EDUCATION

Record 99.72% students pass SSC exams in Goa
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Announcing the results, Goa Board for Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Chairman Bhagirath Shetye said that 23,967 students appeared for the Class 10 exams out of which 23,900 had passed. A record 99.72 per cent of students appearing for the state SSC examinations have passed in academic year 2020-21, an official said on Monday.
Maharashtra: Schools to reopen for Classes 8 to 12 from July 15
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Making the announcement in a video message, Varsha Gaikwad, the Minister of School Education Department, said that the state government is working to ensure safe resumption of schools in corona-free villages. She further said that having a blended approach to education has become a must in order to reach out to as many children as possible across the state.
ICSE, ISC Board Exams 2022: CISCE reduces syllabus for many major subjects
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For the ICSE (class 10) exams, the syllabus for history and civics, geography, mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, economics, commercial studies, computer applications, economic applications, commercial applications, home science, physical education, yoga, and environmental applications has been revised. 
Lucknow University courses now include Covid concepts
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The concepts related to the pandemic have been included with the object of making students learn about the present scenario and also the challenges ahead. The syllabus has been passed by their respective boards of studies and the faculty board and will be tabled at the academic council meeting to be held on July 17 for final approval.
DU announces Open Book Exam results for May-June examinations
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DU Dean, Examination, D.S. Rawat, said, "Now the results of B.Sc Analytical Chemistry, B.Sc (H) Biological Sciences, B.Sc (H) Geology, Agrochemicals with Applied Life Sciences, M.Sc Electronics, M.Sc Genetics and B.Sc (H) Chemistry have been declared." According to Rawat, the semester results which have been declared earlier include B.Sc (H) Anthropology, BA (H) Arabic, and BA (H) Bengali.
Date to apply online for Karnataka CET-2021 extended
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The students, who have not registered to appear for CET-2021, can apply online up to July 16 and pay the fees up to July 19 to become eligible to sit for CET for admission to various professional courses for the year. The decision has been taken on the request of many students and parents, Narayana, who holds the Higher education portfolio, said.
2021 NTA JEE Main exam registration process begins | All you need to know
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The third session of the JEE Main, which is usually held in April, will now be conducted from July 20-25. Meanwhile, the fourth and last session of the entrance exams which are usually held in May will be now conducted from July 25 to 2 August. The registration window has once again opened for students who had missed the registration process earlier.
CBSE Board Exam 2022 for Class 10th and 12th to be held in 2 parts
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The first part of the exams will consist of objective questions entirely and the second part will consist of all subjective questions. The weightage of marks of both the parts, objective and subjective, will be kept equal and the students would be marked on the basis of their performance in both these parts. Furthermore, it would be ensured that there is no overlapping of the syllabus.
'Students upset with scrapping of Class 12 boards can write exams in August'
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The Minister said that class 12 students will get their results according to their merit through the new evaluation process decided by the CBSE. Nishank said he wants to assure all the students having doubts. "If a student is not satisfied with the new evaluation system they don't need to worry about it since we are ready to conduct optional board exams for such students."
Coaching hub of India, Kota crumbling under Covid pressure
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Four decades back, Kota was an industrial city of Rajasthan. However, later, it transformed into a premier coaching centre of the country as aspiring students dreaming of making it big in medical and technical streams came here. Each year, around 1.50 lakh students from all over the country register themselves at various institutes here.
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