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DU Plans To Modify Admission Process After Class 12 Exam Cancellation
Delhi University Vice-chancellor PC Joshi has announced to modify the admission procedure of the university after the cancellation of class 12 board exams of CBSE and CISCE. Emphasising upon the merit-based admission, Joshi suggested the Central Universities Common Entrance Test (CUCET). DUCC's Joint Secretary informed about working upon CUCET after Education Ministry puts out the guidelines. Usually, DU conducts entrance tests for admission… read-more
Tags: Covid-19, Delhi university, Education Ministry, CBSE, CISCE, Exams cancelled
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Govt, World Bank Ink Agreement To Improve School Education System
The Indian government and World Bank have inked an agreement to finance the Strengthening Teaching-Learning and Results for States (STARS) project. The Rs 5,718-crore project would accrue Rs 3,700-crore from the World Bank while the remaining cost gap will be bridged by the participating states, over five years. The project aims to improve governance and quality of education in government schools in six Indian states - Himachal Pradesh,… read-more
Tags: Education Ministry, World Bank, STARS, DEA
Courtesy: The Indian Express
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NEET Registrations To Start Soon; NTA Seeks Approval For Online Mode
The National Testing Agency (NTA) has recently asked the Health Ministry if the medical entrance test - NEET (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test) - could be held online, twice a year. Besides, it added that conducting the entrance test twice through the conventional pen and paper method would be hard to implement. The NTA letter surfaced while the NEET-2021 registration has been delayed due to COVID-19 pandemic.… read-more
Tags: NEET, NEET 2021, NTA, Education Ministry, Ramesh Pokhiriyal, Covid-19, NEET 2021 Registration
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Education Ministry suspends DU Vice-Chancellor Prof. Yogesh Tyagi
After being approved by President Ramnath Kovind, DU Vice-Chancellor Prof Yogesh Tyagi has been suspended from his duties. According to the officials of the Education Ministry Tyagi made decisions that caused "mis-governance" and "malfunctioning" in DU. They also added that the President has ordered an inquiry against Tyagi's failure of his duties and he will remain suspended until further orders.
Tags: DU, Delhi university, RamNath Kovind, Education Ministry
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NEP 2020: PM Modi Emphasizes on Formulation of National Curriculum Framework
Education Ministry initiated a two-day convention as a part of "Shiksha Parv", which was orated by PM Narendra Modi, on September 11. PM Modi spoke on "School Education in 21st century" under the National Education Policy 2020 via video conferencing. He emphasized on formulation of a national curriculum framework and implementation of a better education system. The new curriculum is set to be implemented from 2022.
Tags: PM Narendra Modi, New Education Policy, Indian Education, Education Ministry
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