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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

Parliamentary standing committee pitches for ramping up medical seats

Panel report recommends faculty development programs, institute for training medical teachers

JEE Mains Session 1 Result 2024 to be declared today, here is how to check

JEE Mains Session 1 Result 2024: NTA to release session 1 result of JEE Mains 2024. Candidates who appeared for the examination can check their results on jeemain.nta.ac.in

Education key to achieving equality transformation, says VP Dhankar

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Sunday said education is the most impactful transformational mechanism to bring about equality and cut down inequality. Addressing a function in Gondia district of Maharashtra, he said young parliamentarians with vision, mission, and talent have a big role to play in building Vikasit Bharat of 2047. Dhankhar also suggested that "value addition" to farm produce will bring qualitative improvements in the lives of farmers. "Today, the world is seeing the change in India and the change is imminent when the leader is aware of the ground reality and has the ability to change them. Today, we have the able leadership at the Centre and in the state who are well capable of bringing the change," Dhankhar said. He said India is fast emerging as a strong nation. "In 1989 when I became MP for the first time, it was a difficult time for our country. The country had to send its gold reserve by air to France where it was kept as a mortgage in two banks so that ou

BPSC TRE 2024: BPSC releases Bihar teacher recruitment notification

Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) released the third phase for Bihar teacher recruitment. Candidates can apply from February 10, check details here

PNB Recruitment 2024: Registrations for 1,025 Specialist Officer posts soon

Punjab National Bank (PNB) has announced a recruitment notice for the PNB SO posts on the official website. The registration process will begin on February 7 and go on until February 25, 2024

9,218 teachers fined Rs 1.54 cr for committing errors in exam assessment

More than 9,000 schoolteachers in Gujarat were slapped with cumulative fine of Rs 1.54 crore over a period of two years for committing errors in totalling marks during the evaluation of Classes X and XII board exam answer sheets, the state Assembly was informed on Tuesday. Responding to a query by Congress MLA Kirit Patel during Question Hour, state education minister Kuber Dindor admitted that as many as 9,218 teachers - 3,350 of Class X and 5,868 of Class XII - had committed errors in calculating marks during the assessment of board exam answer sheets in 2022 and 2023. As per the written reply tabled in the House, the state government had slapped a cumulative fine of Rs 1.54 crore on these teachers. The average fine comes to around Rs 1,600 per teacher. Of these 9,218 erring teachers, 6,561, including 2,563 who had examined answer sheets of Class X and 3,998 of Class XII, have already deposited a little over Rs 1 crore. As many as 2,657 teachers, including 787 of Class 10 and ...

180 days maternity leave for female cooks, helpers in edu dept: CM Sukhu

The Himachal Pradesh government has decided to grant 180 days maternity leave to about 17,889 female cook cum helpers working in the education department under the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said on Tuesday. Earlier, there was no such provision of maternity leave for the above category and necessary directions in this regard have been issued to the concerned department, he said in a statement issued here. Sukhu said this decision of the government, which is working for the welfare of the vulnerable sections of the society, will fulfil the long pending demands of mid day meal workers. The government is working with the aim of holistic development of the downtrodden with special focus on child care and women empowerment, he added.

Delhi govt utilised taxpayers' money to prioritise education: Kejriwal

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said his government is utilising the taxpayers money to prioritise education, adding the students should make the country proud. He made the remark while addressing the students at the inauguration of a government school building in Pashchim Vihar. "When we (AAP) came to power, we doubled the budget for education. But it was not possible to build all these schools without the support of Delhi residents. It is the taxpayers money which has helped us to provide free education," Kejriwal said. "When you grow up and achieve something in life, remember the country paid for your education," he added. The chief minister said even if he dies he will be satisfied to have worked for the education of the kids from poor families. Kejriwal said he is doing a virtuous deed to provide free education to the children from poor backgrounds. The chief minister inaugurated the newly built building of Dr BR Ambedkar School of Specialized Excellence A6 i

India, Nepal sign MoUs for 3 Projects in education, health, culture sector

India and Nepal on Thursday signed Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) for undertaking three High Impact Community Development Projects (HICDPs) in Nepal, one each in education, health and culture sector at an estimated cost of NRs 122.52 million. The Embassy of India here and the Nepal's Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration signed the MoUs for the three projects for undertaking the three HICDPs under the grant assistance of the Government of India, a release from the Embassy here said. The three projects include the construction of school and hostel buildings for Shree Dang-Bang Secondary School in Airawati Rural Municipality in Pyuthan district; construction of Khamlalung Health Post Building, Aathrai Rural Municipality in Terhathum district and construction and infrastructure development works in Chandan Bharateshwor Mahadev Temple in Chandragiri Municipality in Kathmandu. These projects, which shall be implemented through local authorities of Airawati Rural ...

CBSE plans 3 languages, 7 subjects in Class 10 and 6 papers in Class 12

Students in Classes 10 and 12 would be expected to concentrate on six subjects, as opposed to the current five subjects. One of the two languages should be the Indian local language