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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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)
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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
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Delhi University to put out special cut-off list for UG courses
Delhi University will release a cut-off list under a special drive to fill vacant seats in different colleges on Wednesday, according to officials.
TCS top recruiter with 12 offer in cluster 3 of IIM-A summer placements
Over 20 firms participated in cluster 3, with InfoEdge in the IT Consulting and Analytics sector rolling out 5 offers
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Delhi University's new academic session for first-year UG students begins
DU new academic session for first-year undergraduate students commenced on Monday with the freshers ruing the fact that they were not able to experience the first day of their college life
DMK to raise abolition of NEET in Parliament during winter session
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin chaired a meeting of the DMK parliamentarians on Sunday and stressed the need to take up the issue of NEET in the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha
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Statsguru: How well did children learn at home amid Covid-19 pandemic
The latest Annual Status of Education Report of 2021 (ASER 2021) throws light on the status of school reopening in rural India, and the quality of learning in rural homes.
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After IIMs, now IITs begin work for quota-based faculty hiring
The move comes in the wake of the Ministry of Education setting a deadline of Sept 4, 2022 for filling vacancies in the SC, ST and OBC categories by adhering to the reservation rules
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SC refuses to provide hybrid mode option for CBSE, CISCE board exams
SC refused to direct the CBSE and the CISCE to provide option of hybrid mode, instead of the offline mode only, for the class 10 and 12 board examinations
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Indians spending 20% more time on smartphones: Google India's Sanjay Gupta
He also announced "Google Career Certificates for upskillers'
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Enrolment shifts from private to govt schools in rural India: ASER 2021
Enrolments for 6-14 age group rise to 70% in govt schools, fall to 24% in private ones
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