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Haryana school bus accident: 'Parents had snatched keys from drunk driver'

While the driver involved in the Mahendragarh school bus accident case has been arrested, the Haryana Education Minister has also ordered a show-cause notice to GL Public School for operating on Eid

NEET aspirant dies by suicide in Kota, seventh such incident this year

A National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) aspirant from UP passed away by suicide in Kota. The 20-year-old has been living in Kota for the last one year and studying in a coaching centre

NEET PG 2024: Revised date for NEET PG exam makes students unhappy

The National Medical Commission (NMC) preponed the examination date from July 4 to June 23, 2024. Students are not happy with the revised date

Working with authorities to find missing Hyderabad student: Official in NY

The Consulate General of India in New York is working with local law enforcement authorities to find a 25-year-old Indian student in Cleveland who has been missing since the beginning of this month. Mohammad Abdul Arfath, hailing from Nacharam, Hyderabad, arrived in the US in May last year to pursue a Masters in IT from Cleveland University. His father Mohammed Saleem said that Arfath last spoke to him on March 7. Since then, he has not been in touch with his family and his mobile phone is switched off. The Indian Consulate said in a post on X that it is in touch with Arfath's family and authorities in the US. "We are working with local law enforcement agencies to find him at the earliest." Arfath's roommates in the US informed his father that they have lodged a missing persons complaint with Cleveland Police. On March 19, Arfath's family received a call from an unidentified person who claimed that Arfath had been kidnapped allegedly by a gang selling drugs and demanded USD 1,200

Fifth student death in 2024: Body of missing Kota IIT aspirant teen found

16-year-old Rachit Sondhiya, who had been missing for nine days, was found in Rajasthan's Chambal valley

CBSE Board Exam 2024: Class 10, 12 board exams started, check instructions

CBSE started the class 10, 12 board examination on February 15, 2024. Here are all the important instructions you should know before leaving for the examination

Union education min starts conference to mark 250 mn APAAR ID creations

Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday inaugurated the national conference to mark the creation of 25 crore 'APAAR: One Nation One Student ID Card.' The APAAR ID links the academic bank of credits (ABC) of a student, storing all his or her academic learnings, certificates, credentials, formal or informal credits earned from different sources to granular level of credits, including skilling credits or sports or social work, digitally verified by the agency awarding those credits. "'One Nation, One Student ID' has been envisioned in the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, and the conference will deliberate on creating a seamless educational landscape, facilitating academic mobility, and ensuring data security and privacy for students," Pradhan said. "APAAR IDs were introduced to address the need for a singular, unified identity to streamline interactions throughout a student's academic journey," said Pradhan. According to Pradhan, this single platform will showcase

100 startups led by Delhi students presented biz ideas to investors in 2023

Schools in Delhi went past several milestones in 2023, with 32 students bagging seats at the prestigious National Defence Academy (NDA) and the "Business Blasters Investment Expo", where more than 100 startups led by students presented business ideas to investors. However, the deteriorating air quality of the national capital after the Diwali festivities also posed challenges to the students when an impromptu vacation was called and educational institutes were shut for 10 days. The schools run by the Delhi government also played a crucial role in 2023, as more than 150 students from violence-hit Manipur enrolled in these institutes and efforts were made to help them lead a normal life. On September 27, the Delhi government's Shaheed Bhagat Singh Armed Forces Preparatory School (AFPS) achieved a feat as 32 students, including nine girls, cleared the NDA exam -- among the highest in the country so far. A total of 237 students are enrolled in the school and 76 students of Class 12 ...

Despite rising suicides, Kota faces dearth of clinical psychologists

Despite 26 cases of suicide by coaching students in 2023, the highest in a year, Kota still faces a shortage of clinical psychologists to deal with mental health issues of about 2.50 lakh coaching students preparing for various entrance exams away from their homes. The Psychological counselling Centre, set up in September this year in the New Medical College Hospital in Kota in compliance with the state government's budget announcement, has no clinical psychologist. There is only one clinical psychologist appointed at the NMCH against the demand of at least five, and it lacks an adequate number of trained staff. Non-availability of M Phil in clinical psychology in medical colleges of the state has further aggravated the issue as those serving in government medical colleges in the state are the degree holders from other states and are short against the demand. Dr Vinod Kumar Daria, professor (MD), the Department of Psychology at the New Medical College Hospital told PTI that he chalk

