Education

23 Feb

SC rejects supplication looking for cancellation of Class 10, 12 offline tests

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The Supreme Court on Wednesday pushed aside a plea in search of cancellation of bodily tests for Class X and XII to be performed by way of all State Boards, CBSE, ICSE and National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS), pronouncing such petitions provide false hope to students and only create extra confusion. A bench headed by means of Justice AM Khanwilkar slammed the petitioner's counsel for submitting such a plea saying authorities are extra aware of the floor realities and are capable of taking a choice with which the court ought to no longer interfere. "Such petitions provide false hopes to students. Entertaining…

21 Feb

Board Exams 2022: SC consents to list supplication against holding board tests disconnected

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Considering the COVID pandemic, understudies from classes 10 and 12 moved toward the Supreme Court of India looking for suspension, crossing out, or elective appraisal for the disconnected board assessment, which will be held by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (CICSE), National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS), and other state sheets. The Apex Court consented to hear the request on Monday. Boss Justice of India NV Ramana acknowledged the solicitation made for the dire posting of the writ appeal that said, "the matter will presently be heard before the seat of Justice AM…

21 Feb

Budget 2022 help in implementing the National Education Policy

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Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi talked about the impact of Budget 2022-23 on the education sector. The PM Modi said, “This budget will help in implementing National Education Policy. National Digital University is an unprecedented step. The problem of shortage of seats can be resolved. There will be unlimited seats. I urge all stakeholders to ensure digital university starts as soon as possible.” He said that the Budget of this year focused on the key five areas including – universalisation of quality education, skill development, urban planning and design, internationalisation and animation visual effects, gamings and comics (AVGC) industry.…

21 Feb

After Chitra Ramkrishna Former NSE Chief Ravi Narain has been questioned

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After grilling former MD and CEO of National Stock Exchange (NSE) Chitra Ramkrishna, The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) questioned another former chief of NSE Ravi Narain in connection with the co-location case. Against Chitra Ramkrishna along with former Group Operating Officer Anand Subramaniam and Ravi Narain a lookout circular has been issued. The agency denied that Ravi Narain is in London. Chitra Ramkrishna was questioned for several hours by federal investigators. She is under investigation for allegedly sharing sensitive information about the exchange with a ‘yogi who lives in the Himalayas.’ The CBI mentioned that the alleged unfair practices…

17 Feb

UGC NET 2021 result likely to be declared soon

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The National Testing Agency (NTA) will announce the University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test (UGC NET) 2021 exam result today through their official website – ugcnet.nta.nic.in. The provisional answer key was released on January 21, 2022. The objection window was opened till January 24, 2022. The University Grants Commission (UGC) had merged National Eligibility Test (NET) Examination for December 2020 and June 2021 cycles. The examination was conducted on November 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, December 1, 3, 4, 5 and January 4 and 5, 2022. The last UGC-NET was held in June 2020. Approximately 12.67 lakh candidates had registered for…

15 Feb

NEET PG 2022 medical aspirants move SC for clarity on EWS quota

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The Supreme Court will soon hear the plea related to the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) quota in the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test- Postgraduate (NEET-PG) 2022 as several medical aspirants have approached the top court seeking clarity in the information bulletin regarding the applicability of EWS criteria. Earlier the top court had paved the way for starting the stalled NEET-PG 2021 counselling process based on the existing 27 percent reservation for OBC in the All India Quota seats, saying there is an “urgent need” to begin the admission process. It also allowed 10 percent EWS reservation for this year and…

15 Feb

BYJU’S ‘Education for All’ initiative impactes 3.4 million children

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BYJU’S flagship social impact initiative, Education for All (EFA), marks the one-year milestone of its launch and has impacted 3.4 million children across 26 states and 340+ districts by making tech-driven education accessible, equitable, and possible for all. On the occasion of this momentous one-year anniversary, BYJU’S Education for All has revised its goals to empower 10 million children by 2025 through high-quality digital learning from 5 million which was decided at the launch of this initiative. BYJU’S Education For All, through its partner NGOs, has been enabling children from rural areas and urban slums of India to get an…

14 Feb

MoU for skill development programmes

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National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Common Services Centers recently. This collaboration is for the delivery of services related to various skill development programmes to youth in rural and remote areas of the country. Under the partnership, CSCs at the village level will act as a Skill Desk, creating awareness about the various available skill development programmes. Registrations of the candidates will be carried out under the available programme for skill development training, along with Aadhaar seeding of candidates and certificate distribution. Since 2010, NSDC has trained over 3 crore people through…

09 Feb

Cambridge University partners with Bharath Institute of Higher Education & Research

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Cambridge University Press & Assessment and Bharath Institute of Higher Education & Research (BIHER) will jointly set up a world-class academic research and language development centre for English, a first of its kind in the Asian sub-continent. The two institutes have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to work closely for publishing the highest quality of learning content and assessment and certification for employability skills for students and English proficiency, teacher training and digital learning solutions for higher education institutions and schools. Students and educators of both the institutes will have the opportunity to explore Cambridge English test for faculty…

05 Feb

Tamil Nadu to hold special Assembly session to pass NEET Bill, send it back to governor

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In an indication of further straining of ties between the Tamil Nadu Secretariat and the Raj Bhavan, Chief Minister M K Stalin on Saturday charged that Governor R N Ravi had failed to perform constitutionally vested duties in respect of a State Bill seeking to dispense with NEET-based admissions in MBBS/BDS courses. The Governor had earlier this week returned to the Legislative Assembly Speaker a Bill passed in September last year seeking to admit students to medical colleges on the basis of their class XII marks. Legislative Assembly would be held at 10 a.m. on February 8 to discuss the…