EDUCATION
UP TET 2021 question paper leaked, exam cancelled
The exam was scheduled to be held at 10 a.m. on Sunday. According to reports, the paper went viral on several WhatsApp groups in Mathura, Ghaziabad, and Bulandshahr just before the exam began. Uttar Pradesh Additional Director General of Police (ADG), Law and Order, Prashant Kumar said, "UPTET 2021 examination scheduled to be held today stands cancelled due to alleged paper leak."
IIT-Delhi sets up sponsored research parks for research worth Rs 700cr
Several government institutions have also invested crores for doing collaborative research on a large scale with the IIT-D. The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is planning to invest around Rs 500 crore to design and develop defence equipment in collaboration. At the special parks, which is being set up within the college campus, many big NGOs will also participate to promote industry collaboration.
Number of Foreign students decline in US universities during covid-19 pandemic: Survey
Institute of International Education in New York conducted the research which surveyed 3,000 institutions of higher education in the US, the Voice of America reported. The research indicated that the number of enrolments was slashed by 45.6 per cent for new students and by 15 per cent for foreign students, Xinhua news agency reported.
We sympathise, but no: says SC after declining NEET re-exam
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for NTA, submitted that answers of the students will be matched with the correct question booklets and added that if the direction to conduct NEET UG re-exam is provided, it will become a pattern. The Centre told the top court that every year students will come forward and seek a re-exam for one mistake or the other.
Schools in era of Covid-19: Teachers, parents anxious yet hopeful
The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) in October announced that schools in the capital would reopen for all classes from November 1, even though teaching and learning would continue in a hybrid (both offline and online) mode. However, many private schools due to the festivities decided to open after Diwali or from November 15.
Supreme Court allows OCI candidates to appear in NEET counselling for UG, PG
A bench of Justices S.A. Nazeer and Krishna Murari, in its order, said: "The applicants and all other eligible candidates who are similarly situated are permitted to appear in the counselling in the general on par with Indian Citizens to pursue MBBS/BDS courses and other undergraduate/postgraduate courses in approved/recognised Medical/Dental & other Colleges/Institutes."
Standard of govt schools not at par with private schools: SC judge
Expressing his concern at this disparity and stressing on quality of education, he said: "I do not think that the government is not capable of imparting quality education in the government schools. Justice Uday Umesh Lalit said that besides protecting the rights of a child's education, other aspects like health and wellbeing also must be secured.
NCERT to assess children's learning skills
The survey, which will cover lakhs of children in more than 700 districts, is aimed at finding out the learning skills of children and what changes are required in curriculum post-Covid-19 pandemic. The subjects on which learning capability will be assessed are Maths, EVS, Science, among others.
NE India's 1st private varsity gets NAAC accreditation
The USTM Spokesperson said the varsity, which is only 8-years-old, has been accredited by NAAC, an autonomous body established by the University Grants Commission to assess and accredit institutions of higher education in the country and assesses universities on a 7-point criteria.
UGC NET exams from Nov 20 to Dec 5: NTA
This time, the examinations for December 2020 and June 2021 semester will be held jointly. The NTA will soon release the admit cards. Candidates appearing for the examination will be given an option to download the admit cards from UGC's official website. The NTA has also issued helpline number 011-40759000 to facilitate the aspirants. NTA Senior Director Sadhna Parashar said a new schedule has been released for the exams.
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