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Government and IITs reach consensus on admission formula

June 28, 2012

The government and IITs resolved the issues on the entrance exam by reaching a compromise formula over organizing the common exam from 2013 academic year. According to the agreement, from 2013, class 12th marks will be used only as cut-off ..

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285 million working Indians require retraining

June 27, 2012

As per a study report by McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) India faces a new challenge as it needs to retrain at least 285 million working citizens who lack secondary education. Out of these, 150 million have not even completed primary ..

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IIT-Kanpur urges for PM’s intervention on proposed CET

June 12, 2012

IIT-Kanpur wrote a letter “The Faculty Forum” seeking direct and exigent intervention of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to settle the issue of newly proposed Common Entrance Test by HRD ministry According to IIT- Kanpur the current format of CET can ..

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“CBSE-International”: Pilot project by CBSE in 27 schools to evolve international syllabus

May 11, 2012

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has made Class X Board Examination optional in order to promote holistic development of students and lessen exam related stress. Why such a move by CBSE? This move by the board is due ..

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NEET by Medical Council of India for MBBS from 2012

December 28, 2011

Students aspiring for MBBS admissions will not take the EAMCET route but write the National Entrance and Eligibility Test by Medical Council of India (MCI) from 2012. The test will be conducted at the national level by the Central Board ..

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IIMR signs MOU with KSB for Global Biz Education

November 5, 2011

NCR’s first Indian Institute of Management, IIM Rohtak, has recently signed an MOU with a top-notch American Business School, Kelley School of Business (KSB), for the pursuit of excellence in global business education. Both of these institutions will collaborate in areas ..

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