Vee Technologies among ‘Best Places to Work in Healthcare in 2020’
Jul 29, 2020, at 11:46 pm
New York/ Bengaluru: As the global healthcare industry navigates through the Covid-19 pandemic the New York-Bengaluru co-headquartered Vee Technologies has garnered a spot among the top healthcare employers in 2020.
PM Modi-led Cabinet nod for New Education Policy 2020
Jul 29, 2020, at 10:45 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the much-awaited New Education Policy 2020 that envisages major reforms in higher education, including target of 50 per cent gross enrollment ratio by 2035 and provision for multiple entry/exit.
Kashmiri student earns prestigious British 'Chevening Scholarship'
Jul 28, 2020, at 05:57 pm
Srinagar: A Kashmiri student has bagged a prestigious fellowship which will enable him to study at Queens Mary University in London.
J&K govt massively upgrades Ganderbal's Govt Degree College, students praise move
Jul 27, 2020, at 06:09 pm
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government is trying to provide students the top class facilities and as a part of its construction for several new amenities commenced at the Government Degree College in Ganderbal on Friday.
Toronto: India Studies Summer Youth Programme 2020 held amid pandemic
Jul 26, 2020, at 04:06 pm
Toronto/IBNS: To further India-Canada relationship, especially by motivating students, the India Studies Summer Youth Programme 2020 was conducted in early July this year.
40 million children miss out on early education in critical pre-school year due to COVID-19: UNICEF
Jul 25, 2020, at 12:46 am
Dhaka: At least 40 million children worldwide have missed out on early childhood education in their critical pre-school year as COVID-19 shuttered childcare and early education facilities, according to a new research brief published today by UNICEF.
Mahindra University outlines a new paradigm for higher education in India
Jul 24, 2020, at 10:57 pm
New Delhi: The Mahindra Group on Friday launched Mahindra University (MU), which is focussed on offering a world-class, futuristic education in India. Its mission is to develop multi-skilled leaders, capable of reflection as well as innovation, and ones who are ethical and empathetic.
COVID-19: UPSC gears up to conduct personaltiy tests for Civil Services Examination 2019
Jul 20, 2020, at 10:48 pm
New Delhi: The Union Public Service Commission was in the midst of conducting the Personality Tests (PTs)/Interviews for 2,304 candidates for the Civil Services Examination, 2019 (CSE-2019) when the Government of India decided to impose a lockdown to contain the spread of COVID-19.
Rajasthan MP Princess Diya Kumari appreciates student empowerment and skilling programmes by BSDU
Jul 19, 2020, at 07:20 pm
Jaipur/IBNS: Member of Parliament, Princess Diya Kumari appreciated the efforts of the Bhartiya Skill Development University (BDSU) towards empowering students, during her visit to the institute’s campus.
Sona College of Technology patents an easy way to test a fabric’s ability to stay dry
Jul 16, 2020, at 10:51 pm
Salem: The world is exercising more and more. Before the Covid-19 pandemic struck, fitness was already a big global fad.
West Bengal: Madhyamik results announced, CM Mamta Banerjee congratulates students
Jul 15, 2020, at 10:30 pm
Kolkata/UNI: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday congratulated all successful Madhyamik candidates for having crossed their first academic milestone, especially in these trying times.
CBSE announces class 10 results
Jul 15, 2020, at 10:24 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Wednesday announced the Class 10th exam results, with an overall pass percentage of 91.46 per cent.
Jul 15, 2020, at 06:27 am
The student community is one of the hardest to be hit by the currant COVID-19 pandemic. An uncertain future looks in the face for many of them, finds Vanshika Lohia
Girls perform better than boys in CBSE Class XII results
Jul 13, 2020, at 11:09 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Girls have once again surpassed boys in the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class 12 results announced here on Monday, racking up 5.96 per cent higher pass percentage than boys.
CBSE Class 12 Board results out
Jul 13, 2020, at 07:08 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class 12 results for Arts, Commerce and Science streams were declared on Monday.
