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UP schools: Adityanath govt to give tablets to 'Abhyuday' students

The government will fix the eligibility parameters to shortlist the students and has made a provision of Rs 20 crore in the Budget for the purchase of tablets

Delhi govt to provide science scholarships to 1,000 Class 9 students

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Friday approved a science scholarship scheme for Class 9 students

School students owning smartphone in rural India up 61% in 2 yrs: Survey

The percentage of school students owning a smartphone in rural India has increased from over 36 per cent to 61 per cent in the last two years, the Economic Survey 2020-21 noted

Himachal Pradesh govt decides to partially open schools from next month

Industrial training institutes, polytechnics and engineering colleges will also open from February 1

Schools reopen for primary students in Assam on first day of new year

Over 50 per cent students who were full of enthusiasm attended schools wearing masks and they used sanitiser before entering classrooms, officials said

Union Cabinet approves Rs 59,048 crore scholarship for SC students

Cabinet committee approved a total investment of Rs 59,048 cr of which the Centre would spend Rs 35,534 cr, amounting to 60 per cent of the total scheme, and the balance would be spent by the states

IIT Madras shuts down all depts as more than 100 test Covid-19 positive

The infected include research scholars, staff and students. management's decision to run only one mess could be reason for spread

DU announces special cut-off list for admission to remaining UG seats

Over 68,000 out of 70,000 undergraduate seats have been filled in five cut-off lists announced by the university so far

Digital divide

ASER report has important pointers for online schooling

Sensitise students against bursting firecrackers, Delhi govt to schools

Since the schools continue to be closed, the authorities have been advised to use WhatsApp groups and other virtual mediums to motivate the students to "say no to crackers"

Noida: Students back to class after 7 months; 11% attendance in pvt schools

Students from Class 9 to 12 returned to classes on Monday as schools reopened in Uttar Pradesh's Gautam Buddh Nagar after a seven-month hiatus due to Covid-19 outbreak, officials said

Mask, hand sanitizer as Class 9-12 students return to schools in UP

"Students, whose parents gave written consent, were permitted entry today. We aren't allowing more than 20 students in a class," P S Ganesh, manager of a private school in Ghaziabad, told ANI

DU admissions: History, Pol Sc courses may be absent in 2nd cut-off list

The admission under the first cut-off list ended at 5 pm on Wednesday with colleges still in the process of approving admissions.

DU admission process under 1st cutoff closes; 22,186 applications approved

The first completely online admission process commenced on Monday and ended at 5 pm on Wednesday

DU online admission starts for UG courses, gets 19k applications on Day 1

Officials said they faced difficulties in verifying documents and it took time for them to get into the groove.

Students no need to spend dollars in foreign universities: Pokhriyal on NEP

The minister said the credit bank system in the National Education Policy is in accordance with global education programmes

Misrule of law

Politicisation of the police endangers civil liberties

40 mn scholarships given to minority students since 2014: Mukhtar Naqvi

Ministry of Minority Affairs has implemented various welfare schemes for six Centrally notified minority communities and distributed over 40 mn scholarships for educational empowerment of students

Over 1.5 mn to appear for NEET tomorrow amid strict Covid-19 precautions

A total of 1.59 million candidates have registered for the exam

Students with valid I-cards, hall tickets can use Mumbai local trains

In the document, Central Railways also requested other people to not rush to the stations