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Bhubaneswar: Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank on Tuesday said that it is not possible to conduct the CBSE board exams in January or February and no decision has been taken yet on the dates. The CBSE board exams will be conducted post-February and discussion are underway to take a final call on the CBSE […]

Bhubaneswar: During a live interaction with teachers on Tuesday, Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank hinted at no postponement of the CBSE board exams and said that the exams will be conducted after February. “The practical exams are usually held between January 1 and15 while the optional exams are conducted between February 15 and mid-March. […]

Kolkata: Amid the ongoing confusion over the dates of the board examination across the country, the West Bengal government has decided to hold the class 10 and 12 board examinations in June. The class 10 and class 12 exams will be conducted one after another, said West Bengal Education Minister Partha Chatterjee to PTI on […]

Bhubaneswar: The University Grants Commission (UGC) has released the list of 78 Undergraduate (UG) & 46 Postgraduate (PG) MOOCs (Massive Online Open Courses), which will be offered in January 2021 semester. The tentative examination dates for these courses are May 8-9,2O2l, which will be conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA), the UGC said in […]

Bhubaneswar: The National Testing Agency (NTA) has released the official notification for Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test (GPAT 2021) Entrance Examination. The entrance examination will be conducted for admissions into postgraduate pharmacy courses (M.Pharma) offered by various GPAT-affiliated colleges. As per the official notification, the NTA will hold the GPAT 2021 exam on February 22 and […]

Bhubaneswar: Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank recently informed that the CBSE board exams will be conducted after February and in offline mode. Though the exams, which usually begin in February, has been postponed, students have raised questions over the release of the date sheet and offline mode of exam for class 10 and 12. […]

Bhubaneswar: Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank informed today that the CBSE board exams dates will be announced on December 31 at 6:00pm. Pokhriyal tweeted, “Major announcements for students & parents! I will announce the date when the exams will commence for students appearing for #CBSE board exams in 2021. 📢Major announcements for students & […]

Kolkata: The West Bengal Board of Secondary Education on Saturday announced that the class 10 exams for 2021 will start from June 1, with strict adherence to all COVID-19 protocols. The secondary exams will continue till June 10, an official of the board said. “We have uploaded the details of the schedule for the 2021 […]

New Delhi: Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, in the recently held virtual interaction with students and teachers, clarified that the CBSE board exams 2021 will not be held till February at least. Amid rising speculations of CBSE Class 10 and Class 12 board examinations in March, it is said that the date sheet and […]

New Delhi: The Modi government aims to provide post-matric scholarship to over four crore students belonging to the Scheduled Castes category over the next five years, raising the number from existing 60 lakh beneficiaries, senior BJP leader and Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Thawarchand Gehlot said Tuesday. He also told reporters the government’s recent decision […]

Kolkata: The West Bengal Board of Secondary Education on Tuesday released the class 10, 12 board exam date sheet on its official website. Candidates can check the date sheet for the class 10 and 12 board exams online at, wbsed.gov.in. The class 10 board exam in the State will be conducted from June 1 to […]

New Delhi: With lakhs of students eagerly waiting for announcement of the CBSE Class 10 and Class 12 Board exam 2021 dates, Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank has informed that there will be no more suspense over the Board exams. Speaking to media, the education minister said, “Based on suggestions by parents and schools, […]

Bhubaneswar: The University Grants Commission (UGC) on Thursday extended timeline for online applications (including renewals) for scholarships for regular and full-time students under various schemes for the academic year 2020-21. As per the latest notification, the timeline has been extended for four schemes -Indira Gandhi PG Scholarship for Single Girl Child (SGC), PG Scholarship for […]

Bhubaneswar: The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) on Thursday extended the last date for National Awards for Innovative Practices and Experiments in Education for Schools and Teacher Education Institutions till January 15, 2021. Till 2004-05, the Scheme was known as “All India Competition on Innovative Practices and Experiments for School Teachers and […]

Bhubaneswar: Putting an end to the wait of lakhs of students, Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank today announced that the CBSE class 10, 12 board exams will commence from May 4. “The Practical exams will begin from March 1, and we expect all exams will conclude by June 10,” said Pokhriyal. He further said […]