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No board exams for class 10,12 till February 2021, Education Minister Pokhriyal says

A decision on when the exams will be conducted will be taken later after due consultations and assessment of the situation.

What JNU, BHU & AMU are doing to keep their students, campuses protected from Covid

While JNU has only called in science students, BHU plans to open in January. AMU is still shut as it has been turned into a Covid facility.

As digital divide widens, India risks losing a generation to pandemic disruption

India has the world’s second-largest pool of internet users, about 600 million, comprising more than 12% of all users globally. Yet half its population lacks internet access.

JEE-Mains exams to be held 4 times a year from 2021, first round in February

The first edition will be held from 23-26 February and the subsequent exams in March, April and May. The results will be declared within five days from the last date of the exam.

IITs should be exempt from caste-based reservations in faculty hirings, panel tells govt

A panel of IIT directors and govt officials says the institutions should be exempted from such reservations because they are 'institutes of national importance'.

J&K students say maintenance fund under PM scholarship plan not being disbursed

Students say monthly sum of Rs 10,000 has not been disbursed since August. In letter to AICTE, a group has demanded 'full disbursal of maintenance charges for previous and upcoming semester'.

IIT Madras shuts campus again after over 60 students, staff members test positive for Covid

The academic block in IIT Madras had reopened on 7 December for research scholars after state government allowed reopening of higher institutions.

JEE Main 2021 question paper could be based on reduced CBSE syllabus, minister Pokhriyal says

The Ministry of Education is also considering a suggestion to conduct JEE (Main) four times in 2021, starting from February.

Unhappy with 1-year MBA degree, Modi govt could dilute hard-won autonomy of IIMs

Ministry of Education is considering a proposal to check malpractice at the level of IIM boards. It will allow for action against the board of governors.

Govt suggests no homework upto Class 2, school bag should weigh 10% of body weight

Ministry of Education’s new School Bag Policy, based on various surveys and studies conducted by NCERT, was shared with state governments last month.

On Camera

‘Bridgerton’ sex scenes don’t hesitate with body positivity—and the fans love it

In the world of ‘revenge bodies’ and ‘weight loss journeys’, it is wonderful to be unabashedly worshipped for one’s curves, as Colin does for Penelope in the famous ‘mirror scene’.

Siddaramaiah defends fuel price hike amid protests by BJP — ‘don’t we need money for development?’

BJP alleges the hike will be put towards bankrolling Congress govt's 5 guarantees in Karnataka, while CM Siddaramaiah says hike is to 'increase resource mobilisation, increase income'.

Takeaways from Doval-Sullivan meet — semiconductor partnership, co-investment in lithium project

NSA Ajit Doval met with US counterpart Jake Sullivan at 2nd meeting of initiative on Critical and Emerging Technology. Other areas of collaboration include space, biotechnology, AI.

Sangh wants BJP to know it’s not dispensable. It’s a rap on the knuckles, nothing more

Occasional lovers’ tiffs have marked history of RSS-BJP relations. To think that Nagpur will bring about any change in leadership is a misreading of both its intent and its power.