The Medical Counselling Committee has extended the NEET PG counselling round three schedule, with the final seat allotment list set for January 18. Choice filling and locking are open until January 16, 8:00 AM. Eligibility cut-off has been reduced, allowing more candidates to participate. The reporting and joining period at allotted colleges is between January 18 and January 25.
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SSC CGL Tier 2 Admit Card 2024 out today: The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) is releasing admit cards for the Combined Graduate Level (CGL) 2024 Tier 2 exams today. Candidates can download them from ssc.gov.in. The Tier 2 exams will be held from January 18-20, 2025. This recruitment drive aims to fill 17,727 Group ‘B’ and ‘C’ posts across various government departments.
Uttarakhand is making significant progress in education with various initiatives focusing on skill development and empowerment of underprivileged communities. Programs like the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Residential Hostel and Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya are providing free education and essential facilities to children, particularly girls. The state is also enhancing vocational education through PM Shri Schools and Government Inter Colleges.
With 87% of Canadian teens using smartphones, new classroom cellphone bans aim to improve students' focus and mental health. Experts point to the negative impact of smartphone use on attention and academic performance, with research linking excessive phone usage to deteriorating mental health. Provinces like Ontario and Quebec are leading the way in restricting phone use, but experts warn that proper implementation is key to ensuring these policies effectively benefit students in the long term.
President Trump and Elon Musk are intensifying efforts to hold federal workers accountable, requiring them to submit weekly updates detailing their accomplishments. This follows a previous email that saw a low response rate, with less than half of federal workers engaging. The second round of emails, now coming from individual agencies, demands compliance by Monday each week. This move is part of a larger push to streamline government operations and potentially reduce staffing levels.
Premilla Nadasen, Ann Whitney Olin Professor of History at Barnard College, resigned as director of the Barnard Center for Research on Women (BCRW), effective December 31, 2024. Citing campus surveillance and restrictions on academic events, Nadasen also announced the cancellation of the 50th annual Scholar and Feminist Conference, which was set to focus on academic freedom. Nadasen will remain at Barnard as a professor of history. Her resignation marks a significant moment in the ongoing... Expand
The BPSC conducted a re-test for the 70th CCE Prelims on January 4, 2025, for candidates affected by the canceled December 13 exam at Patna’s Bapu Centre. Admit cards were issued to 12,012 candidates, but only 5,943 appeared. Protests over an alleged paper leak led to police intervention on December 25.
Karnataka's Minister for Medical Education Sharan Prakash Patil has ordered the closure of substandard para-medical colleges failing to meet infrastructure and teaching standards. Inspections revealed alarming deficiencies, including inadequate facilities. Strict actions aim to safeguard para-medical education quality and ensure proper student training. Affected students will be transferred to better institutions.
The Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) has released the 2025 Bihar D.El.Ed. Dummy Admit Card, allowing candidates to verify their details ahead of the entrance examination. Candidates can download their admit cards from the official website and must correct any errors by February 17, 2025. The D.El.Ed. Entrance Exam is scheduled for February 27, 2025. Failure to make necessary corrections or fee payments by the deadline will result in the non-issuance of the final admit card.
The Railway Recruitment Boards (RRB) have announced the RRB ALP result 2025 on February 26, with results available for multiple regions, including Kolkata, Bilaspur, and Mumbai. The exam, held in November 2024, is part of the recruitment process for 18,799 Assistant Loco Pilot vacancies. Candidates can check their results on their regional RRB websites using their credentials.
An analysis by PRS Legislative Research reveals that at least 35% of schools in India enroll 50 or fewer students and have just one or two teachers. These schools face challenges like teachers managing multiple grades and subjects, inadequate infrastructure, and administrative burdens. Additionally, 16% of teaching posts were vacant in 2022-23, highlighting the need for urgent teacher recruitment reforms.