CAT 2023 Results: IIM Lucknow is expected to release results soon

IIM Lucknow is expected to announce CAT Result 2023 either in the last week of December or the first week of January. Candidates need to stay updated. Here's all you need to know

XAT 2024 registration observes record hike in applicant numbers

The Xavier Aptitude Test (XAT) observed a significant hike in applicant numbers this year. The number has gone up from 96,439 to 1.35 lakh this year. The XAT exam will held on January 7, 2024

Canada stricts measures for int'l students, financial requirements raised

The changes, set to take effect from January 1, 2024, include a substantial increase in the cost-of-living financial requirement for study permit applicants

UK PM Sunak announces steps to crack down on soaring immigration rate

Sunak described the new measures as the government's 'radical action' to bring down the immigration rate, adding the steps would ensure that immigration benefits the UK

SSC CGL 2023 final result declared, here is how to check and cut-off list

The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) announced the CGLE 2023 result. The exam was conducted on October 26 and 27, 2023. Here's all you need to know about the SSC CGL 2023 final result

MPSOS exam dates 2023 announced, here's how to check and download

MPSOS exam dates 2023 have been announced. The Ruk Jana Nahi and Aao Laut Chale are schemes that encourage dropout students to re-enrol. Check the details below

Indian undergraduates want AI tools training within courses, study finds

A majority of Indian undergraduates want their course curriculum to include training in artificial intelligence (AI) tools relevant to their future careers, the Global Student Survey 2023 of students from across 15 countries has found. As many as 83 per cent of Indian students surveyed for the Chegg.Org annual analysis released here this week wanted to incorporate AI in their learning, the second highest of all countries after Kenya at 84 per cent. In addition, 46 per cent of these Indian students also felt their degree would be more useful in an AI-assisted workplace, the third highest of all countries after Kenya (53 per cent) and Saudi Arabia (48 per cent). At the same time, 44 per cent of Indian undergraduates say they have used Generative AI (GenAI) or AI capable of generating text, images, or other media, using generative models for their university studies, higher than the global average of 40 per cent. While Indian students appear to view GenAI as a helpful learning suppo

US remains top choice for Indian students pursuing higher education abroad

Number of international students from India to the United States increased by 35 per cent and resulted in an all-time high of 2,68,923 students in academic year 2022-23

CAG suspects corruption in distribution of student scholarship in Odisha

The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has suspected fraud and corruption in the implementation of the post-matric scholarship (PMS) scheme under direct benefit transfer (DBT) in Odisha. In its report on the performance audit of the implementation of DBT in payment of PMS to eligible students in the state, which was laid before the state assembly on Tuesday, the CAG said, "Due to the absence of detailed checklist for inspection of private educational institutions, 5,185 beneficiaries of 15 ineligible institutions, had been granted PMS, amounting to Rs 15.79 crore, during financial years 2016-17 to 2016-20." The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, in its revised guidelines issued in May 2018, made it mandatory for the inspection of private educational institutions by officials nominated by the district collectors. However, the CAG noted that there was no provision for inspection of private educational institutions, for sanctioning PMS. Joint physical inspections

JU report to UGC unsatisfactory, govt concerned over death: Minister

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday said the report to the UGC by Jadavpur University, where a student died recently after allegedly being ragged and sexually harassed, was "not satisfactory". He asserted that the TMC government in West Bengal "cannot evade responsibility" for the incident. The University Grants Commission had made certain suggestions on the anti-ragging system, the minister said, adding that these include the installation of CCTV cameras, a separate cell to deal with ragging cases, and a communication facility among others. "The University Grants Commission has sought a response from the university on what steps it has taken to implement these suggestions. The UGC has taken the matter seriously, and we have also taken it seriously. The university's report to the commission was not satisfactory," Pradhan said on the sidelines of a programme here. There is no place for ragging in our educational institutions, he said. A JU official said the univer

Rajasthan polls: Protest over govt decision to ban student union polls

The Rajasthan government decided to cancel student body elections this year after state universities said they were using all resources to implement NEP 2020