EDUCATION

PGI Chandigarh ranked second best in NIRF rankings
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Union Minister of Education, Dharmendra Pradhan, announced the NIRF Rankings-2021 on Thursday, in which the PGIMER competed with 118 institutes from across the country under the medical category. AIIMS, New Delhi, has secured the first position in the category whereas the CMC in Vellore has been ranked third. The PGIMER scored 82.62 this year, improving its overall score by 2.6 points from last year.
Those who opted out in July CA exam won't miss any opportunity, SC told
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The top court then asked the applicants to make a representation on the issue to the institute. The ICAI counsel told the bench that an appropriate decision will be taken on the representation within two weeks and added that there will be no loss of opportunity to candidates who had opted out.
Schools can reopen without vaccinating children, says V.K. Paul
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"Nowhere in the world has vaccination of children been set up as a criteria or condition to reopen schools. All we need is to curb the spread of infection which can only be ensured through complete vaccination of parents, teachers and other staff members of the school," said Paul while answering a question at a press conference on the actions taken, preparedness and updates on Covid-19.
UCEED AND CEED 2022:  Application process begins | Here's how to apply
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CEED and UCEED are designing entrances by IIT Bombay. Interested candidates can access the application forms from the official websites of CEED and UCEED which are ceed.iitb.ac.in and uceed.iitb.ac.in. The last date to apply for both exams is 10th October with a standard fee. With a late fee charge, one can apply till 17th October.
NIRF 2021 RANKINGS: IIT Madras best engineering college, AIIMS best medical college | Here're details
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Uncountable colleges and universities try to enter the prestigious NIRF listing but only a few of them meet the eligibility criteria to figure among the top colleges. The colleges are judged on a number of factors including teaching methodology, resource base, learning, research practices, professional exposure, Graduation Outcomes, etc.
250 private schools in UP threaten to stop RTE admissions
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The Unaided Private Schools Association (UPSA) delegation met senior officials of the basic education department with a request to look into their demands, failing which they will not be able to admit a single student under RTE from the new academic session 2021-22. UPSA president said, ", a government has to pay a certain amount to schools for admitting students under RTE.".
IIT Madras ranks best institution for 3rd year in a row
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IIT Kanpur has got the fifth position and IIT Kharagpur has been ranked sixth in this national ranking. IIT Roorkee has been ranked seventh and IIT Guwahati at number eight. Jawaharlal Nehru University has come at the ninth position and Banaras Hindu University at the tenth position.
US back-to-school week features rising Covid-19 cases
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The data shows that more than a quarter of weekly reported coronavirus cases in the US were among children for the week ending September 2. While most pediatric cases are not severe, nearly 2,400 children were hospitalised nationwide with Covid-19 in the seven days ending Tuesday, more than ever before, the Xinhua news agency reported.
JEE MAIN 2021: NTA releases final answer key | Here's how to download it
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The NTA JEE mains are held in four phases and the four sessions were conducted from August 26, 27, 31 to September 1 and 2. Candidates who qualify for JEE Main will be eligible for the JEE advanced which is scheduled to be held on October 3, 2021.
NEET PG 2021: NBE issues Admit Cards | Here's all you need to know
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While NEET PG has no age bar, it has several criteria that need to be fulfilled. It is a must to have an MBBS degree from an MCI certified medical Institutions to be eligible for the examination. In the absence of an MBBS degree, a provisional  MBBS Pass Certificate can be used at the time of Admission as well.
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