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THE Rankings by Subject 2025: List of top 3 universities in various categories

Updated on Jan 23, 2025 12:07 PM IST

THE Subject Rankings 2025: MIT tops in three subjects and Harvard, Oxford are first in two subjects each.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology tops for Arts and Humanities, Business and Economics and Social Science subjects.(Getty Images/File)

ByHT Education Desk

Patna-based educator writes to Prez, PM demanding cancellation of BPSC exam

Patna-based educator Motiur Rahman Khan wrote to President Droupadi Murmu and PM Narendra Modi demanding cancellation of the BPSC exam held last month.

BPSC CCE conducted on December 13 has been in the eye of a storm over allegations of question paper leak. (Santosh Kumar)

Published on Jan 23, 2025 11:26 AM IST

PTI | , Patna

Trump won't ban immigration arrests at school, families weigh attendance

Immigrants across the country have been anxious about Trump's pledge to deport millions of people.

For students from low-income families, including many immigrants, schools are a primary way to access food, mental health services and other support. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo(REUTERS)

Published on Jan 23, 2025 10:53 AM IST

AP | , San Francisco

NEET, JEE aspirants hang themselves in Kota, 6 suicides in Jan

Updated on Jan 22, 2025 09:39 PM IST

PTI |

Amazon announces 500 scholarships for female students worth 2 lakh each

Amazon is offering 500 scholarships worth 2 lakhs each, to female students pursuing undergraduate degrees in computer science engineering or related fields.

The program targets students in grades 6 and above who reside in tier 2 cities. It aims to bridge the gender gap in the technology sector. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)(AP)

Updated on Jan 23, 2025 08:03 AM IST

ByHT Education Desk, New Delhi

Harvard settles lawsuits over antisemitism on campus

Harvard said it would adopt the IHRA definition of antisemitism when evaluating whether conduct violates its non-discrimination and anti-bullying policies.

Harvard's settlement resolves a lawsuit by Students Against Antisemitism, and a lawsuit by Jewish Americans for Fairness in Education and the Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, and includes unspecified monetary payments. (Unsplash )

Published on Jan 22, 2025 12:43 PM IST

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Class 12 students take oath for ‘copy-free’ exams in Maharashtra's Latur

Students vowed to deter others from using unfair practices and to approach the exams confidently, stress-free, and with a focus on achieving excellent results.

The Class 12 students of Dayanand College of Arts took an oath for copy-free exams in line with the state government's directive to hold awareness campaign week. (Representative image)

Updated on Jan 23, 2025 08:04 AM IST

PTI | , Latur

Rahul Gandhi assures to raise BPSC exam issue in Parliament

Taking to his YouTube channel, Rahul Gandhi assured of raising the BPSC issue in Parliament after hearing grievances and demands of protesters.

Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi recently shared on his YouTube channel a video of his interaction with the protesting BPSC students. He assures them of raising their issue in Parliament after hearing their grievances and demands. (HT file image)

Published on Jan 21, 2025 05:54 PM IST

PTI | , New Delhi

Pearl Academy launches India’s first Meta Campus at Comic Con Bengaluru 2025

Pearl Academy launched India’s first Meta Campus at Comic Con Bengaluru 2025. Read details below.

Pearl Academy's Meta Campus is a first-of-its-kind concept that serves as a digital twin of the institution's physical campus.

Published on Jan 21, 2025 03:03 PM IST

ByHT Education Desk

What BJP's second manifesto for Delhi elections promises to students

BJP MP Anurag Thakur said the party will provide financial assistance for competitive exam aspirants and reimburse travel and application fees twice.

BJP MPs Anurag Thakur, Ramvir Singh Bidhuri, and Manoj Tiwari with Delhi party President Virendra Sachdeva, and party leader Vijender Gupta during the launch of the second part of the party's 'Sankalp Patra' (manifesto) for the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections(PTI)

Updated on Jan 22, 2025 08:19 AM IST

ByHT Education Desk

Odisha govt fixes Class 1 enrolment age in schools at 6-plus years

All primary schools will open an additional pre-school class called ‘Sishu Vatika’ from the new academic year, informed a government notification.

The Odisha government has fixed the age of enrolment to Class 1 at 6-plus years from the 2025-26 academic session. (Representative image/HT Photo)

Published on Jan 21, 2025 10:27 AM IST

PTI | , Bhubaneswar

IIM Rohtak holds 3-day flagship event ‘Infusion 2025’

Infusion 2025 by IIM Rohtak was held under the theme Make Your Mark that brought together students, industry leaders, cultural enthusiasts and more.

IIM Rohtak hosted its flagship event 'Infusion 2025'.

Updated on Jan 20, 2025 07:11 PM IST

ByHT Education Desk

Delhi man wanted in multiple exam fraud cases nabbed by Cyber Cell

As per Delhi Police, the accused duped several people by promising to secure their children's selection in competitive exams.

