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UGC announced that students with 4-year undergrad degrees and 75% aggregate marks or equivalent grades can now sit for the National Eligibility Test (NET) to qualify for a PhD programme. Earlier, NET candidates were required to hold a master's degree with a minimum of 55% marks. Two reasons have been cited for this change: the new system will simplify the process for students and open many research opportunities.

Where to check results? Students can visit the official website -- https://www.jacresults.com/ -- to check JAC 12th Board Result 2024. In case you are unable to check results here, go to -- jac.jharkhand.gov.in OR jharresults.nic.in. Stay tuned to this LIVE blog for all the latest updates on JAC 12th Board Result 2024The Jharkhand Board Class 12 results 2024 will be released at 11 am tomorrow, April 30.

TS SSC 10th Results 2024 Live Updates: The Board School Education, Telangana (BSE) is all set to announce the SSC results on Tuesday, April 30. Students will be able to check their scorecards at the official websites – bse.telangana.gov.in or bseresults.telangana.gov.in.

JEE and NEET, finding the equilibrium between academic rigor and extracurricular activities remains a daunting challenge. As the entrance exams loom large on the horizon, students across India find themselves grappling with a common dilemma: how to effectively manage their preparations while still participating in sports and extracurricular activities. Balancing academic commitments with other interests is indeed a daunting task, but with careful planning and smart strategies, it is possible to excel in both realms. The Challenge of Balance Many believe that neglecting extracurricular activities can result in a lackluster personality. This underscores the importance of finding a balance between education and leisure pursuits. However, not all leisure activities are created equal. Mindless activities like binge-watching TV or endlessly scrolling through social media offer little in terms of personal growth. On the other hand, engaging in mindful pursuits such as sports or reading not only rejuvenates the mind but also contributes to overall well-being.

Jaishankar on Monday said the partition of India in many ways broke the natural connectivity of the northeastern states and impacted the growth in the area due to political barriers as well as administrative issues. Jaishankar was addressing an event in Delhi University's Kirori Mal College on the topic 'Northeast India's Integration with South East Asia and Japan: Balancing Economic Ties and Ecological Conservation'. «The consequence of the partition of India broke in many ways the natural connectivity that the Northeast had or would have enjoyed. As a result of that, the levels of growth that the Northeast should have seen was slowed down. In the first few decades after the partition, the Northeast did not enjoy the advantages which other parts of the country did because of political barriers and administrative issues,» Jaishankar said while speaking to students. The Union minister also added that the current economic stability in the Northeast is moving towards a stronger front.

In a recent interview at the American Center, US Ambassador to India, Eric Garcetti, highlighted the United States' commitment to expediting the visa process for Indian students. This reflects a broader strategy to strengthen people-to-people ties, recognizing their significance in fostering long-lasting relationships between the two nations. Garcetti noted that US President Joe Biden instructed him to reduce visa wait times for Indians, underscoring the high priority given to this matter. «It's the first time, I think, in American history that a President has told an ambassador to get those visa waiting times down,» Garcetti remarked. The US Mission is working to ensure that more Indian students can pursue education in the US, anticipating an increase in visa applications this year.

Prajwal Revanna leaving the country, Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge on Monday claimed that it is Bharatiya Janata Party that has helped Hassan MP escape authorities in the alleged obscene video case. Prajwal Revanna was booked in a sexual harassment case on Sunday following complaints by his former house help. Speaking to ANI, Priyank Kharge said, «They (BJP) ensured that he fled the country. Today, if he's left the country as the rumours are being floated, then how did he leave the country? Who facilitated it? I'm directly blaming the BJP on this front.»

Arvind Kejriwal's reign as the Delhi Chief Minister as nation's top officials including Delhi High Court and Prime Minister Narendra Modi have criticised him running his office from Tihar jail. PM Modi in an interview to TOI said that he felt «other politicians won't be so lacking in morals.» «I think it is the media's responsibility to show the people the full perspective on this (Kejriwal) issue, how people of Delhi are suffering, and what the courts have said about the case,» Modi said when asked about a sitting Chief Minister being in jail.

