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SC dismisses Opposition-ruled states' plea, JEE, NEET to go ahead

A crucial year of students "cannot be wasted" and "life has to go on", Supreme Court had said in its earlier order

CBSE opposes plea in SC for postponement of 12th class compartment exams

The CBSE opposed in the Supreme Court a plea seeking postponement of compartment exams for 12th class scheduled this month, saying all "necessary" safety measures for students are being taken

More than 340,000 aspirants appear for JEE Main exam in three days

A total of 3,43,958 aspirants have appeared for JEE Main, out of the total 4,58,521 registered candidates, in the three days when the examination was held

NLSIU to skip CLAT score, conduct own test for 2020-21; registration begins

Termed as the National Law Aptitude Test, the entrance exam will be held on September 12 for LLB and LLM courses

Covid-19 impact: Nearly 25% of IIT aspirants drop out from JEE Mains

Ministry data showed that while 458,521 students registered for the JEE (Mains) in the first three days, only 343,958 actually sat for the examinations, a drop of nearly 25%

SC issues notice on AP's plea to make English as medium of education

In April this year, the high court had set aside the order for government schools to convert the medium of instruction from Telugu to English

THE World University Rankings 2021: List of top Indian Institutes in pics

Besides IISc, a record 63 Indian institutions also made it to the list, with 14 more universities registering their presence this year

IISc leads 63 Indian institutions in THE World University Rankings 2021

Following IISc, ranked globally in the 301-350 band, are IIT Ropar and IIT Indore which retained second and third spots among Indian institutions in the list

Exam SOPs: Students, staff from containment zones debarred; mask mandatory

The invigilator for pen and paper-based tests will sanitise students' hands before distributing question papers and answer sheets and the examinees will also do the same

Visva Bharati University to hold final semester examination in September

Visva Bharati University will hold the final semester examination this month and the principals of different Bhavanas (departments) have been told to choose the modalities for conducting the tests

Allahabad University to conduct final year/semester exams in digital mode

The Allahabad University will conduct its final year and final semester examinations this year in digital mode

Final year university exams to be held by Sept end: Haryana CMO

The examinations of the last year students of all universities and colleges in Haryana will be conducted by the end of September

Odisha to hold final semester exams of UG & PG students by September 30

Odisha govt has decided to complete all the final semester examinations of undergraduate and postgraduate courses in varsities by Sep 30 and announce results before Oct 31 as per the UGC guideline

JEE Mains held amid stringent precautions, social distancing measures

The Joint Entrance Exam (JEE)-Mains for admission to engineering colleges began on Tuesday amid stringent precautions and social distancing measures in view of COVID-19 pandemic.

JEE main for admission in IITs begins across India with Covid precautions

Before entering the exam halls, the temperature of students was checked and sanitisers were also given to them in Delhi

JEE, NEET exams: IIT students, alumni help candidates hitch ride to centres

Develop user-friendly transport portal called www.edurid.in

Ramesh Pokhriyal requests Goa CM to provide security for NEET, JEE exams

Ramesh Pokhriyal has requested Goa CM Pramod Sawant to make elaborate security arrangements for conducting the medical and engineering entrance exams NEET and JEE in the coastal state

CM Shivraj announces free travel for MP students taking NEET, JEE exams

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has announced free travel arrangements for all students from Madhya Pradesh who are set to appear in the NEET, JEE examinations

NEP 2020 lacks clarity, not applicable to entire country: Bengal govt panel

Bengal govt says that certain features of NEP lacked clarity while several others may not be applicable to the entire country, almost each state of which has a different cultural heritage

States may permit schools to call 50% staff, students of 9th to 12th: MHA

Ministry of Home Affairs released Unlock 4 guidelines which said that states, UTs may permit up to 50 per cent of teaching and non-teaching staff to be called to the schools from Sept 21