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113 career options to pursue after class XII NEW DELHI: With an aim to help students in exploring new courses to pursue after class XII, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has released a list of STEM as well as non-STEM courses under the umbrella of the 'student-friendly' initiatives. The crucial information about the new age courses such as Aeronautical Engineering, Metallurgy, Meteorology, Robotics, Cyber Security, Forestry , Curation, Museology, Actuarial Sciences, Liberal Studies etc. has also been published at the official portal of  CBSE  cbse.nic.in. "The CBSE has prepared a compendium of suggestive courses for students to help them get information about various course choices, institutes and combinations available in higher education," said Anita Karwal, chairperson, CBSE, in an official statement. The list consists of 113 career options after class XII that includes, AI and Machine L...

VITEEE 2019 exam postponed due to General Elections, check slot booking date and procedure VITEEE 2019: The VIT in its official statement said that the exam dates are announced in accordance with the Election dates and JEE (Main) April exam dates. VITEEE 2019:  The exam dates of VITEEE, the common entrance exam for admission to all Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) have been rescheduled on the pretext of Lok Sabha elections. The VIT exam will be conducted from April 10 to April 21, 2019. The notice is uploaded on the official website – vit.ac.in Candidates will be allowed to book a slot or seat for examination from March 28, 2019, according to the official notification. The Election Commission of India has announced the dates for General Election on April 11, 18, 23 and April 29, 2019, as well as May 6, 12 and 19, 2019. The VIT in its official statement said that the exam dates are announced in accordance with the Elec...

Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) has released an official notification inviting all the interested, eligible candidate for the recruitment of Engineers, Officers, Research Officers and Assistant Officers (Quality Control) through GATE-2019. Indian Oil Recruitment 2019: Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) has released an official notification inviting all the interested, eligible candidate for the recruitment of Engineers, Officers, Research Officers and Assistant Officers (Quality Control) through GATE-2019. Indian Oil Recruitment 2019: Registration process Meanwhile, the registration process for the IOCL Recruitment 2019 has started an the last date to apply for the same is March 27. IOCL Recruitment 2019: Educational qualification required Engineer/officers:  All the candidates interested in applying need to possess a graduate degree in engineering in civil, chemical, electrical, instrumentation and mechanical disciplines from a recognised uni...

Quality education is expensive. India has severely under-invested in education over the last 40 years . The first generation of the Indian Institutes of Management (IIM) came up between the 1960s and 1990s, a different world. Today, we are not only in the middle of Industry 4.0, but also wide-spread disruption due to other factors. Of course, there is automation that is changing the nature of jobs and learning. There is climate change too, higher urbanisation, growing income equalities, and anti-globalisation resulting from hyper-nationalism. When Pankaj Chandra took over as the Vice Chancellor of Ahmedabad University, a private, non-profit institution offering programmes in undergraduate, graduate and doctoral studies, he asked two fundamental questions:  What does all these disruption do to the world of education? And how do you prepare the young socially and intellectually in this environment? Ahmedabad University is a fairly new kid on the block - it wa...

KV Admission 2019: Registration For Class 1 Admiss. Closes On March 19   New Delhi:  Application process for class 1 admission in Kendriya Vidyalayas will end tomorrow. The online registration link will be disabled at 4 pm tomorrow. Parents, who wish to apply for their wards, can go to the official website of the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan. The first admission list will be released on March 26. Parents whose wards are selected, provisionally, for admission should take original documents to the concerned school for verification. The second list will be released on April 9. The third list, for vacancies, if any, will be released on April 23. "A Child must be 5 years old as on 31st March in the academic year in which admission is sought for Class I," as per the admission guidelines released on February 2019. "The policy of automatic admission of pre-primary students in class-I has been withdrawn w.e.f. session 2008-09. Now all admissions...

Preliminary test for the admission will be held from May 6 to June 16. The last date for submission of applications is April 15 New Delhi:  Online registration for admission to Diploma in Dramatic Arts has begun. The course will begin on August 5. Graduates with participation in minimum 6 theatre productions can apply for the course. Applicants must have working knowledge of Hindi/ English. The prescribed age limit for being eligible for the course is 18-30 years. The program aims at at training students to become professionals in the area of acting, design, direction and other theatre related disciplines. Candidates can apply at the official website Apply Online "Out of 26 seats, 4 seats are reserved for candidates belonging to the scheduled castes; 2 seats are reserved for scheduled tribes; 7 seats are reserved for OBC (Non Creamy Layer as notified by the Government) and reservation for PwD, as per Govt. of India rules," reads the admission notice. Candidates w...

NEW DELHI: Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University (AKTU) has extended the last date to submit the online application for Uttar Pradesh State Entrance Examination (UPSEE 2019) to March 25, 2019. Earlier, the last date to apply for UPSEE 2019 was March 15, 2019. The interested candidates who have not filled up the form yet, can visit the official website of UPSEE- upsee.nic.in - to submit their application. UPSEE 2019 is scheduled to be conducted on April 21, 2019. The admit card for the same would be released a week before examination i.e., April 15, 2019. UPSEE 2019 result is likely to be declared in May 2019.

The seat allotment for the first round of counselling will be done from March 25 to 26, and the second round from April 5 to 9, 2019 The first round counselling for  National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) has been started. The online registration process will be closed on March 24, and the option for choice filling will be allowed to candidates on March 19, 2019. The seat allotment for the first round of counselling will be done on March 25 and 26, and the second round from April 5 to 9, 2019. Candidates from Andhra Pradesh and Telangana are eligible for all India 50 per cent quota MD/MS/post graduate diploma courses (2018 admission session) as these two states are participating in the counseling for all India 50 per cent quota MD/MS/PG diploma seats this year. Candidates who have studied/passed MBBS from the State of Jammu & Kashmir are not eligible for All India 50 per cent quota seats. However, the candidates who were nomina...

