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Maharashtra government’s draft regulation upsets coaching class owners 

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Owners of private coaching classes in Maharashtra are upset with the state government’s draft proposal to regulate the industry. The proposal asks for five per cent revenue share from the coaching owners in the state. The opposition came after the draft was leaked online on social media. Among other proposals, the state is also considering a […]

IIT Roorkee placements: Companies hunt software engineers, geophysicists

  About 196 companies have made about 822 offers to students of Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee during the institute’s placement season. Hirers have looked for diverse profiles – from those of software engineers to geologists and geophysicists. When it came to core and non-core offers, 288 offers were made in the former category and […]

SOULS -Students in power deficit areas to get solar power lamps in UP

School children in remote parts of Pallia and Nighasan blocks on Indo-Nepal border will no longer have to burn the midnight kerosene oil for studying. WHAT IS SOULS SoULS or ‘Solar Urja through Localisation for Sustainability’— a joint initiative of the Union ministry for new and renewable energy (MNRE) and IIT Bombay — is likely […]

Mumbai students embrace ‘next big thing’ with innovations

What is common among activity trackers, automated homes and smart cities? All these concepts were born out of a technological advancement called Internet of Things (IoT) — embedding physical devices with electronic devices and internet network which enables these objects to connect and exchange data. While engineers are still exploring the potential of IoT, it has […]

NEET, JEE May Be Conducted Twice A Year: Centre 

  With the introduction of NTA, NEET – the national level medical entrance exam – and JEE – national level engineering entrance exam – might be conducted twice a year to give an opportunity to the students to bring out their best performance. this was informed by  Union Minister of State for Human Resource Development […]

Bihar: Student appears for English exam but passes in Psychology in BRABU Exams

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Mohammad Tabrez, from Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav College, Bettiah in West Champaran district, saw that he had passed in psychology, a subject he never opted for, while he had appeared for the English honours exam. The exam was conducted by Bhim Rao Ambedkar Bihar University (BRABU), Muzaffarpur. UNIVERSITY NOT SORRY… When the student approached the […]

Smart India Hackathon: Vibration Sensors To Rash Driving Detectors 

  Vibration sensors to detect rash driving on highways, games for propagation of health knowledge, app to establish a link between farmers and retailers, were among the innovative products designed by engineering students at the ‘Smart India Hackathon’ in New Delhi. The projects, including an e-toll, that provides fast and secure electronic payment, were among […]

Oxford Bond Debut Success Shows UK Universities ‘The Option’

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  The success of Oxford University’s $1 billion bond, the first in its 1,000-year history, is good news for Britain’s top academic institutions. And this comes at a time of anxiety when over Brexit-related funding shortfalls and calls to scrap student tuition fees. The 100-year bond, launched on December 1 with a 2.5 percent coupon, […]

Kerala: Hi School Kuttikootam to form network of IT clubs

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About 30,000 school children in Kerala will get expert training in the mobile app building during the upcoming Christmas vacation. The state-run Kerala Infrastructure and Technology for Education (KITE), formerly known as IT@School, has completed arrangements for providing the specific training for children, who are members of ‘Kuttikootam’, the IT network of students. This would […]

AICTE: B-schools have to refund fees if student cancels before admissions close

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Institutes offering a postgraduate diploma in management (PGDM) can deduct Rs1,000 from fees paid by students who decide to withdraw before the last date for admissions. The rules, in a notification issued on 14 December, take effect immediately and specify that these institutes can admit only those who qualify through one of six all-India tests—CAT, […]