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Panel recommends common entrance test by DU for undergraduate courses

The committee analysed the data of admissions which are cut-off based and saw that it showed the highest intake of students from the CBSE Board

At 530, offers in first two days up by 50% at IIT Guwahati placements

The premier institute also saw a jump in international offers made in the first two days from a total of four offers last year to 28 this year

Schools in 4 districts neighbouring Delhi to remain shut in Haryana

The Delhi government had on Thursday announced the closure of all schools in the national capital till further orders because of an increase in the air pollution levels.

Newer IITs too see record placements with pay rises, offers from top firms

Average salary at IIT Mandi up 13%, Uber offers highest package of Rs 2 cr at IIT (BHU) Varanasi, while Roorkee bagged highest international CTC of Rs 2.15 cr in first session

Harvard University adds caste as protected category for student workers

Harvard University has added caste as a protected category for all graduate and undergraduate student workers.

Students scoring over 95% increased 58 times in the last decade

Nine-time increase in those who secured over 90% between 2010 and 2021

ADB approves Rs 3,752 cr funding to govt for enhancing school education

The loan supports the Integrated Scheme for School Education (Samagra Shiksha) and the new Exemplar School Initiative of the Ministry of Education (MOE)

IIT Delhi placements: At least 60 offers above Rs 1 cr made on first day

Over 350 national and international organizations offering above 750 job profiles across multiple sectors have already registered for hiring students as of now, they said

At Rs 2.15 crore, IIT Roorkee bags highest international salary

IIT Roorkee scored with highest domestic offers for three students: ranging from Rs 1.30 cr to Rs 1.80 cr, with 11 students getting a Rs 1 cr-plus salary package

No proposal to increase number of seats in Kendriya Vidyalayas: Govt

The Union education ministry on Wednesday ruled out any proposal to increase the number of seats in Kendriya Vidyalyas.

Over 8,000 parents want CBSE to hold board exams in hybrid mode

Over 8,000 parents have written to Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan urging him to direct the CBSE to provide a hybrid option for board exams in view of concerns raised by a new variant

Omicron scare: BMC postpones date of school reopening to Dec 15 from Dec 1

School for classes 8 to 12 had reopened earlier on October 4

With seed money, Delhi govt school students have a shot at entrepreneurship

As many as 24 teams to feature in TV show; top 100 teams to be part of expo to meet entrepreneurs

What is Delhi govt's Business Blasters programme? Sisodia explains

Delhi govt school students get own TV show, to pitch business ideas to potential investors

IIT Guwahati bags 179 PPOs in 2021-22, highest in three years

Institute has also seen the highest domestic offer through PPOs stand at Rs 64 lakh per annum

Foreign board students no longer need prior approval to join CBSE schools

Students from foreign boards seeking admission to CBSE schools will no longer require prior approval, the board announced on Thursday.

Maharashtra: Schools for Classes 1 to 4 to reopen from December 1

In-person classes at primary schools in the state have remained closed since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020

DU forms panel for recommendations on next year's admission process

The formation of the committee comes in the backdrop of a large number of students, particularly cent-per-cent scorers from Kerala, getting admission to the DU

IIT Delhi tops Indian institutes' rise in THE global employability ranking

While IIT Delhi's rank was unchanged from last year, IISc Bengaluru climbed 10 places to 61st spot; other institutes forming country's top-5 were IIT Bombay (97), IIM-A (162) and IIT-Kharagpur (170)

Post-pandemic, B-schools see spurt in self-sponsored MDP candidates

Big push has come from the need for professionals to upskill, supported by the spurt in online and virtual training