Parental consent, flexible attendance among Centre's SOPs for school reopening
Oct 06, 2020, at 02:47 am
New Delhi/UNI: Students can attend schools only with the written consent of parents and provision for flexible attendances, the new guideline issued by the Government for the reopening of schools said.
EducationUSA presents U.S. University Virtual Fair, 2020
Oct 01, 2020, at 06:54 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: EducationUSA is presenting U.S. University Virtual Fair in India which is dedicated to helping students discover the numerous educational opportunities available in the United States.
Startup idea pitching contest commences at SKAUST-K
Sep 29, 2020, at 11:17 pm
New York: Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Kashmir (SKUASTK) in collaboration with Lemon School of Entrepreneurship, Mumbai is conducting a four-day startup idea pitching contest, ‘What an Idea’, for the students of the university.
Sher-e-Kashmir University conducts entrance exams for agriculture courses, thousands appear
Sep 28, 2020, at 03:54 pm
Srinagar: Studying agriculture is attracting students across Jammu and Kashmir and this is evident as thousands appeared to write the entrance examination for agriculture courses at the Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST) on Sunday.
Top 3 sectors in Pune that offer employment opportunities
Sep 26, 2020, at 04:30 am
An important economic hub in the state of Maharashtra, Pune has a flourishing business and industry landscape.Home to a variety of booming sectors such as automobile, FMCG, ecommerce, IT and ITeS, the city offers some of the most rewarding job opportunities in the country. Today, Pune is an industrial powerhouse, no longer the sleepy pensioners’ town it used to be. If you’re looking for well-paying jobs in Pune, following are the top sectors you must look at.
Sep 25, 2020, at 03:51 am
Guwahati/IBNS: To prevent learning gaps during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic situation, the Assam Higher Secondary Education Council (AHSEC) has reduced a number of lessons of Class 12 syllabus by 30 percent including the lessons on former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, the Mandal Commission report, Gujarat riots 2002, Ayodhya dispute, writings on caste and marginalization.
Jammu and Kashmir: 6400 students appear in CUCET-2020 from Kashmir
Sep 22, 2020, at 11:45 pm
Srinagar: The three-day Central Universities Common Entrance Test (CUCET-2020), conducted jointly by the Central University of Kashmir (CUK) along with 18 other varsities across the country concluded successfully on Sunday.
Supreme Court directs CBSE to release compartment test results soon
Sep 22, 2020, at 10:33 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to declare the results of 10th and 12th compartment examinations as soon as possible to enable those students passing out these exams to get admission in colleges in the current academic year.
Sona College of Technology Dean R&D wins AICTE - Visvesvaraya Best Teacher Award
Sep 22, 2020, at 12:17 am
Salem/IBNS: Dr Malathy R, Dean R&D and Professor of Civil Engineering, Sona College of Technology has won the first AICTE-Visvesvaraya Best Teachers Award 2020 on the occasion of Engineers Day.
Public provisioning for child education needs a relook amid COVID pandemic: Study
Sep 22, 2020, at 12:00 am
New Delhi:With the nationwide lockdown gradually easing off but schools yet to open, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic looms large on children’s education.
Sep 21, 2020, at 09:20 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati organized an interactive session for the students of the first batch of MS (Research) in e-mobility programme on Sept 19.
Assam schools to reopen from Sept 21 with COVID-19 protocols
Sep 20, 2020, at 06:21 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Amid a surge in the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in the state, the High School and Higher Secondary Schools in Assam are all set to reopen from Sept 21.
Schools in Delhi to remain closed till Oct 5 amid Covid-19
Sep 19, 2020, at 12:30 am
Delhi/IBNS: All schools in the national capital will remain closed for students till October 5 amid the Covid-19 pandemic, the Delhi government announced Friday, putting an end to the speculations that schools will be reopened partially for the students of classes 9 to 12, according to the Centre’s Unlock 4 guidelines, from September 21, said media reports.
Reopening schools could worsen Covid-19 crisis, warns Doctors Association Kashmir
Sep 17, 2020, at 11:25 pm
Srinagar/UNI: The Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Thursday warned that reopening of schools could worsen the crisis at a time when Covid-19 positive cases are surging in the Kashmir valley.
Jammu and Kashmir: Samoon reviews functioning of Career Counselling Centres
Sep 17, 2020, at 02:00 am
Srinagar: Principal Secretary, School Education and Skill Development, Dr Asgar Hassan Samoon Tuesday chaired a meeting of senior officers to review online career counselling initiatives of the Technical Education department.
