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Kota Student Suicides: Yoga, Zumba To Tackle Stress

Kota Student Suicides: Yoga, Zumba To Tackle Stress

Rediff.com23 Dec 2022

According to Kota police and district administration records, at least 14 students studying in coaching centres in the city committed suicide this year.

'Being In The Fauj Is Most Glorious'

'Being In The Fauj Is Most Glorious'

Rediff.com3 Apr 2025

'No matter how much you get paid or how successful you get, nothing can match the fauj.'

'Embrace hard work', Mary Kom tells students

'Embrace hard work', Mary Kom tells students

Rediff.com17 Feb 2025

'If you are willing to shine like the sun, you must be willing to burn like it.'

No written exams till class 2: Draft NCF

No written exams till class 2: Draft NCF

Rediff.com7 Apr 2023

Describing the assessment for preparatory stage (class 3 to 5), the draft recommends that "written tests should be introduced at this stage".

Stressed? Is it eustress or distress?

Stressed? Is it eustress or distress?

Rediff.com9 Feb 2017

Komal Manshani decodes stress and highlights tips to manage it.

'Son Scored 99.49 In JEE. What To Do Next?'

'Son Scored 99.49 In JEE. What To Do Next?'

Rediff.com19 Feb 2025

rediffGURUS who are career counsellors and JEE experts are currently helping counsel engineering aspirants to prepare for upcoming entrance examinations to secure a good college.

What are you doing to fix it?: Rahul vs Pradhan over NEET

What are you doing to fix it?: Rahul vs Pradhan over NEET

Rediff.com22 Jul 2024

If you are rich and if you have money, you can buy the Indian examination system, Rahul claimed.

Re-attempting IIT-JEE? These Tips Can Help

Re-attempting IIT-JEE? These Tips Can Help

Rediff.com8 Nov 2024

Instead of repeating the same study patterns, focus on creating a more efficient schedule that prioritises building a strong foundation in maths, physics and chemistry, advises Rohit Gupta, COO, College Vidya.

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.

How NOT To Prepare For CAT 2024

How NOT To Prepare For CAT 2024

Rediff.com15 Oct 2024

Ask rediffGURU Aashish Sood your CAT related questions.

'I Was Not Sleeping Properly'

'I Was Not Sleeping Properly'

Rediff.com13 Dec 2024

'I spoke to Paddy, and I made some changes.' 'After that, I slept well in the last two days -- at least eight hours each day.' 'So, I was fresh in the games. Sleep is very important.'

Is stress taking you down?

Is stress taking you down?

Rediff.com29 Jan 2007

In today's ever-increasing chaotic and demanding lifestyle, stress is bound to affect everyone. How does one cope?

Best of Get Ahead!

Best of Get Ahead!

Rediff.com26 Feb 2005

The Examination Series on Get Ahead, and more!

'I can't do JEE, I'm a loser': Girl ends life in Kota

'I can't do JEE, I'm a loser': Girl ends life in Kota

Rediff.com29 Jan 2024

An 18-year-old student preparing for the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) allegedly hanged herself at her home in Kota on Monday, leaving behind a suicide note saying sorry to her parents and calling herself a 'loser'.

Maharashtra HSC exams: Students face inconveniences

Maharashtra HSC exams: Students face inconveniences

Rediff.com22 Feb 2012

Students who appeared for their first class 12 Higher Secondary Certificate exam on February 21 in Mumbai complained of inconvenience due to poor co-ordination among authorities at the exam centre.

10 ways to overcome 'exams burnout'

10 ways to overcome 'exams burnout'

Rediff.com9 Jan 2012

The intense desire to excel in an examination could lead to what is known as 'exams burnout'. With board exams just a month away, Manjiri Gokhale Joshi, author of the book Crushes, Careers and Cellphones shares a 10-point success formula that will help you sail through the stressful times with ease.

EY boss: 'Won't rest till harmonious workplace achieved'

EY boss: 'Won't rest till harmonious workplace achieved'

Rediff.com20 Sep 2024

EY India chairman Rajiv Memani has expressed regret at not attending the funeral of a 26-year-old employee whose death was blamed on stress by her mother, and said he will not rest till achieving the goal of harmonious workplace. Anna Sebastian Perayil, who passed her CA exams in 2023 and worked at EY Pune office for four months, died in July. According to a letter her mother wrote to Memani, she was overworked with a "backbreaking" load as a new employee that affected her "physically, emotionally, and mentally".

No one should face our daughter's fate: E&Y employee's family

No one should face our daughter's fate: E&Y employee's family

Rediff.com20 Sep 2024

Anna Sebastian Perayil, a Keralite who passed her CA exams in 2023, worked at EY Pune office for four months before she succumbed on July 21.

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.

Irreparable loss, says E&Y on young CA's death

Irreparable loss, says E&Y on young CA's death

Rediff.com19 Sep 2024

EY said it would continue to improve and provide a healthy workplace in its offices throughout the country.

CBSE defers board exams scheduled for Feb 28, 29 in NE Delhi

CBSE defers board exams scheduled for Feb 28, 29 in NE Delhi

Rediff.com27 Feb 2020

The exam postponement announcement by the CBSE came for the third time this week due to communal violence in northeast Delhi over the amended citizenship law which has claimed 34 lives so far and left over 200 people injured. "The next date for the affected students will be notified shortly," CBSE Secretary Anurag Tripathi said.

Even if there is 0.001% negligence...: SC on NEET row

Even if there is 0.001% negligence...: SC on NEET row

Rediff.com18 Jun 2024

Observing that students have to labour hard while preparing for these examinations, the apex court said the litigation pertaining to the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (Undergraduate)-2024 examination ought not be treated as adversarial.

