EDUCATION

CBSE revises answer key of Class X Odia paper; results of over 28K students revised
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The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has revised the answer key of the Odia paper for Class X first term examination, following the intervention of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, the board said on Tuesday.
HC says students forced to go to Ukraine, points out PG medical vacant seats
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The Delhi High Court on Tuesday remarked that students are forced to go to places such as Ukraine, pointing out the vacant seats in PG medical courses. A Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Navin Chawla was hearing a group of students' plea to relax cut-off percentile. Asking the Centre to submit all the details related to the fixing percentile of cut-off in NEET PG medical courses for this year, the matter was posted for hearing on March 23.
NCERT develops bridge course modules for out-of-school children
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With a view to address the issues related to gaps or loss of learning among students, during and after the lockdown, National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has developed bridge course modules for out-of-school children including various activities which are helpful for bridging the learning gaps.
JGU announces Study Abroad programmes at world's top universities including Oxford, Harvard, Wharton, Columbia
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The 12 programmes are being offered at Harvard University, Columbia University, University of Pennsylvania (Wharton School), Syracuse University, University of Oregon and UCLA in the USA; University of Oxford in the UK; Sciences Po in France; University of Granada and Instituto Superior de Derecho y Economia (ISDE) in Spain and Sofia University in Bulgaria.
No leak of HSC Board Chemistry paper, Maha Minister tells House
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The Maharashtra government on Monday officially dismissed reports claiming that the Chemistry paper of the ongoing HSC (Class XII) Board 2022 final exams allegedly leaked in Mumbai, last weekend. "The Chemistry exam paper was scheduled on Saturday morning but had apparently reached the mobile phone of many candidates (students) in their WhatsApp group," Deputy Commissioner of Police (VIII) D.S. Dwami told IANS.
CBSE releases Term-II date sheet 2022 for class 10 and 12
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The CBSE Class 10 and 12 examination will commence from April 26, 2022. The first term exams have already been held. As per the CBSE notification, the exams will be conducted in single shift and will start from 10.30 a.m. As the schools were closed due to the pandemic, the CBSE has given more gap between the two papers for almost all the subjects in both the classes.
Online learning will soon become mainstream in India: Unacademy CEO
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Online learning will only grow as India navigates the pandemic and blended mode of learning will become mainstream, allowing millions of Indians from small towns and cities get access to high-quality education, Gaurav Munjal, Co-founder and CEO, Unacademy Group, said on Friday. India witnessed a surge in of online mode of education in the pandemic and several edtech platforms offered top-class education from the confines of homes.
Upper age limit removed for all candidates in NEET UG
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"It has been decided in the 4th meeting of the NMC held on October 21, 2021 that there should not be any fixed upper age limit for appearing in the NEET UG examination. Therefore, the information bulletin may be modified accordingly," top medical education regulatory body, the National Medical Commission in a communication to the National Testing Agency (NTA) on Wednesday.
JEE Mains, NEET UG 2022: Free video lectures uploaded on official website of NTA | Here's how to download
Newsmen Education Desk -
The National Testing Agency (NTA) has uploaded free video lectures for students preparing for JEE Main 2022 and NEET 2022 on its offcial website (nta.nic.in). These video lectures, presented by domain experts, are completely free of cost and  are designed to help engineering and medical aspirants . Students taking JEE Main 2022 and/or NEET 2022 can check and download the video lectures and free-of-cost study material from the NTA site.
UP Board exams in offline mode from March 24
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The UP Board examination for Classes 10 and 12 exams will be held in an offline mode from March 24 to April 12. The Board officials have announced the detailed timetable of both high school and intermediate board exams in Prayagraj. Pandey further said that the examination schedule has also been made available on the official website of the board.
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