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Bhubaneswar: The results of second or special Odisha Joint Entrance Examination (OJEE) for admissions into various technical and professional courses in the State were announced today. Out of the total 14,627 students, who appeared for the special OJEE, 14,622 candidates were allotted ranks. The exam was held at 31 centres across 20 cities on July […]

“All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy”, the proverb definitely holds truth and that too in contemporary times. Now-a-days students are so preoccupied with school work and curriculum that they cannot take out time to play games and gradually start ignoring sports. Therefore, it is the responsibility of schools and such other […]

Bhubaneswar: The HRD Ministry today clarified that at a fake board has been operating in the name of ‘Board of Higher Secondary Education, Delhi. Moreover, it has has cheated more than 10,000 students from across the country. In an advisory, the Ministry has advised all students and their parents not to engage with the fake […]

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) recently released the answer keys of the Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) July Exam 2019. The answer key was released on the official website, ctet.nic.in with the last date to submit objection ending yesterday. CBSE CTET Result 2019 Important Details After going though the objections, the CBSE may […]

Bhubaneswar: Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) will be releasing the notification for the Common Admission Test 2019 (CAT 2019) tomorrow. Prof Shubhasis Dey, Convener, CAT 2019 informed that will be conducted on November 24, 2019 (Sunday) in two sessions across 156cities across the country. The registration for CAT 2019 will open on August7, 2019 and […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Joint Entrance Examination (OJEE) will begin the counseling for 2nd round of provisional admission for a total 304 MBBS and BDS seats tomorrow. According to OJEE sources, after completion of 1st round admission for 933 MBBS and 37 BDS seats out of the total 1219 seats coming under the State quota, the […]

Chennai: The Madras High Court on Friday directed the Tamil Nadu government to issue instructions to all schools, including CBSE and ICSE, for mandatory installation of CCTV cameras and GPS in buses to ensure students’ safety. A bench of justices S Manikumar and Subramonium Prasad directed the Tamil Nadu transport commissioner to issue necessary instructions […]

The National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra has released a notification for the positions of Senior Research Fellow. Interested and eligible candidates can walk-in for the positions on the mentioned date below. “NIT, Kurukshetra requires qualified and experienced person for engagement as SRF for the research project under the Principal Investigator Dr. Ashok Kumar,  Assistant Professor  […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Joint Entrance Examination (OJEE) will begin the 2nd round admission for MBBS and BDS seats today. Candidates have been directed to report at the OJEE Cell, Gandamunda in Bhubaneswar for the provisional admission which will be done between July 30 and August 1. According to OJEE sources, a total of 304 MBBS […]

Bhubaneswar: With an aim to deal with the problems erupting due to change in subjects, the Central Board of Secondary Education has directed its affiliated schools not to entertain any request for subject change in Classes 10 and Class 12 on account of parents or students making their own arrangements to study. To deal with […]

Bhubaneswar: In what is apparently turning out to be a major headache for the Directorate of Higher Secondary Education, more than one lakh seats in Plus Two Arts, Commerce and Science streams have remained vacant after the completion of first phase admission during this year. Apart from these three streams, a very less number of […]

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) conitnues to take cricial students-friendly initiatives. In yet another such step, the Board has decided to extend the facility to all students whose sports events clash with Board exams. It is worth mentioning that CBSE had in March 2018, said that to facilitate the students who […]

The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has reportedly extended the last date for students to submit both online and offline admission forms for all programmes for July, 2019 session. The extended deadline for the submission of forms is now August 14, 2019. The programmes for which the date has been extended are- Master and […]

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has sought suggestions from universities whether Hindi can be included as a compulsory subject at undergraduate (UG) level despite protests from some political parties of the southern parts of India after the Commission’s initial draft policy mentioned Hindi to make compulsory in UG courses. The Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh […]

Bhubaneswar: The School and Mass Education department today directed the District Collectors and Education Officers to take action against schools affiliated to CBSE and ICSE boards not adhering to the guidelines issued by the department as well as the MHRD, Govt. of India. In a letter, Additional Secretary Rernish Kerketta asked the Education officials and […]