NASA’s 2017 astronaut class | Education News

For #NASA’s 2017 astronaut class, 18,300 people have applied to join which is thrice the number that had applied for admission to its class in 2012.Earlier such a record was set up in 1978, where 8000 people applied, most probably inspired
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Universities to create skilled manpower | Education News

Devendra Fadnavis, Maharashtra’s Chief Minister said that to become centres of social innovation, universities should be emphasized to create a conducive environment. As per him, students should utilize their knowledge for bringing social change,...
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New Government initiatives to give boost to education in India | Education Article Blog

Witnessing a great revolution in the education system in the past few decades, the government of India has taken a number of initiatives to boost education in India. The development in the terms of education has been strived to be balanced in term
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Increase in number of registrations for CBSE | Education News

This year, students registering for Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) exams are the highest in the history of the exam as over 25 lakh students register themselves its 6.3% more than last year’s registration.In 2015, 13,73,853 student...
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Online registration for UPSC exams | Education News

On February 26th, Rajya Sabha was informed that registration for various competitive examination held by Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has been made 100 per cent online. This is to ensure transparency.Minister of State for Personnel and...
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Board exams from 1st March | Education News

Each and every student is preparing for the board exams starting from March 1st as 3.28 lakh students in Patna region, comprising Bihar and Jharkhand, are busy with final revisions to write Class X and XII examinations of Central Board of Secon...
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Reconstitution of ICPR | Education News

The leader of Human Resource Development (HRD) ministry, Smriti Irani is trying to revive the roots as she recently reconstituted the Indian Council for Philosophical Research (ICPR) bringing in Sanskrit scholars. This committee includes a form...
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Indian Army organizing free tuition for students in Kashmir | Education News

It seems that Indian Army is pursuing its role as a savior outside the battle field as well as it announced that it has been organizing free tuitions classes for needy students in north Kashmir's Baramulla district.A defence spokesperson said th...
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No decision yet on RTE | Education News

On Thursday, the HRD ministry confirmed that no decision has been taken to amend the Right To education (RTE) Act. Further, issues related to the no detention policy are being examined by a committee working on the evolution of New Education Po...
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Quality of education declining in schools | Education News

The government on Friday said that the quality of education is declining both in public and private schools and there is a need to improve the quality.Finance minister Arun Jaitley said today that there is a need to improve the quality so that ...
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Interview of 11 year old IQ test topper

IQ is the way of judgement of your thoughts and reasoning and it is said that Mensa score toppers are exceptionally brainy people. There is an eleven year old girl Saanya Verma, who has received the highest possible scores in both Mensa IQ tests. She is among the elite one percent people across the world who have scored so well in Mensa.
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An Exclusive Interview With NTR University of Health Sciences Topper P.Srinija

“Making her mother’s dreams come true, Srinija has topped in medicine with a Gold Medal”. Scoring a good percentage, she admits, she has a lot to achieve through her services to society. In a brief conversation with the team of Brainbuxa, a compassionate enthusiastic medico shared her experiences with great happiness.
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Free tuition by Ranchi University sees no takers | Education News

It looks like that there are no takers for free tuition facility provided for post-graduation students by #RanchiUniversity. It is providing this facility to students from economically backward families who are planning to appear for competitive
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Mobile Science Labs for schools | Education News

A Bengaluru-based NGO, Agastya International Foundation (AIF), jointly with Infosys Science Foundation (ISF) has launched Mobile Science Labs. It announced on Tuesday. It aims to ensure access to children between class 5 and 10 in remote ...
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Pending results of YCMOU's B.Arch students | Education News

On Tuesday, Minister of state for higher and technical education Vinay Waikar instructed officials of the Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University (YCMOU) to announce the pending results of the students who appeared for the Bachelor of Ar...
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Why Indian Universities fail to feature among the world's best?