The police crackdown on protests against the Gaza War in American universities, where students were staging sit-ins to demand a rollback of policies seen to be supportive of Israel’s offensive that has left over 35,000 Palestinians dead so far, leaves one aghast. Reminiscent of how the 1960s’ peace protests over the Vietnam War were thwacked back, cops used the sort of brutal force that makes the country’s claims of free-speech tolerance ring hollow across a globe that the US says is seeing a clash of democracy and autocracy, with America on the side of freedom.

Activity this week in the largest nontraded real estate investment trust, the Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust Inc., is an indication of signs of life in commercial real estate despite interest rates that look like they will remain high for months to come.

These events, unfolding against the backdrop of heightened tensions in the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict, underscore the challenges faced by universities nationwide as they grapple with the increasingly visible demonstrations and encampments on their campuses.

TS SSC Result 2024: Telangana Board of Secondary Education (BSE, Telangana) is expected to declare the results of Class 10 results anytime soon on the official website of bse.telangana.gov.in. As per media reports, the TS SSC Result 2024 will be declared on April 30. However, there is no official confirmation of the date and time of the results.

Sanja Fidler can’t remember exactly what illness kept her home from school for several months as a child, but she remembers the result: upon her return to class after a lengthy absence, she decided, in her little girl heart of hearts, that she did not like math.

The Jharkhand Academic Council (JAC) is likely to release the results for the Class 12 examinations 2024 on Tuesday i.e. April 30, 2024. However, there is no official confirmation of the date and time of the results.

₹50 lakh annual fee and spend another ₹20 lakh on living expenses. The total money coming from these students into Boston from BU alone comes to about ₹490 crore. Northeastern University, in the same city with similar fee, has around 2,000 Indian students who bring about ₹1,500 crore annually to Boston.

HPBOSE) is expected to declare the results of the Class 12 Board in 2024 anytime soon on the official website hpbose.org. According to media reports, the HPBOSE will likely announce the results by April 30. However, there is no official confirmation of the date and time of the results.

NTA) on Sunday announced the likely dates for the announcement of information regarding the city of examination and admit cards for the CUET-UG. The CUET-UG will be held from May 15 to 24 this time. In a shift from the earlier pattern of conducting the crucial exam for admission to undergraduate courses in a Computer Based Test (CBT) mode, CUET-UG for 15 subjects will be conducted in pen and paper mode while for 48 subjects in online mode.

Direct link to apply: https://jeeadv.nic.in/applicant Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) has started the application process for Joint Entrance Examination Advanced (JEE Advanced 2024) at the official website, jeeadv.ac.in.

Karnataka's Congress government on Sunday in a rally in Belagavi, saying it has bowed to the pressure of appeasement politics instead of giving justice to the family of Neha Hiremath, the young student murdered in her college in Hubballi two weeks ago. Neha, the daughter of Congress Councillor of Hubballi-Dharwad Municipal Corporation Niranjan Hiremath, was stabbed to death on the campus by accused Fayaz Khondunaik. The BJP has been cornering the ruling Congress on the issue, taking the ‘Love Jihad’ angle. “What happened with our daughter in a college campus in Hubli shook the entire nation. They don't value the lives of our daughters like Neha. All they care about is their vote bank…ever since the Congress government came to Karnataka, the situation of law and order in the entire state has deteriorated significantly,” the PM said.

BBC News Hindi, she said, “When I saw that people were trolling me, it didn't bother me much. My marks matters, not my facial hair." “When the UP results were announced, my picture went viral; many people trolled me." She also tahnked all those who came in support of her. “At the same time, there were those who supported me.

Israel-Hamas war at universities across US dug in Saturday and vowed to keep their demonstrations going, some universities shut down encampments after reports of antisemitic activity among the protesters. With the the death toll mounting in the war in Gaza, protesters nationwide are demanding that schools cut financial ties to Israel and divest from companies they say are enabling the conflict. Some Jewish students say the protests have veered into antisemitism and made them afraid to set foot on campus.