DTU suspends a third of its M.Tech programmes over ‘poor admissions’

DTU suspends a third of its M.Tech programmes over ‘poor admissions’

Delhi Technological University (DTU), formerly known as the Delhi College of Engineering, has “suspended” more than a third of its master’s programmes for the academic year 2022-23 on account of “less number of admissions”, The Indian Express has learnt. At least 10 out of the 26 M.Tech programmes offered at DTU will not run this […]

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Punjab post-matric scholarship: Act against institutes withholding degrees of SC students, says CM

Punjab post-matric scholarship: Act against institutes withholding degrees of SC students, says CM

In a major relief to the students belonging to Schedule Caste (SC) category, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday ordered severe action against educational institutes withholding the degrees of SC students on pretext of post-matric scholarship scheme. In a statement, Mann also said payment of funds under the post matric scholarship scheme is a matter […]

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38,000 teacher posts vacant in Haryana: Former CM Hooda

38,000 teacher posts vacant in Haryana: Former CM Hooda

A day after the monsoon session of Haryana Vidhan Sabha concluded, Leader of Opposition Bhupinder Singh Hooda Thursday attacked the state’s BJP-JJP government for not recruiting schoolteachers, forcible sale of Tricolour, and unemployment. The former CM claiming 38,000 posts of teachers are lying vacant. On one side young children are being forced to go on […]

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Controversy over ‘Urdu schools’: Jharkhand scrapped, then reinstated Friday offs in 2021

Controversy over ‘Urdu schools’: Jharkhand scrapped, then reinstated Friday offs in 2021

The Jharkhand government has said that there were 407 schools in the state that had been declared “Urdu schools”, and 509 schools that were “illegally” giving a weekly off on Friday instead of Sunday. The statement by minister Alamgir Alam came in response to a question in the state Assembly by Sahibganj MLA Anant Ojha […]

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CUET Phase 2: After glitches, NTA mulls action against centres for “failing” to comply with protocols

CUET Phase 2: After glitches, NTA mulls action against centres for “failing” to comply with protocols

The Common University Entrance Test (CUET UG) 2022 had a largely smooth run on Saturday, with no last minute cancellation, even as Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan held a meeting on technical glitches holding up the test in many centres over the last two days. The National Testing Agency (NTA) hinted that it might act […]

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Class 12 supplementary exam results out: 62 per cent students pass in general stream; 29 per cent in Science stream

Class 12 supplementary exam results out: 62 per cent students pass in general stream; 29 per cent in Science stream

A total of 62.72 per cent of Class 12 general stream students  passed the supplementary examinations, results of which were announced by the Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSHSEB) Thursday. In the Class 12 Science stream, 29.29 per cent students passed the supplementary examinations. The general stream supplementary results are said to be […]

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FYJC first merit list: Cut-offs drop across streams

FYJC first merit list: Cut-offs drop across streams

THE FIRST merit list for First Year Junior College (FYJC) admissions was announced on Wednesday. Popular colleges in Mumbai have seen a drop in cut-off in the first merit list compared to last year. However, college authorities said this was expected as last year’s Class X result was an inflated one, as no board exam […]

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Free education scheme: over 92% seat’s vacant

Free education scheme: over 92% seat’s vacant

It seems that the economically weaker section (EWS) students have preferred their existing government schools despite an option to get free education in Haryana’s “budget” private schools – mostly in villages or small towns – under a government scheme. Under the recently introduced scheme, as many as 381 “budget” private schools had offered 24,987 seats […]

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JEE centres come up in Washington, Moscow for first time

JEE centres come up in Washington, Moscow for first time

Overseas centres for Joint Entrance Examination (Main), India’s most popular engineering entrance test, have come up for the first time in cities such as Washington DC, Moscow and Ottawa, with the National Testing Agency (NTA) having decided to venture beyond countries in Southeast and West Asia. The NTA has also expanded JEE centres within India, […]

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Bihar seeks report on schools shut Friday in minority strongholds

Bihar seeks report on schools shut Friday in minority strongholds

For years, around 500 government schools in Bihar’s Muslim-dominated districts of Purnia, Kishanganj, Katihar and Araria have had Friday, and not Sunday, as their weekly day off. But this could change now. Bihar education minister and JD (U) leader Vijay Kumar Choudhary has sought a report on schools following this practice. Education officers of these […]

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