The accused, identified as Sanjeev Jha, was arrested by the cyber cell team of Delhi Police's crime branch. (Pixabay/Representative)

Updated on Jan 20, 2025 04:53 PM IST

PTI | , New Delhi

Schools reopen in Patna with changed timing from 9 am

The DM had earlier prohibited academic activities in all schools up to class 8 from January 5 due to prevalent cold weather and low temperature.

Schools reopen in Patna with changed timing(PTI Photo for representation)

Published on Jan 20, 2025 08:49 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Patna

FORE School of Management confers diplomas to 370 students 29th convocation day

FORE School of Management hosted the 29th Convocation Ceremony wherein 370 students were conferred diplomas.

FORE School of Management hosted its 29th Convocation Ceremony on January 18, 2025.

Published on Jan 19, 2025 08:20 PM IST

ByHT Education Desk

SC appoints amicus to examine plea on disclosure of UPSC CSE answer keys, marks

The amicus curiae will assist SC on a plea of civil service aspirants, seeking direction to the UPSC for disclosure of answer keys, marks of candidates.

A bench of Justices P S Narasimha and Manoj Misra appointed senior advocate Jaideep Gupta as amicus curiae to assist it on a plea of civil service aspirants, seeking direction to the UPSC for disclosure of the answer keys, cut-off marks and marks of the candidates appearing in civil service (preliminary) examination. (PTI)

Updated on Jan 19, 2025 06:59 PM IST

PTI | , New Delhi

CGPSC ex-chief shared question papers with nephews, claims CBI

The CBI on January 16 filed its first chargesheet in the alleged CGPSC scam, which came to light during the previous Congress regime.

As per the CBI, Chhattisgarh Public Service Commission ex-chairman Taman Singh Sonwani tweaked guidelines and shared the CGPSC-2021 exam question papers with his two nephews in advance, (Representative image/file)

Updated on Jan 19, 2025 03:56 PM IST

PTI | , Raipur

10-year-old boy dies after falling off the swing at school in Odisha’s Jajpur

The 10-year-old boy was playing on a swing with some of his friends during school hours when he suddenly fell and sustained critical injuries.

Soumyaranjan's family and locals blamed the carelessness of the teachers for his death. (HT File)

Published on Jan 18, 2025 08:50 PM IST

PTI | , Jajpur

Rahul Gandhi visits BPSC protest site in Patna, assures full support to students

Gandhi squatted in the midst of young men and women who have been carrying on their 'dharna' under a makeshift tent.

Rahul Gandhi was seen patiently listening to the candidates who raised slogans

Published on Jan 18, 2025 08:18 PM IST

PTI | , Patna

Delhi DoE issues notice regarding the resumption of normal classes in schools

The notice was issued after The Commission for Air Quality Management revoked actions under Stage-III of the extant Schedule of GRAP, with immediate effect.

DoE directed all the Heads of Schools to circulate the information among students, staff members and parents of the students. (HT Photo)

Updated on Jan 19, 2025 08:19 AM IST

ByHT Education Desk, New Delhi

Mental Health Support for Students: List of government organisations to consider

Check out the list of government organizations' that provide students' counselling.

Updated on Jan 19, 2025 03:57 PM IST

ByHT Education Desk | Edited by Papri Chanda

NEET UG 2025: NTA issues important notice for admission, details here

In an earlier notice, NTA clarified that NEET (UG)-2025 shall be conducted in Pen and Paper mode (OMR-based) in Single day and Single Shift

The National Testing Agency (NTA) shared an update regarding the admissions using NEET UG scores. (REPRESENTATIVE PHOTO)

Updated on Jan 19, 2025 08:20 AM IST

ByHT Education Desk

Odisha government hikes salary of junior teachers

The Odisha government on Friday hiked the monthly remuneration of junior teachers from ?11,000 to ?16,000, the CMO said in a statement.

Odisha government hikes monthly salary of junior teachers

Published on Jan 17, 2025 05:43 PM IST

PTI | , Bhubaneswar

Maharashtra State CET Cell launches CET-ATAL module for mock tests

The system would include mock tests and psychometric tests for students, with the aim of equipping them with the necessary tools to excel in their entrance exam

The State Common Entrance Test Cell Maharashtra will provide detailed information on registration and test schedules through its official channels.

Published on Jan 17, 2025 01:13 PM IST

ByHT Education Desk, New Delhi

CBSE issues show cause notices to 29 schools for violating bye-laws

The board found that the majority of them had enrolment irregularities and did not comply with academic and infrastructural standards.

The CBSE has issued show cause notices to 29 schools for violating bye-laws

Updated on Jan 17, 2025 09:33 AM IST

ByHT Education Desk

BPSC prelims result to be subject matter of final outcome of petition: Patna HC

Patna HC said that any result of the preliminary examination, conducted by the Commission, will be the subject matter of the final outcome of this petition.

Published on Jan 16, 2025 07:21 PM IST

ByArun Kumar

UGC bars three Rajasthan universities from awarding Ph.D. degrees, here's why

UGC Secretary Manish Joshi advised prospective students and parents not to take admission in Ph.D. programme offered by the universities.