Sorry, I couldn't do it: NEET aspirant ends life in Kota; 9th since Jan

Sorry, I couldn't do it: NEET aspirant ends life in Kota; 9th since Jan

Rediff.com30 Apr 2024

Rajasthan native Bharat Kumar Rajput was found hanging from the ceiling fan on Tuesday morning, the police said.

Will Anna's Death Be A Wake-Up Call For India Inc?

Will Anna's Death Be A Wake-Up Call For India Inc?

Rediff.com8 Oct 2024

'In India, managers and the leadership almost glorify overworking.'

PM says Budget 2016 is his 'exam'

PM says Budget 2016 is his 'exam'

Rediff.com28 Feb 2016

Modi said he was "full of confidence" ahead of his "exam", the Budget, by 125 crore people

Last minute tips to ace class 10 board exams

Last minute tips to ace class 10 board exams

Rediff.com4 Feb 2015

Dhanya Nair who scored 95 per cent in class 10 last year, tells how to beat the stress and use the time to focus on optimising your preparation...

5 simple tips to fight stress and calm your body

5 simple tips to fight stress and calm your body

Rediff.com18 Sep 2019

You need to look into your relationships, emotional, mental, and financial life to find out what moves you into stressful moods, says Dr Manoj Kutteri.

Every NEET paper accounted for, social media images fake, says NTA

Every NEET paper accounted for, social media images fake, says NTA

Rediff.com6 May 2024

Stressing that every question paper has been "accounted for", the NTA said that purported images of the question paper circulating on social media have no relation with the actual paper.

Elections will come and go, they are 'just by-products': Modi@exam pe charcha

Elections will come and go, they are 'just by-products': Modi@exam pe charcha

Rediff.com16 Feb 2018

The prime minister's "Pareeksha pe charcha", ahead of the Class 10 and 12 board examinations, was held at the Talkatora Stadium in New Delhi.

Class X board exams: Preparation tips

Class X board exams: Preparation tips

Rediff.com17 Dec 2007

Taking the CBSE this year? Read this.

EY employee death fallout: Deloitte forms 3-member committee to review people practices

EY employee death fallout: Deloitte forms 3-member committee to review people practices

Rediff.com20 Sep 2024

Amid a social media storm over the death of a young employee at tax consultancy major EY allegedly due to work pressure, Deloitte has formed a three-member external committee, which includes former revenue secretary Tarun Bajaj, to look into practices, policies and processes concerning employees, its South Asia CEO Romal Shetty said on Friday. Shetty said to manage the work pressure within the organisation and have an open work culture, Deloitte has a chief happiness officer and takes strictest action for any bad behaviour within the organisation. Deloitte is one of the four major global tax consultancy firms.

I Cracked CAT Six Times, So Can You

I Cracked CAT Six Times, So Can You

Rediff.com23 Nov 2023

Six times CAT topper rediffGURU Patrick Dsouza explains how you can utilise the final days to improve your performance in the CAT exam.

10 last minute tips for board exam aspirants

10 last minute tips for board exam aspirants

Rediff.com20 Feb 2012

Prof Chitra Jaykumar of Cathedral Vidya School, Lonavala tells us about the 10 things you must do before and during the board exams so that you avoid stress and make the most of your time and abilities.

Best of the week

Best of the week

Rediff.com19 Feb 2005

Best of the week

NCERT drops portions related to RSS ban, Gandhi, Hindu-Muslim unity

NCERT drops portions related to RSS ban, Gandhi, Hindu-Muslim unity

Rediff.com5 Apr 2023

"Gandhi's pursuit of Hindu-Muslim unity provoked Hindu extremists" and "Organisations like RSS were banned for some time" are among the texts missing from the class 12 political science textbook for the new academic session.

What's your stress-busting mantra?

What's your stress-busting mantra?

Rediff.com19 Jun 2007

We want to know how you do away with stress -- do you sit around sulking, do you shout it out, or do you simply swallow your feelings and cope?

Yeh Meri Family Review: Nostalgic

Yeh Meri Family Review: Nostalgic

Rediff.com24 May 2023

Yeh Meri Family is rescued by the actors. All of them have delivered on the warmth and crankiness of a close-knit family without putting on any hum saath saath hain fakery, observes Deepa Gahlot.

Women achievers to run Modi's social media on Int'l Women's Day

Women achievers to run Modi's social media on Int'l Women's Day

Rediff.com23 Feb 2025

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that he will hand over his social media accounts to women achievers from different walks of life to mark International Women's Day on March 8. In his monthly "Mann Ki Baat" address, Modi said these successful women will talk about their work and experience on his social media accounts. He also renewed his appeal to people to take measures to deal with the growing problem of obesity and encouraged people to visit research laboratories or planetariums to mark National Science Day on February 28. Modi highlighted India's progress in space science and artificial intelligence, and emphasized the importance of celebrating and respecting the indomitable spirit of women. He also spoke about the diversity of India's wildlife and the importance of conservation efforts.

'Why Are People Willing To Suffer For A Government Job?'

'Why Are People Willing To Suffer For A Government Job?'

Rediff.com26 Sep 2024

'When I asked whether they would choose a government job that offered Rs 30,000 a month or a private job that offered them Rs 3 lakh a month, without exception, everybody said, "I would rather have the government job!"'

Amid uneasy calm, students appeared for exams in riot-hit Delhi

Amid uneasy calm, students appeared for exams in riot-hit Delhi

Rediff.com2 Mar 2020

There was also no fresh incident of violence and there is a heavy deployment of security personnel