Latest education news is all about the recent happenings in the field of education in India that are worth following.

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The purpose behind writing about latest education news is to help students and parents about the prominent happenings in the academic world to help them make right decisions.

Latest education news

1. IGNOU course
Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has launched postgraduate diploma in Sustainable Science.

The course which is also called PGDSS (Postgraduate Diploma in Social Science) and candidates who have passed a bachelor’s degree from a recognised institution can apply for the course.

The course is all about sustainable development. It deals with sustainable development, its tools, implementation.

Interested individuals can click the url ‘ignouiop.samarth.edu.in/index.php/registration/user/register’ to apply for the course.

2. JEE Advanced 2021
The schedule for JEE Advanced exam for this year has been announced. Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said the exam would be held on October 3.

The earlier decided date for JEE Advanced exam this year was July 3.

This development has earned the attention of those who are following the latest education news.

Applicants who have passed JEE Mains and get a position among the top 2.5 lakh ranks turn eligible to appear for JEE Advanced.

Students who pass the exam can get admission in IITs located across India to study engineering courses.

Sources following the latest education news in India say JEE Advanced for 2021 was to be conducted much earlier. However, COVID-19 situation led to its postponement.

The registration would likely commence a few days after the release of results for the last phase of JEE Mains 2021.

IIT Kharagpur will be conducting JEE Advanced this year. Students willing to apply for JEE Advanced this year can visit the official website ‘jeeadv.ac.in’

3. OJEE 2021 exam
Last date for application submission for OJEE 2021 exam has been extended to July 30.

Sources keenly following latest education news say, students will be able to submit applications till 11:50 pm of July 30.

The last date for paying the application fee in connection with the exam has also been extended till 11:50 pm of August 2.

Official website for applying for OJEE 2021 exam is ‘ojee.nic.in’ The date for downloading admit card will also be informed in due course, say sources keeping a tab on latest education news.

The exam centres for OJEE were also increased this year. Over nine new places have been added as exam centres in and out of Odisha.

Exam centres newly added in Odisha are Bhawanipatana, Nabarangpur, Boudh, Nuapada, Deogarh, Puri, Kendrapara, Subarnapur, Malkangiri.

Among the ones added outside Odisha are Patna, Ranchi and Kolkata.

4. INICET 2021
There is no dearth of news worth following as far as academic world in India is concerned.

Sources tracking latest education news in India say the result of Institute of National Importance Combined Entrance Test (INI-CET) is declared.

All India Institute of Medical Sciences New Delhi (AIIMS New Delhi) conducts the exam and this time it was held on July 22.

The exam was held in computer based mode and the results of the test are available on the official website ‘https://www.aiimsexams.ac.in/’

Candidates who pass the exam will be able to gain admission into postgraduate medical courses offered in institutions of eminence like AIIMS Delhi, JIPMER Puducherry, AIIMS Bhopal, PGIMER Chandigarh.

Applicants who wrote the exam can visit the official website mentioned above and click on the result tab and after the webpage downloads, they can click the button ‘Result: Roll Number wise list of Provisionally Qualified Candidates in INICET July 2021 Session’

The button would be located on top right side next to AIIMS New Delhi photograph.

The moment button is clicked, result will be displayed in PDF format.

The result can be directly accessed at ‘https://www.aiimsexams.ac.in/pdf/RESULT-INICET-JULY-2021%20SESSION.pdf’

5. St. Stephens College
St. Stephens College will conduct admission into undergraduate programmes offered by it from August 5.

Sources keenly following the latest education news say the last date to apply for the admission is August 31.

Sources following latest education news say, the admission into this college is based on marks obtained in written test, marks obtained in 12th class exams and interviews.

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A great amount of weightage, almost 85 percent, is for marks in class 12. About, 15 percent weightage in admission is given to performance in written test and interviews.

This institution is also a great name in the field of education. Its popularity has spread across the nation.

6. MPBSE 12th class result
The result for 12th class exams in Madhya Pradesh would be out on July 29.

Sources following the latest education news say, Madhya Pradesh Board of Secondary Education (MPBSE) would release the result by 12 pm on July 29.

It is to note that 12th class board exams this year were cancelled in the state owing to COVID-19 situation.

