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CUET-UG 4th phase: Students claim seek clarity over changing centres

Change in centres at the last moment, far off centres and no clarity on retest options -- students on second day of CUET's fourth phase were a worried lot. The first shift exam is underway on Thursday. The exam was cancelled at 13 centres on Wednesday following technical glitches affecting over 8600 candidates. "My intimation slip mentioned my chosen city as the exam centre city. However, when I got the admit card, I got a centre which is 150 km away and the entry closes at 8.30 am. I have been trying to reach the NTA but no luck yet," said a CUET aspirant Neha Singhal. Another aspirant, Anjali Mishra, said, "Till yesterday afternoon, my admit card showed a different centre and today it is a different centre. I had no intimation if my centre was changed last minute and have no clue whether I would get an option for retest". The University Grants Commission (UGC) had announced that the candidates affected on Wednesday will get a chance for retest on August 25. The CUET is the commo

CUET result for UG admissions likely to be released in early September

The result of Common University Entrance Test (CUET) for undergraduate (UG) admissions in colleges and universities is likely to be announced in early September

TS DOST 2022 phase 1 seat allotment to declare results on Saturday

The registration for phase 2 of TS DOST 2022 will commence from August 7, Sunday and the last date for submission of applications is on August 21

BS Views of the week: CUET, diesel rate, Russia boycott, and more

Business Standard's opinion pages this week focused on India-Japan relations, CUET, dual diesel rates, and much more.

DU releases draft Undergraduate Curriculum Framework 2022, seeks feedback

The Draft UGCF was criticised by a section of teachers saying that it was not discussed in the Academic Council meeting of the university

The learning curve: Why college education for women matters

The correlation between districts with college-educated women and multidimensional poverty was very high for 10 of 12 indicators

CollegeDekho closes $35mn Series B round led by Winter Capital, ETS

Firm will boost investment in products and tech while growing new verticals like Ed-Fin-Tech, student accommodation and coaching for higher education

DU announces cut-offs for second drive to fill up vacant seats in colleges

Many prominent colleges like Hindu and Hansraj College have closed admissions for a majority of their courses

Over 52,000 students have secured admission in Delhi University so far

Over 10,000 applications have been approved by principals on Wednesday

DU admissions: Over 8,500 applications approved under third cut-off list

Over 8,500 applications were approved by principals, according to official data

Dellhi University: Over 13,000 secure admission under second cut-off list

Over 13,000 students have secured their admission under the second cut-off list at Delhi University, according to official data

DU admissions: Over 29K applications received on 1st day under 2nd cut-off

As many as 36,130 had secured admissions in the first list, ensuring that a little over half of the 70,000 undergraduate seats in the university were filled

Like elite clubs, elite colleges also refuse to increase number of seats

The worst offender in this regard is an elite college in Delhi University. It admits less than 1,000 students to less than 10 courses!

DU admission: 47,291 applications received under first cut-off list

The Delhi University has received over 47,291 applications for admission under the first cut-off list with 7,167 students completing the process by paying the fees

CU-CET 2021: Admission process underway in 12 Central universities

The entrance examination process has begun for those students seeking admissions in 12 central universities across the country

New session in varsities by Oct 1, admission to be completed by Sep 30: UGC

The new academic session in universities and colleges across the county will begin from October 1 while the admission process has to be completed by September 30, according to new guidelines of UGC

Delhi University to start registration process for UG programmes on Aug 2

The Delhi University will start the registration process for undergraduate programmes on August 2, acting vice chancellor P C Joshi announced on Saturday

UGC asks universities to complete admissions to 1st-year courses by Sept 30

UGC has issued guidelines on examinations and academic calendars in view of Covid-19 to all universities and colleges

No decision yet on opening degree colleges in state: K'taka Deputy CM

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister C N Ashwath Narayan on Thursday said the government has not decided yet on the date of reopening of degree colleges in the state

Bengal education minister meets VCs on admission in undergraduate courses

West Bengal Education Minister Bratya Basu on Wednesday held a meeting with Vice Chancellors of state-run universities to decide on the modalities of admission to undergraduate courses