News for 'Central Board of Secondary Education'

Pending class 10, 12 CBSE exams to be held from July 1-15

Pending class 10, 12 CBSE exams to be held from July 1-15

Rediff.com8 May 2020

While class 12 exams will be conducted across the country, the class 10 exams are only pending in North East Delhi where they were affected due to the law and order situation.

Breather for students: No re-examination for CBSE Class 10

Breather for students: No re-examination for CBSE Class 10

Rediff.com4 Apr 2018

The ministry had last week announced that the re-examination of the CBSE Class 12 economics paper would be held on April 25.

CBSE, ICSE have cancelled remaining Class X, XII exams: Govt to SC

CBSE, ICSE have cancelled remaining Class X, XII exams: Govt to SC

Rediff.com26 Jun 2020

The examinees of Class XII of CBSE Board will however have the option of either taking the exams later or to move ahead with the assessment based on their performance in the last three internal exams.

Irani told DU not to disclose her educational qualifications

Irani told DU not to disclose her educational qualifications

Rediff.com18 Jan 2017

Amid the row over her educational qualification, Union Minister Smriti Irani had asked the Delhi University not to disclose it to an RTI applicant, the School of Open Learning has told the Central Information Commission.

CBSE Class 12 results: Pass percentage jumps, number of above 90% scorers up

CBSE Class 12 results: Pass percentage jumps, number of above 90% scorers up

Rediff.com22 Jul 2022

This year, the class 12 pass percentage stands at 92.71 per cent with 33,432 candidates having scored above 90 per cent and 1,34,797 above 95 per cent.

NEET-UG Results: What The Future Holds For Aspiring Doctors

NEET-UG Results: What The Future Holds For Aspiring Doctors

Rediff.com28 Jun 2024

As the CBI continues to probe into the NEET-UG paper leak case, career experts help us understand what the future holds for undergraduate medical aspirants.

CBSE paper leak: A tale of friendship gone awry

CBSE paper leak: A tale of friendship gone awry

Rediff.com2 Apr 2018

The official privy to the probe said the crime was committed for a few thousand rupees.

K'taka portfolios: Siddaramaiah keeps finance, Shivakumar gets irrigation

K'taka portfolios: Siddaramaiah keeps finance, Shivakumar gets irrigation

Rediff.com29 May 2023

Shivakumar has got the all-important Major and Medium Irrigation and Bengaluru City Development, including the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), Bangalore Development Authority, Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board, Bangalore Metropolitan Region Development Authority and the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited.

CBSE drops controversial question after outrage, expresses regret

CBSE drops controversial question after outrage, expresses regret

Rediff.com14 Dec 2021

The Board decided to award full marks for it to students, following an outrage over the board allegedly promoting 'gender stereotyping' and supporting 'regressive notions'

Supreme Court refuses allow headscarf inside exam hall

Supreme Court refuses allow headscarf inside exam hall

Rediff.com24 Jul 2015

The Supreme Court refused to entertain a plea of an Islamic organisation that Muslim girl applicants be allowed to wear 'hijab' (scarf), a customary religious dress, in the All India Pre-Medical Entrance Test on Saturday.

SC seeks reply of Pintos on a plea to cancel anticipatory bail

SC seeks reply of Pintos on a plea to cancel anticipatory bail

Rediff.com13 Oct 2017

The plea filed by the father of the Pradhyumn's father Barun Chandra Thakur, sought cancellation of their interim bail granted by the high court on October 7.

CBSE exams for Classes 10, 12 to begin from May 4

CBSE exams for Classes 10, 12 to begin from May 4

Rediff.com3 Feb 2021

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) announced on Tuesday the schedule for classes 10 and 12 board exams which will begin on May 4.

CBSE class 10 results: Four students top with 499 out 500 marks

CBSE class 10 results: Four students top with 499 out 500 marks

Rediff.com29 May 2018

Girls outperformed boys with a pass percentage of 88.67 as opposed to 85.32.

