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SC asks CBSE, UGC to ensure admission of students giving compartment exams

Taking a serious view of the release of academic calendar, the top court sought explanation from the UGC, to be given on Thursday, and directed that it be placed on record

Parliament passes bill giving national importance tag to five new IIITs

Nishank said there are 25 IIITs in the country, of which five are run by the Union government and 15 operate under the public-private-partnership model

Parl passes IIIT Bill giving national importance tag to 5 new institutes

Parliament passed a bill to declare five newly established Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs) as institutions of national importance

New Education Policy would empower J-K youth for nation-building: LG Sinha

Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha inaugurated a Conference on the Implementation of National Education Policy (NEP-2020) at Zorawar Singh Auditorium of Jammu University

CBSE Compartment 2020: 10th, 12th exams today; know important instructions

CBSE Compartment 2020: CBSE compartment exam date sheet and admit card have already been released on the official website, cbse.nic.in

Coronavirus Unlock: List of states that will reopen schools; Key guidelines

Maharashtra, Manipur, Jharkhand, Mizoram, Sikkim and others are yet to take a final decision on resuming classes. Here's a list of states will will allow schools to re-open and those that won't

Supreme Court cancels NLSIU Bengaluru law entrance exam NLAT-2020

The Supreme Court quashed NLSIU Bengaluru's notification for a separate entrance exam, the National Law Aptitude Test-2020 held on September 12

Covid-19: Karnataka bars Class 9, 12 students from visiting schools

According to a statement issued by the government, the students were earlier allowed by the education department after Covid-19 cases in the state had come down

As Covid-19 hits family incomes, more girls leaving schools in rural Asia

To determine the impact of the virus outbreak on girls' education, Room to Read conducted a survey of 28,000 girls in Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Laos, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Tanzania and Vietnam

Tamil Nadu govt ties up with Coursera to skill 50,000 youth

Tamil Nadu Skill Development Corporation (TNSDC) has partnered with the online learning platform Coursera to train 50,000 unemployed youth.

NEP will help regain India's glory as great centre of learning: President

President Ram Nath Kovind said that the effective implementation of the National Education Policy 2020 would help India to regain its glory as a great centre of learning.

JEE Main 2020 result Paper 2 out at jeemain.nic.in: Check toppers' list

NTA has announced the JEE Main 2020 Paper 2 results. Candidates can check JEE Main results on jeemain.nic.in

SC refuses to entertain plea seeking BCI, UGC to give time for fee payment

Supreme Court refused to entertain a petition seeking for Bar Council of India (BCI) and University Grant Commission (UGC) to direct universities to give time relaxation for payment of tuition fees

Online higher education to continue strong growth in coming years: RedSeer

Online education will be critical in driving this from a supply point of view as offline infrastructure is not enough to cater all alone, he added

FB, Coursera to launch social media marketing professional certificate

Facebook has partnered with online learning platform Coursera to help learners of all backgrounds enter the growing field of social media marketing

DU cut-off 2020: St Stephen's College releases 1st cut-off; check full list

Delhi University cut-off 2020: For DU admissions 2020, St Stephen's College has released the cut-off: Here's full list of cut-offs (course-wise)

Curriculum framework for teachers' education to be developed under NEP 2020

Under the NEP, a new National Curriculum Framework for Teacher Education (NCFTE) will be formulated in the country, said Union Minister for Education, Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank

St Stephen's College releases first cut-off list for undergraduate courses

St Stephen's College released first cut-off list for undergraduate courses, with the highest cut-off being announced at 99.25% for BA (Hons) Economics for students coming from commerce background

Education ministry releases 8-week alternative academic calendar amid Covid

The alternative academic calendars for students, parents and teachers for all the classes I-XII has been developed by the NCERT under the guidance of the Ministry of Education

80% parents in 5 states say digital schooling failed during lockdown: Study

The Oxfam study aimed to assess the impact of the prolonged lockdown on students in multiple areas, including the supply of mid-day meals.