A two and a half year-long study conducted by Ei, an education technology company, sheds light on the substantial misconceptions held by in-service Maths teachers regarding primary and middle-grade concepts. Alarmingly, up to 58% of teachers demonstrated misconceptions in some areas, a figure mirroring the misconception rates among middle-grade students. Also, about 75% of teachers could not correctly answer 50% …

The National Testing Agency (NTA) has announced fresh dates for postponed/cancelled examinations. Please note, the UGC NET June 2024 Cycle examination which was earlier held in Pen & paper (offline) mode, will now be held in the Computer-Based Test ( CBT) mode. The dates and other details given in the image For further information, the Candidates are advised to visit …

The crime of ragging continues its run on the campuses especially in country’s medical colleges. A latest outrageous case of such crime from Dungarpur Medical College, Rajasthan has come to light, where a first-year MBBS student was made to do more than 300 sit-ups at a place near the college on May 15. According to reports, the push-ups exerted severe …

Esri India, a provider of Geographic Information System (GIS) software and solutions, and IIT Tirupati Navavishkar I-Hub Foundation (IITTNiF), a not-for-profit organization, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a  ‘Center of Competence’ for innovation and advance learning with geospatial technologies at IIT Tirupati. The ‘Center of Competence’ will serve as a hub for learning, research, and development in geospatial …

The student community is happy over the decision to remove the Goods and Services Tax (GST) from student’s Paying Guest (PG) accommodations. Seeing this as a progressive policy change, students feel it will make higher education significantly more affordable and accessible for students across the country. The Government has demonstrated a strong commitment to empowering the youth and investing in …

Facing criticism, student protests and wrath of opposition parties over ‘rigging’ of entrance and other public examinations, the Government has constituted a high-level committee to ensure transparent, smooth and fair conduct of examinations through National Testing Agency (NTA). Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education constituted a High-Level Committee of Experts to make recommendations on: Reform in mechanism of examination …