Minister Deepak Kesarkar says Maharashtra govt planning to do away with homework at schools

Minister Deepak Kesarkar says Maharashtra govt planning to do away with homework at schools

School Education Minister Deepak Kesarkar on Friday said that the state government is contemplating a proposal to do away with homework for all school-going children in the state. “Let us not overburden children. It is important to ensure development of their brain. Additionally, the government also feels that homework should not be an easy escape […]

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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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Week after, aspirants fret over admission and fee

Week after, aspirants fret over admission and fee

A week after the NEET result, aspiring medical students and their parents await clarity on the admission procedure, especially the fee-structure of private and deemed medical colleges. Due to indecision on the NMC’s recommendation on reducing fee structure for 50 percent of seats in private and deemed medical colleges by bringing it on a par […]

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JEE results | Followed in brother’s footsteps: Mumbai city topper

JEE results | Followed in brother’s footsteps: Mumbai city topper

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay declared the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) – Advanced result on Sunday. Out of a total of 1,55,538 candidates who appeared for the exam, 40,712 have qualified and will be vying for the 16,598 seats in all 23 IITs across India. Arihant Vashista from Narayana Junior College in Andheri […]

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Study shows 7% of Class III children cannot tell time in Maharashtra, 19% can’t read calendar

Study shows 7% of Class III children cannot tell time in Maharashtra, 19% can’t read calendar

Seven per cent of Class III students in Maharashtra cannot tell the time while 39 per cent can do so only with the help of a teacher. At least 19 per cent cannot read a calendar or will make mistakes in identifying the month, date or day but 20 per cent students can correctly identify […]

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NMC Fee Guidelines: Students, parents worry about delay in medical admissions as plea against reduction in fee reaches SC

NMC Fee Guidelines: Students, parents worry about delay in medical admissions as plea against reduction in fee reaches SC

Ahead of admissions for medical seats, candidates and parents are worried about further delay as the Association of Health Sciences Institutes has moved the Supreme Court (SC) against the National Medical Council (NMC) guideline for fee regulation, which has recommended that fees for 50 per cent of seats in private and deemed medical colleges should […]

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Cyrus Mistry, former Tata Sons head, dies in car crash near Mumbai

Cyrus Mistry, former Tata Sons head, dies in car crash near Mumbai

PM Narendra Modi, others condole Mr. Mistry’s demise PM Narendra Modi, others condole Mr. Mistry’s demise Former Tata Sons chairman Cyrus Pallonji Mistry was on Sunday killed in a road accident after his car hit a divider in Maharashtra’s Palghar district neighbouring Mumbai, a police official said. Mr. Mistry was travelling from Ahmedabad to Mumbai […]

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Minister Deepak Kesarkar says Maharashtra govt planning to do away with homework at schools

Take 5 | There will be blank pages after each chapter. Students won’t need notebooks: Deepak Kesarkar, Maharashtra education minister

As part of plan to reduce the weight of schoolbags, Maharashtra’s new education minister, Deepak Kesarkar, has proposed dividing textbooks in three parts and attaching blank pages, where students can take down notes 1. What is the idea behind the initiative? The idea is to divide textbooks into three parts, a system where there will […]

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Students of IIT Bombay hold two-day virtual conclave to help aspirants choose courses in IITs

Students of IIT Bombay hold two-day virtual conclave to help aspirants choose courses in IITs

With just a week left for the declaration of the Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) Advanced results, students of IIT Bombay have arranged a two-day (September 3-4) virtual ed-conclave where a panel of professors from IITs across India will help aspirants make informed choices on which engineering branch to choose and from which IIT. Students at […]

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