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‘How can universities grant degree without exams?’ UGC sticks to guns on final-year papers 

UGC has been facing student protests following its 6 July directive that final-year exams have to be held despite Covid, in a mode of university’s choice. 

AICTE slashes 2 lakh seats across engineering, management and pharmacy colleges

The council said no new engineering colleges will be permitted to open until 2021-22 and colleges have been restricted from adding more seats.

HRD Ministry sets up panel to explore ways ensuring students pursue higher studies in India

Addressing a session on ‘Stay in India and Study in India’, HRD Minister Pokhriyal also focused on the Indian students returning to the country due to Covid situation.

How India’s poor students are falling through the gaps as schools go digital

In India, where only half the population has access to Internet, 320 million students have been affected by online classes, according to Save The Children Fund.

Financial strain of Covid could lead parents to move kids out of private schools, survey says

Non-profit Central Square Foundation has concluded after a preliminary survey among ‘90 stakeholders’ that the pandemic will cause private school sector to shrink.

Parents allege cheating as IIM-Rohtak holds at-home admissions exam for Class 12 passouts 

The Integrated Programme in Management Aptitude Test (IPMAT), which oversees admissions to IIM-Rohtak’s MBA course for Class 12 passouts, was held Monday. 

Huge rural-urban gap in education expenditure & internet access, reveals NSO survey

A nationwide survey conducted by the National Statistics Office titled “Household Social Consumption: Education” highlights the rural-urban gap in education.

NCERT adds scrapping of Article 370 to Class 12 textbook, deletes portion on ‘separatism’

The August 2019 scrapping of Article 370 has been added in the revised political science textbook, which talks about the developments in J&K since 2002.

Delhi, Haryana want to reopen schools in Aug, Kerala in Sept, most states & UTs yet to decide

States and UTs gave their responses on reopening of schools at a virtual meeting with HRD ministry last week. But no final decision has been taken yet.

DU has less than 5% OBC teachers & there’s no professor among them, Parliament panel finds

Draft report of Parliamentary Committee on Welfare of OBCs observes 'glaring gaps' in number of OBC posts DU has advertised against the number of vacancies.

On Camera

Nobel committee, note how Trump allowed Munir to make nuclear threat against India from US soil

So far, India has responded to his threats with a measured, diplomatic, strategic, and multi-dimensional approach. Now, it needs to react firmly.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.