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Thursday, August 7, 2025
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Topic: Exams

My cousin Vikram hanged himself because of JEE pressure. September dates made it worse

Vikram was struggling to study during the lockdown and the online tutorials were getting to him. He was hoping the JEE exams would be postponed.

UGC questions legality of Maharashtra & Delhi deciding against conducting final-year exams

University Grants Commission seeks time to file a reply to the stand taken by the Delhi and Maharashtra governments. The matter will be next heard on 14 August.

DU final year UG online exams to be held from 10-31 August, varsity tells High Court

The bench was informed by the varsity that the students left out of online exams will be given an opportunity to appear in physical examinations in September.

StudentsLivesMatter trends as students outrage at UGC decision to hold final exams amid Covid

Students and parents have severely criticised UGC’s decision, saying the commission is ‘playing with students’ lives’. They have demanded cancellation of the final-year exams.

MHA allows colleges to hold final-year exams, UGC wants exams to be wrapped up by September

MHA order says the final exams are to be compulsorily conducted according to UGC guidelines. UGC said it is upto colleges to decide how they want to conduct the exams.

UGC yet to finalise guidelines on exit exams, special panel chief says will take more time

While some states have devised ways of marking students, others are awaiting the fresh UGC guidelines on ways to promote them.

DU online exams not viable, less than 50% students could join virtual classes: Sociology dept

In a meeting, the teachers from the Department of Sociology at Delhi University highlighted the difficulties faced by students from Jammu and Kashmir and the Northeast.

Kejriwal advises universities to use technology proactively, make up for academic losses

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal & Dy CM Manish Sisodia also discussed plans of conducting pending examinations and admission status of new session with VCs of universities.

Indian educational institutes should break norms in Covid times, not conduct online exams

Universities like to constantly evaluate students but during the Covid crisis, they can be a little empathetic and cancel exams.

UP to promote students of classes 1 to 8 without exams as coronavirus shuts down schools

The UP govt Tuesday extended the closure of all educational institutions, cinemas, mulitplexes and tourists places in the state till 2 April as a social distancing measure.

On Camera

Rudra, Bhairav commandos, Shaktiman to drone platoons—how Army is transforming for future wars

More than fearsome names given to the new transformed Indian Army, it is advanced technology and superior training that will instil fear in the enemy.

Web of spoof sites, scam call centres. Crypto theft racket modus operandi in focus amid ED crackdown

As part of the crypto theft racket, businessman Chirag Tomar and his aides targeted 542 victims and managed to steal a total of Rs 19.9 million.

Pakistan army chief Asim Munir to attend CENTCOM chief’s farewell, second visit to US in two months

Munir was earlier in America in June when he had a two-hour luncheon meeting with the US president at the White House.

Pakistan, Dhaka have played Washington well. Back home, Modi ecosystem has an inner conflict

To protect ourselves from Trumpian diplomacy, first we must introspect the bipolarity within our establishment discourse.