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21 Mar

Semiconductor facility for youths in Assam

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The Assam Government and Tata is going to collaborate to set up a Skill Development Centre within the premises of the semiconductor facility for youths in Assam. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said, "Today during my deliberations with the Tata leadership we agreed to create a Skill Development Centre that will be co-located within the premises of the semiconductor facility in Jagiroad." According to the sources, the Centre is emphasized to offer courses in Artificial Intelligence, semiconductors and electronics and help them in securing jobs.

27 Feb

Assam govt holds panel discussion on synergising sports and education

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A panel discussion on synergising sports and education was held at the PD Hall, Gauhati University on the sidelines of the 4th Khelo India University Games, Ashtalakshmi, with a focus on creating awareness among universities in Assam to make the most of government initiatives to promote sports and sportspersons. The discussion was moderated by Mr Kausar J Hilaly, Secretary, Sports & Youth Welfare, Assam, and was joined by a team of eminent panelists that included Mr Alok Tripathi, Joint Secretary, Kreeda Bharati Assam, sports journalists Mr Subodh Malla Barua and Ms Prarthana Hazarika, Ms Shubhangini Singh Verma, Department of Bioscience…

22 Feb

Inspiring 15-year-old Mokshada Choudhary sets new standards of excellence

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In the realm of multifaceted achievements, Mokshada Choudhary, a 15-year-old dynamo, is making significant strides across diverse domains. Hailing from a family rooted in the military, with her father serving in the Indian Army, Mokshada is currently pursuing her studies in Class XI at DPS School. Her accomplishments are a testament to her prowess in sports, literature, music, social work, and economic analysis. In the sporting arena, Mokshada has proven herself as a national-level fencing player, achieving the prestigious Reserve No. 1 rank for the Asian Games. Her recent Silver Medal win in the individual Sabre category at the Khelo…

21 Feb

Lucknow student preparing for Board exams lands up on hospital bed due to ‘anti-sleep’ pill overdose

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A Class 10 student from Lucknow, Prajakta Swarup had gone under a major brain surgery due to a clot that led to damage of nerves, last week. The reason behind this was intake of excessive sleeping pills along with steaming cups of coffee. Prajakta had been staying up all night preparing for her board examinations. Prajakta collapsed one evening and was hospitalised. Her parents later found a bottleful of pills in her drawer and when they handed them over to the doctor, they were shocked to know that their daughter had been on anti-sleep pills. "Shocking though it may sound,…

09 Feb

Academic calendar released

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Recently The Directorate of Education (S) has released the academic calendar for the 2024-25 session and notified that classes will begin from February 12. According to the notification issued by L Nandakumar Singh, Director, Education (S), the academic calendar will apply to all Government/Government Aided/duly recognized unaided private schools in the State for all classes from I to X. Actually for Class XI and XII, the notification instructed the schools to follow the academic calendar issued by the Council of Higher Secondary Education, Manipur.According to the schedule detailed in the academic calendar, periodic test-I will actually begin from second week…

25 Jan

At MLCU Workshop on teaching-learning

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Recently The Martin Luther Christian University, (MLCU) Shillong organised a three-day teaching-learning workshop for its faculty and theological institutes associated with the university from January 22 to 24. The workshop was attended by faculties from the different departments, schools and centres of the university along with institutes of Manipur, Nagaland and Meghalaya, which include Mason Philips Academy, Meghalaya, Indian Institute of Theological Study, Meghalaya, INPI Educational Trust, Manipur, Evangelical College of Theology, Manipur, Reformed School of Theology, Manipur, United College Theology and Missions, Nagaland, Logos College, Nagaland. Actually with the shift in the teaching-learning processes and to meet the learning…

28 Nov

Schools in Delhi to observe a minimum of 220 working days in an academic year

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The Directorate of Education (DoE) on Monday issued a circular directing school in Delhi to observe a minimum of 220 working days in an academic year. The circular stated that the heads of government schools must ensure that 220 working days are completed before the commencement of the academic year and before the observation of the holidays. This step is actually very good step taken by the government as students need to go school regularly. Today students are very serious about their studies and for this they should have a habit of going to school regularly. In school student can…

24 Nov

Students who have not studied biology in 10+2 can become doctor

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Students who have passed their 10+2 exams with physics, chemistry and mathematics along with English as their main subjects can still pursue a career in medicine field. According to The National Medical Commission in a notice announced that such students need to pass a biology/biotechnology examination as an additional subject at the 10+2 level from any government recognized board to appear and sit in NEET UG test. This step is taken so that the students who didn’t study biology in school can go to medical career and become good doctor. Actually many students in their school take decision not to…

03 Nov

India and UAE Strengthen Educational Ties with Landmark MoU

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Dharmendra Pradhan, Union Education Minister signed an MoU with his UAE counterpart Ahmad Al Falasi on November 1, 2023(Wednesday) in order to strengthen present educational cooperation between the two countries. The MoU aims at facilitating student and faculty mobility, designing courses, lectures, joint research programmes, symposia, organising and participation in conferences, scientific and educational exhibitions in areas of mutual interest held in both countries. ''One of the largest schools in Abu Dhabi catering to the Indian community, ADIS is nurturing Indian students and instilling in them the culture, values and ethos of both India and the UAE. These students are…

08 Sep

Nita Ambani led-Reliance Foundation scholarships open, provides grant up to Rs 2 lakh; know selection process, last date

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The Reliance Foundation led by Nita Ambani has started accepting undergraduate scholarship applications form for the academic year 2023-24. Students pursuing undergraduate and are in first year are eligible for availing scholarship. Students from any stream can fill the form. The last date to apply is 15th of October 2023. Students will be selected based on their 12th marks, their score in aptitude, household income and other specified qualifying requirements. Total of 5,000 students will be selected for the scholarship who will get upto rupees 2 lakh for studies and an opportunity to be part of an enabling support system…