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CT University delegation interacts with Srinagar students

Dec 05, 2020, at 10:39 pm

Srinagar: CT University, Ludhiana, organized an interactive session about ‘Teaching & Learning in the tough Covid19 times’ for the academicians, Ph.D. scholars and faculty of Srinagar.

A ‘digital canyon’: 1.3 billion school-aged children can’t log on to internet at home

Dec 02, 2020, at 05:43 am

New York: A staggering two-thirds of world’s school-aged children – 1.3 billion children aged 3-17 – do not have internet connection in their homes, preventing them from learning vital skills needed to compete in the modern economy, a new UN report has revealed.  

Pandemic no barrier for IIM Calcutta’s placements programme, achieves 100 per cent for Summer internship

Dec 01, 2020, at 04:43 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (IIMC) continued its legacy of 100 per cent Summer Internship Placements for its Class of 2022, according to the premier learning institution.

Assam government to re-open elementary schools from January 1

Nov 30, 2020, at 08:14 pm

Guwahati/IBNS: The Assam government has decided to re-open elementary schools in the state from January 1, 2021 in a staggered manner.

Kashmir administration starts upgrading government college under World Bank funded project

Nov 27, 2020, at 12:36 am

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir administration has started upgrading the government degree college at Bijbehara with support from the World Bank.

JK Youth for Seva distributes electronic gadgets to boost e-education

Nov 23, 2020, at 04:48 am

Jammu/UNI: In a bid to boost online education among the needy, the JK Youth for Seva on Sunday launched a campaign under Seva Bharti here.

Jammu and Kashmir: 180 Govt schools being modernised as Smart Schools

Nov 18, 2020, at 11:06 pm

Srinagar: The Srinagar administration has embarked on an ambitious project to transform all government schools with owned buildings in the district on modern lines equipping them with smart facilities and modern infrastructure.

Jammu and Kashmir: JKBOSE's talent search exam on December 27

Nov 18, 2020, at 11:03 pm

Srinagar: J&K Board of School Education (BOSE) is likely to hold National Talent Search Examination (NTSE) for year 2020-21.

Skill development key to economic growth: says Vice-Chancellor of University of Kashmir Prof Talat Ahmad

Nov 17, 2020, at 10:47 pm

Srinagar: Skill development of youth would not only help address the problem of unemployment but also enable a better economic growth, Vice-Chancellor of University of Kashmir Prof Talat Ahmad said today.

Jammu and Kashmir: Govt restrains Pvt schools from charging admission fee

Nov 16, 2020, at 10:44 pm

Srinagar: The Government Fee Fixation Committee (GFFC) Saturday restrained private schools of Jammu and Kashmir from collecting the admission fee from the students.

College students, are you ready for the Sweden India Nobel Memorial Quiz?

Nov 14, 2020, at 09:02 pm

Mumbai/IBNS: College students in India can test their knowledge about Alfred Nobel, the Nobel Prize and Nobel Laureates at this quiz contest with a first prize of rupees one lakh.

Tamil Nadu postpones schools reopening over Covid-19

Nov 12, 2020, at 06:16 pm

Chennai/IBNS: The Tamil Nadu government has postponed the reopening of schools after several parents expressed their opinions against the resumption of normal classes amid the Covid-19 pandemic, media reports said.

Class X, XII students can directly appear in West Bengal final board exams for 2021, no Tests this time: Mamata Banerjee

Nov 12, 2020, at 01:37 am

Kolkata/UNI: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday announced that the students of class X and XII can appear directly to the board final examinations and there will not be any Tests this academic year due to Covid-19 situation.

Indian Army sponsors coaching classes for students in Arunachal Pradesh

Nov 08, 2020, at 06:19 pm

Guwahati/IBNS: With COVID-19 pandemic adversely affecting the education of children in rural areas with poor internet connectivity, Spear Corps of Indian Army has undertaken an initiative to conduct coaching classes for students from class 9 to class 12 under Operation Sadbhavna in Miao and Kharsang villages of Changlang district, Arunachal Pradesh.

J&K: Government takes initiative to run skill development centres for women to make them self-dependent

Nov 07, 2020, at 12:52 am

Srinagar:  The social welfare department in Baramulla is running skills development training centres for women of the Jammu and Kashmir region to make them self-dependent.

J&K students' fee waived off for Company Secretary course: Dr. Jitendra Singh

Nov 04, 2020, at 10:37 pm

Srinagar: Jammu & Kashmir and Northeast students have been provided with the special facility of academic fee waiver for registration to the course of training as Company Secretary.

