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Byju's shareholders to vote on resolution to ouster CEO, family on Friday

Amidst financial turbulence at Byju's, a group of key investors at the edtech have called for an extraordinary general meeting on Friday to oust its founder CEO Byju Raveendran and his family members over "mismanagement and failures" at what was once India's hottest tech startups, sources said. The shareholders, who have called the EGM, collectively hold more than 30 per cent stake in Byju's. Raveendran and family own about 26 per cent in the company. The sources in the know said the Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) notice calls for ouster of the current board of Think & Learn, the firm that operates Byju's, composed of Raveendran, his wife and co-founder Divya Gokulnath and his brother Riju Ravindran. Detailing the reasons for seeking the ouster, the notice listed alleged financial mismanagement, erosion of value due to management's failure to enforce the company's legal rights and concealment of material information. Earlier this month, South Africa's Prosus, Peak XV Partners

UP Board Examinations 2024: 2.9 lakh CCTVs will monitor 55 lakh students

UP Board Examinations 2024: Uttar Pradesh Board exams will begin today and over 55 lakh students have registered this year. Students will take exams under the surveillance of 2.90 lakh CCTVs

CBSE Board Exams 2024: Traffic advisory rules amid farmers' protest

CBSE issued an advisory ahead of class 10th and 12th board exams, which have been going since February 15. The students have been instructed to report by 10 am because exams begin at 10.30 am

International Mother Language Day 2024: History, theme, importance, wishes

International Mother Language Day is celebrated every year on February 21. The purpose of this day is to promote and save native languages, and bring issues to light on inclusive education

Students can appear twice for class 10, 12 board exams from 2025-26

Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan announced students can appear twice for the class 10, 12 board examinations in the academic year 2025-26

HDFC Life launches health cover for Indian students studying overseas

HDFC Life on Tuesday launched a new cashless health policy for desi students pursuing education overseas, the premium for which will have to be paid in US dollars. The global student healthcare plan is designed for students in the 12-40 age bracket presently pursuing higher education abroad or aspire to pursue higher international education, the company said in a statement. The offer is being made from its Gift City IFSC unit -- HDFC Life International, which is the first overseas branch of HDFC International Life and Re, a life and health reinsurer based in DIFC, Dubai. The plan, available in four options, provides coverage of up to USD 3 million, offering flexibility in cover terms ranging from three months to one year, the insurer said. The plan offers a host of benefits and features designed to address the diverse healthcare needs and potential health contingencies allowing worldwide access to top-notch medical facilities outside the country, with a network of hospitals, clinic

IGNOU 37th Convocation: VP addresses students at Delhi's Convention Centre

IGNOU 37th Convocation: IGNOU's 37th convocation ceremony took place at Baba Saheb Ambedkar Convention Centre in New Delhi. The vice president also addressed students today

Byju's controversies: The troubles hurting India's biggest edtech company

How did Edtech firm fall from the grace that it once enjoyed with the valuation peaking at $22 billion. Explained

Students to get option of appearing in 10th, 12th exams twice from 2025-26

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday said students will get an option of appearing for 10th and 12th class board examinations twice a year from the academic session 2025-26. He said one of the objectives of the new National Education Policy (NEP), unveiled in 2020, was to reduce academic stress on students. Highlighting the concept of introducing 10 bagless days in school every year, Pradhan stressed on engaging students with art, culture and sports, among other activities. Pradhan was speaking after launching the PM SHRI (Prime Minister Schools for Rising India) scheme in Chhattisgarh under which 211 schools of the state will be upgraded. The function was held at the Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay auditorium in Raipur. Highlighting the Centre's plan under the NEP 2020, Pradhan said from the 2025-26 academic session, students will get an opportunity to appear for 10th and 12th class board exams twice. According to the New Curriculum Framework (NCF) announced by the ...

