Rajasthan's Kota, once called the coaching city for producing engineers and doctors in India, is now turning into a "suicide factory" after back-to-back cases of aspirants killing themselves on being unable to handle the pressure are being reported.
Category: EDUCATION
UGC declares 20 universities, including 8 in Delhi, as fake, cautions students to verify institutes
The ones in West Bengal are: Indian Institute of Alternative Medicine, Kolkata; and Institute of Alternative Medicine and Research, Diamond Harbour Road, Builtech inn, Thakurpurkur.
AICTE Chief: 600 colleges to offer UG-PG semiconductor tech courses
Over 600 engineering and technical institutions across the country will soon start offering "world-class" courses on semiconductor technology, All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) chairman T.G. Sitharam has said.
Kota coaching student commits suicide
It needs to be mentioned here that around 15 cases have been reported in Kota in which students have either committed suicide or have tried to commit suicide in last six months.
IIT Delhi campus to come up in Abu Dhabi; MoU signed in PM Modi's presence
Speaking on the signing of the MoU, Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said: "The MoU for establishment of IIT Delhi campus in Abu Dhabi in the presence of PM Modi unfolds a new chapter in internationalisation of India's education."
Gang of impersonators giving NEET exam on behalf of actual candidates busted, four held
With the arrest of four persons, including AIIMS students, the Delhi Police on Tuesday claimed to have busted a NEET exam gang, whose members used to appear in exams in place of actual candidates after taking a sum of Rs 7 lakh each.
Results for Madhyamik, HS declared; Gomati tops with 92.30% pass percentage
The pass percentage of Madhyamik is 86.02% and for Higher secondary is 83.02% this year. Previous year the pass percentage for Madhyamik examination was 84 percent and for higher secondary examination was 94 percent.
NIRF Ranking 2023: IIT Madras top educational institution, Miranda House best college
On Monday, the Union Education Ministry announced NIRF India Rankings 2023 for colleges and other higher educational institutions. Delhi University's Hindu College is second in the list of colleges.
Jammu medical college rusticates 10 students after hostel scuffle
According to the authorities, the 10 students have been rusticated for two months and were also debarred from attending classes till an inquiry report is received. The inquiry report ordered by the college has to be submitted within a week.
Rejig of search panel for appointment of VCs in Bengal varsities upset academicians
West Bengal government's fresh notification rejigging the search committees meant for appointment of Vice-Chancellors in state universities has left the academic circles in the state fuming.
CBSE Class 12 result: 87.33% students pass, girls outshine boys
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Friday declared the Class 12 exam results in which 87.33 per cent students have passed. This year the pass percentage of girl students has been 6 per cent higher than that of boys.
86.6% students pass class 10 exams in Telangana
Out of 4,84,370 students, who had appeared in the exams, 4,19,460 (86.60 per cent) have passed. Girls performed better than boys. The pass percentage for girls was 88.53 while the same for boys stood at 84.68 per cent.
UGC cautions Class 12 students against fake univs; says no to higher studies in Pak
According to a recent notice issued by the UGC, the 'Open International University for Alternative Medicines' and the 'National Board of Alternative Medicines' are running courses in violation of the UGC Act 1956.
NCERT removes portions related to RSS, Gandhi & Godse from books
Significantly, NCERT had made several changes in the textbooks of Class 6 to Class 12 last year. Among these, chapters titled 'Rise of Popular Movements' and 'Era of One Party Dominance' were removed from Class 12 textbook, 'Politics in India since Independence'.
SC permits foreign students to clear MBBS examination in India
The affidavit said the theory examination could be conducted centrally and physically, on the pattern of Indian MBBS examination and practical could be conducted by some designated government medical colleges.
NEET PG 2023 result declared, Mandaviya says 'great job in record time'
The NEET PG exam was held on March 5 for admission to MD/MS/DNB/Diploma courses of the 2023-24 admission session. Around 2.9 lakh students registered to appear for the NEET PG examination this year.
CBI arrests 'mastermind' in JEE exam rigging case
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) said on Saturday that they have arrested an absconding accused in a case releated to the alleged rigging in Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) (Mains) examination-2021 by private coaching centres.
Rs 44,094.62 cr for higher education, 100 labs, more resources for IITs, UGC and CU
The Education Ministry has been allocated the highest ever Rs 112899.47 crore in the budget. Due to this rise the budgetary allocation for higher education has also gone up at Rs 44,094.62 crore compared to Rs 40,828.35 crore in 2022-23.
Raj paper leak: Bulldozer demolishes accused's coaching centre in Jaipur
The Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) on Monday brought down the coaching centre run by two accused of the teacher recruitment exam paper leak.