At 16,598, IIT seats witness marginal increase from last year

[ad_1] A total of 16,598 seats are up for grabs in all 23- Indian Institute of Technology (IITs) this year, including 1,567 supernumerary seats for female candidates. This marks a marginal increase in the number of seats from last year. The total number of candidates who appeared for the JEE (Advanced) this year was 1,56,089. […]

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Difficult JEE (Advanced) papers to make race for IITs tougher this year: Experts

[ad_1] The race to bag a seat at the prestigious Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) is expected to get tougher this year, say experts, considering the difficult question paper for the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) – Advanced held on Sunday. While the papers were on a lengthier side, Mathematics and Physics sections were more difficult, […]

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FYJC first merit list: Cut-offs drop across streams

[ad_1] 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 […]

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Some Mumbai colleges plan to put admissions on hold after third merit list, wait for CBSE, ICSE students

[ad_1] MOST POPULAR colleges in the Mumbai plan to put degree admissions on hold after the third merit list in order to accommodate students from CBSE and ICSE who are still awaiting their results. A day after the UGC’s directive to all universities to fix the last date of degree admission post the declaration of […]

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Not Savarkar, student bodies pick another name for Mumbai University hostel

[ad_1] A FRESH drama is brewing in Mumbai University over the name of the new International Students’ hostel in its Kalina campus with some students’ organisations demanding it be named after Chhatrapati Rajarshi Shahu Maharaj. Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari, while inaugurating the building last week, had anyway urged the Vice Chancellor (V-C) of the varsity […]

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Mumbai University confers degrees on Zakir Hussain, industrialist Shashikant Garware

[ad_1] Mumbai University conferred an honourary LLD (Doctor of Law) degree on world-renowned percussionist and tabla player Ustad Zakir Hussain on Thursday. Industrialist Shashikant Garware, too, was awarded an honourary D.Litt. (Doctor of Literature) degree in the same ceremony. “Receiving the honourary degree from the country’s oldest university is a great honour for me,” said […]

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FYJC admission process delayed, mock round yet to start

[ad_1] THE ADMISSION process of first year junior college (FYJC) is facing delays, as the mock round for students that was scheduled to begin from May 1 has still not started. Following the admission schedule released by the Directorate of Education, many applicants tried to access the centralised online system of the FYJC admission. But […]

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IIT Bombay sees 100% rise in students availing counselling

[ad_1] THE NUMBER of students availing counselling services at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay doubled in the academic year 2021-22 as compared to the previous academic year, according to data compiled by the institute’s Student Wellness Centre (SWC). While 310 students availed counselling in academic year 2020-21, the number jumped to 626 in […]

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