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Muslim enrolment in schools witnesses marginal increase

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Muslim enrolment in schools witnessed a marginal increase whereas SC/ST community enrolment has slightly declined. However, kids belonging to Other Backward Classes have shown a perceptible increase in school enrolment. As per data of 2013-14 released by...

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Helpline, portal to gather feedback for education dept

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Punjab government has decided to launch a 24×7 toll free number and a web portal to get feedback from public regarding the policies and activities of education department.Education Minister Dr Daljit Singh Cheema said that this...

Higher Education

SSC pass percentage reaches 81.8 in Maharashtra

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The Secondary School Certificate (SSC) results were finally declared after almost 10 days delay, but with good news as Maharashtra’s overall success rate increased from 76.2 percent to 81.8 percent. Mumbai division, including Raigad and Thane,...

Higher Education

Central University for Uttarakhand planned

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A new Central University with international faculty will come up soon in Uttarakhand. HRD minister Smriti Irani made this announcement while emphasising that to make science subjects more interesting for children, there is a need to...

Higher Education

Central aid for Odisha’s higher education sector

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The Ministry of Human Resource Development has sanctioned Rs 34.13 crore for the implementation of Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) in Odisha.The amount will be divided in three parts, which includes preparatory grants to undertake baseline...

Higher Education

Industry welcomes govt move on sports education

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The education and sports industries have welcomed the plan of the new government at the Centre to promote sports education in schools.Addressing the joint session of parliament, President Pranab Mukherjee had recently said that the government...

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Punjab colleges hope for 180 more MBBS seats

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Punjab’s medical education aspirants might have a brighter chance of getting admission as the state may get 180 more MBBS seats from this session. And, if two colleges that were earlier denied permission are now granted...

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AICTE receives 63 applications from institutes to shut down

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Around 63 applications have been received by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) from the institutes wishing to shut down this year. Among them 36 are tech computer application, 22 management and five engineering institutes....

Higher Education

Five IITs among top 20 in BRICS university rankings

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Five IITs — Delhi, Bombay, Kharagpur, Kanpur and Madras — are among the top 20 institutions in 2014 QS University Rankings BRICS, which grades higher education institutions of the BRICS countries: Brazil, Russia, India, China and...