UP schools to run in single shift from Tuesday
Lucknow, Jan 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Uttar Pradesh government has said that all schools for students of Classes 9, 10, 11, and 12 will run in a single shift from Tuesday. The Classes will be run…
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Telangana to re-open educational institutions for Class 9 upwards
Hyderabad, Jan 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Telangana government on Monday decided to re-open educational institutions for Class 9 and above from February 1. Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao directed the officials to make arrangements for re-opening…
Tripura teachers’ protest enters 36th day, govt yet to reach out
Agartala, Jan 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) Thousands of Tripura government school teachers, who had lost their jobs following court verdicts, are braving cold weather to carry on with their indefinite sit-in, which entered its 36th day on…
Karnataka to reopen colleges from Jan 15: Dy CM
Bengaluru, Jan 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) Classroom teaching for students of undergraduate, postgraduate, engineering and diploma courses in Karnataka will resume on January 15, Deputy Chief Minister CN Ashwath Narayana said on Monday. Narayana, in charge of…
Delhi HC asks govt to treat plea on postponement of nursery admissions as representation
New Delhi, Jan 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Delhi High Court on Monday directed the Delhi government to treat as representation a plea seeking postponement of the admission process for the nursery class for the 2021-22 academic…
Ex-BJP MLA accused of sexually assaulting girl student
Varanasi, Jan 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) A former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA was thrashed by the family members of a girl student of his college in the premises for allegedly sexually assaulting her. In a video…
AIIMS doctors agree for virtual convocation
New Delhi, Jan 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Resident Doctors’ Association (RDA) of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) have agreed to attend the 47th convocation being held by the institute on Monday after the director,…
CTET exams to be held after 200 day delay, exam centres to be located nearby
New Delhi, Jan 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) Adopting the principle of ‘Safety first, exams later’ during the ongoing coronavirus crisis, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has decided to conduct the Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET)…
TN CM announces free 2GB/day data cards for college students
Chennai, Jan 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K.Palaniswami on Sunday announced issuance of free datas card for college students. In a statement issued here, Palaniswami said owing to Covid-19 pandemic, the colleges are holding…
‘Vikalp’ to assist UP school children
Lucknow, Jan 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) The basic education department in Uttar Pradesh has initiated an Open Education Resource (OER) platform that will take technology enabled learning to the next level and will assist teachers, parents and…
Macro-data to drive equities, Q3 results to give directions
By Rohit Vaid Mumbai, Jan 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) Macro-economic data points along with expectations of healthy quarterly results and developments surrounding the rollout of anti-Covid vaccine are expected to give further imputes to the current market…
UK students launch petition for more mental health support
London, Jan 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) Three students from the University of Liverpool have launched a petition to highlight the impact of Covid-19 in “worrying and uncertain times”, urging the university to extend assessment deadlines and do…
K’taka edu min chases bus, ensures it picks up school students
Tumkuru, Jan 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) Karnataka Education Minister S. Suresh Kumar chased a bus belonging to the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) for refusing to pick up school students who were waiting at a roadside…
US Embassy to improve English teaching in Delhi govt schools
New Delhi, Jan 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) Regional English language officers at the US Embassy here will enhance the English teaching competency of the teachers of Delhi government schools. The initiative began on Saturday with the first…
DMK’s Stalin condemns Bar Council’s decision for LLM tests
Chennai, Jan 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) Opposing the move to bring in entrance exams for admission to post graduate courses (Masters in Law) in law, DMK President M.K. Stalin on Friday said it could be a precursor…
Students protesting encroachment on varsity land detained
Hyderabad, Jan 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) There was tension at the University of Hyderabad campus on Friday as the police detained a group of students for protesting against the alleged encroachment on university land for building a…
Jamiat cites arbitrary appointment to NCMEI, SC notice to Centre
New Delhi, Jan 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Supreme Court on Thursday sought response from the Centre on the Jamiat Ulema-I-Hind’s plea raising concerns over the “arbitrary” appointment of Chairperson and members of the National Commission for…
Cambridge to train AP municipal students, teachers in English
Amaravati, Jan 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Andhra Pradesh Urban Development Department inked a pact with UK’s prestigious University of Cambridge on Thursday to train teachers and students in English. “As per the memorandum of understanding, University…
JEE-Advance exam on July 3, 75% criterion for IIT admissions waived
New Delhi, Jan 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) The JEE Advanced 2021 will be conducted in computer-based test mode on July 3 by IIT-Kharagpur in English and Hindi languages, Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank said on Thursday….
Andhra intermediate board to implement 1:40 teacher-student ratio
By Sharon Thambala Amaravati, Jan 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Board of Intermediate Education (BIE), the regulator of the crucial two-year intermediate course in Andhra Pradesh, will implement a teacher-student ratio of 1:40 from the next academic…