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Canada has introduced a note of policies related to international students in the past few months. The minimum financial requirement has been increased, English proficiency levels have been modified, and there has been a cap on the number of international students each province in Canada can accept  in one year. After all this, the Canadian immigration minister has recently hinted that a new set of policies may be released in relation to the post study work visa regulations in the country. In the past five years, the demand for post work study visas has grown by 219%. Also the rules related to the post study visa programme have been the same since 2008. This is the reason why the country is planning to revamp the post study work visa policies and bring about new changes.

Jawaharlal Nehru University, which is one of the top universities not just in India but also around the world has started the registration process for its MBA programme. Candidates can submit their CAT scores and other important information. After shortlisting the candidates on the basis of their application, they will be shortlisted on the basis of a group discussion round. The final batch of selected students will have to appear in front of an interview panel who will analyse the aptitude and mental presence of the student through a series of questionnaires. Following this, a merit list will be released consisting of the names of the final students. Currently the programme has 75 seats and is one of the most difficult MBA programmes to get into in the country.

Since the announcement of the JEE advanced 2024 results, many top institutes in the country have started offering scholarships to rank holders. IIT Kharagpur, which is one of the most prestigious institutes in the country has offered a full fledged scholarship for the top 100 rankers who take admission in the institute. Another criteria that has to be followed is that the students family annual income should be less than INR 20,00,000. This is applicable for students who want to take admission in BTech programmes at the institute. The institute will not only pay the tuition fee and accommodation expenses of the selected students, but will also provide them financial resources for electronic gadgets, travel, miscellaneous expenses, and a lot more.

UGC recently announced that Indian universities can now admit students twice a year by introducing the concept of dual intake system. Previously, in India, the admission process used to start in June to July, and the new academic session would begin in August. If a student missed out on taking admission during this intake, then the only way out would be to take admission next year during the same time. Students suffering from medical problems or any kind of emergencies would have to end up wasting one year by not being able to get admission into various universities. However, in a landmark decision by UGC, universities will now be able to give admission to students twice a year. One is going to be the regular intake in July and the other one is going to be conducted in January to February. This is not compulsory for universities as of now. The decision has been taken to enhance international collaborations and attract international student diaspora.

The Banaras Hindu University has officially released its cut-off for postgraduate courses. Candidates who registered with BHU to get admission in any of their courses can check the official website of the university. Currently there are 8500 postgraduate seats under the Banaras Hindu University. Out of these, 5000 seats are in the campus of BHU itself. students were allowed to register for the post graduate courses till 3rd June, 2024. After this, the registration window was closed. Candidates who have been allotted seats in this merit list will have to accept the seat till 13th June. The last date for the document verification process is 14th June, 2024. If the student doesn't do so, then the seat will be passed on to some other candidate.

Recently, CBSE has released an official statement, warning students about the fake syllabus and sample papers that are surfacing online. CBSE has told the school authorities as well as the students to remain conscious about the unsolicited syllabus and sample papers that are being posted online by unknown sources. Also, CBSE has told all the affiliated schools to follow the latest regulations properly to make sure that the process of internal assessment remains streamlined this year. This year CBSE will pay keen attention towards the conduct of practical exams in schools and also make sure that the evaluation is done on a fair basis. CBSE has also asked the schools to make sure that students are not using any kind of AI tools to write their answers while attempting assignments or question papers.

UGC has given permission to all the higher education institutions in the country to admit students twice a year. Earlier most of the universities in India gave admission to students only once a year. However, now students will get the opportunity to enrol in a university of their choice twice a year. This will lead to less wastage of time and better seat allocation. The concept of dual intake system is already very prevalent in a lot of Western countries. This decision by the UGC will come into effect from 2024-2025. For more information related to the admission process, students can check the official website of CBSE. 

Now that the results for IIT JEE advanced  have been released by IIT Madras, various technological institutes in the country are offering scholarships to meritorious students from around the country. IIIT Delhi has joined the bandwagon and is now offering a full fledged hundred percent tuition fee waiver to students who have been able to score a rank under 1000 in the advanced exam. Also students who have got a rank between 1000 to 2000 will be getting a 50% tuition fee waiver. Additionally, the institute is offering a special scholarship to female students. The eligibility criteria for the same is that the female student should have scored at least 95% aggregate marks in class 12th board exam. Also the student must be amongst the top 100 female rankers in the institute.

The Jawaharlal Nehru University has released the first merit list for postgraduate courses. Students can access the merit list from the official website of JNU. All the students who find their names in the merit list are eligible for admission into the university. The courses being offered by the Jawaharlal Nehru University include Master in arts, Masters in commerce, Masters in science, postgraduate diploma, and others. This is the first merit list that has been released by the university. Following this, other merit lists shall also be released and on the basis of that students will be able to get into the university.

HAN University of Applied Sciences from the Netherlands is offering partially funded scholarships to international students who want to study at the university. The scholarship is being offered for both masters and bachelor's programmes. This scholarship is being offered to only the non-EU students. For a masters degree at the university, it is compulsory to have completed the bachelor's degree from a recognised institute. Students will have to submit a short video of introduction, CV, motivational letter, results of English proficiency test, and other necessary documents to get into the university. Selected students will get a scholarship of €12,500 along with other perks and benefits. The deadline for the same is 19th October, 2024. Candidates must remember that this scholarship is for the February intake of 2025.

