Education

IIT Guwahati, Mizoram University Collaborate for Student Exchange Programs

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati will collaborate with Mizoram University in the joint development of teaching programmes. The institute will also cooperate in education and R&D activities besides promoting the exchange of students. Through this collaboration, students would be encouraged to attend courses offered by the partner institutions and collaborate in research projects. The program…

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Jharkhand board announces class 10 results, 95.93% students pass

The Jharkhand Academic Council (JAC) on Thursday declared the class 10 exam results, announced state education minister Jagarnath Mahto. A total of 4,15,924 students have been declared pass out of the total 4,33,571 who had registered for the exams. The pass percentage stands at 95.93%. In 2020, the pass percentage was at 75.01%. Further, over…

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Engineering colleges in 8 states to start studies in 5 languages, says PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled several initiatives related to the education sector in India to mark the first anniversary of National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. The projects launched today include Academic Bank of Credits, AI-based translation of first-year engineering curriculum in 11 regional languages, internationalisation of higher education, National Digital Education Architecture, and National Education…

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No plans of opening KVs in every parliamentary constituency: Govt

NEW DELHI: The Centre is not planning to open Kendriya Vidyalayas in every parliamentary constituency in India, the education ministry informed the Rajya Sabha, ending months of speculation over the issue. “There is no such plan to open KV in every Parliamentary Constituency,” education minister Dharmendra Pradhan informed Rajya Sabha. The minister said the opening…

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Government announces reservation for OBC, EWS in medical education

In a landmark decision the union government has decided to give 27% reservation to other backward class (OBC) category and 10% reservation to economically weaker section (EWS) in medical education. This reservation policy would be implemented in the All India Quota (AIQ) Scheme for undergraduate and postgraduate medical / dental courses (MBBS / MD /…