While the IITs and leading Indian universities remain to be a dream for thousands of Indian students, at the same time there are lists of top global universities lacking the name of any such Indian institutes!
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IITs to admit foreign students for the first time | Education News

IIT’s will conduct entrance tests in eight countries including Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Singapore and Dubai, next year to select students for both undergraduate and postgraduate posts. This is to attract foreign students.A senior HRD Ministry offic...
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Madhya Pradesh to waive fees of SC students | Education News

Madhya Pradesh government has decided to waive off the fees of students from nursery to PhD from the next academic year. This is done with a view to provide impetus to SC students.An announcement was made by the CM, Shivraj Singh Chauhan that S...
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Smart classrooms at NDMC schools | Education News

From the upcoming academic session 2016-17, The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) will introduce Smart Educational Services through 444 Smart Classrooms at 30 schools of the municipal council as NDMC recently chosen for smart city initiative.
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Are government jobs losing their popularity? | Education Article Blog

In the last few decades, there has been a paradigm shift in the perception of the public and the private sector in the society. With the advent of globalisation and modernization, private jobs have exponentially grown in number.
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All about LUMAT | Education News

Lucknow University (LU) has started its online application process for Masters in Business Administrations (MBA) for the academic year (2016-17). It has 540 seats in 9 MBA programmes. The online process started on Friday and the last date of fo...
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Results of the Civil Services (Main) Examination declared | Education News

The results of the Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2015 are out by The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). In order to check the results, go to the official website, www. upsc.gov.in, then click on the link 'Written Result - Civil Servic...
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5 highest paying jobs in India | Education Article Blog

A dream job actually does not exist, you must create it yourself. With mushroom growth of #lucrativejob offers, passion is what makes the real difference between having a job and having a career.
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Meet Prof. Dr. Pandit Bhalchandra Vidyasagar, the VC of SRTM University

Meet Prof. Dr. Pandit Bhalchandra Vidyasagar, the VC of SRTM University
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Central universities v/s State universities | Education News

As per noted scientist GD Yadav, central universities are preferred over state universities due to which the quality of education is going down. He said this on Saturday as he called for doing away with traditional style of classroom teaching.H...
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Construction of model schools by government | Education News

Under the Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya programme, eleven model schools will start functioning in Ganjam district from the next academic session.The District Education Officer (Ganjam) Sanatan Panda said that they are targeting 15 model schools.
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New Zealand institutions looking forward to Indian students | Education News

In order to highlight what New Zealand institutions have to offer Indian students, Education New Zealand (ENZ), the lead government agency for international education conducted its first university roadshow in Pune.New Zealand is a preferred edu...
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Is coaching necessary to get good marks? | Education Article Blog

The right attitude to attain perfection is the excellence and striving to get better. #Coaching classes and private #tuitions are merely like a lubricant in a vehicle. They just help in smooth running of the vehicle.
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Regional authors introduced in Rajasthan textbooks | Education News

It looks like the Rajasthan government wants it students to learn regional art as it has omitted poems by the likes of John Keats, Thomas Hardy, William Blake, T S Eliot and Edward Lear from the revised Class VIII English textbooks. In place of...
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"Institute Chair" launched at IIT Madras | Education News

An IIT Madras alumnus, Prof Sridhar Tayur launched an "Institute Chair" in the Department of Management Studies at IIT Madras while he was at campus this week to deliver a “Leadership Lecture”.
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JIPMER opens branch in Karaikal | Education News

On Wednesday, chief minister of Puducherry, N Rangasamy said that the centrally-sponsored premier health institute JIPMER would set up its branch in Karaikal. Puducherry has earmarked 80 acres of land for it.JIPMER stands for the Jawaharlal Inst...
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Microsoft Innovative Educator (MIE) Experts | Education News

Microsoft Innovative Educator (MIE) Experts On Monday, Microsoft India announced the selection of six innovative educators and two showcase schools from Gujarat in the 2015-2016 class of Education Innovators. These are among the 168 Microsoft In...
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Appraisal to innovation by Gujarat Technological University (GTU) | Education News

Recently, Gujarat Technological University (GTU) awarded 11 innovative projects that solved social and technical problems on 5th Annual Sankuls Day at Paryavaran Mandir recently.The projects which received awards were- Team of Babaria Institute...
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DU gets a new Vice-chancellor | Education News

