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Time to revisit the IIM Act

The government must jettison its hands-off attitude towards the IIMs and address the governance deficit

TSCAB DCCB Admit Card 2022 released, know how to download

The TSCAB DCCB Exam is scheduled to be conducted on 24th April 2022.

Talentedge's owner takes stake in upGrad at $2 bn value after integration

Edtech major upGrad on Thursday said it has integrated all of Talentedge's business, which will operate under its own name

Jio Institute appoints Guruswami Ravichandran as Provost

He will join Jio Institute as its founding Provost and professor of engineering from July 1.

Parent-teacher meetings celebrated like a festival in Delhi: Manish Sisodia

Delhi Dy CM Manish Sisodia said that parent-teacher meetings (PTM) have been celebrated like a festival for the past seven years in the national capital.

Pariksha Pe Charcha: PM advises students to celebrate exams as festivals

To a query, the prime minister said the National Education Policy has been wholeheartedly welcomed by every section of country.

Hijab issue: 40 Muslim girls abstain from PU exams in Karntaka's Udupi

Forty Muslim girl students from the Udupi district of Karnataka abstained from appearing for the first pre-university examination over Karnataka HC's order on hijab ban.

NTA considering CUET twice a year from next session: UGC chairman

The Central Universities Entrance Test (CUET) will neither make the board exams irrelevant nor give a push to coaching culture, University Grants Commission (UGC) Chairman Jagadesh Kumar said

Jamia Millia Islamia to admit students through CUET to 8 courses

Jamia Millia Islamia will admit students to eight courses through the Common University Entrance Test (CUET) during the 2022-23 academic session, an official statement said

Afghan schools, universities lose 60% students amid humanitarian crisis

The owners of private schools and universities in Afghanistan's capital Kabul have complained that they have lost 60 per cent of their students amid the ongoing humanitarian crisis in the country.This comes as the new educational year has just begun across Afghanistan, according to Khaama Press.The owners said that the ongoing humanitarian crisis and economic situation in the country have adversely affected the livelihood, thus most of the families have changed their children to study in public schools, Khaama Press reported.Meanwhile, owners of private universities in Afghanistan also complain about the number of students quitting studying.Earlier, the Taliban regime issued a decree banning female students above grade six from participating in their classes. The girls were further told to stay home until the Islamic Emirate announces its next decision.Dozens of female students in Afghanistan's capital city of Kabul took to the streets demanding the Taliban regime to withdraw its ...

After Covid, its hijab challenge for Karnataka education dept as exams near

Karnataka education department, which successfully conducted board exams during the Covid pandemic in the last two years, is now facing the challenge of hijab issue.

Taliban allows girls in Afghanistan to return to high schools from today

The Taliban has allowed girls to return to high schools from Wednesday, ending the uncertainty over whether the Islamic group would allow full access to education for girls.Teenage girls across will return to their classrooms after being banned after the Islamic outfit sized power last August. Since taking power, the Taliban have rolled back women's rights in virtually every area, including crushing women's freedom of movement.The vast majority of girls' secondary schools were closed. Universities recently reopened, with new gender segregation rules. But many women are unable to return, in part because the career they studied for is off limits now as the Taliban banned women from most jobs."Critical period ahead for Afghanistan as school and colleges soon re-open after winter break. UNAMA conducted a discussion on Higher Education yesterday with Mawlawi Abdul Baqi Haqqani. Importance of equal access to quality education for all & guarantees for academic freedom was stressed," ...

Delhi University proposes to take loan of over Rs 1,000 crore from HEFA

The Delhi University is mulling over taking a loan of over Rs 1,000 crore from the Higher Education Funding Agency (HEFA) for infrastructure development and creation of capital assets

UK, Australia may score over Canada for Indian students, shows data

Friendly post-study work visa rules, borders opening up may shift preferences for Fall 2022 intake season

Karnataka: Schools, colleges reopen in Udupi after hijab verdict

A day after the Karnataka High Court pronounced its verdict on the hijab ban, the schools and colleges reopened in Udupi on Wednesday.

HC says students forced to go to Ukraine, points out vacant PG seats

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday remarked that students are forced to go to places such as Ukraine, pointing out the vacant seats in PG medical courses.

NEET-PG 2021 cut-off reduced by 15 percentile for all categories

The decision has been taken to prevent "wastage of seats"

UGC planning to introduce system for industry experts to teach as faculty

The UGC has plans to introduce a system under which industry experts can teach as full-time or part time faculty members in central universities, according to an official.

Medical courses at IITs? UGC draft guidelines get a thumbs up

Higher education centres say multidisciplinary learning could aid research, resolve faculty crunch

Ukraine crisis: Returning students' long-term rehabilitation may be tricky

For now, the NMC has asked state medical councils to process completion of internship of these candidates provided they have cleared the foreign medical graduate examination