The dead boy was a first generation learner in a government school, with all odds stacked against him. While everyone celebrates this year's toppers, Geetanjali Krishna wonders about the failures, and how our system has failed them.
The academic council of the Madurai Kamaraj University has relaxed the eligibility criteria for admission to its B Sc-IT programme.
The Class XII examinations were conducted by the Board in hundreds of centres across the country as well as overseas in March.
The American International University of Management And Technology, USA, invites applications for its international two-year correspondence MBA, BBA, MS and BS programmes.
The Dr D Y Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune, will conduct its all-India entrance test for admission to its MBBS course on May 28.
Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Class XII (HSC) Results will be declared on Monday, June 2 at 1 pm.
Rocky's mother and suspended Janata Dal-United MLC Manorma Devi told a police team that he will surrender in the court soon. M I Khan reports.
"Your Google has started now, but our Google started a long time back. Narad Muni was the epitome of information. He could reach anywhere and transfer a message from one place to another by saying 'Narayana' three times," he said.
Haldia Law College invites applications to its five-year integrated BA LLB Honours programme.
Claiming that the Trinamool Congress is not perturbed over desertions by some leaders, she said politics is a solemn ideology and philosophy and one cannot change these everyday like clothes.
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This will involve an annual expenditure of Rs 83.70 crore.
The International Institute Of Maritime Studies And Research offers a BSc in Nautical Science.
At Head Held High, trainees begin with the basics -- the English alphabet.
M Gayatri of New Green Fields school, New Delhi has topped the class 12 CBSE exam in the country securing 99.2 per cent.
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A case has been registered against a youth Congress leader and two others for allegedly kidnapping and raping an 18-year-old dalit girl in Raigarh district of Chhattisgarh, the police said on Monday.
Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Class XII (HSC) Results will be declared May 30, 2017 at 1 pm.
The results are available on www.cisce.org.
A girl studying in Class XII was shot dead on Friday morning allegedly by a youth in her house in south Delhi with her father alleging that a distant relative, who was stalking her, could be behind it.
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A teenaged girl was allegedly abducted and gang-raped by four persons in a moving vehicle in the Phulpur area of the district, police said on Monday.
School Education Minister Vijay Shah says if successful, the proposal will be sent to make this must in all govt schools.
The Union HRD minister is accused of giving false information in affidavits to the Election Commission.
With an overall pass percentage of 85.88 per cent, Konkan region topped the list followed by Aurangabad and Kolhapur which reported an overall pass performance of 85.26 and 84.14 per cent each.
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A Delhi boy has discovered a new comet using data from NASA and European Space Agency's spacecraft-based observatory SOHO that studies the Sun.
The UFTA is an umbrella body representing 41 associations and unions of goods and passenger segments, including trucks, buses, autos, tempos, maxi-cabs and taxis plying in the Delhi-NCR region.
As many as 1,500, or 19 per cent, of all candidates contesting the Lok Sabha polls, face criminal cases, according to an analysis by election watchdog Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR).
All-India Central Board Secondary Examination Class XII topper Mohammad Ismat battled the odds to score a stunning 99.6 percent this year.
L'Oreal India will award 10 scholarships worth Rs 2,50,000 each to deserving Class XII Science girl candidates from Delhi, NCR and Maharashtra.
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A 17-year-old girl allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself at her residence after being harassed by local youths.
Class XI students of a school in West Midnapore district who had failed in the annual examination, on Thursday locked up the all the 50-odd staff and secretary after their meeting failed to yield any result.
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Every passing year, the performance of students in the board exams warn you of the stiffer competition awaiting you. Avni Mehrotra spoke to a few toppers from across the nation who have been there and done that to help you prepare for the big year ahead.
Mohammad Ismat from the Zenith Academy, Manipur has topped the Class XII Board Exam 2012 with a score of 495/500.
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