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Poverty has fallen, but social inequality in India has increased: Report

The Competitiveness Roadmap for India@100 showed that inequality in India has increased sharply since 2000 in contrast to most of the other countries in the world

Education for refugees very limited compared to hosts, says UN agency

The U.N. refugee agency said in a new report Tuesday that access to education for refugees remains very limited compared to their counterparts in host countries and called for all youngsters forced to flee their countries to have access to quality schooling. According to the report entitled All Inclusive The Campaign for Refugee Education, 42% of refugee children globally were enrolled in pre-school education in the academic year 2020-2021, 68% were in primary school, 37% in secondary school, and 6% in higher education. Becky Telford, chief of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees education section, told a news conference launching the report that with the number of refugees and displaced people growing, it is increasingly urgent that those gaps are addressed. The report, based on data from more than 40 countries, calls for strong partnerships to break down barriers to education for millions of refugee children, and for a renewed effort to include refugees in national education ..

IT Ministry, Meta to fund 40 start-ups working in extended reality tech

The programme will give Rs 20 lakh each to the start-ups and it will include a challenge aimed at promoting XR

Anand Mahindra retweets 'top 10 educated countries' without India on list

According to the Economic Survey, India spent 3.1 per cent of its GDP on education in 2019-2020

AP EAPCET 2022 Counselling: Web entry option date out; check schedule here

The web option entry date of AP EAMCET/ EAPCET will start from September 13, Tuesday

MAH MBA CET result 2022 declared at mahacet.org: Here's how to check

Maharashtra's State CET Cell had conducted the MAH MBA CET examination on August 23, 24, and 25 this year

NIT Rourkela to conduct seat allocation for UG admissions in NITs, IIITs

The National Institute of Technology (NIT), Rourkela is conducting centralised seat allocation process for admission to various undergraduate programs at NITs, IIEST, IIITs and School of Planning and Architecture this year, according to officials. The institute will also co-host the Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA), which will conduct six rounds of seat allocation. The registration for JoSAA rounds of seat allocation will commence on September 12. The CSAB-special rounds will begin on October 24 after the completion of JoSAA rounds. The whole counselling process is expected to be completed by November 6. According to Mukesh K Gupta Chairperson, Local Organizing Committee, this year, a few changes have been made for ease of candidates. "The CSAB has established multi-lingual telephone lines in Hindi, English, Odia, Bangla, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, to assist the students and parents in the counselling process in their local language. Multi-lingual help ...

India issues advisory for medical students planning to study in China

India has issued a detailed advisory related to studying at Chinese medical schools as thousands of enrolled students continue to remain stuck at home amid the Covid-19 pandemic

Protect right to education: UN chief on Protect Education from Attack Day

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for efforts to protect the right to education in his message for the International Day to Protect Education from Attack.

FMGE 2022 exam date declared; step-by-step guide for registration process

FMGE 2022 exam date out. Candidates can check the official website for full schedule

ICAR AIEEA UG admit card 2022 to be soon released; check details here

ICAR AIEEA UG admit card 2022 to be released soon. Candidates can check the website- icar.nta.nic.in to download their hall tickets

YouTube working on products, partnerships to improve educational content

The platform is announcing updates to make educational content more accessible and interactive for learners while helping learning creators thrive on YouTube

CUET UG 2022 Answer key released: Check all important details

CUET UG 2022 Result: CUET UG 2022 Answer Key announced today. Read this detailed article to know how to check your answer key and how to see your result using a web browser

NEET UG Result 2022 announced: Check merit, cutoff, score, and percentile

NEET UG Result 2022: After much anticipation, NEET announced the result for undergraduate examinations. Read this thorough report to know the results, merit list, cutoff marks and trends

NCVT MIS ITI Result 2022 released today; here's how to check your marks

The candidates can check and download NCVT MIS ITI scorecard on the official website- ncvtmis.gov.in

5-judge SC bench to hear from Sept 13 pleas on 10% quota to EWS candidates

Constitution amendment in 2019 allows people from Economically Weaker Sections to avail themselves of reservation in jobs and educational institutions

AIIMS INICET 2023 registration starts today: Here's how you can apply

The last date for AIIMS INICET 2023 registrations is September 26, 2022

AP ECET counselling 2022 schedule released; check important dates here

AP ECET counselling 2022 schedule released. Eligible candidates have been narrowed down for the counselling schedule on the basis of AP ECET 2022 result

Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan birth anniversary: Top 20 facts, quotes

Teacher's Day 2022: India is celebrating the 134th birth anniversary of former President Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan. Read this detailed report about his life and some quotes from him

Education & jobs for autistics: Laws exist but is there enough compassion?

Few schools are equipped to cater to children with ASD, spawning a set of educators called 'shadow teachers'. Some parents are even home-schooling to keep their wards career ready