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CSC Academy, GD Goenka University partner for higher education

With the partnership, the CSC Academy centres will be able to enrol students in urban as well as rural areas for the university's graduate, post-graduate, and diploma programmes, as per a statement.

NEET-PG 2021 cut-off reduced by 15 percentile for all categories

The decision has been taken to prevent "wastage of seats"

UGC planning to introduce system for industry experts to teach as faculty

The UGC has plans to introduce a system under which industry experts can teach as full-time or part time faculty members in central universities, according to an official.

Indian students look for newer destinations to study medical education

Countries like Bangladesh, Nepal, Spain, Germany, Kyrgyzstan and the UK, among others, may gain popularity amid Ukraine crisis, says an expert

CBSE releases Term-II date sheet 2022 for classes 10 and 12

As the schools were closed due to the pandemic, the CBSE has given more gap between the two papers for almost all the subjects in both the classes

CBSE term-II board exams for Class 10 and 12 from April 26

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Friday announced that the term-II board exams for Class 10 and 12 will commence from April 26.

Medical courses at IITs? UGC draft guidelines get a thumbs up

Higher education centres say multidisciplinary learning could aid research, resolve faculty crunch

India needs focussed approach to achieve goals set by NEP: Sisodia

Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Tuesday said India needs a focused and dedicated approach to achieve the goals set by the National Education Policy (NEP), 2020.

NMC allows foreign medical graduates to complete internship in India

IMA has recommended that all evacuated medical students who are Indian citizens to be "adjusted as a one time measure in existing medical schools" in India for the remainder of their MBBS course.

Gurugram University to operate in 2 shifts from next academic year: VC

Also, courses on Artificial Intelligence, e-technology and healthcare will be launched to keep the students in sync with market requirements, they said

20% students not enrolling further, UP to check dropout rate in schools

Nearly 36.8 lakh students -- 18.9 lakh boys and 17.9 lakh girls -- had passed Class 8 in the academic session 2019-20.

What will it take to bring down cost of medical education in India?

What made Indian students travel to Ukraine for studying medicine? The answer is access to quality education at affordable fee. What can be done to bring down the cost of medical education in India?

MICA placements: Mean salary up 35% at Rs 19 lakh, top domestic pay up 16%

Average CTC of top-50% of students at Rs 24.15 lakh; a total of 77 companies recruited 208 students under campus placement programme

Remedy to keep Indian students from heading abroad for medicine

China and smaller countries like Ukraine, the Philippines and Kyrgyzstan offer far more affordable options, while not requiring Indian merit standards

JEE-Main first phase from Apr 16-17, second phase scheduled from May 24-29

The JEE-Main's first phase will be conducted in April while the second phase is scheduled in May, officials of the National Testing Agency (NTA) said on Tuesday.

Covid: 3 UPSC aspirants move SC, seek extra attempt to appear in main exam

Three aspirants, who cleared the UPSC 2021 prelims exam but could not appear in all papers of the main exam after testing Covid positive, have approached the Supreme Court

Entry of foreign universities in India: What will be the impact?

A recent govt initiative has allowed foreign universities to set up campuses at Gandhinagar-based GIFT City Intl Financial Services Centres. Find out how it may change higher education in India

SC to hear on Wednesday plea seeking cancellation of offline board exams

The plea has sought directions to the CBSE and other education boards, which have proposed to hold board examinations for classes 10 and 12 in offline mode, for devising other modes of assessment.

Rajasthan High Court sets aside result of RAS preliminary exam

A single judge bench of the Rajasthan High Court on Tuesday set aside the result of the RAS preliminary examination, 2021.

No board exams for Classes 5, 8 this year: Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar

There will be no board examinations for Classes 5 and 8 this year, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said on Monday