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How students raised their JEE scores from 11 to 99 percentile
Students were able to take the JEE (Main) four times this year and the results show how they benefit from getting multiple shots at a high-pressure examination
- Manash Pratim Gohain
- TIMESOFINDIA.COM
Why 500 lost days of school will spell disaster for India
Covid is an easy alibi, the policy makers need to take into account the physical and mental toll this time has had on children, and immediately reopen the classroom
Learning gap in schools going from bad to worse: Surveys
Two reports this week have highlighted how children have been learning much less, ever since schools shut down due to Covid-19
- Manash Pratim Gohain
- TIMESOFINDIA.COM
Women beat men by 2 lakh in NEET applications
The number of applicants for NEET has hit a new high and a look at the data for the applicants reveals it’s driven by women
What makes Swayam attract IITs, IIMs and crores of students?
The Swayam platform, which was launched to provide online courses to students across the country, has seen a massive spike in demand at a time colleges were shut due to the pandemic
- Manash Pratim Gohain
- TIMESOFINDIA.COM
Why is it wrong if a school wants to make a profit?
Throttling educational institutions on a false pretext of commercialisation or profiteering is a breach of the Supreme Court mandate. Our schools need an upgrade
- Sushil Salwan
- TIMESOFINDIA.COM
Wanted: 6,000 teachers in India’s central universities
In the times of high unemployment rate-including among the educated-nearly 40% teaching and non-teaching positions are lying vacant in 15 central universities
- Manash Pratim Gohain
- TIMESOFINDIA.COM
Surprise 145% jump in foreign students keen to study in India
A scheme that received a cold response from students earlier has seen a massive response in this pandemic year. What explains the change?
- Manash Pratim Gohain
- TIMESOFINDIA.COM
Out of school, this is what kids are doing
Needed: adequate pay, benefits for workers, educational assistance for their chidren
Where MBA aspirants want to study and work
Aspiring MBA students from India, and around the world, are saying they want to step outside again
- TIMESOFINDIA.COM
JEE data show why all exams should have multiple attempt option
Exclusive data shows that over two years at least 25% applicants improved their scores thanks to the option of a second attempt
Failed to get through NEET or JEE exams? Here’s where you may have gone wrong
A government app throws up interesting data that shows where and how NEET and JEE aspirants go wrong
- Manash Pratim Gohain
- TIMESOFINDIA.COM
3 teachers tell us how learning changed in 2020
We spoke to teachers from three completely different kinds of schools in Delhi, catering to vastly different economic segments. This is what they had to say
- Manash Pratim Gohain
- TIMESOFINDIA.COM
How one of world’s biggest 'exam agencies' is making tests smarter, less stressful
National Testing Agency is mandated with creating an exam system that is scientific and at par with international standards
Why sharing CBSE answer sheets must be made mandatory
Students are made to pay crores every year to check for evaluation inaccuracies