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Bhubaneswar: Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal on Tuesday made a big announcement for candidates who will appear the Joint Entrance Examination (Main) in the next academic year (2021-2022). In a tweet, Pokhriyal said that it has been decided to waive off the 75% marks (in class 12 exam) eligibility criteria under Joint Entrance Examination (Main) […]

Bhubaneswar: With the deadline for various scholarships fast approaching, the University Grants Commission (UGC) has asked Universities across the country to encourage students to take benefits of the schemes. In a letter, UGC Secretary Rajnish Jain urged vice-chancellors of all universities to give special attention to SC and ST students by encouraging them to apply […]

Bhubaneswar: Post the Monday night violence in one of the hostels of the Utkal university here, several inmates along with some students of the varsity staged a dharna outside the office of the Vice-Chancellor demanding stringent measures to curb the menace posed by outsiders on the campus. Tension ran high last night after a clash […]

Seems like there is no ending to the rumours being spread on social media related to the CBSE class 10, 12 board exams 2021. A new fake notice with misleading information regarding passing marks of the board exams is in circulation. The Press Information Bureau (PIB) fact check team has issued a clarification regarding the […]

Bhubaneswar: The Stage is all set across the country to celebrate the 125th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on January 23. The government of India has decided to observe and celebrate the day as ‘Parakram Diwas’ every year. The University Grants Commission (UGC) has written to universities across the country to organise special […]

Bhubaneswar: A high-level Committee has prepared a draft University Grants Commission (Establishment and Operationalization of Academic Banks Of Credits(ABC) Scheme In Higher Education ) Regulations 2021. The University Grants Commission (UGC) had earlier constituted the Committee to develop a detailed scheme along with the implementation strategy on an innovative concept of Academic Banks of Credits […]

Bhubaneswar: The University Grants Commission (UGC) has extended the last date for completing the Master’s degree or equivalent course with requisite percentage of marks as per the eligibility of National Eligibility Test (NET). As per the latest notification issued by UGC, the last date has been extended till December 31, 2021. As per the eligibility […]

Bhubaneswar: The National Testing Agency (NTA) has released the syllabus for the Joint Entrance Examitionan (JEE) Main 2021 on its official website. JEE Main 2021 syllabus has been released for BTech, BArch and BPlanning papers at jeemain.nta.nic.in. The syllabus has been released for both paper 1 and paper 2, containing topics from which questions will […]

Bhubaneswar: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has issued strict instructions to all its affiliated schools to update the number of teachers available as examiners in the Online Information…

Bhubaneswar: The University Grants Commission (UGC) has constituted a Committee to develop guidelines along with implementation strategy for induction and mentorship of teachers in non-technical stream (NIIMT). The basic objective of mentorship of teachers is to equip them with a broad repertoire of skills and dispositions to improve the results of students. The Committee has […]

Bhubaneswar: The State government Monday asked the headmasters/headmistresses of all government schools to take at least two classes per day apart from school management works. In a letter to all…

Bhubaneswar: Close on the heels of rumours regarding a fake notice on CBSE class 10, 12 board exams, various reports are now doing rounds that candidates in the board examinations will have to register their attendance by the biometric system. The media reports claimed the board has come up with such decision to check incidents […]

New Delhi: Months before the Board Exams 2021, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is restructuring the affiliation system for schools and making the process completely digital and based on data analytics with least human intervention. Further, the board has also revised timelines for the application process, officials said. The restructuring has been done […]

Berhampur: Finally, the visually-impaired higher secondary students in Odisha can do away with audio tapes or the reading assistants as the Braille Press in Berhampur has begun production of textbooks for the sightless students of Plus-II colleges across the State. The printing facility is expected to complete the printing of Literature, English, Political Science and […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Wednesday released the ‘Pariksha Darpan’, a 700-page exam guide to be provided free of cost to students who will appear the upcoming annual high school certification (HSC) examination. While unveiling the guide, School and Mass Education Minister Sameer Ranjan Dash said that government aims to reach every student with the […]