Rs 93,847 crore allocated for education in interim budget

Rs 93,847 crore allocated for education in interim budget

Rediff.com1 Feb 2019

While Rs 37,461.01 crore has been allocated for higher education, Rs 56,386.63 crore has been earmarked for school education.

Class 12 results: SC approves CBSE, CISCE assessment schemes

Class 12 results: SC approves CBSE, CISCE assessment schemes

Rediff.com18 Jun 2021

There is no question of reversing earlier decision to cancel class 12 board exams, the Supreme Court said on Thursday and approved the assessment schemes of the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) and the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), which has adopted 30:30:40 formula for evaluation of marks for students based on results of class 10, 11 and 12 respectively.

Cric Buzz: BCCI bans Delhi player; Smith set to join CSA

Cric Buzz: BCCI bans Delhi player; Smith set to join CSA

Rediff.com2 Dec 2019

Prince Ram Niwas Yadav has been banned by the BCCI from domestic cricket for the next two seasons after being found guilty of fudging his age in under-19 tournaments.

ED raids dozens in Bengal, including 2 ministers, seizes Rs 20 cr in cash

ED raids dozens in Bengal, including 2 ministers, seizes Rs 20 cr in cash

Rediff.com22 Jul 2022

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday carried out simultaneous raids at the houses of around a dozen people, including two ministers, in connection with its investigation into the teacher recruitment scam and seized huge amounts of cash.

Banerjee-Stalin to discuss 2024 LS polls in Chennai on Wednesday

Banerjee-Stalin to discuss 2024 LS polls in Chennai on Wednesday

Rediff.com1 Nov 2022

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will visit Chennai on November 2 and is likely to hold a meeting with her Tamil Nadu counterpart M K Stalin to discuss their strategies for the 2024 Lok Sabha poll, a senior government official said on Tuesday.

Irani's 'false degree' row: Court seeks records from EC, Delhi University

Irani's 'false degree' row: Court seeks records from EC, Delhi University

Rediff.com20 Nov 2015

The Union HRD minister is accused of giving false information in affidavits to the Election Commission.

NCERT adds Art 370 abrogation to Class 12 textbook

NCERT adds Art 370 abrogation to Class 12 textbook

Rediff.com21 Jul 2020

Earlier this month, a controversy had erupted over the reduction of syllabus by the Central Board of Secondary Education due to the COVID-19 situation, with the Opposition alleging that chapters on India's democracy and plurality are being "dropped" to propagate a particular ideology.

UP farmer's son gets full scholarship at US university

UP farmer's son gets full scholarship at US university

Rediff.com15 Jul 2020

Anurag Tiwari, who belongs to Sarasan village in Lakhimpur district, said he has got selected to Cornell University where he would be pursuing higher studies in Economics.

Impossible to hold medical entrance in 4 weeks, CBSE tells SC in plea

Impossible to hold medical entrance in 4 weeks, CBSE tells SC in plea

Rediff.com18 Jun 2015

The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear Central Board of Secondary Education's plea seeking more time to re-conduct All India Pre Medical Test-2015 exam which was scrapped in view of large-scale cheating in the test.

New Delhi girl tops CBSE Class 12 results

New Delhi girl tops CBSE Class 12 results

Rediff.com25 May 2015

M Gayatri of New Green Fields school, New Delhi has topped the class 12 CBSE exam in the country securing 99.2 per cent.

NEET 2018 results to be announced by June 5

NEET 2018 results to be announced by June 5

Rediff.com1 Jun 2018

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will announce the results online.

The Muslim cleric who said madrasas produce terrorists

The Muslim cleric who said madrasas produce terrorists

Rediff.com19 Jan 2018

'Nobody knows what they teach in madrasas.' 'If we do not adapt to the ways of the modern world, how will we progress as a community?' 'How will these children compete in the modern world?'

Will Guidelines Impact Coaching Classes?

Will Guidelines Impact Coaching Classes?

Rediff.com29 Jan 2024

'Parents, students and coaching institutes will find alternatives to cater to the demand.'

