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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Former TISS director S Parsuraman dies at 70

Former TISS director S Parsuraman dies at 70

Professor S Parsuraman, former director of Tata Institute of Social Science (TISS), passed away after a prolonged illness on Friday. He was 70 years old. In his 14-year-long tenure as TISS director, he was considered the main force behind the institute’s growth. Many of his students remember him as an academician who did not shy […]

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

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

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. The […]

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Mumbai Police record actor Ranveer Singh’s statement in nude photo-shoot case

Mumbai Police record actor Ranveer Singh’s statement in nude photo-shoot case

Ranveer Singh recently did a nude photo-shoot with a magazine and shared the pictures on social medai Ranveer Singh recently did a nude photo-shoot with a magazine and shared the pictures on social medai The Mumbai Police on Monday recorded the statement of Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh in a case registered against him for posting […]

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

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

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, with […]

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Over 2 lakh seats vacant after third round of admission for FYJC

Over 2 lakh seats vacant after third round of admission for FYJC

AFTER THE completion of the third round of the Centralised Admission Process (CAP) for the First Year Junior College (FYJC = Class XI) of the 3.7 lakh seats over 2 lakh is lying vacant. Of these, over 1.4 lakh seats will open for the special round of admission, which will be the last CAP round. […]

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IIT-Bombay approves partial rollback of fee hike

IIT-Bombay approves partial rollback of fee hike

The highest decision-making body at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay — the Board of Governors (BOG) — on Friday finalised the partial rollback of the hiked fee for the autumn semester 2022-23. A new revised fee circular will now be issued by the administration. Confirming the development, a senior IIT-Bombay official said, “The fee […]

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‘FYJC admissions delayed to give chance to non-state board students’: Maharashtra Education director

‘FYJC admissions delayed to give chance to non-state board students’: Maharashtra Education director

Even as the centralised online admission system for the First Year Junior College (FYJC ) is still on, colleges can begin academics as the first round of admissions, with the most seat allotment, is already over. Considering the delay in the beginning of the admission process due to late results, most candidates are wondering when […]

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Maharashtra FYJC Admission: Second merit list out, marginal reduction in cut-off marks

Maharashtra FYJC Admission: Second merit list out, marginal reduction in cut-off marks

The second merit list of the First Year Junior College (FYJC) admissions for Class XI was declared on Friday evening. Popular city colleges have carried out a marginal change in the cut-off scores from the first merit list. The city’s popular St Xavier’s College revised the cut-off score for the arts stream to 93.4 per […]

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FYJC admissions: Second list out Friday, parents fret over narrow admission window

FYJC admissions: Second list out Friday, parents fret over narrow admission window

WITH THE second merit list for the First Year Junior College (Class XI) admission set to be out on August 12, and holidays lined up, parents are apprehensive their wards may face difficulties in confirming admissions till deadline of August 17. Students have between August 13-17 to confirm their admissions on allotted seats. “But out […]

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