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NMDC institutes in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district send youths to MNCs

Besides mining, the company has pioneered development initiatives and steered changes in improving the quality of education in remote areas as part of its corporate social responsibility (CSR).

Which states produce India's engineering workforce?

Hundreds of engineering colleges across India churn out over 15 lakh techies every year. But, just over 2 lakh land jobs. Find out more about these colleges and why employability of engineers is low

Patnaik approves Rs 2,000 cr master plan for VSSUT transformation

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik approved a proposed master plan on Saturday for the development of the Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology in Sambalpur as a centre of excellence. The VSSUT in western Odisha will be developed as a multidisciplinary engineering and research university by 2030. It will be at par with the country's premier engineering institutes like the Indian Institutes of technology and the national institutes of technology. Around Rs 2,000 crore will be spent in three phases. Arrangements will be made for 10,864 students to study in 24 undergraduate departments by 2026. Currently, 2,849 students are studying in various courses, according to the Chief Minister's Office. The master plan states that the oldest state-run engineering institution will have seven schools in engineering, skill development centre, medical technology and basic science. Twenty-four engineering programmes, over 14 departments and more than 27 centres of excellence will be establishe

School learning after Covid-19: Students, teachers try to move on

Marginalised people lost out during online classes; education quality suffered for all: NCERT survey

Andhra govt to procure over 500,000 tabs with Byju's content for students

The Andhra Pradesh government on Monday said it would be purchasing over five lakh tablet computers (tabs) with pre-loaded Byju's e-learning content, meant to be provided to students of state-run schools while over 72,000 TV sets would be set up in classrooms in a phased manner, at a total expenditure of Rs 512 crore. Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy held a meeting with senior officials to review Nadu Nedu (our school: then and now). The government would be purchasing 5,18,740 tabs with pre-loaded Byju's content besides smart TVs and interactive TVs. The officials said that 72,481 TV sets are needed and would be set up in classrooms in phases and the expenditure would be Rs 512 crore. By March next, the first phase of digitization would be complete, a release said quoting officials. Reddy categorically stated that monthly audit should be carried out at schools revamped under Nadu Nedu scheme about the amenities and other aspects. He said the scope of audit should also cover th

NCERT issues guidelines to identify mental health problems in students

Setting up of a mental health advisory panel, school based mental health programme and pedagogical support to ensure mental well- being of students and engaging parents are among the guidelines issued by NCERT for schools. The guidelines for "Early identification and intervention for mental health problems in school going children and adolescents" have been released by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) following a mental health survey among school children. The survey report launched last week cited exams, results and peer pressure among major factors for stress and anxiety among school students. "Schools generally are seen as spaces where communities of learners have been expected to develop in a safe and secure environment. School management, principal, teachers, other staff, and students all spend around 1/3 of a day and around 220 days in a year in schools across the states and UTs in India. For residential schools, the time spent by a student in

China sends college students to quarantine under zero-Covid policy

Almost 500 students at China's premier college for broadcast journalists have been sent to a quarantine centre after a handful of COVID-19 cases were detected in their dormitory. The 488 students at Communication University of China, along with 19 teachers and five assistants, were transferred by bus beginning Friday night. Quarantining anyone considered to have been in contact with someone who tested positive for the virus has been a pillar of China's "zero-COVID" policy. The quarantine centres include field hospitals, as well as converted stadiums and exhibition centres that have been criticised for overcrowding, poor sanitation and spoiled food. As of last week, approximately 65 million Chinese residents were under lockdown, despite just 1,248 new cases of domestic transmission being reported on Sunday. Most of those were asymptomatic. The lockdowns have sparked protests online and confrontations with health workers and police, and have exacted a major toll on the economy, ...

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Confidence index: Hyderabad students top; Delhi kids come 2nd, finds study

CBSE, ICSE school students have slightly higher confidence than state board children, says study

US issues record 82,000 student visas to Indians between May and June

Highest for any country and 20,000 more than last year

JAC Delhi BTech, BArch counselling 2022 registration begins; check details

JAC Delhi BTech, BArch counselling 2022 registrations begin. Candidates can check schedule from the official website-acdelhi.admissions.nic.in

NEP to reorient India's education policy: Union Minister Jitendra Singh

NEP 2020 also aims to provide quality education to the students, with particular focus on historically marginalised, disadvantaged, and underrepresented groups.

NEET-PG counselling 2022 rescheduled once again; check details

Earlier, the NEET-PG counselling 2022 was slated to begin from Sept 1, 2022 till Sept 4, 2022.

Calcutta University BCom result 2022 declared; here's how to download

CU BCom result 2022 has been declared. Candidates can visit the official website to download their scorecard

UGC to launch 'e-Samadhan' portal to address student grievances next week

Along with the launch of e-Samadhan portal, UGC has also set definite timelines for addressing the grievances. For student-related matters, the deadline has been fixed at ten working days

US higher education needs reform despite relief from student loans: Experts

According to Laurence Vance, a columnist and policy adviser for the Future of Freedom Foundation, "the government should not be in the student loan business in the first place."

Delhi schools, students in a jam as state-owned bus fleet is withdrawn

Costs rise for all sides as state govt is forced to look at options providing a safe, economical transport option

CUET-UG phase-4: Students struggle with changes in exam dates, centres

Uninformed change in exam dates, change in centres at the last moment, far off centres and no clarity on retest options -- students on second day of CUET's fourth phase were a worried lot. Many candidates, who were permitted to reschedule their CUET UG exam to August 30, were shocked to find out that their exams were advanced to Thursday and the centres were far away from their preferred locations. They also claimed that no intimation was sent to them about change in date. There was no official word from the University Grants Commission (UGC) and the National Testing Agency (NTA) "My intimation slip mentioned my chosen city as the exam centre city. However, when I got the admit card, I got a centre which is 150 km away and the entry closes at 8.30 am. I have been trying to reach the NTA but no luck yet," said Neha Singhal, a CUET aspirant. Another aspirant, Anjali Mishra, said, "Till yesterday afternoon, my admit card showed a different centre and today it's a different one. I had

4th Phase: CUET-UG cancelled at 13 centres due to technical glitches

The fourth phase of the Central University Entrance Test (CUET)-UG on Wednesday was cancelled at 13 centres due to some "unavoidable technical reasons" affecting nearly 8,700 candidates, officials said. The CUET is the common gateway for undergraduate admissions in all central universities. The University Grants Commission (UGC) said, "Due to some unavoidable technical reasons, examination scheduled for today was cancelled in 13 centres in Shift 1 and Shift 2. A total of 8,693 candidates were affected out of 1,45,885 candidates.

CUET 4th phase: Tech glitches continue, many students claim exam cancelled

Technical glitches continued to mar the fourth phase of the Central University Entrance Test (CUET)-UG on Wednesday with several students claiming that the exam was cancelled at their respective centres. Students from centres including Guru Hargobind Institute of Management and Information Technology in Delhi, Asia Pacific Institute in Jasola (Delhi) AIS Assessment Zone, Aakash International Senior Secondary School in Delhi's Nangloi and Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies in Pitampura, claimed they were asked to go back citing technical glitches and server problems. The University Grants Commission (UGC) said all the affected candidates will get a chance for a retest. "At few centres, there was server problem. All the affected candidates will get a chance for a retest," UGC chairman Jagadesh Kumar told PTI. Some students also claimed that their exam started at least two hours late than the scheduled time. Devyani, who had travelled to Pitampura for her CUET, said, "We .