Education News Updates

An aspirant's poignant reflection on failing the UPSC exam highlights the commonality of failure and critiques the societal focus solely on success. After quitting a job in 2021 to pursue meaningful work through UPSC, despite strenuous efforts, the individual faced repeated failures, sparking a broader discussion on handling failure and redefining personal success.

IAS Mamta Yadav from Haryana cleared the UPSC Civil Services Exam twice, improving her rank from AIR-556 to AIR-05. Coming from a modest background, she dedicated long hours to her studies to achieve her dream of bettering her family's financial situation.

The National Testing Agency (NTA) has released the provisional answer key for the NEET UG 2024 exam, held on May 5. Over 24 lakh candidates can review their answers and raise objections until May 31. The results will be based on a final revised answer key.

Prachi Nigam, the Class 10 UP Board topper, faced nationwide online trolling for her looks. In response, she collaborated with Anish Bhagat on a 'glow up' video that spread a powerful message against changing oneself, amassing millions of views and widespread praise.

This is in line with the DIA CoEs set up by DRDO in key academic institutions in the country through which it is building an ecosystem to facilitate technology development in the academic environment through experienced faculty and bright scholars, in conjunction with the efforts of the different scientists from DRDO laboratories.

Pragati Rani from Kurukshetra, despite initial setbacks in her UPSC attempts, secured the 355th rank at age 31 while balancing motherhood and a radiology career. Supported by her husband and family, she overcame multiple challenges to potentially become an IAS officer.

The Council of Secondary Education (CHSE) in Bhubaneswar announced the Plus-2 exam results for Arts, Science, and Commerce streams. Pass percentages were 80.95% for Arts, 86.93% for Science, and 82.27% for Commerce, with girls outperforming boys across all streams. The vocational stream recorded a 68.02% pass rate.

The Board of Secondary Education (BSE) Odisha announced the results for the class 10 matriculation exam, with an impressive pass rate of 96.07%. Girls outperformed boys in this year's examinations.

While the BSE Matric exam results will be declared at 10.30 am, students can check their scores online by visiting the official website at 11:30 am.

Aishwarya Taukari's inspiring journey from a small town in India to becoming the first woman in her family to graduate with a Master's degree and build a career in New Zealand is capturing attention online. Her motivational LinkedIn post highlights her challenges and achievements, encouraging others to pursue their dreams.

Saad Miya Khan, Vishal Mishra, and Gaurav Vijayram Kumar exemplify true friendship by overcoming numerous challenges to succeed in the UPSC exams together in 2017. Coming from diverse backgrounds, they united in their educational pursuits and administrative ambitions.

In Odisha, the delay in publishing the results of the 2024 High School Certificate examination has caused concern among students and guardians. Despite assurances from the Board of Secondary Education (BSE), Odisha, that results would be timely, no specific date has been set, unlike CBSE and ICSE whose results are already out.

The results will be announced at the CHSE office premises in the afternoon. In a first, the results of Arts, Science, Commerce and vocational streams will be declared on the same day.

The Odisha Higher Education Department has launched the online application for the Common Postgraduate Entrance Test (CPET) 2024. Applications are accepted through SAMS until May 27.

Animesh Pradhan from Odisha secured AIR-2 in the UPSC Civil Services Exam 2023 on his first try, despite losing both parents at critical times. He honored his late mother in a touching social media post, sharing a selfie taken on his interview day.