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J&K govt directs SSB to recruit 2,154 teachers in 4 months

Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection Board (JKSSB) has been directed by the Mehbooba Mufti led Jammu and Kashmir coalition government to recruit 2154 teachers in the state’s education department within next 4 months. It is a welcome move for the students in the state of Jammu and Kashmir for better education environment as well for […]

NMC TO REPLACE Medical Council of India SOON?

  A proposal to replace the Medical Council of India (MCI) with a new body—the National Medical Commission (NMC)—is likely to come up in the cabinet. WHY NMC? The proposed National Medical Commission (NMC) Bill, 2016 calls for creating a new body to regulate medical education with the government having the right to give binding […]

National Law University (NLU) Odisha: 25 per cent seats to be reserved for locals

  A proposal to reserve 25 per cent of the seats for local students, in the National Law University (NLU), Cuttack, has been approved by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. According to a statement issued by the Chief Minister’s Office, students looking forward to get admission in the NLU will be highly benefited by the move. […]

Cabinet may discuss plan replacing MCI with NMC 

A proposal to replace the Medical Council of India (MCI) with a new body—the National Medical Commission (NMC)—is likely to come up in the cabinet THE NMC BILL  The proposed National Medical Commission (NMC) Bill, 2016 calls for: — creating a new body to regulate medical education with the government — having the right to […]

UPTET result 2017: Only 11.11% candidates pass

The examination regulatory authority on Friday declared the result of the Uttar Pradesh Teachers Eligibility Test (UPTET) 2017. A total 11.11% candidates emerged successful in the examination held on October 15 this year. THE DETAILS  At primary level 17.34% candidates were declared successful while at upper primary level, 7.87% candidates cleared the exam. As per […]

Hiring From Colleges | Things to know and Learn before the Process

Hiring a good candidate is an all-time concern for companies. Companies summon all their optimism when it comes to hiring, hoping that the talent they hire turns out to be good. While it’s not wrong to talk about how poorly our education system is structured to shape our students in terms of job readiness, in […]

MU Results Delay: Criminal Complaints Can Be Filed Against Guilty

Maharashtra minister Vinod Tawde told the state Legislative Assembly that criminal complaints could be filed against those found guilty for the chaos and delay in Mumbai University results earlier this year. The Education Minister said that the three-member probe committee will soon submit its report over the issue of delay in MU results. “Based on […]

Has Technology Rendered Teachers Redundant? 

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Advances in technology offer the potential to expand access to education, but will online learning ever replace the need for teachers? The fate of teachers in the era of emerging e-class rooms and  online teaching took centre-stage as students from India and abroad engaged in a debate over it. The Participants Students from three prominent […]

Out-of-syllabus questions in DU, Colleges file Complain

Delhi University to host exams for students who left degree courses in between

Questions on “feminist perspective on the state”, “the country’s forest policy” and “Sarva Siksha Abhiyan” have left third-year students of political science at Delhi University colleges flummoxed. Many complaining that these were not part of the syllabus. Students who had opted for ‘Public Policy in India’, an optional paper offered in the fifth semester, have […]

Become entrepreneurs, job creators: President Ram Nath Kovind

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President Ram Nath Kovind hascalled upon students to turn entrepreneurs to create jobs rather than seek them. He has also advised them to follow ethics and principles to attain true success in whatever they chose to do in life. What President Asserted The President said there could be no ambiguity or scope for argument on […]