Modi Govt. Wants To Make Competitive Exams Easier And Here’s Why That’s A...
A few days ago a friend tagged me on Facebook in a report discussing the government’s new move to make competitive exams easier. I could not precisely guess how the government was supposed to do so...
View ArticleJio Institute’s ‘Eminence’ Tag Doesn’t Mean A Thing. Here’s Why
I write this piece with mixed emotions. The countless memes, political press and (mis)information about a non-existent Jio Institute’s elevation to an Institute of Eminence (IoE) has made all the...
View ArticleJadavpur Uni. Reinstates Old Admission Process After Protests By Students And...
Jadavpur University, Kolkata, has been caught up in a web of controversies because of the recent decision of the executive council’s to scrap all the entrance tests for admission to BA courses....
View ArticleExpelled Students Attack Lucknow Uni. VC, Allege Entrance Results Stayed Due...
On July 2, 2018, the administrators at Lucknow University decided to indefinitely shut down and suspend its PG admission process in the wake of an attack on varsity proctors and teachers by...
View ArticleTo Give Students More Chances, JEE (Main) And NEET Exams To Now Be Conducted...
The gateway examinations for two most conventional and popular courses for students, JEE (Main) and NEET, will now be conducted online twice a year, by the newly formed National Testing Agency (NTA)....
View ArticleAs Mumbai Uni. Admissions Remain Frozen, People Ask Thackeray And Javadekar...
Different campuses tell different tales of struggles, success and failures. Mumbai Admissions 2018 has just taken the bar for struggles to a whole new level. After the first merit list was announced on...
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From Russia, Japan To India: How Social Sciences Has Helped Me Understand The...
Serendipity…funny word, isn’t it? I remember a 16-year-old me being introduced to this word on a wintery November morning. The beauty of this word is not just in its meaning, but also in its...
View ArticleDU Releases 5th Cut-Off For UG Admissions, 6000 Seats Still Waiting To Be Filled
As of now, today is the last day of the merit-based Delhi University bachelor’s admissions for the academic year 2018-19. The fifth cut-off list was released earlier on Wednesday with around 6000 seats...
View ArticleMumbai University To Resume Admissions After Supreme Court Dismisses Govt’s...
The inactivity and silence about the admissions at the University of Mumbai has finally come to an end. The Special Leave Petition that was slated for hearing on July 13, 2018. The SC dismissed the...
View ArticleIn The Age Of Colas, Jamia Students Found A Way To Produce A Healthy Alternative
Delhi, India’s capital territory, witnesses extreme weather conditions – from tropical summers to chilly winters. The scorching summer is lucrative for higher consumption of carbonated/aerated...
View Article“इंस्टीट्यूट ऑफ एमिनेंस”देश के स्टूडेंट्स के बड़े हिस्से के साथ धोखा है
आज देश की प्राथमिक व उच्च शिक्षा व्यवस्था का हाल लगभग भारतीय रेल की तरह है। जिस तरह हमें भारतीय रेल की काया पलटने के लिए बुलेट ट्रेन के सपने दिखाये जाते हैं, ठीक उसी प्रकार उच्च शिक्षा व्यवस्था की काया...
View ArticleIIT Students Make An Inflatable Airbag Helmet To Reduce Head Injuries In Road...
Wearing a helmet is the single most effective way of protecting oneself from head injuries while they’re riding a motorcycle. Majority of deaths in road accidents in India are caused by head injuries,...
View ArticleHow Different Colleges In Delhi Are Fighting The ‘Autonomy’ Battle
In a meeting earlier this month, the Hindu College Staff Association unanimously passed a no-confidence motion against the chairman and principal, demanding their removal. The decision came in the...
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India’s Rigid Education Is Creating A Lifetime Of Monotonous Jobs, With No...
Career is looked upon as an integral part of an individual’s life. In a country like India, the profession of an individual determines their social status in the society. When meeting a new person, our...
View ArticleBITS Fee Hike: KM Birla Meets Students For Negotiations, Many Not Satisfied...
What had started on May 6, 2018, as a series of protests demanding a rollback of the fee hike in BITS Pilani campuses throughout the country yielded results on July 7, 2018, as the aggrieved students...
View ArticleStudent Activists, Wake Up! Destroying College Property Will Only Affect You...
With several ‘disruptive’ protests going on against admission policies across various institutes, especially in Kolkata, I believe it is high time that certain words be said about it all. Recently, an...
View Article50 Days Into Protest, Manipur University Is Still Waiting For Govt’s Action...
On May 30, 2018, the students of Manipur University, later joined by the teachers, went on a strike demanding the resignation of their Vice Chancellor, AP Pandey. As you read this, it will be the 50th...
View ArticleLaw Faculty In DU Withdraws Entrance Results Within An Hour After Release
The Law Faculty at Delhi University withdrew the entrance test results within one hour of posting it on their website, which adds to the long list of irregularities in this year’s admission process in...
View ArticleWho Is Welcome To Study At The ₹1000 Cr Jio Institute?
On July 8, the Ministry of Human Resources announced six universities, three each in the public and private sector as an ‘Institute of Eminence’. In a series of tweets, Prakash Javedkar said that India...
View ArticleLaw School Is My First Step Towards Cleaning Up The System
Being a talkative girl means that people automatically take you to be an extrovert. But, that is not always the case. I often found it (and to a major extent, still, find it) difficult to engage and be...
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