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Barring Quant, a shortened CAT 2020 turns out slightly more difficult

Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension were slightly more difficult than last year in the morning slot and grew even more difficult in the afternoon slot

Online coaching saves students the blushes, is the new normal: Experts

Gradually, all the conventional coaching centres will have to offer online coaching if they want to survive, an expert said

Kerala govt grants Rs 20 lakh aid for education of children of prisoners

The Kerala government has granted a fund of Rs 20 lakh as financial assistance for the education of children of jail inmates

Kerala set to receive central funds for literacy drive after 10 years

After a gap of 10 years, Kerala is getting ready to receive the central funds for literacy programmes as the state is now part of the union government's literacy drive "Padhna Likhna Abhiyan"

How reservation in private schools isn't working for poor children

Social discrimination, illegal demands for tuition, activity fees, and non-reimbursement of the expenditure incurred by private schools that join the programme are the factors that hobble RTE system

100% rise in rural children with access to smartphones, says survey

The survey found that around 11 per cent of families bought a new phone after the lockdown, of which 80 per cent were smartphones

Rajasthan govt asks schools to cut fee by 30-40% as classes continue online

Bringing cheer to parents amid pandemic, Rajasthan has directed CBSE-affiliated private schools to slash tuition fees by 30% for classes 9 to 12, while the state-board schools have to cut it by 40%

STARS project will break orthodox barriers in education field: Amit Shah

Amit Shah said the STARS project will break orthodox barriers in the academic field by basing itself on "learning with understanding" and improve the quality of education in the country.

When will schools open? The new set up and Centre's guidelines explained

School will gradually reopen from October 15 and the education ministry released guidelines for the reopening

JEE advanced results 2020 declared: Check toppers' list, cut off, & more

JEE Advanced Result has been declared on the official website - jeeadv.ac.in by Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee; steps to download AIR score card

First-year classes for session 2020-21 to begin from November 1: UGC

The academic session 2020-21 for the first-year students will commence from November 1, as per the latest guidelines by the University Grants Commission (UGC), which has directed the educational institutions to complete merit/entrance-based admission process by October 2020.However, in case of delay in the declaration of results of the qualifying examinations, the universities may start the session from November 18, says the latest guidelines issued by the UGC.Union Minister for Education Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank announced this on Twitter on Friday, saying, "In view of the #COVID19 Pandemic, @ugc_india has issued guidelines on Examinations & Academic Calendar for UG & PG Students for the Session 2020-21."According to the guidelines, the last date for admissions to fill up the remaining vacant seats will be November 31.On the other hand, the institutions, where admissions are sole though entrance tests, and which have completed the necessary requirements or are likely to do

80% parents in 5 states say digital schooling failed during lockdown: Study

The Oxfam study aimed to assess the impact of the prolonged lockdown on students in multiple areas, including the supply of mid-day meals.

Indians' love for things foreign

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Jadavpur University to provide smartphones, data pack to students

JU also decided to hold final semester examination in arts and science stream in contactless digital mode from October 1 to 10

Kerala, Delhi, Uttarakhand top literacy chart; know where your state stands

Rajasthan is the second worst performer with literacy rate at 69.7 per cent, followed by Bihar at 70.9 per cent

THE World University Rankings 2021: List of top Indian Institutes in pics

Besides IISc, a record 63 Indian institutions also made it to the list, with 14 more universities registering their presence this year

States may permit schools to call 50% staff, students of 9th to 12th: MHA

Ministry of Home Affairs released Unlock 4 guidelines which said that states, UTs may permit up to 50 per cent of teaching and non-teaching staff to be called to the schools from Sept 21

NEP will turn future challenges into opportunities, says President Kovind

He said the new policy will strengthen the culture of inclusion, innovation and institution

Final exams crucial step in student's career, states can't cancel them: UGC

UGC said states cannot say that its July 6 directive, asking universities and colleges to conduct final year examinations by September 30 amid the Covid-19 pandemic, was not binding