The issue of education has not been raised by around 40 per cent of MLAs between March 2017 to January 2018. In a recent report released by the Praja Foundation, an NGO working in the education sector, it has been found that the pass percentage of Class 10 fell from 92.44 percent in 2016-17 to 68.9 percent in 2017-18 for the government schools after CBSE board examination was reintroduced. It also highlighted that the issue of education has not been raised by around 40 per cent of MLAs between March 2017 to January 2018. As per PTI, "In MCD, 49 councillors did not raise even a single issue on education in 2017-18 and only 11 per cent of total councillors in 2017-18 raised more than 10 issues," the report said. About the report: "Pass percentage of class 10 fell from 92.44 per cent in 2016-17 to 68.90 in 2017-18 for state government schools after CBSE board examination pattern was reintroduced." The report was titled as 'State of Scho...

Announcing the admissions, Director of Admissions Deepak Gaur said, “The seat intake across all programs for this academic year is 3,383, including 1,043 for MPhil and PhD courses.” JNU will begin registrations for admissions to its 2019-20 batch from March 15. Students will have a month for registration, following which entrance examinations will be held from May 27-30. The National Testing Agency (NTA), which is conducting the online entrance test — a first for JNU — will upload the e-prospectus and other details on its website on March 15. Announcing the admissions, Director of Admissions Deepak Gaur said, “The seat intake across all programs for this academic year is 3,383, including 1,043 for MPhil and PhD courses.” Amazon.in Widgets Meanwhile, the purported prospectus was “leaked” on WhatsApp groups, leading to confusion. Asked if the prospectus was genuine, Rector I Chintamani Mahapatra said: “NTA will notify. That will be official.” NTA Director Vineet Joshi ...

CTET 2019 Eligibility criteria revised, last date extended till March 14 on ctet.nic.in – official notice CTET 2019 last date has been extended again - till March 14, 2019. The online applications can now be made on ctet.nic.in on ctet.nic.in. The same has been done as the eligibility has been revised. Check here. Amazon.in Widgets New Delhi:  Central Board of Secondary Education, CBSE has released an official notification regarding the revision in the eligibility criteria for CTET 2019. CTET 2019 or Central Teacher Eligibility Test eligibility criteria has been revised in accordance to the orders of the courts. While the matter is under sub-judice, CBSE has notified that it would also be accepting applications from all such candidates who have passed their graduation with B.Ed prior to NCTE principal notification dated August 23, 2010. With the revision in the eligibility, the board has further notified the extension of the last date from present March 12 (toda...

Internshala launches The Grand Summer Internship Fair New Delhi : Internshala, India’s largest internships and trainings platform, has launched The Grand Summer Internship Fair (GSIF). The fair brings 1000+ exciting summer internship opportunities for students and recent graduates across India. Each internship opportunity in the fair offers a minimum stipend of INR 10,000/month. A tweet from internshala: Over 1000 summer internships are now live! No matter what your profile or field of interest is, we've got you covered! Visit ( https://t.co/rIp0r1mEA9 ) to apply to internships across popular brands, IITs, IISc, and many more. #ForYourEpicFuture pic.twitter.com/7TZaKklVwa — Internshala (@Internshala) March 11, 2019 On the launch of The Grand Summer Internship Fair, the Founder and CEO of Internshala, Sarvesh Agrawal said, “From the last 8 years, Internshala is on a mission to bridge the gap between conventional education and industry standards by bringing meani...

Telangana ICET 2019 Registration Begins TS ICET 2019 will be held on May 23 and 24. The result will be declared on June 13. New Delhi:  Telangana State Integrated Common Entrance Test (TS ICET) for admission to MBA and MCA courses will be held on May 23 and 24. This test is conducted by Kakatiya University, Warangal on behalf of Telangana State Council of Higher Education, Hyderabad. Within less than a week after the exam concludes, the preliminary answer key will be released. Candidates will get sufficient time to raise objection. The entrance test result will be announced on June 13. Candidates can apply for the exam latest by May 3. Candidates should have passed recognized Bachelors Degree Examination of minimum three years duration. The qualifying Degree obtained by Distance Mode Program should have recognition by UGC, AICTE and DEC/DEB. "As per the latest AICTE Approval Process Handbook 2019-20, eligibility criteria for admission into MBA and MCA courses is re...

CTET 2019 registration last date today; apply @ ctet.nic.in NEW DELHI: The last date to register for the Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) is today, Tuesday, March 12, 2019. The candidates who have not yet submitted their applications for the exam are advised to do so at the earliest possible. Note that the deadline for  CTET 2019 registration has already been extended once and there would be no further extension of the registration deadline. Hence, candidates who aspire to make a career in the teaching field are advised to complete  CTET 2019  registration by 5.00 PM on March 12. The registration and online application forms are available on the official website of the exam - ctet.nic.in.     Source:Times of india

Jadavpur University engineering dept wants 90 % seats for Bengal students, varsity to take final call An official from the state Higher Education Department said that the government could not interfere in the decision taken by the Jadavpur University as it is an autonomous institution Jadavpur University to soon reserve 90 per cent seats for home students Engineering courses under the Jadavpur University could soon reserve 90 per cent of its seats for home students with 12 of the 16 engineering departments in the varsity backing the quota. Jadavpur University is an autonomous varsity under the West Bengal government. “Most of the engineering departments of JU gave consent to the domicile policy with 90 per cent reservvation for state students. The resolution will now be forwarded to the executive council, the higher decision-making body of the varsity,” said Chiranjib Bhattacharya, Dean of the engineering faculty. Vice-Chancellor Suranjan Das said the executive coun...