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Covid hasn’t crushed study abroad plans but students could face ‘more competition’ in 2021

Experts in the field of foreign education say 2021 is going to be an interesting year as more students are applying, including those who dropped their plans in 2020 due to Covid.

IITs, NITs to offer engineering courses in mother tongue, IIT-BHU to begin with Hindi

Education ministry releases statement saying engineering courses in mother tongue will be an option in some colleges, beginning 2021-22 academic session. 

Not wise to send kids back to school, say teachers but experts push for graded reopening

Central govt allowed opening of schools in October, but most states chose to not reopen. School principals say students must continue with virtual learning.

Medical colleges could reopen from 1 December with strict physical distancing norms

Medical colleges have been asked to keep a sufficient number of non-Covid beds to ensure students can be trained adequately.

IITs not in favour of 3rd attempt for JEE Advanced students, say won’t be fair to next batch

Students have been writing letters to IITs & education ministry for the last two months, requesting for a third attempt as their preparation was hampered due to the pandemic.

All pending results to be declared by 30 November, Delhi University tells High Court

The high court warned the university that it's neck is on the board if it doesn't declare the results by the said date and listed the matter for hearing on 2 December.

Pandemic pods are the answer for schools during Covid. But they’re not perfect

Pandemic pods are small groups of students learning together with a teacher or parent during lockdown. But they could increase educational inequalities.

Haryana schools to remain shut till 30 November due to Covid-19

The state Thursday reported 2,212 fresh Covid-19 cases, pushing the caseload to 2,09,251, while 20 more fatalities took the death toll to 2,113.

ABVP doesn’t want JNU renamed after Swami Vivekananda, disagrees with BJP leaders’ demand

Office-bearers and members of ABVP in JNU say the idea behind their demand for Swami Vivekananda’s statue on campus was to bring him into the discourse.

Discussion on revised syllabus for JEE Advanced on agenda as IITs meet this week

The revision is being undertaken to factor in the changes introduced in Class 12 syllabus for mathematics, chemistry and physics by CBSE in 2019.

On Camera

Can Syria’s tiny Druze minority survive West Asia’s new storms? There’s little hope

Indians see West Asia as one uninterrupted wash of Islam, but the reality is more complex. For the Druze, support from Israel—where they are a recognised minority—is now critical.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.