23.9% students in Class 5, 12.15 % in Class 8 qualify for state scholarships

23.9% students in Class 5, 12.15 % in Class 8 qualify for state scholarships

A TOTAL of 23.9 per cent students in Class 5 and 12.15 per cent students in Class 8 who appeared for the state scholarship exams held on July 31 have passed the test, declared the Maharashtra State Council of Examination. Among the 1.27 lakh students across the state who cleared the exams, 3.82 lakh students […]

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

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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IAS officer’s initiative scales up students’ learning level in Sangli schools

IAS officer’s initiative scales up students’ learning level in Sangli schools

In November 2021, when the results of the National Achievement Survey (NAS) were released, the figures took 31-year-old IAS officer Jitendra Dudi, the Chief Executive Officer of Sangli district, by surprise. Students from Maharashtra, though better than the national average, still scored poorly – one in three students of Class III couldn’t answer basic questions […]

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Final-year B.Sc students at MU demand offline semester exam be postponed

Final-year B.Sc students at MU demand offline semester exam be postponed

While the Mumbai University has resumed the conventional offline mode of examinations post the Covid-19 pandemic, there is a growing chorus of opposition from students. On Thursday, final year B.Sc. Computer Science students from several colleges of the city wrote to the Mumbai University administration demanding that their semester V exam, which is scheduled to […]

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Pune University calls on students to apply for 300 plus certificate courses

Pune University calls on students to apply for 300 plus certificate courses

In order to make students ‘industry ready’, Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) is encouraging students to be part of its Degree Plus programme. The programme is conducted alongside the regular BA, BCom and BSc degrees that the students are enrolled. More than 300 certificate courses are available on the website, a majority of which are […]

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Nagpur & Washim: Collect data of schools with less than 20 students, officials told

Nagpur & Washim: Collect data of schools with less than 20 students, officials told

Even after opposition from teachers, the state government has begun the process of closing down schools having less than 20 students. On Tuesday, the education department issued notices to the block education officers (BEO) of Nagpur and Washim districts, asking them to collect information about schools in their regions that have less than 20 students. […]

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Scholarship to minority communities students doubled by Maharashtra govt

Scholarship to minority communities students doubled by Maharashtra govt

The scholarship for students from minority communities who are pursuing higher education has been doubled by the Maharashtra government to Rs 50,000. A decision to this effect was taken by the state cabinet at its meeting here. In 2011, the scholarship for students from minority communities pursuing higher education was Rs 25,000. In 2018, the amount […]

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SCERT to stick to online mode of career guidance for now

SCERT to stick to online mode of career guidance for now

EVEN AS the new academic year has started in a full-fledged offline mode, the Maharashtra State Council for Educational Research and Training (SCERT) has decided to continue its career guidance online, on its YouTube channel. The practice, which started during pandemic-induced lockdown, has proved to be more beneficial with larger reach. “We started this career […]

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MHT-CET results: Mumbai boy among 13 to score 100% in PCM group

MHT-CET results: Mumbai boy among 13 to score 100% in PCM group

THE MAHARASHTRA Common Entrance Test (CET) Cell declared the MHT-CET result on Thursday evening. A total of 6,05,944 candidates registered for the exam of which 4,67,379 appeared for the exam. In the Physics Chemistry Mathematics (PCM) group, a total of 13 candidates scored 100 per cent. Whereas in the Physics Chemistry Biology (PCB) group another […]

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Restricted access to library, no union set up at TISS, allege students

Restricted access to library, no union set up at TISS, allege students

While the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) opened its campus for students in July, after a gap of two years, a section of students has claimed that the academic ambience on campus is still not back to normal as access to the library is restricted and student unions have not been formed. The institute […]

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