The results were calculated using alternative assessment methods. Sources keeping a tab on latest education news say the results will be available on websites ‘www.mpresults.nic.in’ ‘https://mpbse.mponline.gov.in’ ‘www.mpbse.nic.in’ ‘www.jagranjosh.com’ ‘https://www.aajtak.in’ ‘https://www.indiatoday.in’ ‘www.news18.com’ ‘www.hindi.news18.com’ and ‘www.livehindustan.com’

The result can be views through ‘MPBSE Mobile App’ on Google Play Store. They can download the app and open it and click ‘Know Your Result’ and enter Roll Number and Application Number and login to know the result.

7. Government Schools in Delhi
There is another worth mentioning news in the education sector.

Sources following the latest education news say, about 30 government schools in the national capital will soon become affiliated to Delhi Board of School Education (DBSE) which has been newly formed.

Sources further say, the schools to be affiliated would comprise about 20 Schools of Specialised Excellence (SoSE) and 10 general schools.

SoSEs would be launched in August this year, say sources and they would be for students of classes 9 to 12 who have special interest in various subjects like science, arts, performing arts, engineering.

The general schools are those that would have classes from nursery to standard 8, say sources keeping a tab on latest education news.

8. Engineering seats in the country

Higher education arena in this nation is always filled with developments worth noting.

Sources tracking latest education news point that the things are not all that bright as far as engineering education are concerned.

The number of seats in engineering education are said to have witnessed a reduction.

The sources say, as per the latest information from All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE), the reduction in engineering seats this year is said to be standing at 1.46 lakhs.

On a larger scenario, sources point that the number of engineering seats are said to have declined to 23 lakhs.

Sources tracking latest education news say the seats for engineering in India stood at 30 lakhs in the past. However, all that is now witnessing a huge change.

What is bringing this change? Experts from the education sector say, factors like lack of demand for engineering courses have paved way for closure of engineering colleges.

9. DRDO chief interacts with SRM Amaravati

SRM University at Amaravati in Andhra Pradesh was centre of attraction when it interacted with Dr. G. Sateesh Reddy, chairman of DRDO.

Prof. D. Narayana Rao, Pro Vice Chancellor of the university highlighted the outstanding achievements of Dr Satheesh Reddy.

Professor Ranjit Thapa made a presentation on Computational Materials Genome project to Dr Satheesh Reddy.

He emphasized the importance and significance of Computational Materials Genome project and how it is useful to accelerate the design, development, discovering of new functional materials many times as fast and at a fraction of cost compared the existing traditional methods.

Dr. Satheesh Reddy spoke on various initiatives taken up by DRDO. He said DRDO has started joint PhD programmes with universities in India.

As a part of this initiative students will be able to pursue PhD in DRDO and scientists there will act as guides for students.

10. Child rights and its importance
Cascade Family Learning Services (CFLS), a unique educational ecosystem undertook a survey that brought out the importance of child rights and its long term impact on our future citizens.

The survey on child rights revealed that the need of higher level awareness on the importance on what needs to be done rather than helpless anger and wide circulation if the rights are violated.

CFLS also organised a virtual session titled ‘Do you know just like adults children have rights too.’

The session witnessed the participation of Ms. Vidya Shankar, Child’s Right Practitioner and Montessori Advocate, Dr. M V Srinivasan, Professor, Department of Education in Social Sciences, NCERT, New Delhi.

The topics discussed during the session are ‘what is the best interest of the child’ ‘What type of schools you should looking at’ ‘Juvenile Justice Act and the best interest of the child’ and others.

11. AP POLYCET 2021
Sources keenly following latest education news in India say, application form for Polytechnic Common Entrance Test (POLYCET) was released.

State Board of Technical Education and Training of Andhra Pradesh has released the form, say sources following the latest education news in India.

The online registration began on 27 July and the last date to submit application is August 13.

The applications can be submitted online at the official website ‘https://polycetap.nic.in/Default.aspx’

Interested students can start applying. The sources keeping a tab on latest education news in India say AP POLYCET 2021 exam will be conducted on September 1.

12. Assam HSLC and HS Exams
The results for classes 10 and 12 will be announced on 30 and 31 July respectively.

Sources following the latest education news in India say Board of Secondary Education of Assam (SEBA) and Assam Higher Secondary Education Council (AHSEC) will be announcing the results.

The results for class 10 can be checked at the official website ‘sebaonline.org’ and result for class 12 can be checked at ‘ahsec.nic.in’

The other website to check the result is ‘resultsassam.nic.in’

Sources following latest education news in India say over 7 lakh students registered for board exams this year.

The board exams had to be cancelled this year owing to COVID-19 situation in the state. Sources following the latest education news in India say, the evaluation was carried out based on alternative assessment method.

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