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The Joint Entrance Examination (JEE)-Advanced scheduled for July 3 has been postponed in view of the COVID-19 situation

If health experts clear anti-Covid vaccine jabs for 17.5-year-olds, then all Class 12 students across the country must be vaccinated before the CBSE exams, said Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Sunday.

The Centre will examine the suggestions received from the various state governments this week and convey further information in this regard to the students by or before June 1, the Education Ministry said.

A writ petition has been filed in the Supreme Court by a group of 28 civil service aspirants seeking an extra attempt in 2021.

Odisha government will take decision on conducting +2 exams after the impending cyclone, informed Odisha School and Mass Education Minister Samir Ranjan Dash on Sunday.

A decision on the timing and modalities to conduct the exam will be taken in a high-level virtual meeting with Education Ministers, Education Secretaries and Chairpersons of State Examination Boards and all stakeholders of the states and Union Territories (UT) tomorrow (May 23).

To reduce uncertainty among students, the Central government will take a decision on Sunday over proposals for the conduct of exams for Class 12th and entrance examinations for professional courses.

The first year students examination will take a month and half more due to late admission and late starting of the semester across all the IIT's across the country. The spring end semester examinations of 2020-21 has been completed for all students on May 15.

The fate of the Khallikote Cluster University has been sealed after the Odisha Government began process for amalgamating it with the Berhampur University on Tuesday.

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Tuesday extended the deadline up to June 30 for schools to tabulate class 10 marks and submit it to the board, according to officials.

In a major step towards boosting the education sector in Odisha, the State government has decided to impart skill training to best selected higher secondary school teachers with the help of a special programme initiated by the country’s premier science and research establishment, the Indian Institute of Science (BSc), Bengaluru.

Basing on the success of the video classes organised during the first wave of COVID-19 last year, the department has decided to resume the same setup this year too.

The Central Board of Secondary Education said on Friday that it is yet to take any decision on the pending Class 12 Board Exams this year. 

OJEE is conducted for admissions into various B.Pharm/MBA, MCA, M.Tech, M.Arch, Integrated MBA and lateral entry to B.Tech, B.Pharma courses both in government and private universities as well as colleges in Odisha.

The board is likely to review the COVID situation in the country in June before taking any further action related to the conduct or cancellation of the CBSE class 12 exam.