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New Delhi: Girls outshone boys yet again in Class-X and XII board exams conducted by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE), while the pass percentage for both the classes recorded an increase. The results were announced Monday morning. The board also discontinued...

New Delhi: The Council for Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) will announce Class-X and XII board exam results Monday, officials said. "The ICSE (Class-X) and ICS (Class-XII) will be announced May 6 at 11 am," board's Chief Executive and Secretary Joseph Emmanuel said Sunday. The...

New Delhi: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class X and XII results are likely to be announced after May 20, officials said Friday. The clarification came amid speculation about announcement of the exam results. "CBSE Class X and XII results are likely to...

Rourkela: NIT Rourkela Monday felicitated five of its illustrious alumni who made it to the UPSC Civil Services Examination merit list in a packed Bhubaneswar Behera Auditorium on its campus in Odisha’s Rourkela. Five former students of the premier institute have succeeded in the UPSC...

New Delhi: The Ministry of Education has asked the CBSE to work out logistics for conducting board exams twice a year from the 2025-26 academic session, according to sources. The plan for introducing a semester system has been ruled out, they said. The ministry and...

Kolkata: The West Bengal School Service Commission (SSC) Thursday claimed that it had provided the Calcutta High Court lists of around 5,300 appointees from the 2016 school recruitment panel whose appointments were suspect, and stated that the remaining 19,000-odd teachers were "likely to eligible". The...

New Delhi: The University Grants Commission has warned the public against fake online programmes with abbreviations similar to recognised degree nomenclature, officials said, flagging a particular "10-day MBA" course. "Some individuals or organisations are offering online programmes and courses with abbreviated forms similar to the...

For students aiming to excel in competitive exams such as JEE and NEET, striking a balance between academic rigour and extracurricular activities can be quite challenging. Many say that a lack of balance between education, game and extracurricular activities can lead to a dullness in...

New Delhi: iPhone maker Apple through its vendors is expected to employ over 5 lakh people in India over the next three years, according to government sources. At present Apple's vendors and suppliers employ 1.5 lakh people in India. Tata Electronics, which runs two plants...

New Delhi: Students with four-year undergraduate degrees can now directly appear for NET and pursue PhD, according to University Grants Commission (UGC) Chairman Jagadesh Kumar. To pursue a PhD with or without a Junior Research Fellowship (JRF), the candidates will require a minimum of 75...