On Monday, a meeting was called by the Finance Commission to discuss the impact of new tools of education like online classes. The 20 Lakh crore fiscal stimulus package by the Government of India was also taken into consideration by the Ministry of Human Resource Development and the commission. The meeting was chaired by NK Singh while senior HRD officials were also present.
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on October 4 held the prelims for Civil Service Examination (CSE) 2020. With over 10.58 lakh candidates, the exams were held across 72 centers and 2500 sub-centers owing to the pandemic. The UPSC has put… read-more
TAGS: CIVIL SERVICES EXAM, UPSC, UPSC Prelims Exam, Coronavirus, UPSC CSE Main exam
Bangalore University (BU) has reportedly decided to hold its 55th annual convocation virtually. The convocation, which was supposed to be held in April, was postponed owing to the pandemic. The university has also decided not to award honorary… read-more
TAGS: doctorate, Bangalore, Bangalore university, Karnataka
Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa announced that schools in the state will go for a three-week mid-term break from October 12-30. The order came after several teachers and students tested positive for COVID-19 in the state. Reportedly, the Vidyagama… read-more
TAGS: Education, Schools, karanataka, COVID
NEET witnessed a reduction of 8.01% in the attendance of girls for the first time in the past 4 years, National Testing Agency said. However, the fall in boys’ attendance is comparatively low at 6.38%. The overall attendance also declined to 85.… read-more
TAGS: NEET, Covid-19, NEET attendance
Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal on October 22 announced that the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Mains will be held in various regional languages from 2021. He said that the decision is in coherence with the… read-more
TAGS: JEE MAIN, Ramesh Pokhiriyal, NTA
Karnataka government is planning to form a trust to render modern and scientific education to educationally backward Muslims. The trust, ‘Maulana Azad Scientific Education Centre’, intends to conduct research, provide advise and chalk programmes… read-more
TAGS: Scientific education, BS Yediyurappa, Karnataka, MinorityLivesMatter, MUSLIM, eduction