Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav announced that 89,000 meritorious Class 12 students will receive ₹25,000 each for laptops. A total of ₹224 crore will be transferred to the students’ bank accounts. The initiative aims to encourage academic excellence and skill development. The distribution will be held on February 21, 2025, with School Education Minister Uday Pratap Singh presiding.
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President Donald Trump nominated Kirsten Baesler, North Dakota's superintendent, for the role of assistant secretary for elementary and secondary education. If confirmed, Baesler would oversee the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, influencing educational outcomes for millions of students. Baesler, with over a decade of leadership in education, aims to support local control of schools and collaborate with fellow education leaders to implement reforms, as reported by the North Dakota... Expand
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The SLPRB Assam has postponed the written exam for Constable and other posts to April 6, 2025, from its earlier date of March 23, 2025, due to administrative reasons. Admit cards will now be available from April 1, 2025, instead of March 17. Candidates can download them using their application number, name, and Date of Birth.
The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has released the SSC CGL Tier 2 final answer key 2025, along with candidates' response sheets, on its official website. Aspirants who appeared for the exam from January 18 to 20, 2025, can now access and download their answer keys. This release follows significant criticism over the normalisation process used in the result calculation.
The Trump administration took decisive action on March 17, 2025, by firing most of the US Institute of Peace's board members, including CEO George Moose. This move follows an executive order aimed at reducing federal agencies tied to foreign assistance. USIP, an independent nonprofit, clashed with the administration over its autonomy, resulting in legal threats. This is part of a broader effort to dismantle international aid-related entities.
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to restore millions in teacher-preparation grants after ruling the terminations were "arbitrary and capricious." The lawsuit, filed by education groups, challenged the abrupt cancellation of over 100 grants. Courts also ordered funding restoration in eight states. The grants, federally mandated, were cut without following legal procedures.
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) will announce the CA Intermediate and Foundation exam results for January 2025 on March 4, 2025. Candidates can check their results on the official ICAI website by entering their Registration Number and Roll Number.