EDUCATION

Indore girl wants permission to study law at age 13

Fresh chance for students to apply for JEE-MAINS

4:03 pm May 19, 2020

New Delhi: Students whose plans to study abroad have been affected due to COVID-19 will get a fresh chance to apply for JEE-Mains, the entrance exam for engineering colleges, the HRD Minister announced on Tuesday. In view of representations received from various Indian students who were scheduled to join colleges abroad but are now keen […]

COVID-19 may make education outcomes worse: World Bank

3:20 pm May 11, 2020

New Delhi: The COVID-19 pandemic has threatened to make education outcomes worse and without aggressive policy, the virus outbreak across the globe will have immediate costs on both learning and health of children and youth, according to the World Bank’s education team. Experts from the World Bank have pointed out that even before the pandemic, […]

No proposal for JNU name change: Pokhriyal

JEE-Advanced to be held on August 23: HRD Ministry

9:54 pm May 7, 2020

New Delhi: Ending uncertainty for IIT aspirants, the HRD Ministry on Thursday announced that the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE)-Advanced will be conducted on August 23. The crucial exam was scheduled to be held on May 17, but was deferred due to the coronavirus lockdown. “JEE-Advanced will be conducted on August 23,” HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal […]

Kerala students win top prize in global hackathon

7:24 pm May 2, 2020

Kochi: Two students of Government College of Engineering, Kannur, won the first prize of USD 10,000 (Rs 7.5 lakh approximately) in a global competition for developing a virtual classroom amid the coronavirus lockdown. Abinand C and Shilpa Rajeev, both doing second-year B.Tech (computer science) from the institution upstate, emerged toppers in the #CODE19 (against COVID-19) […]

Uttar Pradesh Board class 12 exams cancelled

UGC calls meet to discuss fresh admissions, exams

11:30 pm April 27, 2020

New Delhi: The University Grants Commission (UGC) on Monday called an emergent meeting to discuss issues of academic calendar and conduct of examinations as well as fresh admissions postponed due to COVID-19 lockdown. The commission officials deliberated on the recommendations made by two panels set up to look into the issues of academic loss and […]