Kalicharan Saraf, Rajasthan Higher Education Minister, said on Tuesday that the Jodhpur University might be dissolved by the state government since they handed out 25,003 fake degrees and a high-level committee stated that there were high irregularities there. Saraf told a national daily, “The distribution of fake degrees is presently being probed by the Special Operations Group (SOG) even …
If you fail me it will haunt you for the rest of your life: students write pleas, abuses in Board exams
The board exams are a stressful time for students. Adopting new tips and tricks during this period is common. From prayers, to a healthy diet, to strange superstitions, students try it all in order to ace their Boards. But when their preparation is not enough, or they come across a difficult paper, students can go to any limits to pass …
IIT Jodhpur: DictatorFreeIITJ escalates with administrative and academic shutdown
The director, CV Murti, sent a letter to the students asking them to not block the functioning of the administration of IIT Jodhpur and to call of the protest. After the sacking of a faculty member, Ganesh Bagler, the students have been demanding the removal of CV Murti from his post. Bagler is a highly renowned scientist who is …
Schools running without affiliation to be disqualified, says CBSE
Schools conducting classes without CBSE affiliation shall be disqualified for a period of two years, according to a notice issued by the Central Board of Secondary Education. The notice, signed by the CBSE secretary, states that no school is permitted to run classes 6, 9 and 11 without obtaining formal permission of affiliation of the CBSE. It is aimed at …
Government qualified coaching institutes for UPSC IAS Exams
It is expected that the number of poor and meritorious candidates from the weaker sections for Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) will go up in the session 2015-16. The Government has qualified State for pre-examination training for UPSC civil services exam 2015-16 in reputed private coaching institutes. List of private institutes selected by government, course fee, stipend and duration during …
So, What actually is Yemen evacuation?
So, what actually is Yemen evacuation? The Indian Army has so far rescued over 4000 people from Yemen in Operation ‘Raahat’ among which there are 250 foreign nationals from 26 different nationalities. Now what is Operation ‘Raahat’? Operation ‘Raahat’ is the operation of the Indian army to evacuate the Indian citizens from Yemen. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, deputed General V.K. …
Manohar Parrikar launches Scorpene Submarine: Top 7 facts you must know
The Defence Minister of India, Manohar Parrikar launched the first India-made Scorpene submarine on April 6, 2015 for its sea trial. The submarine was built at Mazagaon Dockyard Ltd. The Defence Minister, along with the Chief Minister Devandra Fadnavis, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral RK Dhowan and other officials attended a ‘puja’ which marked the propitious sea trial of the …
Bombay HC questions lack of centres to test learning disability
On Monday, the Bombay High Court passed an order saying that tests for learning disability in children should be done earliest by the age of 8. The Court also asked the State why there were only 4 testing centres for testing learning disability when there are over one lakh schools in Maharashtra. Headed by Chief Justice Mohan Shah, the bench, …
High school student accepted by all 8 Ivy League schools
Harold Ekeh, a Elmont High School student from Long Island, New York, got accepted into every Ivy League school along with every other school he applied to. Harold Ekeh was born in Nigeria and moved with his parents to the US when he was just eight. His parents, Rosaline and Pal Ekeh, worked as Target clerks previously and are now …
UPSC Civil Services Exam Result: Centre tells the Commission to go ahead
The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has asked the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) to go ahead with their own decision on the results for Civil Services (Main) exam based on the Supreme Court order on Jat reservation. The Commission had delayed the results for the exams held last year, after the Supreme Court (SC) struck down reservations …