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Top B-school IIM-Ahmedabad and SFarmsIndia launch agri land price index

The index has been designed to record and present 'quality controlled' data of prices of agricultural land across the country

NEET-PG 2022 result out: How to download your score card, other details

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya lauded the National Board of Examination in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) for announcing the results in record 10 day

IISc among top 50 in THE Asia University Rankings, three others in top-100

With 71 institutions as against 63 last year, India was the third most-represented country, behind Japan and mainland China

50:50 weightage to CET, Class 12 marks from 2023-24: Maharashtra minister

The performance of students in Class 12 and the CET in Maharashtra will be considered equally while declaring the merit list for undergraduate professional and technical courses, Uday Samant said

Shruti Sharma tops civil services exam, women bag first three ranks

As many as 685 candidates have qualified the exam in 2021, the Union Public Service Commission said

Align admission procedure to varsity's policy: DU to St Stephen's College

The Delhi University asked St. Stephen's College to align its admission procedure with the policy, noting that the Common University Entrance Test will provide a level playing field to all applicants

Admission row: St Stephen's to continue with interviews; writes to DU

St Stephen's College urged the Delhi University to abide by the 1992 Supreme Court judgement and "avoid creating an unpleasant situation" for students seeking admission in the college

85:15 admission row: St Stephen's urges DU to reconsider decision

St. Stephen's College wrote to Delhi University urging it to "reconsider its decision" of treating admissions done through 85:15 weightage formula as "null and void", a senior varsity official said

Seba to release Assam HSLC Result 2022 on sebaonline.org; check date, links

Assam Class 10 Board examinations were conducted in two shifts by the Seba from March 15 to March 31

Exams of non-agri universities in Maharashtra to be held offline: Minister

Maharashtra Higher and Technical Education Minister Uday Samant said the upcoming examinations of non-agriculture universities in the state will be held offline

Assam Cabinet decides to revise CBCS for UG, PG courses under NEP

The Assam Cabinet took certain key decisions, including revision of the Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) for the undergraduate and postgraduate programmes under the New Education Policy (NEP).

IIM Ahmedabad back in top 50 of FT Executive Education Rankings 2022

IIM Calcutta was ranked 59th in the same list while IIM Bangalore was ranked 60th

Education in India: Covid-19 pandemic's lessons not learnt, shows data

In 2020, when schools were closed, ASER found that barely one-third of all enrolled children were receiving learning material and activities from their schools (35.6 per cent)

SSC JE final result 2020 declared, here is how to track performance

Out of the total candidates who appeared for the document verification process, 800 candidates recommended for appointment.

CUET for PG admissions to be introduced from 2022 academic session: UGC

The decision comes weeks after the UGC chief announced that CUET scores, and not Class 12 scores, will be mandatory for admission to 45 central universities

Over 10,000 MBBS aspirants write to NTA demanding postponement of NEET

Over 10,000 MBBS aspirants have written to the National Testing Agency (NTA) demanding that the medical entrance exam NEET be postponed as its scheduled date is too close to other competitive exams.

Covid-19 impact: Edtech start-ups switch to hiring mode amid record growth

Several players such as Byju's, upGrad, and Lido to almost double headcount by end of the year

Edtech leads investments in education sector; $1.1 bn poured in 2020

With Covid-19 changing how education is imparted, education sector received the highest-ever annual investment in this year

How pandemic has brought changes in edtech sector

The Covid-19 crisis has been a major catalyst in enhancing the learning process not just for students and educators, but for investors as well

Unacademy layoffs: What's stressing India's edtech sector?

Around 1,000 employees of Unacademy were laid off recently. Experts believe, it was trying to control cash burn after hiring to meet ambitious targets. So what is the road ahead for ed-tech sector?