Jammu School Education, ISM to promote medicinal plants, gardens

Nov 03, 2020, at 10:23 pm

Jammu/UNI: Jammu School Education in collaboration with Indian Systems of Medicine will be promoting medicinal plants and nutritional gardens in Government Schools across the Jammu Division.

Haryana decides to reopen colleges from Nov 16

Nov 03, 2020, at 01:56 am

Chandigarh/UNI: The Haryana Government has decided to reopen colleges and universities from Nov 16 while online classes commenced from Monday.

Assam schools reopen, parents-students still fear about rising of COVID-19 cases

Nov 02, 2020, at 10:37 pm

Guwahati: The student attendance was recorded less in the schools and colleges of Assam on the first day which reopened after a gap of eight months.

Assam government to set up 119 high schools in tea garden areas

Nov 02, 2020, at 12:22 am

Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Sunday said tea community is an integral part of greater Assamese society and the community has contributed immensely to Assam’s socio-cultural development.

Promoting girl child’s education vital to mitigate child marriage in India: CRY

Oct 31, 2020, at 12:09 am

New Delhi: As India continues to grapple with the debilitating tolls levied by the COVID-19 pandemic and with interventions related to child education, health and nutrition and child protection majorly disrupted over the past several months; the risk of child marriage is on the rise with the shrinking of economy and the resultant increase in vulnerabilities of marginalised families and children.

COVID-19 robs children in poor countries of nearly four months of school

Oct 30, 2020, at 04:23 pm

New York: The COVID-19 pandemic has robbed children in the poorest countries of nearly four months of schooling, compared to six weeks of lost education for their counterparts in high income countries, according to a report published on Thursday by the UN educational and cultural organization, UNESCO; the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Bank.

The Heritage Group of Schools opens new campus in Noida, admissions begin on November 1

Oct 30, 2020, at 03:12 am

Delhi-NCR/IBNS: The Heritage Group of Schools, a leading network of K-12 schools with a presence in Delhi and Gurgaon, announced the launch of its new campus in Sector 128, Noida.

DU Vice-Chancellor suspended by President over 'misconduct' allegations

Oct 29, 2020, at 02:37 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi University Vice-Chancellor Yogesh Tyagi has been suspended on orders of President Ram Nath Kovind amid a major row over appointments.

Jammu and Kashmir lad cracks KAS in first attempt, now emerges as inspiration for many

Oct 28, 2020, at 11:40 pm

Srinagar: A young Kashmiri has emerged as an inspiration for many in the Valley after he qualified for the Kashmir Administrative Services (KAS) 2018 in first attempt.

VC SKUAST-J chairs 18th Scientific Advisory Committee meeting of KVK Jammu

Oct 24, 2020, at 12:01 am

Srinagar: Prof J P Sharma, Vice Chancellor SKUAST-J on Thursday suggested the adoption of income oriented activities for achieving the aim of doubling farmers’ income by 2022.

Karnataka: College, diploma classes to reopen from Nov 17, says Dy CM

Oct 23, 2020, at 11:43 pm

Bengaluru/UNI: Putting an end to uncertainty over the future of youths, the Karnataka government has decided to reopen colleges and diploma classes across the state from November 17.

MBD Group launches AASOKA – a Personalised Learning app based on STEE model

Oct 20, 2020, at 06:14 am

Kolkata/IBNS: MBD Group has launched “AASOKA” – the Powering, Adaptive and Personalised Learning app -- which enables students and teachers of CBSE, CISCE and various state boards to sustain a seamless teaching learning process in spite of the school closures and recent social distancing advisory for schools issued by the Ministry of Human Resources.

Kolkata: Vijaygarh Jyotish Ray College hosts Ankur 2020 International Youth Documentary and Short Film Festival

Oct 20, 2020, at 04:41 am

Kolkata: A two-day film festival was organised by the Department of Journalism and Mass communication, unit of one-year diploma in film making and Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) of Kolkata's Vijaygarh Jyotish Ray College in collaboration with Pundranagar Film Society, Bangladesh and IMPACT, India. 

Odisha boy Soyeb Aftab scores record 100 pct in NEET

Oct 17, 2020, at 05:13 am

Jaipur/IBNS: 18-year-old Soyeb Aftab from Odisha not only topped the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) but also scored a perfect 720 out of 720 marks.