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100% summer internship placement at IIM Calcutta; Accenture top recruiter
139 firms participated in the placement process, of which 43 were first time recruiters to IIM Calcutta, for 473 participating students
 "100% summer internship placement at IIM Calcutta; Accenture top recruiter")
Pre-placement offers increase at IIT Madras despite Covid-19 pandemic
As many as 182 offers were made to IIT Madras students this academic year (as on November 28, 2020) as against 170 offers during the entire 2019-20 academic year
 "Pre-placement offers increase at IIT Madras despite Covid-19 pandemic")
IIT Placements: Microsoft may match its top offer last year of Rs 1.2 cr
Placements to begin virtually on December 1 as software giants take lead
 "IIT Placements: Microsoft may match its top offer last year of Rs 1.2 cr")
Barring Quant, a shortened CAT 2020 turns out slightly more difficult
Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension were slightly more difficult than last year in the morning slot and grew even more difficult in the afternoon slot
 "Barring Quant, a shortened CAT 2020 turns out slightly more difficult")
Story in Numbers: Students move from private to government schools
With most schools closed for the larger part of 2020, inevitably, there has been an impact on children's education
 "Story in Numbers: Students move from private to government schools")
MHT CET result 2020 declared for PCM, PCB at mhtcet2020.mahaonline.gov.in
MHT CET result: Maharashtra CET Cell has declared PCB, PCM results today. Here's how to download MHT CET result for PCM, PCB group
 "MHT CET result 2020 declared for PCM, PCB at mhtcet2020.mahaonline.gov.in")
Online coaching saves students the blushes, is the new normal: Experts
Gradually, all the conventional coaching centres will have to offer online coaching if they want to survive, an expert said
 "Online coaching saves students the blushes, is the new normal: Experts")
AIIMS result declared on aiimsexams.org: Steps to check INI CET score, rank
AIIMS result: INI CET result 2021 has been declared on aiimsexams.org. Here are steps to check overall rank, percentile, category rank and more
 "AIIMS result declared on aiimsexams.org: Steps to check INI CET score, rank")
CAT 2020 to be held on November 29 in three shifts across 159 cities
Number of centres up from 376 last year to 430, registrations down by over 15,000
 "CAT 2020 to be held on November 29 in three shifts across 159 cities")
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
 "DU announces special cut-off list for admission to remaining UG seats")
JEE-Main likely to be pushed to Feb amid surge in Covid cases: officials
Rising number of COVID-19 cases and engineering admission for this year still being underway, are among the reasons behind authorities contemplating the move
 "JEE-Main likely to be pushed to Feb amid surge in Covid cases: officials")
Mid-rung B-School campuses await clarity on summer placements amid pandemic
Internship duration likely to reduce from the usual 8-10 weeks; while virtual internships might happen, offline might be somewhat impacted in summer 2021
 "Mid-rung B-School campuses await clarity on summer placements amid pandemic")
US Rhodes Scholars chosen virtually for the first time; 32 win scholarships
The US Rhodes Scholars for 2021 were elected virtually this year for the first time as the coronavirus pandemic swept across the globe
 "US Rhodes Scholars chosen virtually for the first time; 32 win scholarships")
DU PG admission 2020 from today: Know about merit-based admission, entrance
DU PG admission 2020 process begins from today. All you need to know about important dates, documents, information concerning DU admission 2020
SC dismisses plea for waiver of exam fees for class 10, 12 CBSE students
The Supreme Court refused to entertain a plea seeking a direction to the CBSE and the Delhi government to waive examination fees for students of classes 10 and 12 in view of Covid-19
 "SC dismisses plea for waiver of exam fees for class 10, 12 CBSE students")
Indian students contributed $7.6 billion to US economy last year
Indian students contributed USD 7.6 billion to the US economy in the academic year 2019-20, even though there was a 4.4 per cent drop in the total number of Indian students, according to a report
 "Indian students contributed $7.6 billion to US economy last year")
IIM-B retains top spot in Eduniversal's B-school rankings for Central Asia
IIM-Ahmedabad and IIM-Calcutta are the other B- schools that have been awarded this year.
 "IIM-B retains top spot in Eduniversal's B-school rankings for Central Asia")
Appeals court clears Harvard University of racial bias in admissions
A federal appeals in court upheld a district court decision clearing Harvard University of intentional discrimination against Asian American applicants.
 "Appeals court clears Harvard University of racial bias in admissions")
IIM Lucknow achieves 100% summer placements in entirely virtual process
Top stipend Rs 2.5 lakh a month, average compensation at Rs 1.1 lakh
 "IIM Lucknow achieves 100% summer placements in entirely virtual process")
Manipal Academy's two-year expansion plan includes new 80-acre campus
Will introduce new programmes at undergraduate and post graduate level under the new National Education Policy (NEP) 2020
 "Manipal Academy's two-year expansion plan includes new 80-acre campus")
