Court quashes Best of 5 rule for Maharashtra SSC

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday set aside the 'best of 5' system for Secondary School Certificate Board students with regard to Class XI admissions, saying it discriminated against students from......

ICSE cancels class 10 exams as India grapples with Covid

The Indian Certificate of Secondary Education class 10 board exams have been cancelled in view of the worsening COVID-19 situation and the option for students to appear later has been withdrawn,......

New academic session in varsities by Oct 1: UGC

The new academic session in universities and colleges across the country will begin from October 1, while the admission process has to be completed by September 30, according to new guidelines of......

ICSE to conduct Class 10, 12 exams from July 1-14

The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) on Friday announced it will conduct pending class 10 and 12 exams, which were postponed due to the coronavirus-induced nationwide......

The house of textbooks

Vanita Kohli-Khandekar reports on the ongoing battle for the top spot between publishers S Chand and Navneet. IMAGE: Both S Chand and Navneet don’t rule out more acquisitions. And both......

Trouble brews for Indian techies as H-1B visa norms get tougher

The new information required by the Department of Labour is significant because before sponsoring a foreign worker for the H-1B visa, the company needs to get its labour application approved by it.......

Jobs for women: Why India does worse than Somalia

Falling rate of women in the workforce include dropping out of education, raising children and family pressure Image: Employees sort lingerie before packing them inside the Intimate Fashions......

What ails India's young and skilled workforce?

Till the jobs come and wages improve, India’s aspirational young certificate holders have learnt that their degrees come with no guarantees, feels Aman Sethi. At 3:30 am, the house is dark,......