Education
At IGNOU, President Murmu stresses on education in Indian languages
Murmu lauded the progress made by women in several sectors, including education, and noted that 55 per cent of the students who received their degrees, certificates and diplomas were women
CUET hits dead end at Jamia
Concerns grow over the university losing minority status and hurting students from poor background; JMI officials want to restrict it to only 20 courses
Students blame IP college authorities for mishap
College fest turns into a nightmare as outsiders gate-crash and harass female students after the principal refused to beef up security despite request
Blotting their photocopy book
Digitisation of academic classes has sounded a death knell for those involved in photocopying business, forcing them to either shut shop or diversify
Delhi University students’ union elections likely this September
DUSU elections are held via direct voting by students of the varsity and member colleges. They are usually conducted in August-September
Past perfect, future tense: Stuck in dead end jobs
Rising unemployment has forced many people to give up dreams and opt for odd jobs to sustain themselves
DU’s non-teaching staff protests against e-tendering of jobs
Staff says the new system will lead to job insecurity and corruption, wants the administration to put employees working on contractual basis into permanent vacancies
CUET hurts rural, female students: Experts
Implementation of the Central University Entrance Test in an ‘unplanned’ manner has seen a drastic reduction in enrollment of female students besides harming the chances of students of financially weak backgrounds