Vidyadhan Scholarship Applications invited

Bhubaneswar: The Sarojini Damodaran Foundation set up by SD Shibulal, Co-founder of Infosys, is inviting applications for its Vidyadhan Scholarship programme. Students who have passed their SSLC/10th examination this year from Odisha with more than 80% (60% for students with disability) are eligible to apply for the scholarship. Applications can be done online by logging […]

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Plus-II Commerce result out; 74.95% students pass exam

Bhubaneswar: A total of 19,318 students (74.95%) have cleared the Plus-II Commerce examinations, results of which were declared on Wednesday by School and Mass Education Minister Samir Ranjan Dash here. “As many as 25,772 students have appeared the Plus-II Commerce examinations. Out of it, 19,318 students have cleared the test. This year the pass percentage […]

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IIT-Bhubaneswar holds end‐semester exams online amid Corona pandemic

Bhubaneswar: IIT-Bhubaneswar conducted the end‐semester examinations in the normal comprehensive way in online mode from June 24 to 30 for its final year subjects. A total of 526 students, including BTech (206) Dual Degree (36), M.sc (75), M.Tech (167), PhD (42) appeared the examinations. The  commercially  available  systems  for  online  examinations  are  normally  designed to […]

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Digital Methods To Change The Education System In Post COVID-19 Era

Bhubaneswar: Digital medium can only change the post COVID-19 education system said Chairman of NIOS and faculty at the School of Education at IGNOU, Prof Chandra Bhusan Sharma, while attending the valedictory of event of a webinar organised by the School of Education of Ravenshaw University in Cuttack. The 10 days webinar on “Education In […]

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Central University Common Entrance Test postponed

Koraput: The Central University Common Entrance Test (CUCET) for admission into all UG and PG programmes at Central University of Odisha (CUO), Koraput scheduled to be held on May 30 and 31 and for research programmes on June 6 and 7 were postponed, said an official release. “Last date for submission of online application form […]

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Corona, Classroom & Curriculum: Combating Crisis

By Sraban Kumar Bag It is unarguably an accepted proposition that, ‘the pandemic ‘Corona’ has brought a great deal of concern on the present education system of our country, particularly to the classroom process, curriculum planning and preparation for the next academic session’. As we know the outbreak of this pandemic took place at the […]

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OJEE-2020 postponed amid nationwide lockdown

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Joint Entrance Examination (OJEE) scheduled to be held in the first week of May was postponed due to extension of nationwide lockdown period. The next date of the examination will be announced later, informed OJEE Chairman Sudeep Kumar Chand on Tuesday. OJEE is a computer-based entrance examination held every year for admission […]

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Reduce or defer school fees for three months, Odisha tells private schools

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government on Friday advised all private educational institutions in the State to be sympathetic to consider reduction or deferment of school fees for three months from April to June in view of the ongoing lockdown and the prevailing associated economic stress due to the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). The Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) in […]

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CUO extends date for submitting admission forms till April 25

Bhubaneswar: The last date for submission of online application form for admission into various Under Graduate, Post-Graduate and Research programmes offered by Central University of Odisha (CUO), Koraput through CUCET 2020 was extended till April 25, said an official release. In view of the lockdown situation all over the country to prevent possible spread of […]

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