The Jawaharlal Nehru Students’ Union (JNUSU) has appealed to students of other universities to join its march to Parliament on Monday, to protest against hostel fee hike and other issues affecting higher education. The students’ union will be marching from the JNU towards Parliament on Monday, when the winter session […]
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Uttarakhand government starts virtual classroom to mitigate teacher shortage
Benefitting around 1.90 lakh students from classes 6-12, the Uttarakhand government on Saturday started the Virtual Classroom Project, an online method of teaching, where teachers sitting in specials studios in Dehradun will teach students live. This project was started under the Information and Communication Technology scheme of ‘Samagra Sikshar Abhiyan’ […]
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Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Singh Rawat inaugurates virtual class project
Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Saturday inaugurated virtual class project for government secondary schools The state government has already connected 150 schools with the project and 350 will be linked in the next 15 days. Rawat said that the government are improving education in the state with the help […]
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Gujarat High Court issues notice to its own registrar over EWS quota
The Gujarat High Court on Friday issued a notice to its registrar in response to a petition claiming that an advertisement for recruitment of civil judges did not mention the 10 per cent EWS quota. The petition filed by Dilipkumar Savukiya, a lawyer from Surendranagar district, also sought a stay […]
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DU student, protesting against 39-storey building in campus, calls off hunger strike
A Delhi University student, who was on a hunger strike against the construction of a 39-storey building inside the varsity’s North Campus, called off his fast on Friday after his health deteriorated. Raja Chaudhary, a law student, had been on an indefinite hunger strike since Sunday against the residential building. […]
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Students of IIIT-Delhi showcase 18 innovative projects
From letting Delhi Metro users track live announcements to developing an app for managing scrap at home, students from the Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology, Delhi (IIIT-Delhi) showcased 18 innovative projects at an event held here on Friday. A total of 83 students of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE), Electronics […]
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Andhra launches Rs 12,000cr scheme to introduce English medium in govt schools
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jaganmohan Reddy on Thursday launched the ‘Nadu-Nedu’ programme to introduce English medium from Classes 1 to 6 in state-run schools and said there will be “some difficulties” in implementing the scheme, but these will be overcome. He also announced that the government will introduce […]
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ICAI CA Exam 2019: Revised schedule for postponed exams released at icai.org
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) on Thursday released fresh dates for the postponed CA examinations which were to be conducted on November 9 and November 11. According to a notification released by the institutes, the new dates of the examination are November 19 and November 20. The CA […]
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Children’s Day 2019: Tips on how to keep your kids safe online
Don’t you love celebrating your kid’s achievements and boasting about it on social media? Well, you are no exception. As per a recent survey, about 55% of urban Indian parents said they are unsure and ill-prepared in terms of surfing the internet securely. Yet, 61% of these parents claim to […]
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35 European universities to take part in higher education fair in India
Over 35 European universities are set to participate in a two-day higher education virtual fair organised by the Delegation of EU to India from Thursday. The event will allow Indian students, researchers and academics to interact with European universities and 18 European Union (EU) member state representatives through 47 webinar […]
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Delhi Nursery Admission: Forms available from November 29
The Nursery admissions for open seats in private unaided recognized schools of Delhi for the session 2020-21, will begin from November 29, the Directorate of Education (DoE) announced on Wednesday. The DoE said the schools will have to upload the criteria and point on the website by November 28 and […]
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BSEB Bihar Board 2020 10th, 12th second dummy admit card to release on November 14
Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) will release the second dummy admit card tomorrow, on November 14, 2019. Students will be able to make corrections in the admit card before November 20. Candidates can download their inter dummy admit cards online at bsebinteredu.in from tomorrow. The class 10th dummy admit card will be […]
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JNU fee hike comes as a body blow for poor students
In school, as a student of humanities, Ankit Singh (19) had harboured a fascination for Russian history and language. Despite a severe medical condition, which prohibits him from using most public transport services, he decided to travel all the way to Delhi from Gorakhpur to study Russian at Jawaharlal Nehru […]
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JNU’s top decision-making body to take call on new hostel rules today
The students and administration of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) are inching towards another stand-off on Wednesday, when the varsity’s Executive Council (EC)— a top decision-making body — meets to discuss and pass the new hostel manual. The new hostel manual proposes sweeping changes to existing rules and has been a […]
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Uttarkhand education dept to monitor details of teachers, students to prevent scams
In a move to prevent scams, the state government has asked the education department to upload details along with documents of all teachers, students and schools on an online portal by March 2020, officials said. Last week, the education department had written to over 150 teachers asking them to produce […]