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14 Sep

Tamil Nadu to bring bill seeking exemption from NEET exam

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The DMK-led Tamil Nadu government on 13th of Sept. (Monday) introduced a bill in the state assembly seeking exemption from the National Entrance-cum-Eligibility Test (NEET) meant for admission to medical colleges. “Today, I have presented the resolution against NEET. You (AIADMK) also brought this resolution. I urge opposition parties to extend their support to this resolution,” news agency ANI quoted CM Stalin, as saying. The bill seeks to provide for admission to undergraduate courses in medicine, dentistry, Indian medicine, and homeopathy on the basis of marks obtained in Class 12 exams. It says that an exam like NEET has “shattered…

09 Sep

BYJU’S Classes introduces a two-teacher model

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BYJU’S, the world’s leading tech company, introduced a one-of-its-kind ‘Two-Teacher Advantage’ for BYJU’S Classes - a comprehensive after-school online tutoring program. BYJU’S Classes is the first online tuition program to offer a two-teacher model in India that aims to deliver superior learning experiences and quality teaching at scale to enable better learning outcomes.Keeping pace with the current scenario and student requirements, BYJU’S Classes offer a new approach to learning. With the Two-Teacher advantage, students are taught by one expert teacher who uses strong visuals and storytelling to explain topics in-depth to ensure conceptual clarity, while the second teacher solves instant…

01 Sep

Schools reopen in Delhi, UP, MP, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka today

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The schools, colleges, and other educational institutions across several states, including Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and many more will reopen today i.e. on September 1. A few special protocols are meant to adhere to the government-necessitated coronavirus disease (Covid-19) guidelines. SOPs have been released to ensure the safety of students which include staggered lunch breaks, minimum seating capacity in class, masking and sanitization protocols, etc. The decision to reopen schools was taken after a significant drop in the number of COVID-19 cases was seen in the country. For most of the states, attendance has been made voluntary. While…

31 Aug

New JNU course calls Islamic Jihadi terrorism the only form of religious terrorism, sparks controversy

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Jawaharlal Nehru University’s academic council has approved a counter-terrorism course that links Islamist and communist terror while staying silent on terrorism by members of other faiths or groups. The course content document describes “jihadi terrorism” as the only form of “fundamentalist-religious inspired terrorism” and connects it to “State-sponsored terrorism” exclusively by communist China and the former Soviet Union. An academic council member said the proposal was passed on August 17 without discussion, as has been the trend under current vice-chancellor M. Jagadesh Kumar. Sources suggested that a final approval from the executive council was a formality. The optional course, titled…

24 Aug

AESL to conduct NEET Mock Test 2021

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Aakash Educational Services Limited (AESL) along with BYJU’S has announced India’s largest All-India NEET Mock Test 2021. The Mock Test will be conducted online on August 22, 29 and September 5. Mr. Aakash Chaudhry, Managing Director, Aakash Educational Services Limited (AESL) said, “Honoring our commitment to the ‘students first’ approach, we are conducting India’s largest online All-India NEET Mock Test 2021. To courage more student participation for fulfilling their dreams, we have kept the registration free of cost.” The registration for the mock test is open and is free of cost. The online mock test has been prepared keeping in…

12 Aug

Applications open for IIT Madras’ Online Data Science Program

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Indian Institute of Technology Madras is calling for applications for the next batch of the Online Data Science Program, the first-of-its-kind initiative launched in 2020. The program aims to make a Data Scientist out of anyone who has cleared Class XII and studied English and Maths in Class X, regardless of their geographic location, academic background, and profession. The classes for the next qualifier batch will commence in September 2021.Highlighting the unique aspects of this program, Prof. Andrew Thangaraj, Professor In-Charge, Data Science Program, IIT Madras, said, “With this program, IIT Madras is delivering the highest quality learning opportunity to…

10 Aug

The Calcutta High Court has ordered parents to pay half of the required school fees

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AGENCY: The court ordered the educational institutions involved in this public interest litigation (PIL) to send each defaulting guardian a notification stating the outstanding fees as of March 2020 within a week. The Calcutta High Court on Friday (August 6, 2021) ordered that defaulting parents pay at least half of their students' due school fees within three weeks, failing which it will consider allowing the institutes involved in the litigation to take punitive action, such as removing the students' names from the school's roll. The court also stated that for pupils who have passed their board exams for grades 10…

30 Jul

CBSE Class 12 students can get their Result 2021 through DigiLocker

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The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will announce the class 12 result today at 2 p.m. Candidates waiting for the class 12 result can check their result from the official website of CBSE, i.e., cbseresults.nic.in, cbse.nic.in, cbse.gov.in. Once released the result , Candidates can even also check their results through the DigiLocker website and app. Owing to the pandemic, the students will be evaluated based on a combination of marks scored in classes 10, 11, and pre-board exams as 30:30:40 formula, according to which 30 per cent weightage will be given to Class 10 marks, 30 percentage weightage to…

30 Jul

CBSE declares class 12 results: 99.37% pass, girls outshine boys

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The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) declared the Class 12 results on Friday at cbseresults.nic.in. A total of 99.37 per cent of students have passed the exam. Among the passing students, 99.13 per cent are boys and 99.67 per cent are girls. A total of 70,004 students have scored over 95% marks while a total of 1,50,152 students bagged between 90% to 95%. The class 12 examination was scheduled to be held in May but the board had canceled the examinations due to coronavirus. The result was prepared through an internal assessment system. In view of this, CBSE decided to…

23 Jul

CISCE to announce results of ICSE, ISC Board tomorrow at 3 PM

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CISCE to declare ICSE, ISC Board results 2021 tomorrow i.e 24th July at 3 PM. Due to corona the board cancelled the exam of ICSE and ICS board. In June, the Council had announced that the students will be awarded marks based on internal assessments. The Council has clarified that the rechecking of answer scripts is not applicable for the ICSE, ISC 2021 exams as the candidates have been awarded imputed marks. If a candidate has objections regarding the marks in the result, she or he may send an application to the school, stating the objection in detail along with…