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Students undergo thermal scanning and get their hands sanitised before entering their classrooms, in Thane, Maharashtra. File

JNU, IISc break into top 100 tier in humanities, natural sciences: QS Rankings by Subject

Special Correspondent

Only IITs Bombay, Delhi and Madras figure in top 100 in engineering and technology category. IITs Kharagpur, Kanpur drop out.

A revolution in online education

How skill-based trends are bringing a major shift in the edtech sector

Maharashtra Board exams to proceed on schedule

Shoumojit Banerjee

Education Minister Varsha Gaikwad dispels rumours of cancellations amid COVID-19 case surge in State

Children are on their way to attend classes at an informal school conducted under a flyover in New Delhi. File

Closure of 1.5 million schools due to COVID-19 impacted 247 million children in India: UNICEF study

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SSLC, Plus Two model exams postponed in view of motor vehicle strike on Tuesday

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Army cancels recruitment exam after paper leaked

PTI "The Indian Army has zero tolerance towards corrupt practices in the recruitment process for selection of suitable candidates," an official said.

First year MBBS students attend classes at the Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute in Bengaluru on December 1, 2020, on the first day of the reopening of the college after the lockdown.

Knowledge of biology or biological sciences a must for MBBS admission: Supreme Court

Legal Correspondent A candidate should have studied them at the 10+2 stage, the Court says.

A view of IIT Bombay.

Higher studies and the marginalised | ST seats for Ph.D programmes in IIT Bombay not filled

Pon Vasanth B.A RTI data for 2015-2019 reveals poor acceptance rate for students from marginalised communities, with 25 of 26 departments not filling OBC, SC quotas either

Opinion

yarn it! Opinion

Meet the real power players: on alternate career paths for college students in 2020

Jane De Suza Career choices where you can call the shots with minimal effort

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Comment | Higher Education post-COVID-19

C.P. Gopinathan K. Ramachandran Online has become the default mode of education during this long lockdown period in the wake of Covid-19. What does this mean for the institutions and academic leaders, administrators and students in the long run is getting clearer.

ON THE OTHER HAND | Columns

Convince the student first

Raghavan Srinivasan Regulatory change won’t persuade students that they’re getting a better education

Schools

Students undergo thermal scanning and get their hands sanitised before entering their classrooms, in Thane, Maharashtra. File

Maharashtra Board exams to proceed on schedule

Shoumojit Banerjee Education Minister Varsha Gaikwad dispels rumours of cancellations amid COVID-19 case surge in State

CICSE class 10 exams from May 5, class 12 papers from April 8

Special Correspondent Usually, the CICSE board exams are conducted in February-March.

Higher Education

JNU, IISc break into top 100 tier in humanities, natural sciences: QS Rankings by Subject

Special Correspondent Only IITs Bombay, Delhi and Madras figure in top 100 in engineering and technology category. IITs Kharagpur, Kanpur drop out.

A revolution in online education

sneha priya How skill-based trends are bringing a major shift in the edtech sector

Careers

Geological Survey of India. File

It pays to be ‘fossil hunters’: GSI

Special Correspondent There aren’t too many takers of palaeontology in India, but it offers a high-yielding career

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Army cancels recruitment exam after paper leaked

PTI "The Indian Army has zero tolerance towards corrupt practices in the recruitment process for selection of suitable candidates," an official said.

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University of Hyderabad shines in QS World Subject Rankings 2021

IISc among top 100 natural sciences universities in world

Coronavirus | Maharashtra Board exams to proceed on schedule

COVID-19-induced school closures affected 25 crore Indian children: UNICEF study

News from the world of education

A revolution in online education

CICSE class 10 exams from May 5, class 12 papers from April 8

Usually, the CICSE board exams are conducted in February-March.

SSLC, Plus Two model exams postponed in view of motor vehicle strike on Tuesday

The scheduled examinations will now be conducted on March 8.

It pays to be ‘fossil hunters’: GSI

There aren’t too many takers of palaeontology in India, but it offers a high-yielding career

Army cancels recruitment exam after question paper leak

"The Indian Army has zero tolerance towards corrupt practices in the recruitment process for selection of suitable candidates," an official said.

