Joint engineering test: Will it reduce or put more stress on students?

Joint engineering test: Will it reduce or put more stress on students?

Starting 2013, a joint entrance examination will be held for admission into the central funded engineering institutions such as IITs, NITs and IIITs. ...
11:36 PM, May 28, 2012

Common, complicated 2-tier test for IITs, NITs and IIITs

Common, complicated 2-tier test for IITs, NITs and IIITs New Delhi: Starting 2013, a joint entrance examination will be held for admission into the central funded engineering institutions such as IITs, NITs and IIITs. The councils of the IITs, NITs and IIITs on Monday decided to have joint entrance test for engineering colleges that come under these three councils. According to the decision taken, for the first time, the class XII examinations will count towards entrance. There will be...
04:56 PM, May 28, 2012

How we choose what we do in college

The Sharp Cheese |  Tanya Ghosh

'So what do you want to be when you grow up?' I remember how I used to absolutely dread this question since it used ...
12:46 PM, May 19, 2012
Delhi Govt promises action on schools flouting norms

Delhi Govt promises action on schools flouting norms

The Delhi Education Minister has taken note of the CNN-IBN expose showing schools flouting norms in nursery admissions. ...
02:26 PM, Feb 01, 2012
Is corruption in nursery admissions inevitable?

Is corruption in nursery admissions inevitable?

An investigation by Network 18 has revealed that Delhi schools are charging illegal fee for nursery admissions. ...
10:43 PM, Jan 31, 2012

Delhi schools demand cash for nursery seats

Delhi schools demand cash for nursery seats New Delhi: Despite the government laying down strict guidelines about nursery admissions on the basis of a point system, several schools in the Capital are openly flouting the norm. Rather than the child's ability, it is the amount parents are willing to shell out, that guarantees a seat at the nursery level. A special investigation by the IBN network has revealed just how difficult it is to secure admission if...
08:33 PM, Jan 31, 2012

Delhi: Schools go online with nursery admissions

Delhi: Schools go online with nursery admissions New Delhi: About 300 schools in the national capital opened up nursery admissions for the year 2012 on Monday. With more and more schools going online, things have definitely become simpler, but concerns still remain. The sense of uncertainty is still very much around with lakhs of applicants, a handful of schools and few seats. Puneet Malhotra, a 41-year old consultant, has been to seven schools so far. He feels...
08:41 AM, Jan 03, 2012

Sale of nursery admission forms begins in Delhi

Sale of nursery admission forms begins in Delhi New Delhi: The sale of nursery admission forms begins in schools across Delhi at 8.30 am on Monday. The common admission forms will be available for the first time and free of cost for economically weaker sections in keeping with Directorate of Education's latest guidelines. The forms can be picked up till January 16. With the start of nursery admission process, parents are all set for the winter scramble to...
09:01 AM, Jan 02, 2012

Two more arrested in DU admission racket

Two more arrested in DU admission racket New Delhi: The Crime Branch has arrested two more people in connection with the Delhi University admission racket. Both were employees of the SC/ST Cell of the Delhi University. They have been identified as Neeraj Sharma who is an office assistant and the other is Sanjeev Mahajan. Sources say the two allegedly came in contact with a gang running an admission racket two months ago and used to speak to...
11:12 AM, Jun 30, 2011

DU fake admission scam: how touts operate

DU fake admission scam: how touts operate New Delhi: Last week the Delhi Police's crime branch busted the fake admission racket at the Delhi University (DU). The parents have now come forward to share how they were cheated by touts and how the university's complicated admission procedure leads unsuspecting students to such racketeers. Delhi police arrested three people in the case. They allegedly got fake caste certificates made for students and got them admission. A student was...
03:12 PM, Jun 29, 2011

Three arrested in the DU admission racket

Three arrested in the DU admission racket New Delhi: On Saturday, the Delhi police arrested three people for getting students admitted to various colleges in Delhi University (DU) using fake certificates. The gang had been operating since 2008 and had got nearly 30 students enrolled since then. Officials are now probing whether the mastermind behind the scam, 26-year-old Himanshu Gupta, managed to get his brother and cousin admitted through the same means. Gupta and his gang had...
08:48 AM, Jun 28, 2011
The Career 360 Show: Being your own boss

The Career 360 Show: Being your own boss

Ask about courses and jobs, talk to experts and find scholarships every Friday at 4.30 pm on CNN-IBN. ...
07:31 PM, Jun 24, 2011

DU's second cut-off list offers no relief

DU's second cut-off list offers no relief New Delhi: After the shock of seeing a 100 per cent cut-off in the first list for admissions at Delhi University, students were banking on the subsequent cut-off lists to secure a seat. But with the numbers only dropping slightly, even those scoring above 90 per cent are still left without a place in the college or course of their choice. The second cut-off lists for admission into Delhi University...
09:02 PM, Jun 21, 2011

No admission for students wasting seats: HC

No admission for students wasting seats: HC New Delhi: A student dropping out in the middle of a professional course can be barred from taking admission in the same course again till completion of the programme because it results in wastage of a precious seat and opportunity for another meritorious candidate, the Delhi High Court has said. A bench of justices Rajiv Sahai Endlaw and GP Mittal upheld the decision of Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University refusing...
07:06 PM, Jun 21, 2011
Career 360: Career queries answered

Career 360: Career queries answered

Pervin Malhotra of Career Guidance India answers all the university admissions queries. ...
11:53 AM, Jun 11, 2011
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