Mumbai: Due to the coming Lok Sabha elections, the Institute of Chartered Accountancy of India (ICAI) has postponed and rescheduled the crucial Chartered Accountants (CA) exams for 2019, an official notification said. The exams due to be held between May 2-17, will now take place between May 27-June 12, in view of the 17th Lok […]
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IIT Kharagpur students develop app to detect fake currency
Kolkata | Researchers at IIT Kharagpur have developed a smartphone-based application to detect counterfeit currency and also provided solutions for industrial operations ranging from thermal power plants to nuclear radiation tracking, an official said on Thursday. A group of six students from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering developed the code for a smartphone […]
IIT Delhi placements surpass 10-year record
New Delhi:The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi this year broke its last 10 years’ record for number of placements, with its students grabbing over 900 offers from various national and international employers so far. The number crosses 1,000 if one includes the pre-placement offers, meaning those under which a student works as an intern […]
Only 920 MBBS seats added in 5 years against 10,000 approved: RTI
New Delhi : Only 920 MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery) seats have been added in the government medical colleges against the approved 10,000, in the last five years, reveals an RTI. According to the RTI filed by Chandra Shekhar Gaur, a resident of Madhya Pradesh, the government has approved 36 medical colleges […]
Eight AMU students suspended after violence
Aligarh | Eight students of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) were suspended on Wednesday for their alleged involvement in beating up some students that led to police being called, an official said. The students have been accused of violence, opening fire and vitiating the atmosphere on the campus. Pending inquiry into the matter, the students have […]
31 lakh students to take CBSE exams this year
New Delhi : Over 31 lakh students from Class 10 and 12 will appear in board examinations this year at nearly 5,000 centres in the country and abroad, the Central Board of Secondary Examination (CBSE) said here on Wednesday. According to CBSE, 18,27,472 students from Class 10 and 12,87,359 from Class 12 have registered to […]
IIM Calcutta achieves 100% placement
Kolkata : IIM Calcutta, one of the premier B-Schools of the country, has achieved 100 per cent placement on the first day, a statement from the institute said here. In all, 123 companies from diverse sectors participated in the placement process for the 54th batch of the institute’s flagship Post-Graduate Programme in Management (PGP) with […]
Only two FIRs for 24 fake universities spotted by UGC
New Delhi : Out of 24 universities listed as “fake” on its website, the University Grants Commission (UGC) has taken legal action against only two of them, while being satisfied with serving only “show cause and warning notices” to most of them. This came in a written reply in Parliament on Thursday by Satya Pal […]
4-year B.Ed course from next year: Javadekar
New Delhi : The government is going to introduce a four-year Bachelor in Education (B.Ed) course from next year with an aim to improve the quality of teaching, Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar said here on Thursday. “We are going to launch a four-year integrated course from next year. The standard of teaching has […]
Budget 2019-20: National Education Mission gets Rs 38,572 cr
New Delhi : The government on Friday announced a budget of Rs 38,572 crore for its National Education Mission which comprises the Centrally sponsored schemes for education under which it allocates funds to the states and union territories. The budget amount is an increase from last year’s Rs 32,334 crore. Most part of this entire […]