Four years after receiving his bachelor of technology degree in electronics and communication, B Jeyachandiran was forced to concede defeat. He had graduated in 2011 from the private Periyar Maniammai Institute of Science and Technology in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. He applied for engineering jobs but with no...
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January 11, 2018 Loknath Das
Education Loans
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THE National Universities Commission, NUC, has approved the establishment of the Lagos State University, LASU, Open and Distance Learning and Research Institute, ODLRI. The approval came after a recent visit by the universities’ regulatory body to assess facilities of the institute at the Main Campus of the University...
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January 11, 2018 Loknath Das
Distance Learning
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Despite widespread protests and rail and road blocks across the city, the University of Mumbai refused to postpone exams for the day. A total of 13 exams for law and BEd courses were conducted in two shifts on Wednesday, as per schedule. “We informed all colleges to allow...
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January 9, 2018 Loknath Das
Universities
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Apart from successfully managing high school and intermediate examinations involving over 67 lakh students this year, the UP Board now has an additional responsibility. The board has been approached by the government of Nepal for “support and guidance” to its newly established National Examination Board of Nepal after...
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January 9, 2018 Loknath Das
Schools
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The ancient discipline of Vedic mathematics is being promoted at schools and universities in Haryana like never before. The BJP government in the state had asked the Haryana Board of School Education in 2016 to explore steps to promote the subject after SK Kapoor, a retired judge from...
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January 9, 2018 Loknath Das
Schools
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