Education

01 Oct

DU announces first cut-off list for UG admissions; SRCC, Hindu, Ramjas set 100% cut-off

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At least four colleges have set Commerce and Political Science cut-offs at 100% in DU cut-off list 2021. Hindu College and Ramjas College have set a 100% cut-off for Political Science. Shri Ram College of Commerce demanded a 100% cut-off for Economics and B.Com (Hons), while SGTB Khalsa College set a 100% cut-off for BCom programme. The Delhi University’s Hindu College released its first DU cut-off list 2021 for undergraduate courses on Friday and the scores are higher this year from last time as more students have scored above 95 per cent in the CBSE Class 12 board examinations. The…

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29 Sep

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Launches ‘Deshbhakti Curriculum’ For School Students

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The Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Delhi will be rolling out its deshbhakti curriculum from Tuesday with an aim to instil patriotism among students and inspire them to feel proud for their nation. The curriculum is being rolled out in every class – from nursery to class 12 – across all public schools in the national capital on September 28 to mark the occasion of the birth anniversary of freedom fighter Bhagat Singh. The Curriculum, launched at the Chhatrasal Stadium here, intended to bring the spirit of patriotism in each citizen to the fore — in this…

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28 Sep

Microsoft Launches The Future Ready Talent Program

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Microsoft has launched the Future Ready Talent program, bringing together a strategic group of partners to empower India’s youth with technology skills for employability. A collaborative internship program for students in their second year of college and upwards, the initiative aims to impact over 1.5 lakh higher education students who will join the workforce between 2022-2024. Under the program, the AllIndia Council for Technical Education (AICTE), FutureSkills Prime-a NASSCOM and Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) digital skilling initiative, Ernst& Young (EY), GitHub and Quess Corp along with Microsoft will provide a holistic skilling platform, connecting talent to opportunity.…

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27 Sep

Don’t treat young doctors like football: SC slams Centre over last-minute changes in PG NEET-SS exam pattern

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The Supreme Court on Monday slammed the Central government, National Board of Examination (NBE), and National Medical Commission (NMC) for making last-minute changes in the exam pattern of post-graduate National Eligibility cum Entrance Test-Super Specialty (PG NEET-SS) 2021. "Young doctors cannot be at the mercy of the insensitive bureaucrats and cannot be treated like a football", said a Bench of Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice BV Nagarathna.The Bench took into note that the new syllabus looks more like the final exam and less like an entrance examination. Post-graduate doctors had approached the apex court alleging the last-minute change in exam…

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21 Sep

Unacademy student clears IIT JEE Mains with Rank 18

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Bratin Mandal (18) from Santipur village in Nadia district (West Bengal) cleared the IIT JEE Mains exam. He scored 100 percentile and secured an All India Rank of 18. Now, Bratin’s focus is on cracking the IIT JEE Advanced Exam, which will take him one step closer to his dream of studying at IIT. Bratin prepared for the exams from Class 11 and managed to clear the IIT JEE Exam at the first attempt. He studied on Unacademy, which is an online learning platform. He says it changed his entire approach towards competitive exams and online learning. “It was a…

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15 Sep

10th Board Exam: BYJU’S Tripura student secures 99.8%

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Student of BYJU’S (the world’s leading Edtech Company), Arijit Pal has done Tripura proud by securing 99.8 percent marks in the 10th board examination. Arijit is a student of Vivekananda Vidyapith Higher Secondary School of Gomati. He has secured prominent positions in the merit list announced by CBSE. He has been learning with BYJU’S for over a year to strengthen his conceptual clarity through the app's digital learning tools. BYJU’S offers an engaging and effective learning experience by creating personalized learning journeys for individual students based on their proficiency levels. It empowers students to learn at their own pace and…

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14 Sep

Tamil Nadu to introduce bill seeking exemption from NEET exam

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The DMK-led Tamil Nadu government on 13th of Sept. (Monday) introduced a bill in the state assembly seeking exemption from the National Entrance-cum-Eligibility Test (NEET) meant for admission to medical colleges. “Today, I have presented the resolution against NEET. You (AIADMK) also brought this resolution. I urge opposition parties to extend their support to this resolution,” news agency ANI quoted CM Stalin, as saying. The bill seeks to provide for admission to undergraduate courses in medicine, dentistry, Indian medicine, and homeopathy on the basis of marks obtained in Class 12 exams. It says that an exam like NEET has “shattered…

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02 Sep

BYJU’S Classes introduces two-teacher model

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BYJU’S, the world’s leading edtech company, introduced a one-of-its kind ‘Two-Teacher Advantage’ for  BYJU’S Classes - a comprehensive after-school online tutoring program.  BYJU’S Classes is the first online tuition program to offer a two-teacher model in India that aims to deliver superior learning experiences and quality teaching at scale to enable better learning outcomes. Keeping pace with the current scenario and student requirements, BYJU’S Classes offer a new approach to learning. With the Two-Teacher advantage, students are taught by one expert teacher who uses strong visuals and storytelling to explain topics in-depth to ensure conceptual clarity, while  the second teacher…

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01 Sep

Schools reopen in Delhi, UP, MP, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka today

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The schools, colleges, and other educational institutions across several states, including Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and many more will reopen today i.e. on September 1. A few special protocols are meant to adhere to the government-necessitated coronavirus disease (Covid-19) guidelines. SOPs have been released to ensure the safety of students which include staggered lunch breaks, minimum seating capacity in class, masking and sanitization protocols, etc.  The decision to reopen schools was taken after a significant drop in the number of COVID-19 cases was seen in the country. For most of the states, attendance has been made voluntary.  While…

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31 Aug

JNU in deep water over new course on counter-terrorism; political furore over ‘jihadi terror’ content

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Contents of a new course on counter-terrorism for engineering students at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) claim that “jihadi terrorism” is the only form of “fundamentalist-religious terrorism” and that Communist governments in the erstwhile Soviet Union and China were “predominant state-sponsors of terrorism” and have influenced the terrorism models of “radical Islamic states”. The optional course, meant for engineering graduates pursuing an MS with specialisation in International Relations is titled ‘Counter Terrorism, Asymmetric Conflicts and Strategies for Cooperation among Major Powers’ and will be offered when the online monsoon semester start on September 20. An academic council member said the proposal…

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