Education News Updates

IAS Surabhi Gautam
Hindi medium student IAS Surabhi Gautam was mocked for poor English, cracked UPSC with AIR-50

Interestingly, she had aced multiple exams such as GATE, ISRO, SAIL, MPPSC PCS, SSC CGL, Delhi Police, and FCI before taking the UPSC CSE exam.

  • Saturday, 06 January 2024
  • UPSC
Visitor’s Award 2023
Visitor’s Award 2023: Check last date and other important details

Instituted in 2014, the Visitor’s Awards are given to recognize excellence in research and innovation of faculty members/researchers of the Central Universities and motivate them to adopt best practices from around the world in pursuit of excellence.

  • Saturday, 06 January 2024
Pariksha Pe Charcha 2024
Pariksha Pe Charcha 2024 sees over 1 crore registrations

Over 1 crore registrations have been done on the MyGov portal to date which shows the enthusiasm among students nationwide who are eagerly waiting to participate in this distinctive event and interact with the Prime Minister.

Amrut–AICTE millet recipe competition
Registrations begin for Amrut–AICTE millet recipe unleashing talent competition

The competition invites recipes in 3 categories: Starters (breakfast & snacks), Main courses (lunch & dinner) and Deserts & Confectioneries under 3 sub-categories based on Millet Ratio 70% and above, 50-70% and 30-50%.

  • Friday, 05 January 2024
CBSE Board Exams 2024
CBSE revises date sheet for Class 10, 12 board exams 2024; check new dates

As per the previous announcement, the board examination for Class 10 students will start from February 15 and conclude on March 13, 2024. Similarly, the CBSE Class 12 board exams will be held from February 15 to April 2, 2024.

85 IIT-Bombay students get job offers of over Rs 1cr per annum
85 IIT-Bombay students get job offers of over Rs 1cr per annum

As many as 388 Indian and international companies and organisations from around the world made the offers in various sectors for the placement season 2023-2024 in the Phase 1.

  • Friday, 05 January 2024
Odisha Higher Education Dept
18 ‘un-covered’ Odisha blocks to get degree colleges from 2024-25 academic session

In a notification, the department said, “In order to have equity and to promote higher education in un-covered blocks, the State government is going to open government degree (+3 Arts) colleges in 18 blocks of Odisha from the academic session 2024-25.”

Meet IAS Tina Dabi’s mother Himali Dabi who had also cracked UPSC exam
Meet IAS Tina Dabi’s mother Himali Dabi who had also cracked UPSC exam

Worth mentioning, Himali Dabi was also a topper at Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal.

  • Friday, 05 January 2024
  • UPSC
From delivery agent to MBBS student, Odisha boy scripts an inspiring success story
From delivery agent to MBBS student, Odisha boy scripts an inspiring success story

Once a delivery boy, he is now pursuing MBBS at the Saheed Laxman Nayak Medical College and Hospital (SLNMCH) in Koraput. 

  • Thursday, 04 January 2024
Meet IFS Apala Mishra who quit doctor job to crack UPSC, secured impressive AIR-9
Meet IFS Apala Mishra who quit doctor job to crack UPSC, secured impressive AIR-9

she had secured an impressive 215 out of 275 marks to set a new record. Her dedication and perseverance are an example for millions of aspirants who dream of becoming civil servants one day.

  • Thursday, 04 January 2024
  • UPSC
From daily labourer to Collector; read to know the inspiring journey of IAS Ram Bhajan Kumar
From daily labourer to Collector; read to know the inspiring journey of IAS Ram Bhajan Kumar

Despite all the struggle, it took him eight attempts to finally make his dream come true. It is the rags-to-riches stories like that of Ram that instill hope in aspirants

  • Wednesday, 03 January 2024
  • UPSC
Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan
UGC writes to universities over implementation of Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan

The program coordinates and monitors all aspects of drug abuse prevention, assessment of the extent of the problem, preventive action, treatment and rehabilitation of users, dissemination of information, and public awareness.

  • Tuesday, 02 January 2024
  • UGC
CBSE
CBSE board exams 2024: Pre-exam annual psychological counselling begins; here’s how to take benefits

The CBSE is probably the only Board in the country which has been providing psychological counselling to students and parents on such a wide scale continuously for the last 26 years.

M Sivaguru Prabhakaran
Triumph over adversity: Meet IAS M Sivaguru Prabhakaran who once worked as sawmill operator

Undeterred by adversity, Sivaguru initially set aside his educational pursuits to contribute to the family's livelihood, working as a sawmill operator.

  • Tuesday, 02 January 2024
  • UPSC
National Testing Agency
CUET PG 2024: Check last date to apply, exam date and other details

As per the NTA, the CUET (PG) will provide a single window opportunity to students seeking admission in the Central Universities (CUs) or other participating organisations (including State Universities, Deemed and Private Universities) across the country.

  • Monday, 01 January 2024
  • NTA
scrollToTop