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9 lakh classrooms to have digital blackboards by 2022: Javadekar
New Delhi, Feb 20 : The Human Resource Development Ministry on Wednesday launched Operation Digital Blackboard, under which nine lakh classrooms in schools and colleges across the country will be equipped with digital facilities for teaching by 2022. Full Story


Manipal ProLearn recognised as the 'Best Corporate Training Programme'
Bengaluru, Feb 20 : Manipal ProLearn, a leading professional learning platform and a division of Manipal Global Education Services (MaGE), has been recognized as the Best Corporate Training Programme at the 9th Indian Education Congress and Awards 2019 at a recently held ceremony. Full Story


Presidency to offer cyber security course
Kolkata, Feb 18 : Presidency University is coming up with a specialised course in cyber security at its new campus, which will start functioning in the next academic year, the vice chancellor said, here on Monday. Full Story


EWS admission in Delhi schools from Tuesday
New Delhi, Feb 18 : The admission for the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) category and the Disadvantaged Group by Delhi's Directorate of Education for Class II onwards against available seats in private schools built on the government land for the academic session 2019-20 will begin from Tuesday and will continue till March 4. Full Story


University of Sydney partners with Indian B-Schools to offer Rs 25 million scholarships
New Delhi, Feb 18 : The University of Sydney on Monday announced a partnership with the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Tech Mahindra and the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay to provide scholarships worth more than Rs 25 million to Indian students. Full Story


CBSE Class 12 exam to begin on March 2, Class 10 on March 7
New Delhi, Feb 13 : The CBSE Class 12 main examination will begin on March 2 and will conclude on April 4. Full Story


31 lakh students to take CBSE exams this year
New Delhi, Feb 13 : Over 31 lakh students from Class 10 and 12 will appear in board examinations this year at nearly 5,000 centres in the country and abroad, the Central Board of Secondary Examination (CBSE) said here on Wednesday. Full Story


CBSE adopts TETRA software for level playing field in exams
New Delhi, Feb 12 : The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has been using digital technology to create as much of a level playing field as possible for students who feel unduly penalised by a disproportionately difficult question paper or a stray ambiguous question, a senior official said. Full Story


Mumbai varsity 'graduates' to online degrees regime
Mumbai, Feb 11 : Around 900,000 degrees of the University of Mumbai across various disciplines have been deposited with the National Academic Depository and are now available online, a RTI activist said on Monday. Full Story


IAF turns J and K GATE aspirants' exam memorable
Jammu, Feb 10 : The Indian Air Force (IAF) launched another special sortie on Sunday to airlift 186 people from Jammu to Srinagar, an official said. Full Story


IIM Calcutta achieves 100pc placement
Kolkata, Feb 10 : IIM Calcutta, one of the premier B-Schools of the country, has achieved 100 per cent placement on the first day, a statement from the institute said here. Full Story


Can UGC's Quality Assurance Strategies address challenges to Open Distance Learning?
Considering the significant role played by Open and Distance Learning (ODL) in increasing access to higher education in India, the Indian government last year announced it would recognise degrees, diplomas or certificates awarded through this mode at par with those obtained through the regular mode of education. Full Story


How to begin your CAT 2019 Online Preparation?
New Delhi, Feb 8: The Common Admission Test (CAT) is a national-level management entrance exam which offers admission to MBA/PGDM Programmes across the 20 IIMs of the country along with other over 1000 reputed management institutes in India. Full Story


CAT 2019 Online Preparation for Working Professionals
New Delhi, Feb 8: Writing any competitive exam alongside working a full time job is always a tedious task which requires ooodles of patience and perseverance. Also, in case you work in a demanding job profile and sector, studying becomes all the more difficult and uninteresting. Full Story


Ireland to hold education fairs in Indian cities
New Delhi, Feb 5 : The government of Ireland will organise education fairs for higher education aspirants in five major Indian cities from February 23 to March 3, said a statement on Tuesday. Full Story


