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Pvt colleges to study legality of quota move amid fears of dip in quality
Institutions also fear that the admission process will become more cumbersome
 "Pvt colleges to study legality of quota move amid fears of dip in quality")
Hindi mandatory till class 8? Minister denies any education policy tweak
The New Education Policy committee suggested an 'India-centric' approach towards education
 "Hindi mandatory till class 8? Minister denies any education policy tweak")
Prisoners in Nagpur to take radio counselling facility for academic courses
The 'virtual classroom' facility was inaugurated by Deputy Inspector General, Prisons (eastern region), Yogesh Desai andSivaswaroop at IGNOU's Gyan Vani radio channel studio
 "Prisoners in Nagpur to take radio counselling facility for academic courses")
No rule to restrict entry in exam hall for wearing hijab: Goa govt
Safina Khan Soudagar had said she was asked by supervisor at examination centre in Panaji to remove her hijab and when she refused to do so, she was not allowed to take the exam
 "No rule to restrict entry in exam hall for wearing hijab: Goa govt")
Railways jobs 2018: 100,000 vacancies, 5 days left! All you need to know
Indian Railway recruitment: There are 26,502 loco pilot and technician posts and 62,907 Group D vacancies
 "Railways jobs 2018: 100,000 vacancies, 5 days left! All you need to know")
RRB Group C ALP, Technician admit card 2018 released: Check how to download
Question papers will be provided in 15 different languages, namely Hindi, English, Urdu, Bengali, Punjabi, Gujarati, Kannada, Konkani, Assamese, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Odia, Tamil and Telugu
 "RRB Group C ALP, Technician admit card 2018 released: Check how to download")
Railway recruitment test on Thursday but no clarity on number of vacancies
Around 4.7 million candidates are appearing for these exams. The Railways had announced earlier it is going to hire over 100,000 people during the current financial year
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RRB Group C ALP & Technician exam 2018 begins today: All you need to know
The candidates can download the RRB ALP and Technician Admit Card and RRB Group D admit card (hall ticket) from the official website indiarail.gov.in.
 "RRB Group C ALP & Technician exam 2018 begins today: All you need to know")
RRB ALP & Technician exam 2018: How to download admit card for Aug 17 CBT
In the first stage exam, out of 119,110 around 111,332 aspirants appeared for the RRB exam at 416 centres across 160 cities
 "RRB ALP & Technician exam 2018: How to download admit card for Aug 17 CBT")
RRB ALP, Technician admit card 2018 released: Here's how to download
The Railway Recruitment Board has released the admit card for assistant loco pilot and technicians posts on its official websites. Check official website-- www.indianrailways.gov.in to download
JEE Main 2019 to be held in two sessions, 950,000 to sit Phase-I tomorrow
Over 950,000 candidates have registered for the JEE Main 2019 exams. Admit cards have been uploaded on the official website at jeemain.nic.in.
 "JEE Main 2019 to be held in two sessions, 950,000 to sit Phase-I tomorrow")
Growth in Indian students going to the US likely to fall further in 2019
Hostile environment towards outsiders a major reason for dip, say experts
 "Growth in Indian students going to the US likely to fall further in 2019")
9% of education loans by PSU banks turned into NPAs in FY18: Govt
Among the NPAs of PSBs under education category, the highest 21.28 per cent originated from nursing courses followed by engineering (9.76 per cent)
 "9% of education loans by PSU banks turned into NPAs in FY18: Govt")
Soon, your child will get to learn AI in CBSE schools; experts impressed
CBSE governing body recently decided to introduce artificial intelligence as an elective subject in classes 8, 9 and 10; experts are praising the move but see a need to equip teachers as well
 "Soon, your child will get to learn AI in CBSE schools; experts impressed")
Parliament approves Bill to abolish 'no fail policy till Class 8'
Javadekar assured the House that the passage of this Bill will not lead to increase in dropout rates in schools
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IT, BFSI lead final placements at Nirma's Institute of Management
Compensation packages, PPOs rise as B-school wraps up first phase of final placements
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No plans to open satellite campus of JNU, IIT or IIMs: HRD Ministry
JNU Vice-Chancellor Jagadesh Kumar had in October announced that the university was planning to set up a satellite campus outside the national capital region
 "No plans to open satellite campus of JNU, IIT or IIMs: HRD Ministry")
B-schools expecting 5-10% rise in pay packages this placement season
Profiles in analytics, data science, and consulting have improved over the past few years, thereby pushing up the annual CTC
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CBSE releases Class 10th, 12th board exam date sheets: All you need to know
Results will be declared by the first week of June
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NITI Aayog pitches for NMC Bill enactment to improve nursing training
The Aayog said the quality of health professional training and adherence to standards is sub-optimal, including in the private sector
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