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Rushil Mathur Maths Tips: Olympiad champion shares 5 tips for students to excel in Maths | – Times of India

Rushil Mathur, a distinguished recipient of three awards from the Indian National Mathematical Olympiad, is the author of "An Exploration of Olympiad Combinatorics. The teenager underscores the significance of Olympiad mathematics in cultivating robust problem-solving abilities and a profound comprehension of mathematical concepts. School students must participate and prepare for Olympiad every year as it helps in honing their maths skills, something that regular class work cannot do. Math enthusiasts can greatly benefit from platforms such as the Online Math Club, Sophie Fellowship, and OTIS. Driven by a passion for both teaching and learning, says Rushil. Here are 5-tips that can make anyone become a Maths genius.Everyday strategies that will transform your child's personalityFind joy...
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Will take action if students found guilty: AIIMS Patna director on NEET-UG paper leak case – Times of India

PATNA: After the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday arrested four medical students from AIIMS Patna in connection with the NEET-UG paper leak case, Dr Gopal Krushna Pal, Director of AIIMS Patna said that the medical institute will take action if the students are found guilty.Speaking with ANI, Dr Pal said, "The report that CBI has arrested them (medical students) is true.CBI has also given us information that our four students have been formally arrested. But still now, we have not got anything in writing..."He further said, "Our administrative committee meeting was held today and we discussed the issue and the decision was that the students can be suspended, but subject again to the legal opinion. We are keeping this suspension order in abeyance until we receive any writ...
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Bangladesh shuts universities, colleges indefinitely but protests mount – Times of India

DHAKA: Police in Bangladesh fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse students protesting against the government's job quota system on Wednesday, a day after violent clashes left six people dead and scores injured.Authorities also announced the indefinite closure of all public and private universities from Wednesday following the protests over public sector job quotas, which include a 30% reservation for family members of fighters from the 1971 War of Independence from Pakistan.Authorities deployed units of the paramilitary Border Guard force alongside riot police on Wednesday outside the Dhaka University campus as students chanted: "We will not let our brothers' blood go in vain".Police fired teargas and rubber bullets and lobbed sound grenades at the students as they marched in pr...
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Government acting on war-footing on NEET-UG controversy, very serious about preventing such incidents: PM Modi – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi assured students across the country that his government is "very serious" about the NEET issue and is working on a "war footing" to prevent such incidents.He also emphasized that those who play with the future of the youth will not be spared at all."I want to tell every student of the country, every youth of the country that the government is very serious about preventing such incidents and we are taking one step after another to fulfil our responsibilities on a war footing," PM Modi said while speaking on the NEET issue in Parliament on Tuesday.While delivering his Motion of Thanks to the President's address in the Lok Sabha, the Prime Minister assured that no one who was involved in the alleged "paper leak" will be spared and several miscreants ...
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Torn jeans, T-shirts, revealing dresses not allowed: Mumbai college to students | Mumbai News – Times of India

MUMBAI: A college in Mumbai has imposed a dress code banning hijabs, burkas, torn jeans, T-shirts, revealing dresses, and jerseys, aiming to maintain discipline on campus. This decision by the Chembur Trombay Education Society's N G Acharya and D K Marathe College follows a Bombay High Court ruling that upheld the institution's right to enforce such rules, asserting they do not infringe upon students' fundamental rights.The notice issued on June 27 instructs students to wear formal and decent attire while on campus. For boys, the acceptable attire includes half or full shirts and trousers, while girls are permitted to wear any Indian or western outfit. The notice specifies that garments revealing religion or suggesting cultural disparities are prohibited, meaning students must remove it...
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Video | NTA Fails The Test Of Exams: We The People Want Answers

