Education News Updates

The second round of registrations for the candidates who qualified National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) will be opened by Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) tomorrow i.e on July 9. Candidates who have scored at least 50 per cent (45 for reserved category) are eligible to apply for admissions to MBBS and BDS courses across different […]

Bhubaneswar: The State Higher Education Department on Tuesday issued notices to the Principals of five colleges in Odisha who skipped the Conference of Principals held in Bhubaneswar last month. The department has reportedly issued the show cause notices to Principals of Government Degree College in Bolangir, Government Women’s Degree College in Bolangir, BB Sanskrit College […]

New Delhi: Even before a new session begins, all leading universities and other higher education institutions in the country are busy setting up social media cells to connect all students and staff with the Union Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD). A senior MHRD official said: “Through this mammoth social media networking, the Ministry expects […]

Patna: Patna-based educationist and founder of the ‘Super 30’ programme Anand Kumar recently revealed that he is suffering from brain tumour. Kumar, whose life is the subject of the new Hrithik Roshan-starrer “Super 30”, has opened up about his battle with acoustic neuroma, a non-cancerous tumour. In an interview with a wire agency, Kumar said […]

Bhubaneswar: Nearly 72 cases of caste based discrimination against Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes students were reported by University Grants Commission (UGC) in various universities and colleges across the country during 2017-18. Most of the cases are handled and disposed off by the authorities of concerned Universities and Colleges, as empowered under their respective Acts […]

New Delhi: The Lok Sabha on Friday passed the Central Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2019 with a voice vote to establish a central university and a tribal university in Andhra Pradesh. The bill, which also seeks an amendment to the Central Universities Act, 2009, was introduced by Minister for Human Resource Development Ramesh Pokhriyal on Monday. […]

Cuttack: The Board of Secondary Education (BSE), Odisha on Friday issued a fresh notification for the candidates of Odisha Teachers’ Eligibility Test (OTET) 2019. Following allegations of question paper leak on January 16, 2019, the Board decided to conduct the examination in online mode. As per the latest BSE notification, eligible candidates have been asked […]

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has been taking student-friendly initiatives to make the entire teaching and learning process smooth. Continuing with its efforts for the same, the Board has this time come up with major change in the evaluation process to make the system error-free as well as to improve its quality. As […]

Bhubaneswar: The School and Mass Education department today published the second phase cut-off list for admission into Plus-II courses in different junior colleges and higher secondary schools across Odisha. The Ravenshaw Higher Secondary School in Cuttack has topped the list in Science stream with 89.2 % followed by BJB Higher Secondary School in Bhubaneswar with […]

Bhubaneswar: The National Testing Agency has declared UGC-NET June 2019 Results on Saturday. Out of the total 6, 81,718 applicants who appeared in the test, 50,945  qualified for eligibility for Assistant Professor and 4756 candidates qualified for JRF & eligible for Assistant Professor. The UGC-NET June 2019 Examination was conducted between June 20 and June […]

Bhubaneswar: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is likely to declare the result for the Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) by August. As CTET qualifying certificate is the eligibility criteria for teacher appointment, the candidates are waiting for the publication of the results. The exam was conducted on July 7. As per official sources, […]

New Delhi: In a relief to medical students wanting to pursue post-graduate courses, the Union Health Ministry has proposed to do away with NEET-PG and instead the final MBBS examination would be enough for admission to MD and MS programmes. The amendment has been incorporated in the revised draft National Medical Commission (NMC) Bill which […]

CBSE Class 10, 12 Practical Exams: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has proposed to conduct practical examinations of Class 10 and Class 12 at external centers, just like theory examinations from next academic session i.e. 2020. Currently, the Board is conducting practical examinations for both Class 10 and Class 12 students at their […]

Bhubaneswar: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is likely to declare the result for the Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) by August 18. CTET is the qualifying certificate or the eligibility criteria for appointment as teacher. Those selected will get an opportunity to employed as teacher in primary (class 1 to class 5) and […]

New Delhi: In a major development, the Union Cabinet today approved the National Medical Commission Bill, 2019, which provides for setting up of a National Medical Commission in place of the Medical Council of India (MCI) and repeal of the Indian Medical Council Act 1956. The salient features have been provided below: The Common final […]