Yogesh Kumar Tyagi has been appointed the new vice-chancellor of Delhi University. He is a professor at South Asian University and was selected by President Pranab Mukherjee from a panel of four people.The HRD ministry had forwarded the four na...
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Rules for All India Pre-Medical/Pre-Dental Test (AIPMT) | Education News

All the students gearing for All India Pre-Medical/Pre-Dental Test (AIPMT) have the opportunity now to do one time correction in the data which may affect the merit/result. This was published in a notice by The Central Board of Secondary Educat...
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Pattern of the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main | Education News

Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will be conducting The Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main.The paper pattern is as follows-JEE Main 2016 shall have two papers, Paper - 1 (B.E/B.Tech) and Paper 2 (B.Arch/B.Planning).Paper: Paper 1 (...
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Some inspirational stories of Indian youth | Education News

India is full of talent and a girl from West Bengal proves the fact. Anarkali Khatun, born without both her hands, did not let this 'inability' hold her back; rather she found a way to overcome it.She will be taking the board exams this year as ...
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Government to remove ban for wearing burqa or hijab in exams | Education News

Supreme court, last year issued strict guidelines regarding not wearing hijab or burqa during exams stating that it won’t affect the faith and nor the faith would disappear if people don’t wear it on a specific day.
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Directives for students taking the board exams | Education News

Students who put any religious signs or numbers like 'Om' and '786' on answer sheets while appearing for high school and intermediate examinations have been directed by the UP Board (Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad) not to do so.If students violate ...
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KV teachers to learn English | Education News

In yet another attempt to bring the Kendriya Vidyalayas, at par with private schools, the central government has decided to train teachers in spoken English. The pilot project has started off with the teachers of Varanasi.The Kendriya Vidyalaya Sa...
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Motivation In The Learning Environment: How Important Is It

How do you keep your child from getting frustrated when he doesn’t understand what he’s being taught? It can be quite frustrating from your...
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India going Digital | Education News

According to a survey, a higher number of enrolments for online education and skill enhancement are expected from major tier-2 cities so these are likely to show a significant upward trend.The study was conducted by Talentedge (an interactive e...
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Ceramics BA (honours) programme by Staffordshire University | Education News

A broad opportunity opens up for students as the Staffordshire University has invited applications for the 3D Design: Ceramics BA (honours) programme run by the School of Art and Design. It is said that the university has the most extensive cer...
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How to write professional #emails? | Education Article Blog

Despite the advent and popularity of texting on #socialmedia platforms, emails still remain the most valuable communication tool for business operations. The widespread use of emails in business and academic settings brings about new challenges fo... post by Abhinav post by Abhinav
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UGC amending its regulation | Education News

Three months before University Grants Commission (UGC) had issued a notice to 10 deemed universities, including prestigious ones like the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, for having off-centre campuses without clearance. But now, it has ...
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Sanskrit to be re-introduced in schools | Education News

#Sanskrit won’t be a mandatory language to be taught in schools, said the former chief election commissioner N Gopalaswami in his wide ranging recommendations. He heads the committee on revival of Sanskrit language. He said that schools and exam...
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Delhi schools win against government | Education News

On Thursday, Delhi high Court passed a decision in favor of Delhi's private school associations by deciding to stay the Delhi government order scrapping management quota. School managements are pleased but this happiness is short lived as they ...
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Big investment in chemical sciences in India | Education News

In order to bring UK and Indian scientists together to tackle major global challenges, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK) is going to invest Rs 2.5 crore to deliver six Newton-Bhabha Fund workshops, co-funded by the British Council. On Wednesday, ...
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CBCS is confusing? | Education News

It’s surprising but students need to score more than 100% marks under the choice-based credit system (CBCS) to get the top “O” grade or outstanding in some subjects. This would be under the relative grading system introduced in Delhi University...
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Choice based credit system- A problem for students | Education News

It looks like that the choice-based credit system used by Delhi University for its first semester has created utter confusion as in this system of relative grading rewriting the paper would mean writing a paper of CAT or JEE as the second time ...
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