EDUCATION

Undaunted by negativity, needed a rocky year for future success: Byju Raveendran
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In a letter to employees seen by IANS, Raveendran said that as India's largest startup, they have been in the spotlight for a while now. "We have always been open to informed criticism, and we have never shied away from sharing our facts and figures. But criticism is one thing, and cynicism is quite another," he wrote to employees. "I have always maintained that we are pioneers in execution, not in perfection. Ultimately, the challenges faced this year have equipped us to weather every future storm and thrive for decades to come," he said.
Dual degrees will make global education affordable for Indian students: UGC chief M. Jagadesh Kumar
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In an interview with IANS, Kumar talked on various issues like four-year undergraduate programme (FYUP), campuses of foreign universities, 6,000 vacant posts of teachers in Central universities, implementation of New Education Policy (NEP) and major changes coming in 2023 in universities. The teacher-student ratio still needs to improve in Central universities, including the University of Delhi. What is UGC is doing to improve the ratio?
CBSE Board Examination 2023: Know all about the exam pattern, sample papers, rationalized syllabus for class 10, 12 exams
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In Year 2023, 10th Class exam will contain at least 40% of questions while 12th Class exam will contain at least 30% of questions that will be competency-based and these questions will be containing multiple formats like objective type, constructing response type, assertion, reasoning and case based.
CBSE class 10,12 board exams to begin on 15 February 2023
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The board examination will begin at 10.30 am. In a statement, the CBSE further said that sufficient gap has been given between two subjects. It also added that other factors such as competitive entrance tests have also been taken into account while deciding the dates for class 10,12 board exams.
CUET-PG 2023 will be conducted from June 1 to 10: UGC chief
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According to the UGC Chaiman, the application process for CUET-PG is to start in mid-March 2023. It is a great opportunity for students to try for admission to multiple universities in post-graduate programmes using the CUET-PG score, he added. For CUET-PG, universities can complete their admission process by the end of July 2023 and begin the academic sessions by August 1 2023, the UGC chief said.
GATE 2023: Admit Card to be released on January 3, here’s how to Download
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Enrollment ID and Password will be required for downloading the admit card. While appearing for the examination students should have a valid id proof along with the admit card. Applicants should read the instructions given in the admit card for appearing in the GATE 2023 Examination.
CBSE CTET 2022: Admit card released, here’s how to download
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The CTET Exam will be conducted in Computer Based Test Format from December 2022 to January 2023. This examination will be organized in 2 halves in which 1st half will be held from 9: 30 am to 12: 00 pm while the second half will be organized from 2: 30 pm to 5 pm.
4-yr UG programme to make it easier for students eyeing foreign univs
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The craze among Indian students to study abroad was increasing every year. According to a government figure presented in the Lok Sabha last week, six lakh Indian students went abroad for higher education till November, this year, while in 2021, the number was 4.44 lakh. The data states that Canada, Germany, Australia, the US and Italy are the top five countries where Indian students go for further studies.
IGNOU Entrance Examination 2023: Registration deadline extended for BEd, PhD, BSc entrance exams | Here’s how to apply
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The Applicants can now apply for the entrance examinations through the official website of IGNOU – ignou.ac.in- till 25th of December 2022.  The entrance examination for these courses will be conducted on 8 January 2023 and fees for each examination is 1000 Rupees.  The candidates should have minimum 50% in either bachelor’s or master’s degree.
BYJU'S denies buying student databases after NCPCR allegation
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In a statement to IANS, BYJU's said it "categorically state that we have never bought any database and expect that the media will refrain from making such a baseless and unsubstantiated allegation". The company said that with more than 150 million registered students, "we do not need to buy or use external databases".
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