The National Testing Agency has released the examination calendar for most important competitive exams that will take place in 2024. The CUET UG exam will take place from 15th May to 31 heMay 2024. CUET PG will be conducted in the month of March. The NEET UG exam will take place on 5th May, 2023. The UGC NET exam will take place between 10th to 21st June. The JEE mains session one exam will start on 24th January and will go on till first February, 2023. The session two exams for JEE mains will begin on 1st April, 2024 and will continue till 15 April 2024.
Deteriorating relations between India and Canada have concerned a lot of students who are planning to immigrate to Canada for higher education. It is expected that Canada will scrutinise applications coming from Punjab and Haryana a lot more than before. This means if you are a student who has applied for a student visa, your applications will be accepted late and the rate of rejection will probably go higher.
Canada has already called for a pause on the free trade agreement with India. Last year Canada decided to tighten the application verification process, and after the current episode, it is likely to become even more stringent. But many consultants are positive that there will be no halt in the flow of Indian students from Canada as Indian students are major contributors to the Canadian economy.
A 16-year-old US team named Dennis Maliq Barnes has been accepted into 185 different schools in the US. He has also received a US$10 million worth scholarship from these institutions. He has finally decided to study at Cornell University. He will be pursuing a program in computer science. Dennis has given all the credit to his academic counsellor for helping him apply to various universities. He has said that he did not know about his own potential until his academic counsellor motivated him to apply for various universities and grants. For more information related to academy counselling yoou can contact GoTo University.
Delhi University has started its admission process for MA in Hindu studies. The course will be offered by the newly set Centre for Hindu studies. A graduate in any discipline is eligible to apply for the course till 30th September, 2023. The course will have a unique curriculum and will explore Hinduism in respect with contemporary societal beliefs.
The true essence of Hindu civilisation and philosophy have remained with us even through years of evolution. The course will bridge the gap between authentic Hindu studies and present day work opportunities.
The registration for the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering has officially started. Aspirants can register for the exam till 29 September, 2023. The exam will be conducted by Indian Institute of science, Bengaluru for 2024. Interested candidates can fill the application by September end. The GATE exam is scheduled to be conducted in the month of February. The exam is conducted to give admission to students in the MTech programme in IITs. Candidates who have to register for the exam will have to pay Rs.500 as the registration fees. GATE is one of the most competitive exams in India and some of the brightest minds of the country take part in this exam.
The UK has decided to put its focus on Indian students after France recently announced its goal to attract 30,000 Indian students by 2030 for higher education. The top study abroad destinations of the world have recognised the influence of Indian students in the global education scenario. In the past few years, Indian students have contributed massively to the economy of various countries by immigrating for higher education. Indian students make for the second largest group of international students in the UK after China. The UK government is planning to collaborate with various institutes in India to introduce student exchange programmes. This will allow students to study a semester or two in the UK and explore the opportunities in the country. It's a great initiative to attract more student population to the UK for higher education and after study work opportunities.
The Central Board of Secondary Education has started a new single girl child scholarship. This scholarship will be specially for a single girl child who has completed her class 10th with at least 60% marks. To be eligible for the scholarship the candidate must be in 11th class or 12th class. The board will look after the tuition fee of the selected candidate. The tuition fee must not be more than Rs.1500 per month and there should only be an annual increase of 10%. The board will continue to offer the scholarship in class 12th if the candidate scores more than 50% in class 11th.
It has been decided that the national medical Council will be lowering the NEET 2023 cut-offs for UG courses. The Indian Medical Association has been demanding a revision in the cut-off of NEET for a very long period of time. Now it has been finally decided that NMC will be lowering the cut-offs. Generally unreserved candidates have to accomplish at least 50 percentile to clear the NEET exam. PWD candidates have to score 45 percentile to clear the NEET exam. For reserved categories the decided cut-off has been 40% tile. No, NMC will be lowering the cut-off and will be lowering the cut off.
Delhi University will be releasing the list of vacancies in various programmes for UG courses for the spot around 18 September 2023. Only the candidates who have not got any seat previously in any of the cut-offs will be eligible to take part in this round. This means that candidates who already have a seat won't be able to participate.
The list of the seats is likely to be out by 5 PM on the website of Delhi University. Eligible candidates will have a window of three days to apply for any of the seats as per their preferences. The official announcement of seat allocation will be done on 21 September, 2023.
