Education News Updates

The board had earlier announced to divide the board exams for Class X and Class XII into two parts, i.e. Term 1 and Term 2. The board had also decided that the final score of the students would be calculated on the basis of her/his performance in both terms. 

An RTI activist Abhimanyu Barik had sought information about the teachers employed in government schools of Barachana, their qualifications and related certificates. He was informed that some teachers were serving in government schools by submitting fake certificates.

The Odisha government on Saturday announced the dates for the commencement of physical classroom teaching in view of the improvement in the Covid-19 pandemic situation in the State.

As per a notification issued on Saturday, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will be conducting the 15th edition of CTET in CBT (Computer Based Test) mode between December 16, 2021 and January 13, 2022.

IIT Kharagpur will be conducting the JEE Advanced 2021 exam this year on October 3. The exam is all set to be held in two shifts.

The survey highlights that most of the pre-school and elementary school students have forgotten what was taught to them as the Anganwadi centres remained closed in the State during the pandemic. The pandemic has also slowed down the overall learning process of these children.

Earlier in 2019, the Union government had announced to open the doors for girl students in all Sainik Schools across the country.

All the CBSE affiliated schools are required to register themselves before proceeding for the online submission. Schools must use the 'Affiliation Number' as user ID already available with them.

Students shortlisted in the first selection merit list now can take admission till September 18 (7 pm). The deadline was earlier supposed to end on September 16.

In a letter to the registrars of all State Public Universities and principals of Government Degree Colleges, the State Higher Education Department has directed to provide hostel accommodation to the students pursuing regular courses on ‘priority’ basis.

As per the latest circular, the last date for registrations has been extended till September 23, 2021. The IGNOU July 2021 session admissions can be done at ignou.ac.in, the official circular read.

The CBSE had introduced Applied Mathematics course for students of classes 9 and 12. The subject involves 80 per cent marks for theory and 20 per cent marks for practical works in the board examination.

Gautam Das and Tanya Dixit from Odisha have secured ranks in the state-wise toppers list of the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main 2021, the results of which were announced by the National Testing Agency (NTA) on Wednesday.

As per an official notification, the last date for submission of the online applications has now been extended up to September 30, 2021. The candidates can fill and submit the online application forms by September 30 at www.cuo.ac.in.

The All India Council For Technical Education (AICTE) has warned public and other stake holders about such fake websites which are in circulation.