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The Birla Institute of Technology & Science (BITS) Pilani will close the online registration process for the Birla Institute of Technology & Science Admission Test (BITSAT) 2024 on Tuesday i.e. April 16, 2024. Interested candidates who have yet not completed his/her registration for the same can fill out the BITSAT 2024 application form on the official website at bitsadmission.com. As per the notification, the premium institute will open the correction window on April 18 for two days. The last date to make changes in the application form is April 20. As per schedule, BITSAT 2024 session 1 exam will be held from ... Read more

Unperturbed by the firing incident, Salim Khan father of Bollywood actor Salman Khan carried out his routine as always and went out for a walk, reported ETimes on Sunday. Reacting to the firing incident the veteran screenwriter told News18, “There is nothing to tell. They just want publicity, there is no need to worry.” Earlier in the morning, two motorbike-borne unidentified persons opened fire outside the Bollywood actor’s house in Bandra early today morning leading the Mumbai police to enhance security and launch a search for the accused. Based on preliminary investigation, Mumbai police have said that the firing incident ... Read more

Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad has been ranked among the top 25 institutions globally for business and management studies, according to Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings by Subject. IIM-Bangalore and IIM-Calcutta have been ranked among the top 50. The QS rankings, released on Wednesday, April 10, showed that Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in Delhi is the highest-ranked university in India. JNU is in the 20th position globally for development studies, according to the London-based higher education analytics company. ALSO READ: QS Asia Rankings 2024: India beats China with highest number of universities QS CEO Jessica Turner has said providing ... Read more

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is planning to launch a pilot of the National Credit Framework for classes 6, 9 and 11 from Academic Year 2024-25 and has invited its affiliate schools to participate in the same, news agency PTI reported on Wednesday citing officials. It is important to note that in 2023, the union government launched the National Credit Framework (NCrF), jointly developed by UGC, NCERT, CBSE, AICTE and the Ministry of Education among others—as part of the implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP)-2020. The move aims for seamless integration of school, higher and vocational education, ... Read more

Delhi School Admission 2024: The Delhi Directorate of Education (DoE) on Monday said it has started the online registration process for admission for the Academic Session 2024-25 to Delhi government schools for classes 6 to 9 today, i.e April 8, 2024. As per the DoE notification, the online registration forms will be made available on the official website of DoE at edudel.nic.in at 12 pm on Monday and the same will be closed on April 17, at 5pm. According to the official notice, the admission process for Delhi government schools in the non-plan category will occur in three cycles. The ... Read more

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Thursday said it has changed the examination format for Class 11 and 12 from academic year 2024-25. Under the new format, the CBSE exams will focus on concept application questions instead of long-form answers. There is no change in the exam format for Classes 9 and 10. The move is expected to herald a paradigm shift in the way students approach their studies, moving away from rote memorization towards a more holistic understanding of concepts. It is envisioned to empower students to think creatively, innovate, and develop a deeper appreciation for the ... Read more

The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has said that it will release the new syllabus and textbooks for classes 3 and 6 only, and there will be no change in the curriculum and textbooks for other classes for the Academic Year 2024-25 commencing from April 1. Taking to microblogging platform X (formerly known as Twitter), the NCRT said, “New textbooks aligned with NCF-SE 2023 for Class 3 and 6 are arriving: Class 3 books by April 2024 and Class 6 by mid-May 2024.” The NCERT said, “1.21 crore copies of 2023-2024 editions of textbooks for Classes 1, ... Read more

The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has made the SSC GD 2024 answer key available for viewing and download on its official website, ssc.gov.in. Steps to check answer key Aspirants can navigate through the following steps to check it: Visit ssc.gov.in. Navigate to the answer key section. Open the relevant notification and scroll down to locate the login page. Provide your credentials and log in. Review and download the SSC Constable GD answer key. It is to be further noted that candidates who pass the written exam will progress to the subsequent stages, including the Physical Standard Test (PST), Physical Efficiency ... Read more

The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Sunday extended the deadline for CUET-UG application for the second time on Sunday. Now, the candidates can apply till April 5. (More to come)     Milestone Alert! Livemint tops charts as the fastest growing news website in the world 🌏 Click here to know more. Unlock a world of Benefits! From insightful newsletters to real-time stock tracking, breaking news and a personalized newsfeed – it’s all here, just a click away! Login Now! Catch all the Education News and Updates on Live Mint. Download The Mint News App to get Daily Market Updates ... Read more

Amid growing instances of attacks on Indian students in the US, there has been a debate about other study destinations where students from India can go for their higher studies. Recently, the video of an Indian student from Hyderabad went viral, where he was seen bleeding profusely. He was beaten and robbed in the US.  Following this, US President Joe Biden said that the US administration is working very hard to curb such attacks against international students from India. There is no denying the fact that the US — along with Canada and the UK — continues to be one ... Read more