The Delhi Directorate of Education has directed schools to shift to hybrid classes for students up to Class 9 and Class 11 due to worsening air quality, with AQI expected to breach 400 soon. Classes for Classes 10 and 12 will continue in schools. Stage 4 curbs include halting construction and restricting polluting trucks.
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IGNOU will close the registration and re-registration window for the January 2025 admission cycle tomorrow, January 31. Candidates can apply for various ODL programs, including UG, PG, diploma, and doctoral courses, through the official websites ignou.ac.in or ignouadmission.samarth.edu.in. Candidates can check the direct link and other details here.
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to dismantle the US Education Department, fulfilling a long-standing conservative goal of shifting education authority to states. While key federal programs may remain, the move has sparked intense debate, legal challenges, and uncertainty over student loans. Critics warn of harm to vulnerable students, while supporters hail it as ending federal overreach.
ISRO's PSLV-C60 mission, launched on December 30, 2024, aims to achieve India’s first in-space docking through the Space Docking Experiment (SpaDeX). Two satellites, SDX01 and SDX02, will attempt the maneuver on January 7, 2025. Success will position India among space pioneers and boost future missions like Chandrayaan-4 and the Bhartiya Antrish Station.
The Rajasthan Board of Secondary Education (RBSE) has released the REET 2025 Level 1 and Level 2 question papers online, with provisional answer keys expected soon. Candidates can download the question papers from the official websites. After the answer key release, they can raise objections by paying a fee. The final answer key will be used for result preparation.
The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda has announced the GSET 2024 results on its official website. Candidates who appeared for the exam on December 1, 2024, can check their results and cut-off details by following simple steps on gujaratset.ac.in. The result PDF contains roll numbers of successful candidates, and the final answer key can also be downloaded.
The Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) released the answer key for the 70th CCE re-examination, held on January 4, 2025. The re-exam was conducted after reports of a paper leak canceled the original exam. Candidates can review the answer keys and raise objections by January 21, 2025.
The Education Department has offered employees buyouts of up to $25,000 ahead of “very significant†layoffs. To qualify, employees must have worked for the federal government for at least three years. However, those who received student loan repayment benefits or certain bonuses are ineligible. It remains unclear if other federal agencies received similar offers.
Over 3.70 lakh unemployed youth, including graduates, have registered on Jammu and Kashmir's employment portal by January 2025. Deputy CM Surinder Choudhary highlights various government schemes such as Mission Youth, Mumkin, and Tejaswini aimed at enhancing job prospects. The government has also conducted 246 job fairs and launched several skill development initiatives.
The UP BEd JEE 2025 registration will begin on February 15, 2025, and close on March 15, 2025. Bundelkhand University, Jhansi, will conduct the state-level exam for admission into B.Ed courses across Uttar Pradesh. Candidates with a bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 50% marks can apply online at bujhansi.ac.in. The exam is expected in June 2025.
Indian students seeking education in the U.S. face significant hurdles beyond academic challenges. From securing student visas amid stricter regulations to grappling with high tuition costs and uncertain work opportunities under changing H-1B and OPT policies, the journey is tough. Furthermore, cultural tensions and rising backlash against Indian Americans add complexities to their pursuit of the American Dream.