Author Archives: Mayank Arora

  Xavier Aptitude Test (XAT) 2018 was held on 7 January 2018. The online exam was held from 10 am to 1.35 pm at various exam centres nationwide NOT ALL IS WELL… However the exam didn’t go well for many candidates. Poor server, technical glitches have affected many MBA aspirants who had appeared for the […]

 The CBSE is expected to release the National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test, NEET UG 2018 exam schedule in the last week of January. In 2017, the online registration commenced from January 31 and continued till March 1. The exam was conducted on Sunday, May 7. Classification of seats — All India Quota Seats — State […]

The ancient discipline of Vedic mathematics is being promoted at schools and universities in Haryana like never before. WHAT PROMPTED THE HOLDS-NO-BAR EFFORT The BJP government in the state had asked the Haryana Board of School Education in 2016 to explore steps to promote the subject. This came after SK Kapoor, a retired judge from […]

A study has found out that the female college professors are more likely to get requests from students for an increase of marks or extended assignment deadlines than their male counterparts. DETAILS OF THE STUDY Researchers from Eastern Washington University in the US found that women in academia more often face added work demand. They […]

The government received five complaints of student safety breach in schools across the country last year, including the infamous Ryan case.While all the complaints were received against CBSE schools, no complaints were received regarding not meeting the norms related to the safety of children in any of the Kendriya Vidyalayas. THE COMPLAINTS The complaints included […]

Jadavpur University is implementing its scientific excellence scheme. And this is being done for research in nano science and mobile and innovative computing. Vice-Chancellor Prof Suranjan Das has said the university is currently implementing the second phase of the Promotion of University Research and Scientific Excellence scheme. And this is being done with an allocation […]

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu has appealed to big business houses to come forward to help in improving the quality of education. he made the statement while addressing the 34th Convocation of Bansathali Vidyapith near Niwai in Tonk district. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE SPEECH — Education should be holistic, life giving and character building — I […]

President Ram Nath Kovind on December 31, 2017 has finally given assent to the Indian Institutes of Management Bill, 2017. And this has now become a law. WHAT DOES IIM LAW MEAN With this, the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) in the country have got more autonomy in their functioning with restricted government’s role in […]

  The Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy – or Ayush – is mulling over making an exit exam mandatory for medical graduates looking to get a licence to practise Indian medicine systems, including Ayurveda.  WHAT DOES THE BILL SAY The bill, known as the National Commission for Indian Systems of […]

The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has said that it would pitch for a smart hackathon for Bengal next year. It will be on the lines of the Smart India Hackathon 2017 to make students of state universities and institutes adopt think innovation THE IDEA Director of SWAYAM (Study Webs of Active-Learning for […]