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SBI SCO Application 2023: Last date to apply ends today, check details

SBI SCO Recruitment 2023 exam registration has been extended till Oct 21. Interested applicants can apply for different posts at sbi.co.in/web/careers. There are 45 posts and a total of 439 openings

World Teachers' Day 2023: History, importance, theme, quotes and wishes

World Teachers' Day is celebrated every year on October 5 worldwide to recognise and celebrate educators including teachers, scientists and professors

Bihar Police SI Recruitment 2023: Online registration starts today

Applicants can apply for the openings on the official site at bpssc.bih.nic.in from October 5 onwards. Meanwhile, the last date to fill the application form is November 5

Physics Wallah plans to open offline counselling centres in 16 more cities

Edtech firm Physics Wallah is planning to expand its counselling centres for students' well-being to 18 cities, the company said on Wednesday. The company has a team of experienced counsellors -- 17 online and six offline -- in Kota and Patna that are run under the name of Prerna. While online counselling is available for students across the country, Physics Wallah is planning to open offline centres in 16 more cities. "Ahead of World Mental Health Day on October 10, Physics Wallah has extended its focus beyond academics to address a crucial concern: students' emotional well-being through its free helpline 'Prerna'. The helpline will also be expanding its offline presence to 16 more cities, allowing for physical assistance to students," the firm said in a statement. Beyond counselling, the Prerna team engages with parents and helps them identify potential issues in their children and find the right support. "Students frequently approach me to share their challenges, and I feel ...

Himachal CM distributes Rs 4.6 crore among over 2,000 orphan children

Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu here on Tuesday distributed Rs 4.68 crore among over 2,000 orphan children for various expenses such as hostel and education fees, an official statement said. The amount was directly transferred to the children's bank accounts during a state-level 'Mukhyamantri Sukh Aashray' function here presided over by the chief minister. The 'Mukhyamantri Sukh Ashraya Yojana' aims to provide comprehensive support to orphans, specially-abled children, destitute women, and elderly individuals in the state, the government release said. "In a first-of-its-kind initiative in the country, my government took a decision to adopt the orphans, the specially-abled children as the 'Children of the State' to work for their upliftment and well-being, giving them all parental care, besides taking care of the destitute women and elderly who have no one to look after," the chief minister was quoted as saying at the event. He added that under the 'Sukh Ashraya Yojana', ...

Rajasthan government to promote scientific temperament among youth

To give a further push to mining, the state government also plans to establish a mining university in the Kota division

MPSC Notice 2023: Application for 97 Assistant Professor and other posts

Interested and eligible candidates can apply for the vacancies at mpsc.gov.in from September 29 for the position of assistant Professor vacancy aged between 19 and 40 years old

SSC CHSL Tier-1 Result 2023 out on ssc.nic.in; all you need to know

Applicants can download the SSC CHSL Tier-1 result PDF from the official site. The final marks of applicants will be uploaded on ssc.nic.in soon

IISc best Indian university; Anna, Jamia Milia follow: THE rankings 2024

Times Higher Education's (THE) World University Rankings 2024 was topped by the UK's University of Oxford followed by USA's Stanford University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology

No quality education if student is penalised on ground of religion: SC

There cannot be any quality education if a student is sought to be penalised on the ground that he belongs to a particular community, the Supreme Court Monday said, as it pulled up the Uttar Pradesh government for shoddy probe in a case where a Muslim schoolboy was allegedly slapped by his classmates on the instruction of his teacher in Muzaffarnagar. Voicing displeasure over the incident, the top court directed the UP government to appoint a senior IPS officer within a week to probe the case. "The teacher asked the students to beat the victim because of his religion. What kind of education is being imparted?" it said. A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Pankaj Mithal, while directing that the IPS officer shall file a report in the apex court, asked the state government to conduct counselling of the victim and other students involved in the incident by professional counsellors. "There cannot be any quality education if a student is sought to be penalised on the ground that he belon

UPSC NDA Result 2023 result expected soon at upsc.gov.in; details inside

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) Naval Academy Examination (II) and National Defence Academy 2023 result can be accessed at upsc.gov.in and upsconline.nic.in

Indians appearing in TOEFL for secondary education abroad rising: ETS

The percentage of Indians appearing in TOEFL to pursue secondary education and certifications abroad has seen a gradual increase over the years while those taking the test for immigration purpose has declined, according to Educational Testing Service (ETS). The Princeton-based ETS, which conducts the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and Graduate Record Examination (GRE), said the trend reflects the shifting aspirations of the younger demographic. According to data exclusively accessed by PTI, the percentage of Indian test takers for licensure, certification or to attend secondary school abroad, has gone up from 5.83 per cent of the total aspirants in 2021 to 7.77 per cent in 2022. During the same period, the percentage of Indian test takers appearing in TOEFL for employment or immigration has declined from 8.19 per cent to 7.22 per cent. Top officials at ETS have confirmed that the trend is being observed since 2018. The data showed that the percentage of Indians ...