The National Testing Agency in India has made national and international headlines lately. The NEET, UGC-NET exams were cancelled following a series of irregularities in marking and subsequent allegations of a paper leak. UGC-CSIR was also delayed due to logistical reasons and the NEET PG was delayed as a precautionary measure. Needless to say India's nodal testing body, the NTA, has failed India's students. But, the question is with lakhs of students' lives and futures at stake, is the removal of the NTA head enough or is there a need to rethink the existence of the NTA and the whole process of exam conduct in India? Source link
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Centre asks for student and parent input on NTA reforms | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The high-level committee on Friday sought suggestions and ideas from students and parents for reforming the National testing agency amid the NEET and UGC-NET row.Earlier the ministry of education constituted a high-level committee of experts to ensure transparent, smooth and fair conduct of examinations amid the NEET and UGC-NET row.The committee, headed by former ISRO Chairman Dr.K. Radhakrishnan, will receive suggestions and feedback through a dedicated website: https://innovateindia.mygov.in/examination-reforms-nta/The public can offer feedback till July 7.The committee will make recommendations on reform in the mechanism of the examination process, improvement in data security protocols and structure and functioning of NTA.The committee will also conduct a thorough review...
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Radhakrishnan-led panel may need two months to suggest NTA reforms: Here’s what you should know – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Education recently announced the formation of a high-level committee of experts, led by former ISRO chief K Radhakrishnan, to ensure that examinations are conducted transparently, smoothly, and fairly through the National Testing Agency.The seven-member committee held its first meeting on Monday, June 24, at the IIT Delhi campus.The committee is tasked with recommending reforms in the examination process, improving data security protocols, and reviewing the structure and functioning of the NTA. According to ministry officials, these reforms are likely to be implemented by the next exam cycle."It is a mammoth task and must be done with complete preparation to ensure there are no loopholes. However, it is also the most important priority of the ministry right no...
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NEET gets messy

What went wrong with entrance exams like NEET this year and how it affected the ambitions of millions of studentsA protest by students’ organisations in Hyderabad, Jun. 18; (Photo: ANI) There seems to be no end to the troubles at the National Testing Agency (NTA), which conducts major entrance examinations in the country and holds the fate of millions of students in its hands. Over three million have been left hanging with the controver­sies surrounding two big examinations—the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (Undergraduate) or NEET-UG, the gateway for admissions to medical courses in India, and the University Grants Commission-National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET), the key qualification for those hoping to find teaching jobs in colleges or to get junior researc...
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A school with 7 students: America is witnessing a ‘microschools’ boom – Times of India

ATLANTA: When Nathanael was in kindergarten, he told his mother, Diana Lopez, that he did not want to return to school - ever. His teacher yelled at him, he said. And when Lopez picked him up from school, he would often immediately start to cry. Nathanael has autism, and in a busy classroom of 25 children, the teacher seemed to have few strategies for working with him, Lopez recalled.This year at a new school, Nathanael, 7, was happier. He shared a teacher with only six other students - not in one classroom, but in the entire school.Nathanael attended a microschool, an increasingly popular type of super-small, largely unregulated private school, often serving fewer students than are enrolled in a single classroom at a traditional school. The programmes are benefitting from two trends: S...
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Students travel to far off centres for NEET-PG, outrage over postponement – Times of India

MUMBAI: The postponement of NEET-PG 2024 less than 12 hours before the exam was scheduled, sent scores of parents and medical students in a tizzy. The exam was scheduled to be held on Sunday morning. The initial confusion quickly turned into anger after the union ministry of health and family welfare confirmed the news by tweeting on the social media platform X from their official handle.Several students, MBBS doctors, had already travelled to their far-off centres or were on their way when the news broke. NEET-PG is conducted by the National Board of Examinations for admissions to MD/MS courses in the country. A parent Anup Patel, said that his son, a medical graduate from the Grant Medical College (JJ), had left for Pune in the evening, as he got a centre there. "Initially, we thought...
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Video | NEET-PG Test Scheduled For Tomorrow Postponed As Exam Mess Spirals

The NEET-PG scheduled for tomorrow has been postponed and fresh dates will be announced soon, the Health Ministry said in a statement today.The government alluding to the huge row over alleged irregularities in NEET-UG and UGC-NET said it decided to "undertake a thorough assessment of the robustness of processes of NEET-PG, conducted by the National Board of Examination for medical students." Source link
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8 IIT-Bombay students fined Rs 1.2 lakh for Ramayana skit | Mumbai News – Times of India

