Jaipur: Sajan Rai, a physically challenged student, has cleared the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) and got admission to the Government Medical College in Bettiah in Bihar. In order to realise his dreams, Rai travelled for miles on his crutches as he can’t walk on his own due to an ailment he suffered during […]
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Secondary Education Board has increased six-fold the examination fees for high school and intermediate board examinations in 2020. The fee for high school examinations has been raised from Rs 80 to Rs 500, while for intermediate examinations it has gone up from Rs 90 to Rs 600. Private students appearing in UP […]
New Delhi: Over 2,800 faculty positions are lying vacant at 23 Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) campuses across the country, the Lok Sabha was informed on Monday. “At present, the sanctioned strength of faculty in IITs is 8,856, out of which 6,043 are in position, while 2,813 are lying vacant,” Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister […]
New Delhi: A new policy to transform Indias higher education system to one of the best across the globe will soon be brought into existence, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said during the course of her budget speech on Friday. “The new policy proposes major changes in both school and higher education, better governance systems and […]
Hyderabad: In another three days, he would have completed his Master of Designing course from the Indian Institute of Technology-Hyderabad (IIT-H), but fearing he might not do well, Mark Andrew Charles ended his life. The 25-year-old, who hailed from Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh, was to make a presentation this week that would have completed his […]
New Delhi: Even as Delhi University’s (DU) Hindu College announced its first cut-off for admission to B.A. Political Science Honours course at 99 per cent, it received more entries than available seats. Many believed the 99 per cent cut-off for Political Science Honours course – highest among all courses and colleges in DU – to […]
Lucknow: Finding no takers, the Lucknow University may discontinue five post-graduate courses from the new academic session. While counselling wasn’t done for MSc Mass Communication, MA French and MA Business Economics, it was suspended for MA in Defence Studies and MSc in Total Quality Management due to low applications. “Counselling for the last two courses […]
New Delhi: The first cut-off list of Delhi University for undergraduate courses is expected to be released on Friday. The list — indicating the minimum marks needed to get admission in various courses — will go live on the university website post midnight. Teachers feel that the cut-off percentage for most popular courses in almost […]
Mumbai: In a significant ruling, the Bombay High Court on Thursday upheld the validity of reservations in education and government jobs granted to the Maratha community under the Socially and Educationally Backward Class category, but reduced the quantum from 16 per cent. Bringing down the quota from the proposed 16 per cent to 12 per […]
New Delhi: Eighty five per cent of mothers who participated in a survey demanded a reduction in this year’s budget while 81 per cent demanded more schools for children with learning abilities. The study surveyed 1,317 mothers across India with a combination of working mothers (36.9 per cent) and homemakers (66.1 per cent). Eighty four […]
