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India's elite educational institutions have seen 61 deaths by suicide in five years Sixty-one students have died by suicide over the past five years at India’s premier institutions of higher education, government data show.Read more... https://qz.com/iits-iims-nits-saw-61-deaths-by-suicide-in-five-years-1850272248

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IIT Admissions 2020: Board Examination Marks criteria Dropped This Year

Due to COVID-19, the board exams are cancellation of the Indian Institutes of Technology or IITs are observing the cancellation of the performance criteria for students who are normally shortlisted 12th standard in undergraduate courses Applies to Reportedly, this is a one-time move. IIT selection criteria under review for 2020 In common examples, a student who has get a rank in the general category in JEE Advanced must score a minimum of 75% marks or have a share of the top 20 percent in the board result. Then only the student can be selected for a seat in IIT. On the other hand, a SC or ST student should have more than 65% and also be in the top 20 percentile in board examinations. However, in July, the Central Board of Secondary Examination ((CBSE ) and the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examination (CISCE) canceled all examinations for students, as an increase in coronavirus numbers and no decline in the last two months was observed. The move comes after several parent associations filed a petition to cancel examinations due to COVID-19 status and health risks if students come out to take the exam. Also Read | Mumbai University Updates On Exams And conducted a webinar CBSE and CISCE released an assessment model where students would be marked on average and best-performing subjects. Alternative evaluation was considered by the Joint Evaluation Committee or JIC for JICE. The committee is made up of all the presidents of the IITs. Read the full article