65% low, lower-middle income countries slashed education budgets after COVID-19 outbreak: World Bank report

The World Bank report was compiled in collaboration with UNESCO’s Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report

Amid online classes, schools devise digital detox routine

Bengaluru schools are working with teachers and parents to help students overcome screen fatigue

An amalgam of opportunities

Why a BBA is a good option to pursue after school

When connecting helps

Do you like to talk, socialise and meet new people? Here are some career options for you

A dose of discipline

Being proactive and with high self control can boost one’s wellbeing

Rekindle your curiosity

Being a researcher no longer means living in a laboratory

Off-field goals

There’s more to football than just playing the sport. Various job opportunities are available for those interested

Mind the gap

The focus of educators has to be on recovering educational opportunities lost due to the pandemic-led online learning

Ignite the desire to learn

How can we enthuse, enable, and encourage teachers to ensure better learning outcomes?

How science can be made both engaging and effective

With National Science Day on February 28, here are some simple tips that will help students become learners for life.

Despite COVID-19 pandemic, BITS Pilani placements achieve 99% of last year's figures

1,947 students placed from Pilani, Goa and Hyd campuses

Build a culture of accountability

Educational institutions can help dismantle the structural inequalities inherent in our socio-cultural fabric that perpetuate the cycle of gender-based violence.

Getting technical

Organisations have begun to rely more on the content they put out. And thereby comes the rise and need for technical writers

UPSC exams: SC dismisses writ plea seeking another chance to aspirants

The aspirants’ last attempt to crack the civil services exam was dampened by the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions in October last year.

Decoding a different kind of learning

Conceptual learning lies at the core of higher education, and helps students draw from what they have learnt and apply it when required

Millennial professionals help underprivileged children see the wider world through books

A motley group drawn from diverse fields, they are establishing regular, street and mobile libraries for children in government schools and rural communities across Tamil Nadu

Knowledge of biology or biological sciences a must for MBBS admission: Supreme Court

A candidate should have studied them at the 10+2 stage, the Court says.

Teach to think

Shouldn’t the purpose of education be to prepare students to form their own opinions and participate in a democratic polity?

Create micro goals

Plan your day in a way that you achieve many smaller targets that lead you towards your larger end

All the world’s a classroom

Before online classes became a norm, there was homeschooling...

Digital marketing during a pandemic

Strathclyde Business School provided Shivansh Dubey with a heady mix of theory and hands-on experience

Be a compassionate teacher

Educators should treat the pandemic as a period of interregnum and find that delicate balance between academic rigour and the student’s psychological and emotional needs

Holding back the waters

Floods are an urgent societal problem, and we need to train more flood-risk managers to save lives and homes

Is baking the new engineering?

Changing lifestyles have led to a boom in the industry and a career as a baker is both rewarding and satisfying

Tradition in step with time

There is a need for academic programmes and policies that support the development of performing and visual arts as a foundation for professional careers.

With formalisation of WFH, would smaller cities become new job hubs?

With many organisations seeking to bring many digital jobs under a remote-working arrangement, talent strategy is in for a significant transformation

Leach versus Pant: A tale of teamsmanship

If what led to the snaring of Rishabh Pant in the second innings of the second Test were frozen in a collage of frames, a picture of credit-sharing, support-seeking and collaborative success would emerge

Designing your future

An insight into the scope of fashion designing as a career and the prospects it holds

Start-up offers free test series for UPSC aspirants

20 poor candidates to benefit

Board exams in Tamil Nadu from May 3

The Directorate of Government Examinations has announced that the Class 12 board exams for State Board students will begin from May 3 in Tamil Nadu.

UGC asks universities to encourage students to write “cow science” examination

Tamil, Malayalam study material includes claims that cow dung protects from nuclear radiation, slaughter causes quakes

Flying start

How a BBA and MBA in Aviation Management can help aspirants go places

Higher studies and the marginalised | ST seats for Ph.D. programmes in IIT-Bombay remain unfilled

RTI data for 2015-2019 reveals poor acceptance rate for students from marginalised communities, with 25 of 26 departments not filling OBC, SC quotas either

A truly learner-centric model

Here is how the blockchain technology has the capacity to transform the education sector

Blurring boundaries

Here are 10 interesting and exciting interdisciplinary courses from across the world

Avenues in supply chain

How an MBA in the course will enable students to make it big in their career, post the pandemic

The right failure

Everyone makes mistakes but there are multiple ways of picking oneself up and moving on

For the love of animals

Veterinary science continues to be a lucrative option with multiple specialisations and options for entrepreneurship

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