Thursday, 19 May, 2022
TopicCollege Admission

Topic: College Admission

No need for physics, chemistry & maths for future admissions in architecture, says AICTE

Kritika Sharma -
Fashion technology & packaging technology courses will also be exempt from requirement, the technical education regulator said in its Approval Process 2022-23, released Tuesday.

After central universities, UGC wants state-run & deemed-to-be institutions to come under CUET

Kritika Sharma -
The regulator said using CUET for admission will save students from taking multiple entrance exams, and will 'in no way hinder' the reservation process.

‘Want Delhi University to be more inclusive’: V-C pushes for entrance exams instead of cut-offs

Soniya Agrawal -
States where boards are less lenient with grading miss out due to the high cut-offs, says Yogesh Singh; Executive Council to take final call on DU’s proposal.

State board students won’t miss out on dream college, govt jobs over marks disparity. SOPs soon

Kritika Sharma -
Various state boards have different systems of evaluation, which creates issues when students apply to universities; AIU to issue SOP for more standardised assessment.

‘Becoming another brick in the wall’ — university admissions reduce students to just numbers

Kirti Advani -
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Technical colleges likely to see two-three month delay in 2021-22 academic session

Kritika Sharma -
States like Maharashtra haven’t been able to finish their admission counselling for 2020-21 so far. As a result, AICTE expects a delay in the next session.

Refund full fee to students withdrawing admission before 10 November, AICTE tells colleges

Kritika Sharma -
The AICTE allowed technical institutions to deduct no more than Rs 1,000 for processing fee. But a student withdrawing after the deadline will have to pay for that term.  

IIMC asked to revisit its admission criteria based on marks after Supreme Court ruling 

Tarun Krishna -
I&B Secretary Amit Khare says IIMC has been asked to revisit admission norms after SC ruling that said states can’t promote final-year students without holding exams as ordered by UGC.

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

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

Hollywood actor sent to jail for rigging daughter’s college entrance exam scores

Janelle Lawrence -
'Desperate Housewives' star Felicity Huffman is the first parent to be sentenced in a college admissions scandal that has sparked nationwide outrage.
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