EDUCATION

DU online registration process for admission extended till Jul 18

11:07 pm July 4, 2020

New Delhi: The Delhi University on Saturday announced that the online registration process for admission to undergraduate, postgraduate, M.Phil and PhD programmes has been extended till July 18. The registration process has received tremendous response despite the COVID-19 pandemic. The decision to extend the date has been taken in view of the notification of declaration of CBSE result and […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

UP Madhyamik Shiksha Board declares Class 10, 12 results

4:05 pm June 27, 2020

Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Board declared the results of Class 10 and 12 examinations on Saturday. Riya Jain of Baghpat and Abhimanyu Verma and Yogesh Pratap Singh of Barabanki bagged the first three spots in the High School examination, and Anurag Malik of Baghpat, Pranjal Singh of Allahabad and Utkarsh Shukla of Auraiya […]

IIT-Bombay to go online next semester

4:16 pm June 25, 2020

New Delhi: Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay will go completely online next semester and not call students for face to face lectures in view of the COVID-19 pandemic, its director said on Thursday. The decision, the first by any IIT, followed deliberations that went on till late night Wednesday. “After a long deliberation in the Senate, […]

From Blackboards to Zoom Whiteboards: Experts explore changing paradigms of school education

Many students with disabilities struggling with e-education, NGOs call for more accessible approach

4:49 pm June 21, 2020

New Delhi: Neha sharma (name changed), who suffers from cerebral palsy, has been unable to interact with her teachers online for sometime now. She says there are days that she doesn’t understand much of what go on in her e-classroom and has to mostly rely on her classmates’ notes for studying. I personally am able […]

COVID & THE KIDS: WHEN SCHOOL CAME HOME

4:54 pm June 19, 2020

By Dr Rajita Chaudhuri The world over children has been hovering over screens learning lessons and teachers have been trying their best to finish the course. The scenario has increased our gratitude towards teachers and also on the other hand, teachers have realised how technology has come to their rescue and supported them like never […]