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SC panel writes to IIT Kharagpur, seeks reply after video shows professor ‘abusing’ students

The panel's reaction comes after a video of the alleged incident, involving the professor and a class of SC/ST students, went viral on social media

Video shows IIT Kharagpur professor ‘abusing’ students, row over discrimination

In the video, the professor — Seema Singh from the department of humanities and social sciences — was seen calling the students of a preparatory class, “bloody b*^#@$%!”.

Ronnie Screwvala’s UpGrad raises $120 mn from Temasek, on path to next India unicorn

This is the first time the higher education and upskilling startup — aiming for a landmark $1 billion valuation — is getting an external investor since it was established in 2015.

How universities are tweaking admission process as Covid surge leads to delayed boards

Govt & private universities consider granting provisional admissions through entrance tests & ‘holistic’ processes, foreign admissions also may not suffer too much.

How will CBSE Class 10 students be assessed for boards? Work on options begins

Schools in Bengaluru, Mysuru, Delhi, Noida & Surat say they've shared with CBSE details about internal assessment exercises, which will then be used by the Board to devise 'objective criterion'.

Worried about delayed Class 12 boards and your future? Relax, revise, reach for tech

Educators and experts in the field agree growing Covid surge is a difficult time for students, suggest ways to reduce anxiety and prepare for college future.

With Sanskrit medium, Veda lessons, new Karnataka varsity aspires to be modern-day Takshashila

Vishnugupta Vishwa Vidyapeetha in Gokarna, to be formally inaugurated on 26 April, will offer two-year courses and focus on providing integrated Indian education with a touch of the modern

ICSE cancels class 10 board exams, scraps option to appear later

In view of the worsening Covid situation, the board said it is devising unbiased criterion for declaring class 10 results, the date for which will be announced later.

That feeling of loss: What school year 2020 has been like for students of Class 10 & 12

Students of class 10 & 12 say Covid-hit 2020-21 has been ‘stressful’, ‘exhausting’. Educationists point to those without online tools, say that gap has to be bridged.

ICSE, ISC board exams deferred, board to review situation on 1 June

Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations said that Class 12 exams will be held at a later date while students of Class 10 have been offered a choice.

On Camera

AI is doing the brave work humans are still squeamish about—using they/them pronouns

The hullaballoo over LinkedIn bot’s pronoun use comes on a day when CJI DY Chandrachud used the phrase ‘pregnant person’ in his judgment. It is a thing now. Get with the programme.

Air India reduces baggage allowance by 5-15 kg, bringing it in line with rest of industry

Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.

Indian Coast Guard seizes Iranian fishing vessel, rescues six Indian crew members

The ICG said in a statement that the boat was seized and brought to Kochi for further investigation on May 6.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.