Kashmir University ranked 19th among 70 best Public state Universities of India
Sep 17, 2020, at 01:55 am
Srinagar: In May this year, the Kashmir University was accredited ‘A+ Grade University’ by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) as well.
Jammu and Kashmir: 5-day training programme for teachers begins
Sep 17, 2020, at 01:50 am
Srinagar: The third phase of the five-day training programme, Integrated Multidisciplinary Professional Advancement Course for Teachers (IMPACT) of zones Chadoora B.K Pora, Chirari Shareef and Nagam, orgnised by DIET Budgam, commenced on Tuesday under Samagra Shiksha.
No option other than hard work: JEE mains topper
Sep 16, 2020, at 03:14 am
Srinagar: Naveed-ul-Amin, a resident of HMT area of Srinagar, has topped the joint entrance examination JEE (Mains) for engineering in Kashmir by securing 99.23 percentile.
NEET-2020 held at 67 centres in Kashmir
Sep 16, 2020, at 02:53 am
Srinagar: The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test 2020 (Undergraduate) was held in Kashmir on Sunday amid stringent precautions and social distancing measures taken due to pandemic.
Around 90 pc turnout for NEET exams: Ramesh Pokhriyal
Sep 14, 2020, at 03:47 am
New Delhi/UNI: Braving the Novel Coronavirus threat, more than 15.97 lakh candidates appeared on Sunday for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET), conducted on 3,843 exam centres across the country.
Amid Covid-19 pandemic, nearly 16 lakhs students to take NEET today
Sep 13, 2020, at 03:01 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Nearly 16 lakhs students will on Sunday take the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) - for admission to medical courses across the country.
Attacks on education during times of conflict must stop: UN chief
Sep 11, 2020, at 05:29 pm
New York: Education is a fundamental human right and an essential driver for peace and development, yet armed attacks targeting teachers, students and education facilities are on the rise, with some 11,000 incidents reported between 2015 and 2019, the UN Secretary-General said on Wednesday.
UK announces new student visa route for Indian students
Sep 11, 2020, at 01:52 am
New Delhi/IBNS: A new visa route for international students will open on 5 October, delivering on the UK Government’s commitment to introduce a new points-based immigration system. The new Student Route will replace the previous Tier 4 visa route, making the process more streamlined for students and their sponsoring institutions.
Sep 09, 2020, at 11:22 pm
New Delhi/Salem: A team of college students from Salem, Tamil Nadu have made news as their Internet-of-Things (IoT)-based software solution seeks to give a push to smart farming. Their crop guidance software is a set of three applications that enable remote monitoring for pest control, automated watering and growth monitoring.
Centre allows schools to reopen from Sept 21 for classes 9-12
Sep 09, 2020, at 04:36 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Centre has allowed the partial reopening of schools from Sept 21, for face-to-face classes on a voluntary basis for the students of 9th-12th grades.
Students in Vietnam begin new school year amid COVID-19
Sep 05, 2020, at 03:53 pm
Hanoi/Xinhua: Nearly 23 million students in Vietnam began their new school year on Saturday under the COVID-19 epidemic, Vietnam News Agency reported.
France closes 22 schools due to COVID-19 infections in first week of new school year
Sep 04, 2020, at 10:23 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: France was forced to halt the activities of 22 schools after new coronavirus cases were detected among the pupils days after the new school year began, Education Minister Jean-Michel Blanquer said on Friday on the Europe 1 broadcaster.
Supreme Court dismisses plea by six opposition-ruled states to put off JEE, NEET exams amid Covid-19
Sep 04, 2020, at 09:58 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Friday rejected for the second time the plea to postpone the engineering and medical exams JEE (Joint Entrance Exam) and NEET (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test) in view of the coronavirus crisis, said media reports.
Linc takes its annual inter-school spelling contest online, registrations open
Sep 04, 2020, at 03:39 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Linc Pen and Plastics Limited, a writing instruments manufacturer, has decided to take their annual inter-school spelling competition for children, online, this year, in the light of the pandemic related restrictions.
Sep 04, 2020, at 02:59 pm
New Delhi: Majority of students (79%) use smartphones to study online reveals ‘India Lockdown Learning’ report by Vidyasaarathi.