EDUCATION

Army cancels recruitment exam after paper leaked

JEE, NEET students allowed in Mumbai trains for exams: Official

11:59 pm August 31, 2020

Mumbai: Candidates appearing for JEE and NEET examinations next month are permitted to travel in Mumbai suburban trains, a Railways official said on Monday. He said the students with admit card for exams will be allowed entry in station premises on Central Railway and Western Railway networks with their companions on exam days. Local trains are currently operated with restricted access and only […]

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

Return examination fees of students, demands ABVP

6:46 pm August 31, 2020

Aurangabad: Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) activists staged a protest here on Monday demanding refund of examination fees taken from students in Maharashtra. They submitted a memorandum to the Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University (BAMU) administration here listing five demands, including 30 per cent reduction in fees for students for the academic year 2020-21 in view […]

NSUI’s hunger strike demanding postponement of JEE, NEET enters fourth day

11:59 pm August 29, 2020

New Delhi: The Congress-affiliated NSUI’s indefinite hunger strike to demand postponement of JEE, NEET and other examinations amid the coronavirus pandemic entered the fourth day. Senior Congress leaders like Pawan Khera, Qazi Nizamuddin, Pramod Kumar and Alka Lamba joined the strike to express solidarity with the students, the National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) said in a statement. NSUI national president Neeraj […]

Schools re-opened with adherence to COVID-19 norms

PM pitches for taking farm education to middle school level

9:16 pm August 29, 2020

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday pitched for taking farm education to middle school level, saying necessary reforms have been made in this regard in the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. “There is a need to take knowledge related to agriculture and its practical application to school level. Efforts are (on) to introduce […]

IIT-I teaches ancient sciences, mathematics in Sanskrit

6:54 pm August 29, 2020

Indore: The Indian Institute of Technology here has introduced a unique course to impart mathematical and scientific knowledge from ancient texts in Sanskrit, an official said on Saturday. Titled “Understanding Classical Scientific Texts of India in an Immersive Sanskrit Environment”, the course was started to in a bid to expose the present generation to ancient […]