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Bhubaneswar: The registration process for admissions into MBBS and BDS programmes in various government and private medical and dental colleges of Odisha for session 2019-20 has begun. The Odisha Joint Entrance Examination (OJEE) chairman today issued an important notification for the qualified candidates of NEET (UG) 2019 who wish to take part in admission-cum-counselling process. […]

Bhubaneswar: The registration process and counselling for admission into MBBS and BDS programmes in various government and private medical and dental colleges of Odisha for qualified NEET (UG) 2019 students through OJEE (www.ojee.nic.in) has been extended. As per a notification issued by OJEE Chairman, the deadline of registration for the successful NEET (UG) 2019 candidates […]

Bhubaneswar: Students aspiring to pursue higher studies at different universities of the State following completion of graduation are in quandary now due to overlapping of entrance exam dates for admission into post-graduation courses. Reportedly, most of the varsities have fixed same date for conducting PG entrance test for same subjects. This has left the students […]

New Delhi: The first cut-off list of Delhi University for undergraduate courses is expected to be released on Friday. The list — indicating the minimum marks needed to get admission in various courses — will go live on the university website post midnight. Teachers feel that the cut-off percentage for most popular courses in almost […]

Cuttack: For the first time, the Board of Secondary Education (BSE) has introduced Quick Response (QR) codes on textbooks for class IX and X students in Odisha. The QR codes will help the students to read the content on their mobile phones. The digital technology will help them to understand chapters much easily as it […]

New Delhi: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has given a boost of 32 marks to students from Science stream of Class XII who scored 84% or less in each physics, mathematics and chemistry papers. As part of moderation process, the CBSE granted up to 11 marks each in physics and mathematics, 10 in […]

Bhubaneswar/Puri: Concerned over sharp decline in enrolment and other issues, parent-teacher meetings were organised for the first time in government schools across Odisha today. As per reports, several key issues including attendance of students, their education and behaviour in school were discussed during the meetings. At Unit-9 Boys’ High School in Bhubaneswar, students along with […]

New Delhi: The Centre has decided to set up five Sainik Schools across the country including one in Sambalpur, informed Sambalpur BJP MP Nitesh Gangdeb after a meeting with Defence minister Rajnath Singh today in New Delhi. “I met the Defence minister and thanked him for his decision to establish a Sainik School in Sambalpur. […]

New Delhi: In a bid to transform the higher education sector in the country, the Ministry of Human Resource Development on Friday released an ambitious five-year vision plan. The report has been termed as Education Quality Upgradation and Inclusion Programme (EQUIP), which will be taken to the Cabinet for approval after inter-departmental consultations. For the […]

New Delhi: Even as Delhi University’s (DU) Hindu College announced its first cut-off for admission to B.A. Political Science Honours course at 99 per cent, it received more entries than available seats. Many believed the 99 per cent cut-off for Political Science Honours course – highest among all courses and colleges in DU – to […]

Bhubaneswar: The second Odisha Joint Entrance Examination (OJEE) will be held on July 21, for admission to private technical institutions where seats are still vacant. The second OJEE will be meant for admission to first year B.Tech., MBA, MCA and LE-MCA programmes. Interested and eligible students can apply for the same by July 10, 2019. […]

Bhubaneswar: Following the allegations relating to submission of fake certificates by some teachers during recruitment, Odisha Mass Education Department has issued some strict guidelines to curb the menace. In a letter to the Director of Elementary Education, Odisha and all District Education Officers (DEO)s , the department said that the fake certificates issue need to […]

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has approved a new scheme – ‘Scheme for Trans-disciplinary Research for India’s Developing Economy’ (STRIDE). Broadly, STRIDE will provide support to research projects that are socially relevant, locally need-based, nationally important and globally significant. STRIDE shall support research capacity building as well as basic, applied and transformational action research that […]

New Delhi: All private and special category schools are mandated to admit in Class 1 or below at least 25 per cent students belonging to weaker sections and disadvantaged groups, Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ said in the Lok Sabha on Monday. Pokhriyal said the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act […]

While the registration process for admissions into MBBS and BDS programmes in Odisha colleges for 2019-20 session has already begun, the Odisha Joint Entrance Examination (OJEE) chairman today issued another important notification for those candidates who have completed their document verification. In the notification, the Chairman informed that the dates of choice filling and locking, […]