Himanshi Khanna

[ad_1] Karnataka education department cracks down on unfair private school admissions for 2025-26: No interviews, no capitation fees BENGALURU: The Department of School Education and Literacy, Government of Karnataka, has reiterated key rules and regulations governing the admission process in private unaided and aided schools across all curricula for the academic year 2025–26. In a recent directive, the department emphasised the need for greater transparency and fairness, warning schools of strict action in case of violations.All schools have been instructed to publicly display their admission schedule, number of available seats per class, medium of instruction, and fee details on the school notice board. The information must also be made available on the school’s website, the SATS portal, and published in the school prospectus to ensure accessibility for parents.Mandatory reservation and transparency in feesIn a move towards promoting gender equity, the […]

[ad_1] AP SSC 2024 Results to Be Declared on April 23 at 10 AM: Multiple digital platforms to check marks AP SSC 2025 results to be announced on April 23: The Directorate of Government Examinations, Andhra Pradesh, will officially announce the results of the SSC (Class 10) public examinations on April 23, 2024, at 10 a.m. This was confirmed by KV Srinivasulu Reddy, Director of Government Examinations. The results will be released for both regular SSC students and candidates from the AP Open Schools Society.In a first, the Class 10 and Intermediate results from the AP Open Schools Society will also be announced on the same day. The results layout is scheduled to be released a day earlier, at 4 p.m., offering a preview of the overall performance trends.Multiple platforms for easy access to resultsTo ensure students and parents have […]

[ad_1] UPSC CSE result 2024: Final scores, cut-offs, and toppers to be released soon UPSC CSE result 2024: The much-anticipated UPSC Civil Services Exam (CSE) 2024 final results are expected to be declared soon. Candidates who appeared for the prestigious exam are eagerly waiting for the official announcement, which will be made available on the official website of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) at upsc.gov.in. The results will provide a comprehensive list of the toppers, along with their All India Ranks, categories, and final scores.This year, the UPSC conducted the CSE with the aim of selecting candidates for various services, including the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS), and Indian Police Service (IPS), among others. A total of 1,056 vacancies were announced for the UPSC CSE (IAS) 2024. The interview process concluded on April 17, 2025, after […]

[ad_1] PUNE: The Maharashtra government's language consultation committee has urged Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to revoke the decision of making Hindi a mandatory third language for students of classes 1 to 5. Fadnavis on Sunday dismissed concerns over the "imposition" of the Hindi language in the state, asserting Marathi will continue to be compulsory. The state government has given its nod to implement the three-language formula under the National Education Policy. Accordingly, it has made Hindi a must for students of classes 1 to 5 in English and Marathi-medium schools. In a letter to the CM on Sunday, the language consultation committee's chief Laxmikant Deshmukh claimed the State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) did not consider their thoughts and suggestions before making the Hindi push. While the government has appointed a language consultation committee to advise it on […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Only 60 per cent of countries have legislations and standards governing food and beverages in schools, according to the Global Education Monitoring Report by UNESCO. The report has been published in partnership with the Research Consortium for School Health and Nutrition led by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, which is the research initiative of the School Meals Coalition. "Only 93 out of 187 countries have legislation, compulsory standards or guidance on school food and beverages. However, only 29 per cent of these 93 countries had measures restricting food and beverage marketing in schools and only 60 per cent have standards governing food and beverages," according to the Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report. The GEM team noted that a survey-based assessment of school-based food and nutrition education in 30 low- and middle-income countries found that […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Delhi CM Rekha Gupta and Union Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Monday inaugurated the Sankalp Girls Hostel at Sankalp Bhawan in n Dhirpur, Adarsh Nagar Assembly constituency. At the inauguration, the CM said that education was an important most ladder for progress in the country, further stating that the hostel would allow daughters from all over the county stay and prepare for civil services. Speaking to the media, the CM said "Education is the most important ladder for the progress of the country... The way this hostel has been inaugurated today, through Sankalp for civil services, daughters from all over the country can come and stay here and prepare for civil services. This is a very big facility..." Earlier on April 20, the CM flagged off 1,111 water tanks for the Jal Board and said that people […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea seeking a direction to allow students, who had cleared their Class 12 exams in 2023, to participate in JEE-Advanced 2025 for securing admissions in the prestigious IITs. A bench of Justices B R Gavai and Augustine George Masih observed the matter was in the policy domain and courts should be slow in interfering in matters of academia. The petition, filed by 18 Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) aspirants who had passed their Class 12 exams in 2023, said though they were eligible to appear for a final attempt in the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE)-Mains in 2025, they were rendered ineligible to appear in the JEE-Advanced scheduled on May 18. The plea claimed the petitioners were aggrieved by the "abrupt and arbitrary policy reversal" regarding the eligibility criteria for JEE-Advanced […]

[ad_1] People are hoping for a new start. KOLKATA: The West Bengal School Service Commission has started the process of conducting fresh examination for teachers in state-run and state-aided schools, an official said on Saturday. The process began on Friday in the wake of the Supreme Court order on April 17 to initiate a fresh recruitment process of teachers of secondary-higher secondary schools by May 31. The process of recruitment - including taking exams and recruitment - will have to be completed by December 31, the official said. The SSC is mulling certain steps like giving copies of OMR sheets to the candidates after examination and posting the model answer (answer key) before the publication of results on the SSC website so that candidates can tally with their expected score and can challenge the result if needed, the official said. […]

[ad_1] The United States has long upheld its reputation as the "land of opportunities," championing its role as a global leader in academia—a nation where hard work unlocks doors and ambition is not just welcomed, but celebrated. The American dream has long been an allure for students across the globe, who journey to its shores in pursuit of education, innovation, and a better future. But for 133 international students recently blindsided by abrupt SEVIS terminations, that promise has begun to ring hollow.These students, all legally residing in the US on F-1 visas—either completing their studies or gaining real-world experience under the Optional Practical Training (OPT) programme—saw their legal status revoked in the blink of an eye. No warning, no reason, no chance to plead their case. What was once an eulogised opportunity turned into a legal and emotional mirage.Now, a […]

[ad_1] Mounting apprehensions over the abuse of student visa pathways have compelled several Australian universities to restrict or scrutinize applications from six Indian states—Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, and Jammu & Kashmir. This development hasn’t just raised eyebrows; it has exposed deeper cracks in the international education landscape, where ambition, loopholes, and policy intersect.While the ban isn’t uniform across the board, the message is unambiguous: Australian institutions are tightening the drawbridge in a bid to protect the integrity of their academic system. But why these states in particular? The answer lies in a mix of data trends, regulatory pressure, and a growing discomfort with the grey area between education and migration.A system under siegeWhat began as an avenue for global academic exposure has, in some cases, morphed into a vehicle for circumventing immigration hurdles. Australian authorities have raised the […]