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National Testing Agency (NTA) Monday said the Admit Card for applicants of UGC NET December 2023 has been made live at URL https://ugcnet.nta.ac.in and applicants whose examination is scheduled on 6th, 7th and 8th December, can now download their Admit Card from the NTA UGC website. The University Grant Commission (UGC) National Eligibility Test (NET) December 2023 exam city slip was released on December 2, 2023. The UGC NET December 2023 session examinations are scheduled at different centres throughout the country from December 6 to December 14, 2023. The Examination dates are:  6 December, 7 December, 8 December, 11 December, ... Read more

Delhi pre-primary school admission registration process for classes nursery, KG, and Class 1 for the academic year 2024-25 in private schools began on November 23 by the Directorate of Education notification. Here are some points to keep in mind before applying for admission. For admission to preschool, and nursery, the age should be three years while for pre-primary, KG class, the age should be four years and for Class-1 minimum age should be five years as of March 31, according to the Directorate of Education notification.  The notification further specifies upper-age limits to be less than four years for pre-school, ... Read more

Delhi pre-primary school admission registration process for classes nursery, KG, and Class 1 for the academic year 2024-25 in private schools began on November 23 in accordance with the Directorate of Education notification. Delhi’s private schools released their admission criteria with specific points allocated to distance, siblings, and parents’ qualifications among other prongs on November 20 at their official websites. Also read: Admission to nursery in Delhi schools tougher than IIT entrance: Ashneer Grover Schools will upload details of applicants under open seats on December 29. Marks allotted to each child as per the criteria will be uploaded on January ... Read more

Indian students studying in Germany surged significantly over the past four years. According to a report by Studying-in-Germany.org, it was observed that the number of Indian students in Germany has increased by 107% in 4 years. Also read: Foreign universities in India: Guidelines for setting up campuses to be released soon Earlier China had been the biggest source of international students in Germany but this position was taken over by India recently. Currently, 39,137 Chinese students are enrolled in German universities.  Also read: 24-year-old Indian student stabbed in the US, condition critical: Report In terms of students crossing borders to ... Read more

The University Grants Commission (UGC) will revise the syllabus for the National Eligibility Test (NET) syllabus, Chairman Jagadesh Kumar was quoted by news agency PTI as saying on Tuesday evening. He said those appearing for NET will get sufficient time before its implementation. “The UGC will revise National Eligibility Test (NET) syllabus, candidates will get sufficient time before implementation,” Jagadesh Kumar said, adding that the UGC will form an expert panel for the exercise. Why will UGC revise NET syllabus? The UGC had last initiated the process to update the syllabi of UGC-National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET) subjects in 2017. “However, ... Read more

Despite visa hassles, the United States still remains the top choice for higher education for Indians, Open Doors Report cited. In the academic year 2022-23, the number of Indian students in the US surged by 35%, reaching a record 268,923.  During June-August 2023, which is typically the student visa season, the US Embassy and Consulates in India granted a record-high number of student visas. In India, consular staff granted 95,269 visas in the F, M, and J categories. This marks an 18% surge increase over the same timeframe. Noting that Indian students studying in the US deserve recognition, the Ambassador ... Read more

In India, the number of MBBS seats for aspiring doctors has increased from 51,348 to 91,927 in just nine years under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi who has sought several measures to make medical education affordable, said Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Friday.  He informed that the MD seats have increased by 93% from 31,185 to 60,202 in the time period of nine years. Singh flagged off a 32-seater bus donated to AIIMS Jammu on Friday.  “In 2014, there were 145 government medical colleges. Now, India has 260 such GMCs and the number of AIIMS went up to ... Read more

QS Asia University Rankings 2024: India surpassed China to have the highest number of universities in the QS Asia University Rankings, news agency ANI reported on Wednesday. While record 148 Indian universities found their place in the QS Asia University Rankings 2024,  133 universities of China were in the list. Seven Indian universities were amongst the top 100 Asian universities. Moreover, the highest number of 37 new entrants were from India. Meanwhile,  China had only seven new entrants this year. In this edition, a total of 857 institutions from 25 Asian countries were ranked. The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) ... Read more

Common Admission Test (CAT 2023) admit cards will be released today that is November 7. Admit cards will be available for download from 5 pm onwards at the official website iimcat.ac.in. CAT 2023, according to the notice on the website. Candidates need to use user ID and password as login credentials to download the document. Notice displayed on the website states, “The Admit Card for CAT 2023 examination will be made live on 07th Nov 2023. Please use your User id and Password to login and download the Admit card.”  “Exciting news! Mint is now on WhatsApp Channels 🚀 Subscribe ... Read more

Tier-four and -five cities such as Guntur, Ongole (Andhra Pradesh), Khammam, Warangal, Nalgonda, and Karimnagar (Telangana) are seeing a flurry of applications for the Test of English as a Foreign Language (Toefl) and Graduate Record Examinations (GRE). According to data shared with Mint, the number of applications for Toefl from Guntur crossed Mumbai to record the second highest number of applications in FY22 and FY23. Similarly, Ongole and Prakasam, both in Andhra, entered the list of top 20 Indian cities in FY23, pushing capital New Delhi lower in the list for GRE applications. View Full Image (Graphics: Mint) Noting the ... Read more