SC cancels CBSE medical entrance test, orders fresh exams in 4 weeks

SC cancels CBSE medical entrance test, orders fresh exams in 4 weeks

Rediff.com15 Jun 2015

A vacation bench of Justices RK Agrawal and Amitava Roy gave the ruling on a batch of petitions seeking re-conduct of the AIPMT following the leak of the question paper and circulation of answer keys through electronic devices at different examination centres across 10 states.

SC reserves verdict on re-conduct of AIPMT exam

SC reserves verdict on re-conduct of AIPMT exam

Rediff.com12 Jun 2015

The Supreme Court on Friday reserved its verdict on petitions seeking re-conduct of All India Pre-Medical Test 2015 for alleged large-scale irregularities in the examination held on May 3.

CBSE UP topper wants to become IAS officer

CBSE UP topper wants to become IAS officer

Rediff.com26 May 2015

Mythili Mishra who scored 99 per cent marks in the CBSE Class 12 exams wants to procure a bachelor's and master's degree in Political Science .

'St Stephen's 99% cut-off wrong at several levels'

'St Stephen's 99% cut-off wrong at several levels'

Rediff.com23 Jun 2015

Shashi Tharoor, an alumnus of the college and Member of Parliament, talks to Ritika Bhatia about the marking system that leads to such anomalies as well as the future of higher education in the country.

'Skills are the new currency across biz'

'Skills are the new currency across biz'

Rediff.com7 Dec 2021

'As the demand for transferable skills that can be remotely applied increases, the need for tech-based courses is on the rise/'

CBSE to announce IIT-JEE Main 2018 result on April 30

CBSE to announce IIT-JEE Main 2018 result on April 30

Rediff.com28 Apr 2018

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will announce the result for Paper I.

Gwalior school ragging case: Parents seek action against principal

Gwalior school ragging case: Parents seek action against principal

Rediff.com28 Aug 2014

Demanding action against principal of the prestigious Scindia School for allegedly not handling the recent ragging incident properly that led to a suicide attempt by Adarsh Singh, son of Bihar minister Jai Kumar Singh, parents on Thursday staged a protest in this connection.

Northeast MPs meet PM, demand anti-racial law

Northeast MPs meet PM, demand anti-racial law

Rediff.com10 Feb 2014

A group of MPs from the northeast met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday and demanded an anti-racial discrimination law and judicial inquiry into the death of Aruachal Pradesh youth Nido Tania.

The house of textbooks

The house of textbooks

Rediff.com17 Jan 2017

Vanita Kohli-Khandekar reports on the ongoing battle for the top spot between publishers S Chand and Navneet.

Allow access to Smriti Irani's board record, CIC tells CBSE

Allow access to Smriti Irani's board record, CIC tells CBSE

Rediff.com17 Jan 2017

The Central Information Commission has directed the Central Board of Secondary Examination to allow inspection of class 10th and 12th school records of Union Minister Smriti Irani, rejecting CBSE's contention that it constituted "personal information".

Coronavirus: South under lockdown, focus on taming spread

Coronavirus: South under lockdown, focus on taming spread

Rediff.com18 Mar 2020

Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Telangana have announced a lockdown of educational institutions, malls and other places that attract people in large numbers, even as some of them have been reporting increase in positive cases.

ED grills Partha and Arpita in Bengal school jobs scam

ED grills Partha and Arpita in Bengal school jobs scam

Rediff.com26 Jul 2022

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday grilled arrested West Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee and his alleged associate Arpita Mukherjee who were arrested in connection with the school jobs scam, sources said.

Class 12 Hindi paper circulating on social media fake: CBSE

Class 12 Hindi paper circulating on social media fake: CBSE

Rediff.com31 Mar 2018

Two cases have been registered in the paper leak incident so far. The Crime Branch of Delhi Police has questioned nearly 60 people, including students and tutors, in this connection.

FIRST LOOK: Aamir's scowl is back with Dangal

FIRST LOOK: Aamir's scowl is back with Dangal

Rediff.com22 Sep 2015

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