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Budget 2019: Education sector gets Rs 93,847.64 cr

New Delhi, Feb 3: An amount of Rs 93,847.64 crore has been earmarked by the Union government in the interim budget for the education sector for the 2019-20 fiscal.

Of the total amount allocated, Rs 37,461.01 crore is for higher education and Rs 56,386.63 crore is for school education.

The Human Resource Development (HRD) ministry said this is an increase of over 10 per cent from the last…

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Negative marking scheme in competitive exams should be removed: Madras HC to CBSE

New Delhi, Feb 3: The Madras High Court said that the negative marking scheme in competitive exams such as JEE should be reconsidered as it prevents the students from making intelligent guesses and acts only as “a bolt in their brain development”.

Justice R Mahadevan observed this while disposing of a petition by S Nelson Prabhakar, who had taken JEE (Main) under SC category in 2013. He had…

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Immigration racket: 129 Indian students arrested in US

New Delhi, Feb 3: Washington/New Delhi: As many as 129 Indian students pursuing degrees in a fake American university were arrested in the United States as part of an undercover operation designed by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to expose an immigration racket.

Immigration attorneys, however, said that the students were not aware of the fraudulent activities of the university.…

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Centre bans Muslim student outfit SIMI for 5 years

New Delhi, Feb 3: The Union government has banned the Muslim student outfit – Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) – for five more years as it is continuing with its subversive pursuits.

The student body, which was allegedly involved in a series of terror activities in India, was also banned by the UPA government on February 1, 2014, for a period of five years.

Home Ministry notification

As…

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NBE announces NEET PG 2019 result; know how to check

New Delhi, Feb 1: The National Board of Education has announced the result for the National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET) held for postgraduate students. NEET PG 2019 result can be accessed on the official website of NBE-http://ntaboard.edu.in/. Candidates who appeared for NEET PG 2019 can check their results online on the board’s website.

How to check NEET PG result 2019:

Visit the…

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UP board timetable 2019 released for Class 12, 10; exams to begin from February 7

New Delhi, Feb 1: The timetable for the board exams to be held for Class 12 and Class 10 has been released by the Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad (UPMSP). The exams for both the classes will commence from February 7, 2019 onwards. The exam timetable can be downloaded by candidates from the official website- upmsp.edu.in.

As many as 58,06,922 students will appear for the exams this year,…

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Financial Times World MBA Ranking 2019: ISB Hyderabad ranks 24, three IIMs placed in top 50

New Delhi, Jan 31: According to the Financial Times World MBA Ranking 2019, the Indian School of Business (ISB Hyderabad) has emerged as the top B-school in India. The Institute was ranked 24, while the three Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) secured a place in the top 50 best MBA colleges in the world.

The Financial Times World MBA Ranking 2019 was released on January 28, according to which…

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Guest faculty monthly honorarium to be doubled across universities

New Delhi, Jan 30: The University Grants Commission (UGC) has directed all universities to increase the honorarium for all guest faculty from the current Rs 1000 per lecture to Rs 1500 per lecture. The maximum limit for the honorarium has also been increased to Rs 50,000 per month from the existing 25,000. The information was communicated to registrars of all universities through an official…

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Don’t impose unfulfilled dreams on children: Modi told parents during ‘pariksha pe charcha’

New Delhi, Jan 30: Encouraging parents to be a source of inspiration for their children, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday asked parents not to impose their unfulfilled dreams on their wards.

While interacting with around 2,000 teachers, students and parents in the second edition of the “pariksha pe charcha” held at Talkatora stadium in the national capital, Modi said when parents motivate…

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Will ensure English medium schools have requisite infrastructure before giving NOC: WB govt

Kolkata, Jan 30: The West Bengal government on Tuesday said before giving no objection certificate to individuals or groups to set up English medium schools in the state, it will ensure that the institutions have all the requisite infrastructure.

West Bengal witnessing mushrooming of English medium schools

The move assumes significance as West Bengal is witnessing mushrooming of English medium…

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From 2020, CBSE may introduce practicals in humanities for Class 12 board exams

New Delhi, Jan 30: Introducing practical and project work for humanities subjects may be one of the changes that will be brought by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to its exam pattern in 2020.

Project work and practical may be introduced

As per the media reports, the Board is planning to introduce project work and practical for assessment in humanities subjects just like economics…

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Plea against Sanskrit prayers in Kendriya Vidyalayas referred to larger bench by SC

New Delhi, Jan 30: The Supreme Court will be referring to a larger bench a Public Interest Litigation seeking “forthwith” discontinuance of the Hindi and Sanskrit morning prayers followed across all Kendriya Vidyalaya. It opines that it was “based on Hindu religion” and was being forced on the students.

Questions of “seminal importance”, in particular as to the “correct interpretation of Article…

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Delhi govt to build 11,000 new classrooms in over 200 state-run schools

New Delhi, Jan 29: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday laid the foundation stone for establishing as many as 11,000 new classrooms in more than 200 state-run schools in the national capital.

The CM laid the foundation stone at the Sarvodaya Kanya Vidyalaya located in the New Friends Colony in the second phase of the infrastructure expansion by the AAP-led government in Delhi. In the…

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Dozens of impersonators arrested in UP Police recruitment exam fraud

Lucknow, Jan 29: The Uttar Pradesh Police on Monday arrested 29 people from across the state for allegedly impersonating candidates appearing for the ongoing recruitment examination for constables in the state.

While three people were arrested from Saharanpur, four each were held from Muzaffarnagar, Agra, Kanpur and Varanasi, two from Bareilly, three each from Bijnor and Firozabad, and one each…

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IIM-A and ICAI sign MoU to conduct specialised residential programs for CAs New Delhi, Nov 29: The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad under which the former would conduct two residential programs for Chartered Accountants at the premises of the latter.

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India emerged as global educational hub: Sushma Swaraj

New Delhi, Nov 29: India has emerged as a global educational hotspot in the recent times, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said and noted that quest for knowledge has been fundamental to the country and its culture.

India has the best institutions like the Indian Institute of Technology (IITs), the Indian Institute of Management (IIMs) and the National Institute of Technology (NITs). These…

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Pariksha Pe Charcha 2: PM Modi to interact with 2,000 students on January 29

New Delhi, Jan 29: An interaction between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and nearly two thousand students will take place on Tuesday, January 29, 2019 at New Delhi’s Talkotra Stadium. For the first time, students from all over India and abroad will take part in the ‘Pariksha Pe Charcha 2’.

“For the first time, students from all over India and also Indian students residing abroad are participating…

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