Ram Rajya should have good, free education, healthcare for all: Kejriwal

If one imagines 'Ram Rajya', it should have good and free education and healthcare for all, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Saturday. Addressing a gathering at an event here, he also said that everybody should have access to good education and healthcare and the AAP-led Delhi government is trying to work in that direction. He inaugurated a new OPD building of the Delhi government-run Aruna Asaf Ali Hospital on Saturday and also interacted with the patients there. Healthcare and education are the focus areas of the Delhi government and expansion is going on in a major way, he said, adding that there are currently around 10,000 beds at all city government-run hospitals put together. Eleven new hospitals are being built and the infrastructure of old facilities is being upgraded, he said, adding 16,000 new beds will be added. Referring to the upcoming Dusshera and Diwali festivals, the Delhi chief minister said, "We worship Lord Ram." "'Ram Rajya' is being spoken of. I cannot

AI can transform school education, minimise drudgery to improve quality

Virtual assistants can slash the load for teachers; systems like Chat GPT can provide students personalised inputs

NTA Exam 2024-25: JEE Main, NEET, CUET 2024 exam dates out at official site

NTA has declared the exam calendar for 2024-25. UGC NET Session 1 in June 2024, CUET-UG and CUET-PG exams in May-March 2024, NEET on May 2024 and JEE Main in January, February, and April 2024

For Indian students, not the time to give up on Canada dreams, yet

The rapidly souring diplomatic ties between Canada and India has also had struck a discordant note for Indian students flying to the North American nation for their higher studies

Delegation of UK universities in India to discuss transnational education

The largest ever delegation of UK universities and education leaders is in India on a five-day visit to meet key stakeholders with discussions on internationalisation of higher education institutions through partnership, dual degrees and furthering research collaborations on the agenda, according to top officials from the British government. The delegation, coordinated by the Department for Business and Trade (DBT), includes representatives from 31 UK higher education institution and bodies who will meet with key officials from various Indian universities as well as state and central government bodies across Delhi, Mumbai, Ahmedabad and Chennai. The members of the delegation, who arrived in the national capital on Sunday, will participate in the India-UK Higher Education Conference on September 18 and 19 in Delhi. The discussions will focus on Transnational Education (TNE) and facilitate the expansion of higher education partnerships between the institutions from the two countries.

Afghanistan among countries with 'worst educational conditions': Report

Malik noted that education in Afghanistan has been damaged by the "state actors and armed non-state actors", adding that new barriers to education in Afghanistan are still challenging

Commercialisation of education, health never in interest of society: V-P

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar has said commercialisation of education and health can never be in the interest of society. He expressed hope that the current situation will change with the implementation of the new National Education Policy. Dhankhar was addressing the 11th foundation day ceremony of Sri Karan Narendra Agriculture University in Jobner here on Thursday. He said that earlier in India, education and health were not considered business but now the situation has changed. He stressed that commercialisation of education and health can never be in the interest of society. In this context, the vice president said the National Education Policy, prepared after extensive brainstorming, will bring about a change in the situation. The vice president said that today India's voice is being heard all over the world. There was a time when the country barely had foreign currency reserves for 15 days of imports, but today the reserves are above USD 600 billion. According to an offi

Reduce NEET PG 2023 cut-off percentile by upto 30%: IMA writes to Mandaviya

The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has written to Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya demanding reduction in the NEET PG 2023 cut-off percentile by up to 30 per cent so that most of the seats can be filled in both clinical and non-clinical branches. This will ensure that a significant number of aspiring doctors can enroll for postgraduate programmes in various medical colleges across the country and not a single postgraduate seat goes vacant, the IMA said in its letter. "We should not forget that during previous Covid waves, when the country was in the state of emergency and people were dying, the doctors left their homes and served the nation fervently. The time has come for the administration to recognize them for their selfless service by reducing the cutoff marks for NEET-PG 2023," it said. "As a result of high cutoff scores, aspiring medical students will not only be prevented from entering postgraduation but will also be compelled to travel overseas to pursue their dream field