Exams: News

14 Jul 2018

Mumbai

Mumbai: Student, who consumed poison after failing exams, dies

A 21-year-old student, who had allegedly consumed poison after failing in her college exams, today died while undergoing treatment at a private hospital in suburban Kurla area of Mumbai.

14 Jul 2018

Rajasthan

Rajasthan: 15 lakh candidates to appear for constable recruitment exam

Nearly 15 lakh candidates will appear for the constable recruitment exam in two days in Rajasthan, which began amid tight security arrangements today.

10 Jul 2018

India

NEET: Tamil students to get 196 extra-marks, fresh result-list soon

The Madras HC has come down heavily on the CBSE, ordering it to award 196 additional marks who took the NEET in Tamil.

08 Jul 2018

India

133 of 136 IPS-officers fail exams, but still in service

It says a lot about the state of India's police force when only three of 136 IPS officers manage to pass the exams to graduate from the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy (SVPNPA).

07 Jul 2018

India

#CareerBytes: 6 online-courses if you're preparing for medical entrance exams

Many Class-12 science students desire to become a doctor as a career in the field of medicine is one of the most popular options.

04 Jul 2018

India

Railways announces exam details for over 1L vacancies

The Indian Railways has announced exam details for 1.16L posts, for which it has received 2.27cr applications.

03 Jul 2018

Mumbai

Students who missed exams due to rain can reappear: MU

As heavy rains threw the normal life out of gear in Mumbai, University of Mumbai has announced that those who missed the examinations today can reappear later.

22 Jun 2018

Education

JEE, NEET may be held again in December

With the formation of a new testing body, competitive exams like the Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) and the National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET) may be held twice a year, starting this December.

17 Jun 2018

Jharkhand

Jharkhand: Meet Anu Kumari, the first matriculate from her tribal-village

No one had passed the matriculation examination in Uchwawal village of Jharkhand's Latehar district till now. This year, 18-year-old Anu Kumari scripted history.

16 Jun 2018

India

Bengaluru girl to represent India at International Biology Olympiad

A Bengaluru-based girl has been selected to represent India at the famed International Biology Olympiad 2018.

15 Jun 2018

Delhi University

DU admission 2018: Exam dates for B.El.Ed announced

Delhi University has announced the entrance exam dates for admission to the 405 seats under its Bachelors of Elementary Education (B.El.Ed) course.

13 Jun 2018

India

CLAT 2018: SC refuses to interfere with first-round of counseling

The Supreme Court today refused to interfere with the first-round of counseling for admissions to 19 prestigious law colleges of India after the CLAT examination.

09 Jun 2018

Bihar

Facing students' protest, Bihar Board allows scrutiny of inter answer-sheets

After witnessing students' protests over alleged discrepancies in mark sheets of Intermediate examinees, the Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) today said an opportunity was being provided to aggrieved candidates for scrutiny of their answer-sheets till June 16.

04 Jun 2018

India

UPSC Prelim 2018: Paper tougher than last year's, candidates say

The Prelim for the UPSC 2018 was held across India yesterday. Those who qualify will advance to the next rounds (Main and Interview) for appointment in roughly 780 vacancies.

04 Jun 2018

ICSE

CBSE should end board-exams in 4-weeks to prevent leaks: Panel

A committee formed by the Human Resource Development ministry has said limiting the board exams to four weeks might prevent question paper leaks of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE).

26 May 2018

India

#CareerBytes: 5 online-services to help you cope with results stress

As students all across India await their exam results, it is obvious that elements of stress and anxiety are bound to emerge.

25 May 2018

India

NEET 2018: CBSE releases answer key, OMR images, marked responses

The CBSE has released the answer key, images of OMR, responses to questions and test booklet code of the 2018 NEET today.

17 May 2018

Madhya Pradesh

MP: Man throws party after son fails Class 10 boards

Setting an example for new-age parenting at a time when student suicides are becoming increasingly common, a man from Madhya Pradesh's Sagar district threw a party after his son flunked his Class 10 board exams.

16 May 2018

India

Bengaluru: Home-schooled boy to represent India in International Informatics Olympiad

Among the four students who would represent India in this year's International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI), one participant stands out.

14 May 2018

DNA

Bihar: Shirts removed, Sleeves snipped of students to prevent cheating

Looks like the scenes of mass-cheating in Bihar still haunt examination officials, forcing them to switch to extreme measures.