Transform students from job seekers to job creators: VP
Hyderabad, Feb 4 : Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday said educational institutions should impart skill based training to transform students from being job seekers to job creators, suggesting need to revamp education system to meet world class learning. Full Story


ICAR leaves 2500-plus seats vacant in agri universities despite candidates (Special)
New Delhi, Feb 4 : Despite there being thousands of candidates eligible for admission, the Indian Council of Agricultural Rsearch (ICAR) left more than 2,500 seats vacant from its all-India quota in the last four years, an RTI has revealed. Full Story


Interim Budget 2019: Education gets 10pc more
New Delhi, Feb 1 : The education budget has been increased by about 10 per cent in the Interim Budget 2019, with research projects started by the government last year contributing to the enhanced part, while there is hardly any change in the funding for central universities. Full Story


JNU prepares for 25pc seat hike
New Delhi, Feb 1 : The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) said on Friday that it will adopt the new reservation system as per government regulations and has submitted a detailed outline of its plan to increase seats for students and faculty positions to the Centre. Full Story


Conclave on ailing Indian education system to begin on Thursday
New Delhi, Jan 31 : A three-day conclave focusing on the ailing Indian education system will begin in Goa on Thursday, which will feature discussions by eminent personalities from home and abroad. Full Story


Coursera, Toronto University launch course on self-driving cars
New Delhi, Jan 30 : In an effort to create safe autonomous vehicles, US-based online education company Coursera on Wednesday joined hands with Canada's University of Toronto to launch an online specialisation course on self-driving cars. Full Story


'Career Conclave' for Class 12 students in Delhi
New Delhi, Jan 29 : With a view to provide career guidance to Class 12 students, the Delhi Directorate of Education (DoE) on Tuesday inaugurated a state-level "Career Conclave" with over 70 organisations and more than 100 stalls with informative displays and exhibits related to opportunities in technical, higher education, vocational and skills sectors. Full Story


Pros Of Preparing For CAT 2019 Online
New Delhi, Jan 29: The advancing technology has long penetrated the education system worldwide which has brought about a huge educational revolution in the world. There are innumerable online resources available on the internet, with most of them being free, aiding students in acing a variety of competitive exams. Full Story


PM's pre-exam advice: Parents should stop using children's report cards as 'visiting cards'
New Delhi, Jan 29 : Parents should stop using their children's report card as their own "visiting cards" at social gatherings, Prime Minister Narendra Modi advised parents, cautioned them against linking one's child's academic performance to one's social standing. Full Story


Indian students to participate in PISA - 2021
New Delhi, Jan 28 : The Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry on Monday signed a pact with the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) for the participation of students from Central government schools here to take the PISA-2021, a competency-based test, which tests the learning levels of 15-year-old students in reading, mathematics and science. Full Story


ISB ranks 24 in FT Global MBA rankings
Hyderabad, Jan 28 : Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGP) of the Indian School of Business (ISB) has been ranked at 24 worldwide in the Financial Times Global MBA Rankings 2019 released on Monday. Full Story


CMAT, GPAT to be conducted on Monday
New Delhi, Jan 28 : The National Testing Agency (NTA) will conduct the Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) and Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test (GPAT) on Monday. Full Story


CBSE likely to add Health Science as new subject
New Delhi, Jan 27 : The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is likely to start a new subject -- Health Science, related to the basic knowledge of primary healthcare. Full Story


National capital JEE topper hopes for seat in IIT Delhi
New Delhi, Jan 21 : After scoring the highest marks in Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) 2019 (Main) in the national capital, 17-year-old Haryana lad Navneet Jindal now wants to focus on his board examination and is hoping for securing a seat in the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi. Full Story


Postgraduate student found dead in Gurugram institute
Gurugram, Jan 20 : A postgraduate student of Management Development Institute (MDI) was found dead on Saturday in the campus of the institute here under mysterious circumstances, police said. Full Story