UGC informed in an official notice that a standing committee of the commission had found that the three universities did not follow provisions of UGC's PhD regulations and academic norms for award of Ph.D. degrees. (HT file image)

Updated on Jan 16, 2025 06:42 PM IST

ByHT Education Desk, New Delhi

Odisha constitutes 16 member panel to develop curriculum framework

The state government on Wednesday had issued a notification for the implementation of the NEP, 2020 in all schools in Odisha.

In a notification, the School and Mass Education department said that a state steering committee was formed under the chairmanship of Prof Nityananda Pradhan, retired principal of the Regional Institute of Education (RIE), Bhopal. (PIC FOR REPRESENTATION))

Published on Jan 16, 2025 03:31 PM IST

PTI | , Bhubaneswar

BCU defers Jan 16 UG exams indefinitely hours after issuing revised timings

The latest notice by the BCU comes only hours after it revised the timing for B.Com exam which directly overlapped with the CA test scheduled for Thursday,

The Bengaluru City University said that a new date for the postponed UG exams will be announced shortly. (Photo credits: bcu.ac.in)

Published on Jan 16, 2025 11:56 AM IST

ByHT Education Desk

Elon Musk invites hardcore software engineers to build the ‘everything app’

The Tesla founder said he was looking for hardcore software engineers who not necessarily may have studied or worked in ‘big name’ institutions.

Elon Musk said he was looking for hardcore software engineers to build the ‘everything app’. (Photo credits: REUTERS)

Updated on Jan 20, 2025 07:47 AM IST

ByHT Education Desk

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THE Subject Rankings 2025: MIT tops in three subjects and Harvard, Oxford are first in two subjects each.

Patna-based educator Motiur Rahman Khan wrote to President Droupadi Murmu and PM Narendra Modi demanding cancellation of the BPSC exam held last month.

Immigrants across the country have been anxious about Trump's pledge to deport millions of people.

NEET, JEE aspirants hang themselves in Kota, 6 suicides in Jan

Amazon is offering 500 scholarships worth 2 lakhs each, to female students pursuing undergraduate degrees in computer science engineering or related fields.

Harvard said it would adopt the IHRA definition of antisemitism when evaluating whether conduct violates its non-discrimination and anti-bullying policies.

Students vowed to deter others from using unfair practices and to approach the exams confidently, stress-free, and with a focus on achieving excellent results.

Taking to his YouTube channel, Rahul Gandhi assured of raising the BPSC issue in Parliament after hearing grievances and demands of protesters.

Pearl Academy launched India’s first Meta Campus at Comic Con Bengaluru 2025. Read details below.

BJP MP Anurag Thakur said the party will provide financial assistance for competitive exam aspirants and reimburse travel and application fees twice.

All primary schools will open an additional pre-school class called ‘Sishu Vatika’ from the new academic year, informed a government notification.

Infusion 2025 by IIM Rohtak was held under the theme Make Your Mark that brought together students, industry leaders, cultural enthusiasts and more.

As per Delhi Police, the accused duped several people by promising to secure their children's selection in competitive exams.

The DM had earlier prohibited academic activities in all schools up to class 8 from January 5 due to prevalent cold weather and low temperature.

FORE School of Management hosted the 29th Convocation Ceremony wherein 370 students were conferred diplomas.

The amicus curiae will assist SC on a plea of civil service aspirants, seeking direction to the UPSC for disclosure of answer keys, marks of candidates.

The CBI on January 16 filed its first chargesheet in the alleged CGPSC scam, which came to light during the previous Congress regime.

The 10-year-old boy was playing on a swing with some of his friends during school hours when he suddenly fell and sustained critical injuries.

Gandhi squatted in the midst of young men and women who have been carrying on their 'dharna' under a makeshift tent.

The notice was issued after The Commission for Air Quality Management revoked actions under Stage-III of the extant Schedule of GRAP, with immediate effect.

Check out the list of government organizations' that provide students' counselling.

In an earlier notice, NTA clarified that NEET (UG)-2025 shall be conducted in Pen and Paper mode (OMR-based) in Single day and Single Shift

The Odisha government on Friday hiked the monthly remuneration of junior teachers from ?11,000 to ?16,000, the CMO said in a statement.

The system would include mock tests and psychometric tests for students, with the aim of equipping them with the necessary tools to excel in their entrance exam

The board found that the majority of them had enrolment irregularities and did not comply with academic and infrastructural standards.

Patna HC said that any result of the preliminary examination, conducted by the Commission, will be the subject matter of the final outcome of this petition.

UGC Secretary Manish Joshi advised prospective students and parents not to take admission in Ph.D. programme offered by the universities.

The state government on Wednesday had issued a notification for the implementation of the NEP, 2020 in all schools in Odisha.

The latest notice by the BCU comes only hours after it revised the timing for B.Com exam which directly overlapped with the CA test scheduled for Thursday,

The Tesla founder said he was looking for hardcore software engineers who not necessarily may have studied or worked in ‘big name’ institutions.

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