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JIPMER MBBS 2019 exam likely on June 2

Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER) will conduct MBBS exam on June 2, 2019. The entrance examination is conducted annually to fill 200 undergraduate seats at JIPMER Puducherry and JIPMER Karaikal. The online application process for MBBS course is expected to start on March 6.........

IIT-Bombay tops first QS ranking for Indian universities, IISc second

The Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) in Mumbai and Madras and the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bengaluru have emerged as top three in the first standalone QS ranking of India’s higher education institutes.........

NIT Nagaland's non-local students fear for lives after clashes

Fearing for their lives, over 100 students of National Institute of Technology-Nagaland are readying to leave the campus. The fear was triggered by some recent clashes between local and non-local students. The students would leave if central security personnel were not deployed to the campus. ........

ABVP sweeps University of Hyderabad students' union polls, ends 8-year drought

The RSS-affiliated Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), has swept the students’ union polls at the University of Hyderabad, ending an eight-year domination of Left groups.........

In a First, UPSC Allows Candidates to Withdraw Applications

Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has allowed students to withdraw applications in case they are not prepared to attempt the exam. However, the exam fees will not be refunded in such cases. As per a report, the withdrawal facility will come into force from Engineering Services Examination in 2019.........

UGC likely to ease teaching norms for direct PhD holders from IITs

The University Grants Commission (UGC) is likely to end norms that prevent candidates with direct PhDs from the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) after bachelor’s degrees from teaching at universities........

CBSE Class 10 Board Exams: Maths To Have Two Test Paper Options From 2019!

Students appearing under the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class 10 exams in 2019 may have the option to choose between a standard-level or the existing-level mathematics question paper!........

IISc Bengaluru tops India in global list of best institutes

No Indian institution figures in the top 250 of the Times Higher Education’s (THE) world university rankings 2019, though the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, has retained its position as the highest-ranked centre in the country, while the Indian Institute of Technology-Indore has risen to the highest position behind it.........

Budget for Interest-free Educations Loans to be Hiked to Rs 2,200 Crore: Javadekar

Talking of the government's plan to further hike the budgetary allocation for the interest-free loans to students, Javadekar said over four to five lakh youths used to get interest-free loans amounting to Rs 800 crore in 2014. The annual budget to provide interest-free loans to 10 lakh students would be increased to Rs 2,200 crore in next three years.........

Got over 1 lakh suggestions on reducing NCERT syllabus, says Prakash Javadekar

Government have received more than 100,000 suggestions from across the country. I hope this year (new academic session) 10-15% of the NCERT syllabus will be reduced and then next year further reduction can happen. So it is a three-year job.........

UIDAI says schools cannot deny admission due to lack of Aadhaar

UIDAI has termed denial of school admission on grounds of not having an Aadhaar as "invalid". The move by UIDAI is expected to come as a major relief to parents and students who have been facing difficulties due to schools insisting on Aadhaar number during admission.........

1 in 7 college students pay people to write essays: Study

As many as one in seven graduates may have paid someone to undertake their assignment for them, potentially representing 31 million students across the globe, a new study suggests. ........

Supreme Court stays declaration of SSC CGL 2017 results, calls system and exam tainted

In a major blow to the Staff Selection Commission (SSC), the Supreme Court Monday stayed the declaration of results for the Combined Graduate Level Exam, 2017 and SSC Combined senior secondary level exams 2017. ........

Over 5600 vacancies for faculty in central universities, over 2800 in IITs: HRD

There are 5,606 vacant posts of faculty members in central universities while vacancies in the prestigious IITs and IIM's are 2,806 and 258. In NIT and Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, there are 1870 vacant positions across the country.........

IIMs set to admit graduates directly in PhD programmes

The human resource development (HRD) ministry is likely to allow the elite Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) to admit students directly to their PhD programmes after completion of a four-year Bachelors degree or professional courses.........

Mathematician Akshay Venkatesh gets the Fields medal, the ‘Nobel Prize’ for maths

Akshay Venkatesh, an Australian mathematician of Indian origin, was one of four winners of the Fields medal announced. The Fields Medal, often regarded as the Nobel Prize for mathematics, is given every four years to mathematicians under the age of 40.........

HECI Bill faces opposition in Parliament

Deputy Speaker M. Thambidurai, speaking in his capacity as an MP, feared the new body HECI was Centre’s plan to take away higher education from the State’s list since financial powers would now stay with the Central government. ........

CBSE conducts Class X compartment exam using URL system

Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) conducted Class X compartment exam using the encrypted mode of the new URL-based system of transferring question papers to around 211 examination centres all over the country.........

Class 11 student beaten to death by schoolmates in Delhi over personal enmity

A 17-year-old boy died after he was allegedly beaten up by a few of his classmates and others near their government school in northeast Delhi’s Jyoti Nagar over personal enmity.........

Data of Hundreds of Thousands of NEET Candidates Leaked Online, Put up for Sale

The phone numbers, email IDs and addresses of hundreds of thousands of applicants who took the National Eligibility and Entrance Test (NEET) in 2018 are leaked online and put up a sale for 2 lakh.........