CBSE relaxes passing criteria for Class 10

The CBSE Class 10 exams were held this time after a gap of seven years. Considering related factors, the board has decided to relax passing criteria for the students.

AIIMS MBBS entrance exam: Admit cards, dates, pattern and more

The All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) has released admit cards for its MBBS entrance exam on its official website.

10 May 2018

Karnataka

Minutes before getting married, bride appears for exam in Karnataka

Imagine a class full of students and a girl wearing a saree and heavy jewelry sitting among them during an examination? This unusual scene was spotted at the Kalpataru Degree College in KR Pete town in Karnataka recently.

10 May 2018

CAT

CAT 2018 to be held on November 25: Details here

The 2018 Common Admission Test (CAT) for admission to management programs in IIMs and other institutes will be held on November 25.

10 May 2018

Karnataka

Defying 80% disability, this Bengaluru boy scored 94% in Class-X

A 16-year-old Bengaluru boy scored 94% marks in SSLC examinations.

10 May 2018

IIT-JEE Advanced

JEE Advanced 2018: Registrations, date, schedule, pattern and more

IIT-Kanpur has announced it will release the admit cards for the JEE Advanced on May 14.

07 May 2018

India

Admit cards for 2018 UPSC Prelims are out

With less than a month to go for the UPSC Prelims 2018, the Union Public Service Commission has released admit cards for candidates.

06 May 2018

India

CBSE looks for help from IITs to stop paper leaks

A committee, tasked with reviewing how CBSE Class 10 and Class 12 exams are conducted, is now seeking suggestions from the IITs - India's premier engineering institutes - to make the examination system free from possibilities of a paper leak.

Registration for JEE Advanced begins: All details here

The application process for the JEE Advanced has started today. All those who cleared the Main are eligible for this next stage.

03 May 2018

Education

Six friends make it to top 20 of JEE-Main 2018

Academic rivalry often mars friendship, but six friends studying at a Kota coaching center have proven the critics wrong as they made it to the top 20 in the JEE-Main examination.

01 May 2018

Ghazipur

150 UP schools had zero students passing Class 10/12 exams

The UP Secondary Education Board (UPSEB) upped its anti-cheating measures drastically this time, and the consequences were clearly visible: nearly 10L students chose to skip the exams the first four days because of this.

01 May 2018

Uttar Pradesh

Muzaffarnagar girl ends life over 'poor performance' in Class-12 exam

Upset over not securing first division in the Class-12 examinations, a girl at a village in Budhana area in Muzaffarnagar allegedly committed suicide today.

01 May 2018

Puducherry

Madras HC slams practice of awarding grace-marks to medical students

The Madras High Court has come down on the practice of awarding grace marks to medical students who fail to clear certain subjects.

01 May 2018

Andhra Pradesh

JEE Main 2018: Six students scored top marks this time

The JEE Main 2018 saw a unique moment: as many as six students had secured 350/360, the maximum marks.

30 Apr 2018

Education

IIT JEE results declared today: Know how to check yours

The results of IIT-JEE (Mains) examination have been declared today, April 30.

29 Apr 2018

Hindustan Times

UP Board Result 2018: Autorickshaw driver's son is the topper

Two boys have jointly topped the Class-12 UP Board Examinations this year with 466 marks out of 500 i.e 93.20%. The state education board declared results early on Sunday.

29 Apr 2018

Engineering Colleges

Engineering students might soon have open-book exams

The Indian education system focuses excessively on marks, and performance in final exams often determines "intelligent" and "dull" students.

28 Apr 2018

Telangana

Meet UPSC 2017 toppers Anudeep Durishetty and Anu Kumari

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) declared the much-awaited final results of the All India Civil Services Examinations 2017 on Friday.

25 Apr 2018

Patna

Class-12 Economics-retest: Mixed reactions, but everyone thrilled that exams ended

The CBSE conducted a retest for Class 12 Economics today; the original exam on March 26 had been cancelled due to a paper leak.

24 Apr 2018

India

6 lakh students to take CBSE Class-12 economics re-exam tomorrow

After a month of controversy and anxiety, about 600,000 CBSE Class-12 students across India will write their Economics board exam a second time on Wednesday.