Education News Updates

New Delhi: The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has granted approval to five courses of FTII under its newly-created Applied Arts and Crafts category, an official release said on Monday. The film school is the only Institute in this category in the country to receive such recognition. “A list of institutions and approved courses […]

Rourkela: The Biju Patnaik University of Technology (BPUT) has postponed semester examinations which were slated to be held on May 20 owing to clash of dates with NEET 2019 exams in Odisha. This has been informed by Examinations Director of BPUT, Deepak Kumar Sahoo. According to a notification issued by Sahoo, the semester (regular and […]

Cuttack: Allaying the apprehensions of Class X students over delay in publication of annual HSC results, Board of Secondary Education (BSE) secretary Ramasish Hajra today informed that the exam results will be declared in the third week of this month. However, Hajra refused to divulge the exact date on which the results will be announced. […]

New Delhi: In a major development, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is mulling changes in the Class 10 examination pattern by decreasing the number of objective questions and seeking elaborate answers to ensure creative writing and discourage rote learning. “The changes will be part of the routine review exercise ahead of exams. Once […]

New Delhi: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has always taken student-friendly initiatives in examinations, academics, vocational, inclusive education, sports and physical health education and much more. The board has even gone beyond its mandate by providing first-ever psychological counselling facility way back in 1998. Now in its 22nd year, it has planned to […]

Baripada: The Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE) on Wednesday sought an explanation from the Exam Centre Superintendent at MPC Autonomous College in Baripada following allegations of teachers checking the Plus II answer sheets in mobile flash-lights at the evaluation centre. Since mobile phones are not allowed inside evaluation centres, the Council has asked the […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday issued a notice on a plea seeking 10 per cent reservation for economically weaker sections (EWS) in the 2019 Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET). The notice has been issued to the Centre, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and the National Council for Teachers, who have asked […]

New Delhi: The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has clarified that the postponement of exams on June 2 and 4 was because the examination centers were holding UPSC tests on the same day. The paper on June 4 was postponed to June 13 so that Group I of CA final exams was completed […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Joint Entrance Exam (OJEE) in offline mode will be conducted tomorrow (Saturday, May 18) in 53 exam centres across 20 cities of the state. As per the OJEE board notification, the exam will be conducted in two shifts and the candidates are required to reach the centres with their admit cards. Exam for […]

Bhubaneswar: In a bid to create awareness among the students regarding preservation of the environment for future generations, the University Grants Commission (UGC) has asked educational institutes to introduce Environmental Science (EVS) subject in all the undergraduate courses from the next academic year, 2019-20. Earlier, as per the directions of the Supreme Court, the UGC […]

Bhubaneswar: The Board of Secondary Education (BSE) is likely to declare the results of annual Class 10th (Matric) examinations 2019 tomorrow in Odisha. Students can log on to the official website www.bseodisha.ac.in, www.orissaresults.nic.in to check their scores and download marksheet. Examinees have been advised to keep their details like their roll number ready, so they can […]

Bhubaneswar: As many as 42,000 students today appeared the much awaited National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) 2019 exam in Odisha today. Earlier, the exam which is a basic requirement for admissions to MBBS/BDS courses in several India medical and dental colleges was postponed in view of the cyclone Fani which hit Odisha on May […]

Bhubaneswar: In a major development, president of Board of Secondary Education (BSE) in Odisha Jahan Ara Begum today informed that the matric examination results will be published from the BSE office tomorrow at 9 AM. Addressing a presser, Jahan Ara stated that students can check their results online from 11 AM onwards at the website […]

New Delhi: The University Grants Commission (UGC) has directed varsities and higher educational institutions to observe May 21 as Anti-Terrorism day to wean away the youth from terrorism. The activities suggested for the day include debates, discussions, symposium, pledge taking ceremony and screening of films. “Every year May 21 is observed as Anti-Terrorism day in […]

Bhubaneswar: The Board of Secondary Education (BSE) today published the results of 2019 annual class 10 (matric) examinations. Announcing the results, School and Mass Education Department secretary Pradipta Mohapatra informed that the pass percentage of the annual examination is at 70.78 per cent, which is over five per cent lower than last year’s pass percentage […]