1.4 million candidates appear for JEE exam
byNew Delhi, April 7 (IANS) An estimated 1.4 million candidates appeared for the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main in off-line mode Sunday across 81…
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Fine imposed on convicts to help stop ragging: Kachroo
byShimla: The fine imposed on four convicts punished for the 2009 ragging death of Himachal Pradesh medical student Aman Kachroo will be used for…
Law to let IIMs award degrees under consideration: IIM-C director
byKolkata: The union human resource development ministry is considering introduction of a legislation empowering Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) to award degrees instead of…
IIM-C to get new director April 8
byKolkata, April 6 (IANS) India’s premier management institute, the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (IIM-C) will get a new head Monday, said outgoing director…
Police busts gang helping students to cheat in exams
byChandigarh, April 6 (IANS) A gang helping class 10 and 12 students in Haryana’s Rohtak district to cheat in examinations has been busted and…
Scholars lash out at SFI leader’s death in police custody
byKolkata, April 6 (IANS) Academicians from across the country Saturday expressed “horror” at the “brutal” police assault on students leading to the death of…
Student leader’s death triggers slugfest, questions on campus politics (West Bengal Newsletter)
byKolkata, April 6 (IANS) The death of a student leader in police custody has emerged as a major political issue in West Bengal, with…
Annamalai varsity VC suspended for financial irregularities
byChennai, April 6 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Governor and Annamalai University Chancellor K. Rosaiah Saturday suspended vice chancellor M. Ramanathan with immediate effect for the…
Jamia undergraduate private exams from May 1
byNew Delhi, April 6 (IANS) Jamia Millia Islamia has announced new dates for examinations for undergraduate private candidates, an official has said. The exams…
Costa Rica to install Internet access in public schools
bySan Jose, April 6 (IANS/EFE) The government of Costa Rica announced Friday a plan to install access to the Internet in every public school…