Tag: Higher Education

Bhubaneswar: Students seeking admission to plus II courses who have been slid up during 2nd and 3rd selection will have to compulsorily take admission in their upper choice colleges, the Department of Higher Education (DHE) said on Tuesday. Informing about the development in a directive issued on Tuesday, the department has asked students to take admission in […]

Bhubaneswar:  Even after three days, the ITER college fake placement row refuses to die down with students locking the main gate of SOA University in protest despite assurances from college authorities and government as well. Though the Higher Education department passed the responsibility to the Technical Education department, later the Technical Education minister Usha Devi […]

Bhubaneswar: Following an order for a departmental inquiry into the age fudging allegation against Director of Higher Education Prof Nihar Ranjan Patnaik, the official today clarified the charges are baseless and he has not done anything wrong. Talking to OTV over telephone, Patnaik said, “Whatever has been telecast on TV channels regarding my age has […]

Bhubaneswar: The State Cabinet approved 21 proposals at a meeting presided over by chief minister Naveen Patnaik at the State Secretariat here today. Talking to media persons after the meeting, chief secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi said the cabinet approved the amendment in the Odisha Minor Minerals Concession Rules-2016. Under the new rules, some major minerals […]

Nayagarh: The Higher Education department has asked the authorities of the Divine Residential College here to immediately rusticate three students for brutally ragging their roommate. Sources said the Regional Director, Higher Education, has asked the college authorities to submit a detailed report on the incident by tomorrow. The directive of the department came after a […]

Taking note of the increasing number of SC and ST students in higher education, the Odisha government, has decided to set up model degree colleges in eight educationally backward districts soon

A meeting will be convened jointly by Higher Education and Mass Education departments in June first week to chalk out the modalities on separation Plus II colleges from the Higher Education department

Umerkote: Resenting the poor success rate in the annual CBSE Plus Two Science examination, students of Sri Aurobindo Plus Two Science College at Umarkote and and their guardians gheraoed the college alleging that authorities had taken Rs 25,000 each from the students to ensure that they pass. However, out of the 40 students who appeared […]

Bhubaneswar: In a bid to usher in reforms in Plus-II education in the state to align it with the CBSE format, the Odisha government has decided to do away with the first year examination and conduct a board exam instead. Based on the recommendations of the fact finding team set up to suggest reforms in […]

Bhubaneswar: The State Cabinet on Monday empowered the state government in matters of granting liquor license. The cabinet, which took the decision at a meeting presided over by chief minister Naveen Patnaik at the State Secretariat here, also cleared seven other proposals. Briefing media persons after the meeting, chief secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi said the […]

With teachers of 488 and 622 category colleges remaining firm on boycotting Plus II evaluation, the State government on Friday decided to requisition the services of teachers of Kendriya Vidyalayas, Navodaya Vidyalayas and technical educational institutions for the purpose

Bhubaneswar: With the non-government college teachers remaining adamant on their decision to stay away from the evaluation of plus two answer sheets starting tomorrow, the government has said it has made alternate arrangements for the smooth conduct of evaluation work while warning them of stern action. The Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE) is considering […]

Taking strong exception to the gross apathy of the Odisha government in fulfilling their demands, the protesting teachers of the Higher Education and School and Mass Education departments have decided to boycott the annual Plus Two, Plus Three and the High School Certificate (HSC) examinations

New Delhi: The number of women enrolling for higher education in India has gone up by 45 per cent to 17.4 million in 2017-18 from 12 million in 2010-11, according a survey report released on Friday. While the percentage of women students in Ph.D, M.Phil and PG was less than half in 2010-11, female students […]

New York: The Sikh Human Development Foundation (SHDF) has raised over $210,000 for underprivileged students pursuing higher education in Punjab during its latest fund drive, according to the organisation’s chairman, Gajinder Singh Ahuja. The Washington-based foundation has since 2011 given over $2 million in scholarships based on merit and need to about 5,000 students in […]