Telangana and Andhra Pradesh schools closed today due to protest for not meeting students demand
All India Students’ Federation (AISF) and the Communist Party of India (CPI) supported by Telugu Nadu Students Federation (TNSF) have called a bandh so that all schools remain closed on 25 July 23 to protest against the various irregularities prevalent in the education sector. Several schools across Telangana and Andhra Pradesh are likely to remain…
NEET UG 2023 Counselling Schedule Announced
The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) has announced the counselling schedule for NEET UG 2023. The counselling will be conducted in four rounds, starting from July 20, 2023. The first two rounds will be conducted by the MCC for the All India Quota (AIQ) seats. The third round, called the Mop-up round, will be conducted by…
Harassed by Personal Loan apps, Engineering student kills self
A 22-year-old engineering 3rd year student died by suicide at his residence in Bengaluru on Tuesday allegedly after being harassed by recovery agents for failing to pay back money he had borrowed from three instant loan apps. Deceased was identified as Thejas Nair, a resident of HMT Staff Quarters in Jalahalli. Thejas was a sixth-semester…
Due to heavy rainfall on 13 July Delhi, Punjab and Uttarakhand shut down schools
Heavy and continuous rains, flash floods in some areas and flood-like situation in others continue to batter several parts of north India including Delhi – NCR, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh. Schools will be closed in some parts of these states on 13 July. Government, private and aided schools across Punjab are also closed till today….
Govt-run schools in Jharkhand to give admission to over 10,000 students
The Jharkhand state government has announced that around 10,590 applicants out of over 41,000 were successfully declared for the admission to 12,000 seats in 80 Jharkhand government run schools of excellence with quality English-medium education on a par with private schools. “In all, 10,590 students were declared successful against 11,936 available seats for admissions to Schools…
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…