Sickness to migration to death in family: 18% of Delhi govt school students absent since academic year start

Since the start of this academic year, more than 3 lakh children in Delhi government schools, accounting for 18% of the total students enrolled in them, have been identified with “chronic absenteeism”, meaning that they have been absent from school for seven consecutive days or 20 out of 30 working days. Of the 3,48,344 children […]

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Delhi University admission round 1 ends, 72k candidates accept allotted seat

With 72,865 candidates accepting their allotted seats, the window for acceptance for the first round of admissions at Delhi University came to a close Saturday. There are a total of around 70,000 seats open for admissions across colleges and courses in DU. In its first round, the administration made 80,164 allotments. Colleges will have till […]

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DU hopes to fill all seats in first round

The Delhi University administration is hoping to fill all its undergraduate seats in the first round of seat allocations itself. The university has 70,000 undergraduate seats on offer across all courses and colleges and in the first round, it has made 20% extra allocations for each programme in each college for unreserved, OBC and EWS […]

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Over 60,000 students say yes to DU’s offer

More than two-third of seats allocated by Delhi University for its undergraduate admissions have been accepted by candidates, as of Thursday evening. While there are around 70,000 undergraduate seats on offer, the varsity has made 80,164 allocations in the first round, the results of which were shared with candidates Wednesday evening. As of 7 pm […]

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Question papers for ongoing BA exams opened a day before in Surat college

ABVP has demanded a probe from the vice-chancellor of Veer Narmad South Gujarat University (VNSGU) after authorities of MTB Arts College in Surat opened three question papers of the Semester 4 Bachelor of Arts (BA) a day before the exam. A fact-finding team, comprising four professors and headed by Professor Falguniben Thakker, has been appointed […]

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IITs Madras, Delhi, KGP on fast-track for expansion overseas

The plan to set up Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) campuses in Abu Dhabi, Tanzania and Malaysia has been put on the fast track with a year as the time frame envisaged, key officials said. IIT Madras director Prof V Kamakoti said a team led by the institute’s Dean of Global Engagement has been entrusted […]

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Indian students abroad most likely to stay back in developed nations: report

Indians studying in economically developed countries are the most likely among all foreign students to stay back in their host country and join the local workforce, according to a report on international migration patterns by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The report titled ‘International Migration Outlook 2022’, released on Monday, provides an […]

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Education loan: Bid to hike guarantee cap to Rs 10 lakh

THE CENTRE is likely to increase the guarantee limit for education loans from Rs 7.5 lakh to Rs 10 lakh — a move that comes in the backdrop of a Government-led push for Public Sector Banks (PSBs) to increase disbursements amid complaints of delays in sanction and rejection of loan applications. Currently, education loans up […]

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Fee authority approves new hike in revised fee structure for UG medical courses

Ahead of medical UG admissions, the Fee Regulatory Authority (FRA) has approved the increase in fees for the undergraduate (UG) courses offered by various private medical colleges across the state for the 2022-23 academic year. According to the notification issued by the FRA, the fees for the UG medical courses in private colleges were approved […]

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Most CUET toppers scored 95% plus in Class XII but for a few, a second chance

“A second chance at putting my career (to represent India as an IFS officer) on track…” is how 20-year-old Shayema, a resident of Batla House, New Delhi, sees her 100th percentile score in the recently conducted Common University Entrance Test (CUET) for undergraduate programmes. She scored 83.8% in her Class 12 board exam. It’s a […]

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