineering entrance examinations.

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Maharashtra Board HSC supplementary results date and time: Results released at mahresults.nic.in

August 21, 2017 14:04 IST

Maharashtra Board HSC class 12th supplementary results date and time: The supplementary exams were conducted in the state for students who had failed to clear the main HSC exams which were conducted earlier this year.

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KEA declares DCET mock allotment result 2017, check online at kea.kar.nic.in

August 17, 2017 12:41 IST

DCET 2017: The display of seat matrix and fee structure for all disciplines has already started from August 8. KEA had given time to the candidates can apply for option entry from August 12 to 16. The mock allotment result will release on August 16.

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Osmania University MBA Tech mgmt May/June exam results 2017 declared at osmania.ac.in

August 16, 2017 17:02 IST

Osmania University MBA Tech mgmt May/June exam results 2017: The course is conducted in collaboration with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Andhra Pradesh, and the Department of Scientific & Industrial Research (DSIR), New Delhi.

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Student elections in Rajasthan on August 28

August 16, 2017 15:43 IST

The ballot-paper based elections will be conducted for four posts — president, vice-president, secretary and joint-secretary — from 8 am to 1 pm and the results will be announced later that day

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Madhya Pradesh: As kids died after taking cough syrup, officials probed in the dark

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Officials in Madhya Pradesh's Parasia were alarmed by a series of unexplained deaths in young children. After a thorough investigation, it was discovered that a contaminated cough syrup was the cause. This led to a health survey and a ban on the syrup's distribution. Similar incidents in Rajasthan also resulted in a ban on certain cough syrups and medicines.

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