Education News Updates

Bhubaneswar: The University Grants Commission (UGC) has issued important notice on faculty development programmes being conducted by Electronics and ICT Academies in the country. These online programmes also being referred as Spring-Summer courses (February- April), at least 10 faculty development programmes (FDPs) in emerging technologies will be offered. Out of the total 10, seven FDPs […]

Bhubaneswar: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Friday issued revised date sheet for the 2021 board examinations of class 10 and 12 students. It is pertinent to mention here that the Class 10 and 12 board examinations will be held between May 4 to June 14, 2021. As per the official notification,  the […]

Bhubaneswar: After revising the date sheet for the upcoming 2021 Class 10, 12 board examinations, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has come up with a new answer book for the practical exam. As per the latest notice issued by the board, the cover page of practical answer book has been changed this year. […]

Bhubaneswar: The All India Council For Technical Education (AICTE) has issued Open and Distance Learning Education and Online Education) Guidelines, 2021 through a gazette notification. Earlier, the AICTE had issued the guidelines in 2019 for imparting education through Open and Distance Learning(ODL) mode by Standalone Institutions and Institutions-Deemed to be Universities. The guidelines were subsequently […]

New Delhi: The National Testing Agency on Monday announced the results of Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main February session 2021 on its official websites. Candidates can check their results by visiting- nta.ac.in and jeemain.nta.nic.in. “Dear students, #JEE(Main) February session 2021 results are out. Congratulations to the students. Till last year, exams were done in 3 […]

New Delhi: The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CICSE) on Monday revised the exam schedule for classes 10 and 12, rescheduling a few subjects, officials said. As per the ICSE (class 10) revised timetable, no exams have been scheduled on May 13 and May 15 due to “unavoidable circumstances”. ICSE Class 10 Exam […]

Bhubaneswar: Irsheeta Kesharwani, a 23-year-old resident of Gadposh under Bamra block of Sambalpur district has topped the Odisha Judicial Services (OJS) Examination – 2019 conducted by Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC), the results of which were declared on Tuesday evening. Sambedana Sandeep occupied the second position while the third place was secured by Krushna Mishra. […]

Bhubaneswar: The University Grants Commission (UGC) has invited suggestions from all stakeholders on the Draft Guidelines for induction and Mentorship of Teachers in Nontechnical Stream(NIIMT). Union Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal on Wednesday said that UGC has constituted a committee to develop the guidelines for induction of teachers in non-technical stream (NIIMT). “A public notice has been […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has decided to stop classroom teachings for the class X and XII on Sundays from April 1. School and Mass Education Minister Sameer Ranjan Dash said that classes for revision of courses will be held from the April 1 as syllabi have almost been covered. “Students’ attendance has also decreased significantly […]

Bhubaneswar: The Central Government is contemplating to bring a new scheme for setting up Sainik Schools by partnering with NGOs, private schools and State governments across the country. This was tabled in a written reply by Raksha Rajya Mantri Shripad Naik to a question asked by Kripanath Mallah and others in Lok Sabha on Wednesday. […]

Bhubaneswar: The Ministry of Human Resource Development (Department of Higher Education) has issued a notification for the Israel Government Scholarships 2021-22. The last date for applying for four scholarships is March 29, 2021. As per an official notification, the duration of two Israel Government scholarship is eight months to undertake research/ specialisation from the universities […]

Bhubaneswar: UNESCO has invited nominations for the 2021 edition of UNESCO Prize for Girls’ and Women’s Education which will be awarded to two laureates for outstanding efforts in favour of girls and women’s education. The two laureates will receive an award of US$ 50,000 each. As per the official notification, the nominations should be forwarded […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Friday announced to waive hostel fees of engineering and polytechnic students from the period of April 2020 to December 2020. The State government has taken the decision as the hostels were shut during this time due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As per government sources, the move is expected to help […]

Bhubaneswar: The National Testing Agency (NTA) has announced the exam date for this year’s all-India Medical entrance exam, the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET -UG) for 2021. NEET (UG) 2021 will be conducted in 11 languages, including Hindi and English through Pen and Paper mode on August 1, 2021 (Sunday). NTA will open NEET 2021 application window on […]

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Following the news reports about Physics and Mathematics being no longer compulsory for engineering courses as per the AICTE approved handbook for 2021-22, AICTE chairperson Anil Sahasrabudhe has clarified that the subjects will continue to hold importance. Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics will continue to be important subjects in engineering courses and it is […]