World Bank Grants USD 255.5 Million Loan to Enhance Technical Education in India
World Bank’s Loan to India Aims to Improve Technical Education Quality and Gender Equity Loan will support project to upgrade curricula, improve research and internship opportunities, and promote greater gender equity in technical education News: The World Bank has approved a USD 255.5 million loan to help India improve the quality of its technical education…
Academic Bootstrapping: Helping Children from Low-Income Families Succeed in School
What is academic bootstrapping? Academic bootstrapping is the practice of parents from low-income families putting extra pressure on their children to succeed academically. This is often done in the hopes that their children will be able to achieve a higher social class than their parents. Why do low-income parents engage in academic bootstrapping? There are…
Parents Fierce Grievances against EdTech Platforms like Byjus, Unacademy, Udemy, Physicwall and others for Refund & Service Issues
The EdTech industry is in troubled waters, with many parents complaining about the EdTech platforms, their systems, and their impact on students. There have been a number of fraudulent activities reported, including overcharging course fees, not providing refunds after an unsatisfactory trial period, not providing any services, teacher ineffectiveness, and poor-quality course material. The situation…
JEE Advanced 2023: From Chhattisgarh’s govt-run residential school 57 tribal students qualify JEE Advanced
Students of ‘Prayas’ residential schools run by the Chhattisgarh Tribal and Scheduled Caste Development Department qualifying for JEE Advance and those from Dantewada and Kanker being selected for NEET As per the results declared by the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati for JEE Advanced 2023, out of 141 students of Prayas residential schools who had appeared, 57…
Delhi University student aged 19 stabbed to death outside college
A 19-year-old Delhi University student was stabbed to death on Sunday after he objected to his girlfriend being harassed by another student. The incident took place outside the Aryabhatta College gate. The accused, a group of four-five unidentified men, came on bikes and allegedly stabbed the victim in the chest. The deceased has been identified…
Over 1,000 Delhi government school students qualified NEET UG 2023
Over 1000 students from Delhi government schools have qualified for the medical entrance exam NEET UG 2023. Delhi CM shared this news on his official Twitter handle, by congratulating students, parents, and teachers. This year, the number of students from Delhi government schools who successfully cleared NEET-UG witnessed a significant surge of over 40 percent,…
Fire breaks out at Mukherjee Nagar coaching centre; students escape using wires
A fire broke out at a coaching centre located near Batra Cinema in Delhi’s Mukherjee Nagar on 15 June 23. The incident took place at the building near the Delhi University area at around 12 pm. In several videos of the incident, men and women could be seen scrambling to escape from the third floor…
DU Admission 2023: Delhi University launches CSAS portal for admission to UG courses
Delhi University on 14 June began its admission process for the 2023-24 academic year for undergraduate and other courses. The new session is likely to commence on 16 August 2023. With the launching the Common Seat Allocation System (CSAS) admission portal, the admission process will be held in two phases — first phase for registration…
From next year Kerala will not offer three-year degree courses
Minister of Higher Education Department of Kerala said that there will be only four-year degree courses from next year. The course is arranged in such a way that the students can decide whether to continue their studies in the fourth year. There will be an exit policy in place after the third year. A graduation…