EDUCATION

JGU establishes India's 1st research centre for G20 studies
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O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU) has taken efforts to build this Centre in the light of India assuming the G20 presidency from December 1, 2022. It is a fantastic opportunity for India to play a leadership role in promoting transformative ideas for making this institution more relevant and impactful.
Allahabad HC asks schools to refund 15% of fees for 2020-21
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A bench of Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal and Justice J.J. Munir said that 15 per cent of the entire fees charged in the session 2020-21 will have to be adjusted in the next session. A petition had been filed on behalf of many parents regarding regulation of school fees being charged during the Corona period.
WBTET 2022: Provisional answer key released | Here’s how to check
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The applicants can challenge the answer key form 13th of January till 17th of January till 11: 59 pm while any challenges raised by email, letter or representation wouldn’t be entertained as they have to pay online fees of Rs 500 per question through debit card or credit card. If the contention is founded to be correct, the fees would be refunded by NEFT to the Candidates
Jindal Global Business School is India's best research driven business school and leads over all IIMs in 2022
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Managed by Elsevier, Scopus is the largest database of peer-reviewed literature and has been adopted by renowned business schools and universities across the world. As a relatively young B-school, it is truly remarkable that JGBS now consistently leads over much older IIMs in research output
JEE Main 2023: NTA revises 75% eligibility criteria | All you need to know
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According to the official release, the candidates who have scored at least 75% marks in the 12th class examination or have been in the top 20 percentile will also be eligible for the admission in the National Institute of Technology (NITs), Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIITs) and the other Centrally Funded Technical Institute (CFTIs) whom admissions are based on the JEE Main Ranks.
58L students to take UP board exams this year
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Of these 31.2 lakh students are for Class 10 and 27.5 lakh students are for Class 12.The examinations will be held at 8,752 centres across 75 districts in Uttar Pradesh. The Class 12 examinations will be held in 14 working days and will end on March 4.
GATE 2023 Examination: Admit Card released; know all important instructions
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The GATE 2023 Examination will be conducted on 4, 5,11 and 12 February 2023. Answer key for this examination will be released on 21st of February and the candidates can submit challenges to the answer key from 22nd to 25th of February while the examination results will be announced on 16th of March 2023 and from 21st of March the score card will be available for downloading.
UGC NET December 2022: NTA fixes upper age limit | All you need to know
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According to the NTA, they have been receiving a few representations from the applicants for fixing the last date to calculate the age limit to apply for Junior Research Fellowship (JRF). The Official notice says that “The National Eligibility Test (NET) Bureau of University Grants Commission (UGC) (vide Letter No.4- 1/2019 (NET/NTA) dated 02 January 2023) has requested the NTA to fix the upper age limit for applying for JRF as 01.12.2022 instead of 01.02.2023”. 
Edtech platform LEAD acquires Pearson's K-12 local learning biz in India
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LEAD said it will expand its reach to over 9,000 schools and enhance its product portfolio to cater to more than 5 lakh private schools in India. In its K-12 learning portfolio, Pearson India caters to private, English medium CBSE and ICSE schools, offering blended learning solutions (books+digital).
UGC invites suggestions on draft rules for foreign varsity campuses
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The UGC's Setting up and Operation of Campuses of Foreign Higher Educational Institutions in India) Regulations, 2023 aim to facilitate the entry of foreign higher educational institutions into India. The UGC had notified the guidelines on internationalisation of higher education in 2021, which included provisions like setting up an Office for International Affairs and Alumni Connect Cell in the Universities. To foster academic collaboration between Indian and foreign higher educational institutions, the UGC (Academic Collaboration between Indian and Foreign Higher Educational Institutions to offer Twinning,
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