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Saturday, May 4, 2024
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Topic: online classes

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.

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.

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.

With tweets, memes & online plea, DU students start social media campaign to reopen colleges

DU authorities say colleges are unlikely to be reopened amid second Covid wave. They add they are in touch with colleges to address concerns of students and teachers.

Visually impaired students can’t access more than half of NCERT material on DIKSHA: Study

A study of Centre's DIKSHA platform found that e-textbooks are not uploaded in appropriate formats, which means students are unable to navigate the materials.

No exams at IIT-KGP, online test at IIT-Delhi: How IITs will hold exams as Covid cases rise

Most IITs have scheduled exams between April and May for students in 2nd year and above. For 1st-year students, whose classes began late, exams have been scheduled for July.

Why attendance at DU colleges is under 40% even 10 days after classes resumed partially

Beginning 1 February, DU reopened for final-year science students who need to finish their lab work to complete their courses.

On International Day of Education, a reminder of how Covid changed school & university life

Covid-19 pandemic devastated the education sector across the world, including India. Now, teachers, students and administrations are trying their best to make up for the losses.

‘Nothing stopped, except education’ — news of DU colleges reopening brings joy, anxiety too

Delhi University has said it will tentatively reopen colleges for final-year science students for laboratory work in February.

On Camera

Stop targeting Galgotias University students. Focus on politicians instead

Going through their Instagrams and dissecting their ‘statements’ is not the astute political commentary you think it is—it is time for us to back off from targeting 20-year-olds.

High capacity usage, fresh borrowings & new orders — why FY25 could be a big year for pvt investment

Companies are borrowing more from banks and public. Economists say high capacity utilisation & growing new orders could set stage for renewed investment push by India Inc.

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

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.