RRB ALP Recruitment 2024: Last date to apply for 5696 posts, check details

Today is the last day to apply for 5696 posts of Assistant Loco Pilot. Candidates who are interested in applying can visit the official website, https://www.recruitmentrrb.in

MICAT Phase 2 result 2024 announced at mica.ac.in, details inside

The Mudra Institute of Communication, Ahmedabad (MICA) on Monday announced the MICAT phase 2 results at mica.ac.in. To access, an applicant needs to enter their application number/Login ID and passwor

Startup launches AI-backed education, health, edutainment content service

A start-up has recently announced that it will provide curated education, health, and edutainment services targeting specific needs using artificial intelligence. The start-up platform called Ascend, which is backed by the Accolade Group, claims to be the first knowpedia (Knowledge pedia). "We are the world's first knowpedia and, currently, focused on health, education, and edutainment. We are using AI and human intervention to provide targeted, curated services and content for individual requirements, which are not available now. We are trying to tap this space," Accolade Knowledge CEO Monika Lahiri said. "Our app will deliver AI-backed solutions for the common man, by aggregating and creating curated content tailored to an individual and offer skill development for re-employability, she said. It is projected that there will be a lot of job redundancy due to the deployment of AI by corporates and businesses, she said. Another Silicon Valley start-up has tied up with Accolade to .

SBI Clerk Prelims Result 2024 announced at sbi.co.in, details inside

State Bank of India has announced SBI Clerk Prelims Result 2024. The Junior Associate preliminary results can be viewed by applicants on the official website of SBI at sbi.co.in

Indian students turning away from British universities, shows data

Amid ongoing review for post-study work visa and restrictions on bringing along dependents on government-funded scholarships, official statistics released on Thursday showed Indian students are beginning to show signs of being turned off from applying for British universities with a four per cent drop in the applications from the country. While the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) figures show the overall number of international students for undergraduate places increased by 0.7 per cent, Nigerians and Indians were leading a downward trend after record rises in recent times. Applications from India fell 4 per cent compared to last year to 8,770 and from Nigeria by 46 per cent to 1,590. UK higher education remains attractive globally, with a 0.7 per cent increase in international applicants. The highest increases are China (3 per cent, 910 applicants), Turkey (37 per cent, 710 applicants) and Canada (14 per cent, 340 applicants). There has been a decrease in ...

BSEB Bihar Board Matric Exam 2024: All details about class 12 and 10 exams

On Feb 15, 2024, the CBSE class 12 and 10 exams will begin. Students need to carry an admit card alongside school ID to the test centre. The first shift will start at 9:30 am and another at 2 pm

APSET registration 2024 started at apset.net.in, check details inside

Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, has begun the online application procedure for the Andhra Pradesh State Eligibility Test or AP SET 2024. Applicants can go to apset.net.in and submit forms

CBSE issues advisory for board students amid Delhi traffic restrictions

The CBSE issued an advisory on Wednesday for the students appearing in the board exams in view of the traffic restrictions imposed in Delhi, advising them to leave their homes early to arrive at the examination centres in time. Traffic restrictions are currently in place in the national capital in view of the farmers' "Delhi Chalo" march. The board exams for Classes 10 and 12 will commence from Thursday. More than 39 lakh students will appear in the exams this year from India and 26 other countries. In Delhi, more than 5.8 lakh students will take the exams at 877 centres. "As the examination starts at 10.30 am, hence, all the students have been directed to reach their examination centres on or before 10 am," the advisory read. It cited the current situation in Delhi and said it is expected that there will be traffic issues that might cause a delay in reaching the examination centres. "Hence, all the students are advised to leave their homes early so that they can reach well on ti

TN TRB SGT 2024 registration begins, candidates can apply for 1768 seats

The application process begins for 1,768 secondary grade teachers (SGT) by the Tamil Nadu Teacher Recruitment Board (TN TRB) today. Here's how to apply for the registration

IIM Indore completes final placements with 150+ recruiters, details inside

In the IIM Indore placements, the stats for 2024 comprised of the average CTC at Rs 25.68 LPA, while the middle CTC remained at Rs 24.50 LPA and the highest at Rs 1 crore yearly

JEE Main 2024 Session 1 results out, 23 students get 100 percentile

The JEE Main 2024 results have been announced and applicants can take a look at their scores at ntaresults.nic.in. NTA has already declared the JEE Mains session one final answer key