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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UGC: Not mandatory to publish in journals before final PhD thesis

UGC: Not mandatory to publish in journals before final PhD thesis

IN NEW regulations for doctoral programmes notified Monday, the University Grants Commission (UGC) has scrapped the mandatory requirement of getting research papers published in peer-reviewed journals before the final submission of a PhD (Doctor of Philosophy) thesis. So far, it was mandatory for M.Phil (Master of Philosophy) scholars to present at least one research paper […]

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HSC and SSC exams 2023: Candidates asked to pay more to submit forms for preferred institutions

HSC and SSC exams 2023: Candidates asked to pay more to submit forms for preferred institutions

External and private student candidates registering for the HSC and SSC examinations in February-March 2023, which are to be conducted by the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE), faced a hurdle while filling up their examination application forms after several of them were asked to pay additional fees by the contact […]

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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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Ukrainian varsities’ mobility programme to medical students not recognised: NMC

Ukrainian varsities’ mobility programme to medical students not recognised: NMC

In a setback to Indian medical students who returned from Ukraine after the war broke out there, the National Medical Council (NMC) of India has notified that it doesn’t recognise the ‘mobility programme’ being offered by the Ukrainian government for foreign medical students. Ahead of the autumn semester starting from September 1, Ukrainian universities are […]

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JEE Main results: Overall performance of Pune students dips slightly in Session 2

JEE Main results: Overall performance of Pune students dips slightly in Session 2

Most tutorial centres in Pune were reportedly disappointed with the results of the JEE Main Session 2 declared by the National Testing Agency (NTA) Monday. Many blamed the pandemic and online coaching for the overall drop in success rate. Durgesh Mangeshkar, the director of IIT Prakashan, said the success ratio of JEE coaching institutes across […]

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CUET UG 2022, Day 1: At Pune exam centre, a father’s love for daughter brings him to write entrance test

CUET UG 2022, Day 1: At Pune exam centre, a father’s love for daughter brings him to write entrance test

Standing out amidst a queue of 20-yr-olds who had come to write the Common Entrance University Test (CUET) at GH Raisoni College of Engineering, Wagholi on Friday, Keshav Khatri, a senior employee of Zensar Technologies shifted from one foot to another as he tried to blend in. While most would have mistaken him for another […]

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Learning engineering in mother tongue: Amid poor response elsewhere, Pune college fills seats

Learning engineering in mother tongue: Amid poor response elsewhere, Pune college fills seats

Six months ago when he was taking admission in a computer engineering course at a college in Pune’s Akurdi area, 19-year-old Atharva Ingle did not know that his batch would be a historic one. The Akola resident is one of 65 students enrolled in the Marathi-language course at the Pimpri Chinchwad College of Engineering (PCCOE), […]

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Pune: SPPU climbs 50 points in QS World University Rankings 2023, ranked amongst 550 best universities in the world

Pune: SPPU climbs 50 points in QS World University Rankings 2023, ranked amongst 550 best universities in the world

The Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) has performed well yet again at the QS World University Ranking 2022 rankings which were announced on Wednesday, rising from the 591–600 bracket in which it was categorised last year to the 541-550 rank bracket this year. The rankings provide insight into the global higher education sector and rank […]

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Learning outcomes get worse in higher classes for Maharashtra students; Mumbai worst in state

Learning outcomes get worse in higher classes for Maharashtra students; Mumbai worst in state

The learning outcome among high school children in Mumbai suburban area is the worst in Maharashtra, revealed the results of the National Achievement Survey (NAS) 2021 released Wednesday evening. Even when it comes to primary school children, Mumbai fared only slightly better than the remote, insurgency-hit Gadchiroli, the report showed. Conducted on November 12, 2021, […]

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