The joint seat allocation authority process for IITs and NITs has officially begun from 10th June, 2024. Students who have been able to successfully clear the cut-off of JEE mains can register themselves for NITs and other government institutions of the country. Similarly, students who have been able to clear the JEE advanced cut off can register themselves for IITs around the country. Students can register themselves and pay the necessary registration fee till 18th June, 2024. The registration process for architecture courses will begin from 14th June, 2024. The results for the first mock allocations will be announced on 15th June, followed by other allocations.

Jawaharlal Nehru University is offering a Masters in Business Administration programme to students. The last date to apply for the same is 15th June, 2024. This course is being offered by the Atal Bihari Bajpai School of Management and Entrepreneurship. The first batch of this programme was started in 2019 and since then every year the university has given admission to numerous students for this programme. The Atal Bihari Bajpai Business school is in collaboration with a lot of other business schools from around the world, creating a system that fosters employment opportunities and skill development. The business school takes into consideration case studies from the Indian context and at the same time integrates the global curriculum derived from Harvard university to train the students.

CBSE is all set to conduct the supplementary exams for class 10th and 12th for students who could not clear their exams in the first attempt. This is a redemption chance for students who do not want to waste one year of their schooling life. The registration for supplementary exams was already conducted by CBSE. Now CBSE has released a tentative date sheet for the exams. The examination will begin from 15th July as per the tentative date sheet. Students will be allocated different shifts and examination centres. Students who have yet not applied for supplementary exams even if they have failed to clear all their subjects in one go still have time. Students can register for the same till 15th June after which no application will be accepted. 

The NEET 2024 results have garnered a lot of negative attraction from around the world. This is because this year the exam has 67 toppers who have scored a perfect 720/720 score. Thousands of students from the country are asking NTA to re-conduct the examination and declare the results in a positive manner. Looking at the public outlash, the education Ministry of the country has decided to form a four member committee that will specifically look at the results of 1600 students from the country. NTA has maintained its stance that the results have been declared in a fair manner and giving grace marks to students has certainly not impacted the overall results. However, the committee that has been formed by the education ministry has been asked to submit the report within one week. Till now all the claims of probable paper leak have also been refuted by the authorities.

NTA has released the city intimation slips for candidates who have registered themselves for the UGC NET exam. The UGC NET exam is conducted by NTA for students who want to get into PhD programmes in the top universities of the country. Students can also apply for the position of assistant professorship after passing this test. Students who clear the JRF criteria are also eligible for a monthly stipend. To download their city intimation slips, candidates can check the official website of UGC and fill in all the necessary details to download the city intimation slips. Examination will be conducted on 18th June, 2024. The admit cards will be soon released by NTA. For more information, candidates can check the official website of UGC.

The results of JEE advanced, which is considered one of the most difficult exams not just in India but around the world, have been declared. It is through this exam that students are able to get into prestigious IITs in the country. Only the students who are able to clear the JEE mains can apply for the JEE advanced exam. This year around 48,248 students have qualified to be eligible for admissions in IITs. Out of this 11,280 students are from the IIT Madras zone itself. This year the overall topper is Ved Lahoti. Ved who was taking his coaching from Kota has been able to get AIR 1 in the exam. Upon being asked about the reason behind his success, Ved has said that healthy competition and giving continuous mock tests has really helped him score well in the exam. He further wants to pursue computer science from IIT Bombay.

Delhi University has shortlisted 140 students for its Vice Chancellor Internship scheme out of the total 1542 students that registered for it. Under the scheme, selected students will get an internship opportunity and will also get a monthly stipend of INR 10,500. The Internship is going to be extremely flexible and a student will have to work for 20 hours every week. Moreover, upon the completion of the Internship, the student will also get a certificate from the dean of the university. This selection for the scheme was done through the process of shortlisting the applications. After the shortlisting process, candidates were called for a personal interview round and then they were selected.

Recently, IIT Madras, announced the results for JEE advance. JEE advanced exam is the second part of the JEE exam series. Only the students who are able to clear the JEE mains become eligible to sit in this exam. It is through this exam that students get into the top engineering colleges like IITs in India. Now that the results have been declared, IIT Kanpur has announced that it will be offering scholarships to rank holders in the JEE advanced exam. The scholarship will be exclusively given to the top hundred students in the exam. Any student having a rank in the top hundred if decides to take admission in IIT Kanpur will be eligible for the scholarship. Both BTech and BS students are eligible for the scholarship. The annual scholarship amount will be INR 3,00,000. The scholarship will be awarded for all four years of the degree. However, the selected student will be obligated to maintain a minimum CGPA. 

IIT Madras has officially announced the results for JEE advanced 2024. Candidates can check the results for the same on the official website of IIT Madras. JEE advance is the second round of the JEE series and only the students who are able to clear the JEE mains are eligible for the advance exam.  Around 1,80,000 students appeared for the JEE advanced paper one and paper two. Ved Lahoti from New Delhi has become the top scorer in the common ranking list released by JEE. Students can also check the answers that they have appeared against the right answer key. Every student will need their roll number and date of birth to check their results. 

Delhi University has extended the deadline for applying for its postgraduate programmes and LLB programme. Interested students can apply till 12th June, 2024. Now candidates have some more time to apply for their subject of programmes through the CSAS portal. earlier the last date for the registration was 5th June, 2024. Also candidates have the facility to update their information if by mistake they have filled something wrong. Also, this is the last opportunity for students to apply for BA LLB and BBA LLB programmes. After this, the university will not be accepting any plea for acceptance of applications. For more information related to postgraduate programmes, candidates can check the official website of Delhi University.