MUMBAI: At least eight IIT-Bombay students, some of them graduating and the others junior, have been penalised with fines of up to Rs 1.2 lakh for staging a play, Raahovan, during the institute's annual performing arts festival on March 31. The play, loosely based on the Ramayana, depicted the lead characters in a "derogatory manner," claimed complaints made by a section of students.While graduating students have been penalised with a fine of Rs 1.2 lakh each and will not get any recognition for any gymkhana awards, the junior students have been asked to pay Rs 40,000 each and have also been debarred from hostel facilities, a student said. The institute has taken action based on recommendations of a disciplinary action committee after the complaints.The Performing Arts Festival, or PAF,...
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Video | The NEET Row: Continuing Shortcomings In Our Exam Systems?

Amid concerns about the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) for admission into medical colleges, the Supreme Court today came down heavily on the National Testing Agency (NTA), which conducts the nationwide exam for medical college aspirants. "If there's even 0.001% negligence on anyone's part, it should be thoroughly dealt with," the Supreme Court said. The Supreme Court - while hearing a batch of petitions over the alleged irregularities in the exam - said it expects a "timely action" from the NTA and that the agency must ensure that all candidates are treated fairly. ...
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Dharmendra Pradhan: Won’t allow deficiency in holding tests | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Education minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday said the Centre would not tolerate any malpractice or irregularities in the conduct of exams, and accountability of the National Testing Agency (NTA) would be fixed if lapses were found. Pradhan met several candidates who took the NEET-UG exam and their parents, and reaffirmed the govt's commitment to protect students' interests."Concerns of students will be addressed with fairness and equity. The counselling process will be underway soon and it is of utmost importance to move ahead without any confusion," he said.Govt sources clarified that the FIR related to NEET in Patna concerned "solver gangs" rather than a paper leak as claimed by Congress. Also, sources in NTA said the average score of qualifiers in Bihar was lower than t...
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Video | NEET Fiasco: What’s The Way Forward?

It's an elite exam and is in the eye of a massive storm. This week NEET hogged headlines for all the wrong reasons - from allegations of paper leaks to malpractices. It's just one exam and 24 lakhs appeared for it. There are over 60 toppers - a bunch of them from just one centre scoring 720 out of 720 marks, which was unimaginable to date. Hundreds scored 719 and 718 marks, which is impossible in the NEET marking scheme. The National Testing Agency has said that these scores were due to grace marks given to some students at some centres where there were glitches and students lost time. The Supreme Court ordered a retest for the 1,563 students who got the grace marks. However, the larger aspirant communi...
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Utkal University UUEMS Result Yet to Be Announced: Stay Updated on Official Channels – Times of India

BHUBANESWAR: As of today, June 13, 2024, there has been no official announcement regarding the release of Utkal University exam results. There may be misinformation circulating online, so it's important for students to rely solely on official sources for updates.Here's how to stay informed about Utkal University results:• University Website: Regularly check the Utkal University website (https://utkaluniversity.ac.in/) under the "Examination" section.This is the primary source for all official announcements regarding exams and results.• Utkal University Examination Management System (UUeMS): Visit the UUeMS website (https://cbcs19.uuems.in/CBCS_Result/) for updates specific to exams conducted under the Choice Based Credit System (CBCS).• Official Social Media Channels: Utkal University m...
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In 1st year of roll-out, AI finds less takers than Hindi & Arabic in state-run schools: Only 500 of 4.28L class IX students opt for it – Times of India

GUWAHATI: In Assam, subjects like Hindi and Arabic are surprisingly finding more takers among school students than artificial intelligence. AI was introduced along with robotics in state-run schools this year with an aim to modernise the curriculum, aligning it with global technological advancements.Though expectations were high, only about 500 of the 4.28 lakh registered Class IX students have opted for AI and robotics so far.The Board of Secondary Education, Assam (Seba) is offering AI and robotics as an elective subject to students of Class IX to begin with. With the deadline for registration for the 2026 state board exam nearing its mid-June cutoff, various districts are now promoting AI among students through workshops, emphasising its global demand and promising opportunities.“We ...
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