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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

…is this a virus more dangerous than Covid-19?

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

SC plea seeks guidelines for identifying minority groups at state level

The apex court held that the state is well within its rights to introduce a regulatory regime in the national interest to provide minority educational institutions with well-qualified teachers

NEP's idea to make board exams easy won't address rote learning: Sisodia

The proposal in the new National Education Policy to make board exams easy will not address the issue of rote learning because the education system will continue to be a slave of the evaluation system

BSEB awards grace marks to pass 2.14 lakh students amid Covid-19

BSEB has passed 2.14 lakh students, who failed in either one or two subjects in Matriculation and Intermediate examinations, by giving them grace marks as "one time exception"

The education goalpost is in sight, the trouble is with the strikers

Despite some serious hand-holding, getting the ball into the goalpost in phase two of NITI Aayog's ambitious SATH-E project is easier said than done

India must not deny children advantages of knowing English: Ex-ISRO chief

The policy has a keen focus on early childhood care and education as well as in ensuring that students attain literacy and numeracy

Assam to set up 40-member committee to analyse New Education Policy 2020

The Assam government will set up a 40-member committee to initiate implementation of the Centre's New Education Policy (NEP) in the state, a minister said on Saturday.

New Education Policy 2020: All you need to know in 10 key points

The Union Cabinet on Tuesday approved National Education Policy 2020 bringing major reforms in higher education

Youngsters in India shunning higher education, new govt survey suggests

Dropout rates at diploma and graduation levels are on the rise, one in five students still drop out from school, but attendance of existing students has improved, a new govt survey on education shows

Education policy 2020: Foreign colleges can now set up campuses in India

Allowing the top 200 foreign universities to operate in India could raise the standards of their Indian counterparts, many believe

Cabinet approves National Education Policy 2020, brings in major reforms

According to the new policy, Board exams will be kept in low stakes and test actual knowledge of the student instead of rote learning