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07 Jan

SC allows NEET-PG Counselling for 2021-2022 based on existing EWS, OBC reservation

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Spelling big relief for doctors, the Supreme Court on Friday, in an interim order, has announced that it will allow NEET-PG Counselling for 2021-2022 based on existing EWS, OBC reservation. The Supreme Court said that it will allow 27% reservation for Other Backward Class (OBC) and 10% for Economically Weaker Section (EWS) category in the All-India Quota (AIQ) seats for admission in the NEET for all medical seats as existing criteria this year. The apex court has listed petitions challenging ₹8 lakh income criteria for EWS on March 5 for final adjudication. “EWS criteria for academic year 2021-22 for NEET-PG…

18 Dec

mjunction inaugurates Project Jyoti in Kolkata

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India’s largest B2B e-commerce company, mjunction services limited has launched Project Jyoti, its unique initiative for visually-challenged school students, in West Bengal, in collaboration with the Government of West Bengal. The inaugural session in Kolkata was chaired by Mr Aminul Ahsan, District Education Officer, Samagra Shiksha Mission, Kolkata District. Special guest at the session was Mr Kartik Manna, Chairman of Kolkata Primary School Council and Samagra Shiksha Mission.

04 Dec

Unacademy’s ‘Shikshodaya’: An Initiative to Educate Five Lakh Girl Students

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Unacademy, has announced its National Mega Flagship Initiative- ‘Shikshodaya’. Celebrating Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, Shikshodaya is Unacademy’s commitment towards achieving Nation’s vision of becoming ‘Atma Nirbhar’ in our 75th Year of Independence. With this initiative, Unacademy aims to commit to ‘Beti Sang Bulandi ki Ore’ that is, to educate and empower five lakh meritorious girl students across the country.This initiative will enable girls who are school dropouts, currently in schools and in colleges by creating opportunities for them to be re-integrated into mainstream education. With Shikshodaya, all five lakh girl students will acquire knowledge & skills which will help them…

27 Nov

‘Extramarks – The Learning App’, an integrated digital learning platform

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EdTech giant, Extramarks has announced the launch of its new logo, visual identity, and category positioning. At the core of the branding are new visual assets, including a refreshed logo and the one-stop Learning App solution- - reflecting Extramarks values- ‘fun’ ‘engaging’, ‘integrated’ and ‘inclusive’ with a modern approach to digital learning. The new branding is already live across all internal and external communication channels. As a part of this launch, the company’s flagship product- Extramarks -The Learning App has undergone a complete experiential overhaul. Extramarks has integrated all its Applications in the K-12, JEE, NEET segments and its School-based…

03 Nov

3 students from Sri Chaitanya secure 5th in NEET 2021 Examination.

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Sri Chaitanya’s 3 students has secured 5th rank AIR by scoring 715 marks. Khandavally Shashank, GorripatiRushil from AP & Telangana are from the Class room programme and Suyash Arora from our Distance Learning Programme. The market leader also secured 21 top ranks below 100 ranks in the open category. Over 16 lakh students appeared in the exam this year. With NEET results out, the Medical Counselling Committee and other counselling authorities will begin the registration process for MBBS and other medical courses registration soon.The students credited their outstanding performance to the hard work and the excellent coaching provided by Sri…

30 Oct

MPOWER Financing Raises Loan Limit from $50,000 to $100,000

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MPOWER Financing, has raised its student loan limit from $50,000 to $100,000 (about ₹75 lakh), effective immediately. By raising its loan limit, MPOWER is ensuring that high promise students from India have greater access to education. MPOWER loans can be used for any education-related expense, including tuition, housing meals, books, and health insurance. Manu Smadja, CEO of MPOWER Financing, said “We received an influx of messages from our students indicating that more financial support was needed. We listened. Following our capital infusion this summer, we’re pleased that we can now offer more monetary resources to make obtaining an education in…

28 Oct

Supreme Court Nod To NEET-UG Results: “Can’t Stop Just For 2 Students”

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The Supreme Court on Thursday cleared the way for the National Testing Agency (NTA) to declare the results of the NEET-UG 2021 examination by staying a Bombay High Court decision to conduct fresh exams for two aspirants. The High Court had passed the order on a plea by the two students that they were handed question papers and answer sheets with different serial numbers in the examination. A Bench led by Justice L. Nageswara Rao froze the High Court order, allowing the NEET results to be declared. The Bench said it would consider the case of the two students, including…

25 Oct

A new Western Union study

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Western Union, has released a new multi-generational study on ‘Education Overseas – An Evolving Journey’, to understand the collective journey Indian families go through as they strive toward their child’s international education and a global future. The study, commissioned by Western Union to NielsenIQ, provides a 360-degree perspective on the rapidly changing landscape, evolving priorities, key barriers and emerging trends that impact the decision-making process of students planning to study abroad.The findings highlight a considerable shift in perspective of how students and parents are now viewing options for education abroad. Per data available from the Ministry of External Affairs, students…

22 Oct

ASCI-FUTURE Brands Unveil The Gendernext Report

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The Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) and Future brands, have unveiled the GenderNext study – a comprehensive actionable insight study on the representation of women in advertising. According to Lipika Kumaran, the lead author of GenderNext, the study reveals that while there are some positive moves, mainstream advertising still heavily borrows from an inventory of overused, and sometimes harmful stereotypical tropes. The study proposes a category agnostic framework “The SEA (Self-esteemed - Empowered – Allied) Framework” that aims to guide stakeholders in imagining as well as evaluating portrayals of women in their advertising by building empathy and aiding evaluation.…

09 Oct

HCL Launches 2nd Edition of HCL Jigsaw

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HCL, has launched the second edition of HCL Jigsaw, India’s premier critical reasoning platform. HCL Jigsaw echoes the focus on critical thinking as outlined in the New Education Policy. It is devised to identify and award India’s Top Young Problem Solvers through a multi-layered evaluation process. In the first edition of the competition Close to 7000 students from over 1900 schools registered and out of the Top 12 winners of the multi-stage competition who were crowned as ‘India’s Top Young Problem Solvers’, one of them was Siddhartha Bose(Grade 8) from Julien Day School, Kolkata. Interested students or schools can register…