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Govt defers NEET PG 2021 exam amid surging Covid cases, plea in SC seeking postponement

No new date has been announced for NEET PG 2021 exam that was scheduled to be held on 18 April. Candidates across India had filed a PIL in Supreme Court seeking postponement of exam.

Anand Kumar of ‘Super 30’ fame to coach Dalit IIT aspirants for free, Modi govt approves plan

The government has given in-principle approval to a proposal by a Delhi-based trust, under which mathematician Anand Kumar will coach 400 SC students every year.

CBSE cancels Class 10 exams, postpones Class 12 papers, will review situation on 1 June

Education ministry assures students that an advance notice of at least 15 days will be provided before the revised schedule.

India’s new education policy is futuristic, in accordance with global parameters: PM Modi

Speaking at the Association of Indian Universities' meet via video conference, Modi also said that India takes pride in being the mother of democracy.

CBSE will consult doctors to plan smooth conduct of exams, adds 2,000 test centres

Amid the surging second Covid-19 wave across the country, parents and students have sought cancellation or postponement of the exams. Political parties have also joined the clamour.

IB board opts for dual-mode assessment this year, written exams only wherever possible

International Baccalaureate has 185 affiliate schools in India. Last year, it decided to cancel exams for class 10 and 12 students. This year it’s taking a different approach.

Language mapping, bi-lingual approach — how govt plans to implement teaching in mother tongues

Education ministry releases new document 'SARTHAQ' that provides guidelines on how policy on teaching in mother tongues across the country will be implemented.

Parents of disabled students object to physical exams, NIOS says won’t cancel but offers help

Parents want disabled students to be promoted on the basis of their Tutor Marked Assignments and practical board examination marks.

SAARC university’s foreign students shun virtual classes, want scholarship dues paid

Students of South Asian University allege they are yet to receive promised allowances, certificates for visas. Varsity statement blames Covid.

Not prepared for boards, say poor, rural students after year of online classes that never were

CBSE Class 10 and 12 exams are scheduled to commence on 4 May, and most state boards are also eyeing a date in the first week of May.

On Camera

Every time the Congress thinks it has a ‘revolutionary’ idea, it shoots its own foot

From Sam Pitroda talking about inheritance tax to Goan candidate saying the Indian Constitution was 'forced' on Goa, Congress has been having its own foot-in-the-mouth moments.

JP Morgan CEO praises ‘tough leader’ Modi — ‘has taken 400 million people out of poverty’

Jamie Dimon also lauded India's Aadhaar recognition system, broad availability of banking services & country's 'unbelievable' education system & infrastructure.

Rafale to Exercise Garuda, a look at Indo-French defence ties as Chief of Defence Staff visits France

Another addition to military cooperation has been the Strategic Space Dialogue, inaugurated in Paris in 2023. Last month, India participated as an observer to France’s AsterX.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.