The civil services preliminary examination, scheduled to be held on May 31, has been deferred. The decision was taken during a meeting held by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) today to review the situation after the second-phase of the COVID-19-induced nationwide lockdown. ‘Taking notice of the extension of restrictions, the commission decided that it will not be possible to …
O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU) based in Sonipat, Haryana, has announced the launch of several new undergraduate and post graduate programmes across its nine schools beginning session 2020. The new courses at JGU offer choices from Humanities to Legal and Environmental Studies, Design to Economics and Social Policy. Here is a list of new programmes that O.P. Jindal Global University is …
The Series, ‘When Tomorrow Comes’, curates the experience of accomplished leaders in the fields of education, film making, music, sports, human rights, others on how to prepare for and embrace change to be future-ready! BML Munjal University (BMU), Gurgaon, has launched a virtual masterclass series, titled –When Tomorrow Comes. Targeted at all students – the university’s own and otherwise, the …
The union minister for human resources development, Ramesh Pokhriyal will go live tomorrow (May 5) at 12 noon to answer queries from students and parents on a wide of issues arisen from COVID 19 pandemic and its effect on education system. In a tweet he said, “Please Join me on 5th May at 12 noon! Till then keep sharing your …
Dehradun-based The University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES), which has now metamorphosed more into a regular university, has signed up a third party platform, Mettl, for conduct of examination of its final year law students. Several students have expressed their discomfort and dismay over conduct of these online examinations. In a letter to the Uttarakhand Governor, Baby Rani Maurya, …
EdTech startup GetMyUni has acquired online IELTS test preparation platform ieltsmaterial.com in an all-cash deal on 15th Apr 2020. Post the acquisition, IELTS Material operations have been merged with GetMyUni. The strategic move was made by GetMyUni in a bid to get in on the fast growing e-learning market, which has exploded post Covid-19 has forced students to learn online. …
