EDUCATION

JEE-Main result: 44 candidates score 100 percentile, 18 share top rank

3:28 am September 15, 2021

New Delhi: A total of 44 candidates have scored 100 percentile in the engineering entrance exam JEE-Main this year while 18 candidates have shared the top rank, Ministry of Education (MoE) officials said on Tuesday midnight. The first rank holders included Gaurab Das (Karnataka), Vaibhav Vishal (Bihar), Duggineni Venkata Paneesh (Andhra Pradesh), Siddhant Mukherjee, Anshul Verma and Mridul Agarwal (Rajasthan), Ruchir Bansal and Kavya Chopra (Delhi), Amaiya Singhal and Pal Agarwal (Uttar Pradesh), , Komma […]

From Blackboards to Zoom Whiteboards: Experts explore changing paradigms of school education

8:19 pm August 9, 2021

Aditya Vikram Singh/New Delhi: In view of changing dynamics of teaching and learning post Covid-19, experts from across the globe stressed the need for exploring ways and means to shift to technology driven education ecosystem. At the Eighth Oswaal Books Education Conclave, experts from education, technology, pedagogy and social sciences said that Covid has thrown […]

Uttar Pradesh Board class 12 exams cancelled

11:55 pm June 3, 2021

Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday cancelled the class 12 board examination, with Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath saying the health of children is a priority amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The decision was taken at a meeting chaired by Adityanath in which Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma, who holds charge of the Secondary Education department, […]

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CBSE Class 12 board exams postponed, Class 10 exams cancelled

2:42 pm April 14, 2021

New Delhi: The Central government has reportedly decided to postpone the CBSE Class 12 board exams and cancel the Class 10 exams amid surge in COVID cases across the country, reported news website Mint. The decision was taken in the meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in which Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’, […]

Around 400 new COVID-19 cases in Delhi: Kejriwal

Kejriwal urges Centre to cancel CBSE exams and introduce alternatives

9:43 pm April 13, 2021

New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday appealed to the Central government to cancel CBSE board exams and introduce alternatives, to ensure the safety of the children in the country, since these examination centres can become COVID-19 hotspots. He also appealed to the youth to follow all COVID protocols and step out only […]