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184 patents filed by IIT Madras in 2020
According to IITM, the filings in 2020 include nine patents related to Covid-19 inventions ranging from 'Systems and methods for detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2' and 'A standalone, portable single-use and wireless ventilator system' besides 'A system for non-invasive calibration-free blood pressure measurement' and 'Smart and Sustainable devices for infectious Mask and PPE waste treatment'.
Tamil Nadu postpones Class 12 board exams
More than 8 lakh students were to appear for the examinations scheduled to be held between May 5 to 31. However, the practical examinations, which are being currently underway, will continue as planned till April 23.
University exams in Kerala postponed
Calicut University, MG University, Kannur University, Health University and Malayalam University have announced that all exams scheduled for Monday have been postponed.
After CBSE, now JEE exams postponed due to Covid surge
According to the Education Ministry, the students will be informed about the next date of examinations 15 days in advance. On the entrance test, Nishank said, "JEE (Main) 2021 April session date will be announced later. It will be announced at least 15 days before the exam and all students will be informed about it."
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Telangana cancels Class 10 exams in view of Covid surge
The decision has been taken considering the present pandemic situation prevailing in the state and also keeping in view the decision of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to cancel the Class 10 exams, Special Chief Secretary, Chitra Ramchandran, said.
Goa to go ahead with Class X, XII exams: Official
Shetye said that students who are in quarantine would be taken to isolated centres, where they would be made to appear for the exams with assistance from the health department staff. Class XII exams are scheduled to begin from April 24, while Class X exams are scheduled to start from May 13.
Doctors move SC to postpone NEET-PG exam amid Covid crisis
The petitioners contended that holding the exam amid the pandemic is in a way pressurizing the graduate doctors on a pan-India level when the government has already postponed the examinations for Class 10 and 12 students.
UP Board exams put off, schools shut till May 15
All Classes from 1 to 12 will also remain closed till May 15. The government spokesman said that fresh dates for the examinations would be announced sometime in May. Earlier, the board examinations were scheduled to begin on May 8.
Fate of UP Board students remains undecided
UP Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma, who also holds the portfolio of the secondary education minister, said, "Every year about 56 to 57 lakh students appear in UP Board examinations for classes 10 and 12. The board exams were to be held initially from April 24. But they were postponed to May 8 following the steep rise in the Covid infection."
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