Bhubaneswar : The Odisha Teacher Eligibility Test (OTET) was cancelled and a probe ordered after its question paper was leaked on the social media on Wednesday, even as the first sitting of the examination was underway. “This was an unfortunate incident. We were forced to cancel the exams of both the sittings after the question […]
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50% Class V students can’t read Class 2 text: Report
New Delhi : About 50 per cent students from Class V and 25 per cent from Class VIII from government schools across the country cannot read a simple text –letter, words, simple paragraph — or a “story” with difficulty of Class II level, the Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) – 2018 report published on […]
No plans to make Hindi compulsory: Javadekar
New Delhi | Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar on Thursday countered media reports on government’s intention of making Hindi compulsory, saying that no language is being given a compulsory status in the new National Education Policy (NEP). “The Committee on New Education Policy in its draft report has not recommended making any language compulsory. […]
JNU blind student blames university failed him
NEW DELHI : A completely blind student of the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has refused to accept his exam result in which he was failed, accusing the administration of not providing him a writer and reading material in braille script. Munesh Kumar, who has done his Masters from the same university and where all exams were […]
IGNOU question paper leak: Police register FIR, quiz students
New Delhi (2 Min Read) : Days after question paper of BCS-031 test of Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) leaked through WhatsApp, the Delhi Police has registered an FIR in this connection and interrogated around 20 students, an officer said on Monday. On the complaint of IGNOU Registrar S.G. Swami, the police on Saturday […]
NTA extends NEET registration deadline after SC order
New Delhi : The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Friday extended the deadline for registration for National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) for undergraduate courses in the field of medicine and dentistry to December 7, 2018. The newly-formed agency, which has taken over the task of conducting NEET from CBSE, took the decision after the […]
IIT-Delhi-built sensor could prevent elephant deaths on railway tracks
New Delhi : Elephant deaths on railway tracks may be averted when a sensor built by a professor at the Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi (IIT-D) is put to test. If all goes well, it may be installed along the tracks frequented by elephants and prevent their cruel deaths. “The sensors are yet to be installed. […]
IIT Kharagpur, University of Auckland ink pact for research tie-up
Kharagpur : IIT Kharagpur and the University of Auckland on Monday signed a pact to foster academic exchange and research collaboration, faculty exchange and visiting/adjunct appointments, student mobility, the premier Indian institute said. As per the Memorandum of Understanding – the first strategic partnership of University of Auckland with a higher educational institution in India […]
No homework for Classes 1, 2; cap on bag weight: Ministry
New Delhi : The Centre has asked the states and UTs to ensure that there is no homework for students of Classes 1 and 2 and the guidelines capping the weight of school bags for classes 1-10 are adhered to. “The Ministry has instructed all states and Union Territories to formulate guidelines to regulate the […]
MIT engineers fly first-ever silent plane with no moving parts
New York : Engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have, in a breakthrough, built and flown the first-ever silent airplane with no moving propellers or jet turbines. Since the Wright Brothers launched the first airplane over 100 years ago, every aircraft has flown with the help of moving parts such as propellers, turbine […]