Nearly 10 mln children 'may never return to school' after COVID-19 pandemic: Charity
Jul 13, 2020, at 03:24 pm
London/UNI: Some 9.7 million children worldwide "could be forced out of school forever" by the end of this year, as a result of increasing poverty and budget cuts incurred by the COVID-19 pandemic, London-headquartered charity Save the Children warned Monday.
ICSE, ISC Results 2020 declared
Jul 10, 2020, at 11:09 pm
New Delhi/UNI: As many as 96.84 per cent students cleared the class 12 Board exams of Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations exam, up from 96.52 per cent last year.
Supreme Court: High Courts should be approached for school fee
Jul 10, 2020, at 11:00 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Supreme court on Friday refused to interfere with the petition filed seeking direction to pass appropriate orders with respect to school fee and fee hike for online classes, and asked them to approach the respective High Courts for relief.
Jul 10, 2020, at 10:52 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) has cancelled its examinations for secondary and senior secondary courses scheduled for March 2020.
CISCE to publish ICSE, ISC results tomorrow
Jul 10, 2020, at 04:33 am
New Delhi/IBNS: After months of impasse, the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examination (CISCE) has announced that it will publish the ICSE (Class X Board) and ISC (Class XII Board) examinations' results on Friday.
Technical education sector appeals to PM for relief
Jul 08, 2020, at 06:42 pm
Salem/IBNS: The association of technical polytechnics in Tamil Nadu has sought a financial relief of Rs 50,000 crore for 50 lakh students pursuing higher education covering engineering, technology, hotel management, pharmacy and management studies.
Year of COVID-19: CBSE revises classes IX-XII syllabus
Jul 07, 2020, at 06:12 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Due to loss of classroom teaching arising out of closure of schools, Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Tuesday revised the syllabus for classes IX-XII for academic session 2020-21.
Home Ministry allows universities to hold final term exams
Jul 06, 2020, at 09:26 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Monday granted permission to universities and institutions to hold the final term examinations, which are pending since March due to anti-coronavirus lockdown.
COVID-19: NEET,JEE postponed till SeptemberÂ
Jul 04, 2020, at 09:24 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' on Friday announced through online medium the fresh examination dates of NEET and JEE Mains & Advance. Both the examinations have been postponed till September.
JEE Main, NEET, JEE Advanced to be held in Sep
Jul 03, 2020, at 11:49 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The JEE and NEET examinations, for admission to undergraduate engineering and medical courses respectively, have been postponed and the Joint Entrance Examination-Main (JEE-Main) will be now be held from September 1-6, due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
MAKAUT to launch Bengali e-book on fight against Coronavirus
Jul 03, 2020, at 09:02 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, West Bengal (MAKAUT, WB) will launch a Bengali e-book on the fight against Novel Coronavirus pandemic on Saturday.
IIT Madras launches India's maiden online B.Sc degree in Programming and Data Science
Jul 02, 2020, at 10:14 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: IIT Madras has launched India’s maiden online B.Sc degree in Programming and Data Science, at a time online education is rapidly embraced amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu calls for bridging digital divide to ensure equitable education
Jul 01, 2020, at 02:41 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday called for bridging the digital divide to achieve universal primary education and ensure impartial secondary and higher education.
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Cancel CBSE board exams, use internal assessments for results: Sisodia to HRD Minister
Jun 17, 2020, at 08:24 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Delhi Deputy Chief Minister and Education Minister Manish Sisodia on Wednesday suggested Union Human Resource Development (HRD) minister Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ to cancel the board exams of class 10th and 12th, and declare their results based on term exams and internal assessments in the wake of rising Corona cases.
SC directs CBSE to chalk out the way on remaining board papers by June 23
Jun 17, 2020, at 05:10 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to come up with a solution by June 23, Tuesday on how the remaining papers of Class 10th and 12th board exams, slated from July 1-15, can be conducted or evaluated keeping in view prevailing COVID-19 situation.