The UK is all set to increase the cost of study visa for international students from four October, 2023. The fees will rise to 490 GBP for all international students. The cost of a visit visa for the UK is all set to be 115 GBP. This decision has been taken by the government of the UK. The British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak made the announcement and said that the amount will be contributed towards the public health requirement of the country that has been growing ever since the pandemic.
There has been a 15% increase in the visit visa and 20% increase in the study Visa since the pandey. This has put a lot of burden on the public health care system of the country. To make sure that the country has enough funds to look after immigrants, the hike has been made.
France will be organising a choose France tour in India in the month of October. Officials from various universities and educational institutions of France will be present to educate students regarding studying in France. There will also be officials from the visa department, scholarships department and accommodation department to inform students about the current scenario and expected expenses in France while studying. representatives from all the 48 universities of France will be present there to inform students. The workshop will be extremely beneficial for high school students in particular as it will give them all the knowledge related to studying abroad.
Indian students who want to study in Australia will have to show at least savings of $24,505 from 1 October 2023 to be able to get a study Visa in Australia. Australia has increased the minimum bank balance requirement to get a study visa in Australia from the month of October for international students. As per the Ministry of home affairs of Australia, this step has been taken to ensure that the students who come to Australia do not indulge in unfair practices to earn money through part-time jobs. Recently Australia has altered its part time work rules for international students.
The government of India is inviting students of the country to apply for the Commonwealth Master scholarship 2024. This scholarship is available for students who want to study their masters in the UK. Students can apply for the scholarship at the OAS portal or the SAKSHAT portal.
Students who want to pursue their masters degree in the UK are eligible for the scholarship. It is compulsory for all students to have a score of at least 60% in their bachelors degree, and at least 55% to 60% in their masters or any other post graduate degree.
South Korea is offering a Global Korea Scholarship to international students who want to study an undergraduate course in South Korea. This scholarship is especially meant for bright undergraduate students who want to study in South Korea but do not have the financial resources to study in South Korea. Students can pursue their undergraduate degree or associate undergraduate degree through the scholarship. It is important to note that this is both in need and merit based scholarship. This means that students will be offered the scholarship on the basis of their marks and also how much they need the scholarship. To be eligible for the scholarship. The student must be younger than 25 years. Also, the student must have scored at least 80% marks in their high school. it is important to note that students who have completed their bachelors degree are not eligible for the scholarship.
There will be a major shift in the pattern of the CBSE board exams 2024. It is expected that the question paper will have more competency based questions. CBSE will focus more on questions that check the conceptual clarity of the students rather than theoretical knowledge. Students in India face extreme pressure when it comes to board examinations right from class ninth. Every year many students succumb to this pressure and give up their lives. To avoid such incidents, CBSE has decided to change the pattern of the examination to make it easier to score for all kinds of students. To give students an idea of the question, paper, sample papers will be released. The CBSE 2024 boards will begin on 15th February.
Indian Institute of technology Bombay has decided to make data science in AI compulsory for all under graduate students pursuing BTech or BS at the college. Data science and AI have become such popular disciplines in today's world that it has become very important for all students pursuing engineering to study these disciplines.
Earlier physics, chemistry and maths, what are the fundamental subjects for engineering students. But now with the revolution in the field of technology, it has become extremely important to study AI and data science. The decision will be applicable to all the undergraduate students except design students who are in a completely different spectrum.
York University, which is the top university of Canada has signed a collaboration with OP Jindal University, Haryana. The university is known for its international collaborations with various top universities of the world. Now the university has come in collaboration with the York university which is one of the top preferences for international students to study in Canada.
Under the collaboration, York university will be investing a significant amount of money in various initiatives by OP Jindal University. Other than this, the York University is also looking forward to collaborating with other Indian institutions, especially in the Southern part of India.
Chief minister of Madhya Pradesh has announced that the state government will offer laptops to all the students who have scored above 60% in class 12th board exams. Earlier, the Madhya Pradesh government used to give a laptop to all the students scoring above 75% in class 12th. Other than this, the top three rankers, from all the areas will get a scooter as a reward.
The Madhya Pradesh government transferred Rs.196 crores in the bank accounts of numerous people who have scored above 75% in their board exams this year. But from the year 2024, the criterion has changed and all the students scoring above 60% will get a laptop from the state government. This is a great initiative towards education and digital India as it will help students in becoming familiar with the latest technology.
As per the new education policy, good exams will be conducted at least twice a year to give students enough time to prepare for the exams. Earlier, board exams were conducted only once a year due to which students had to face excessive pressure. But to put an end to this unnecessary pressure, the national curriculum framework for school education will be making sure that the board exam happens twice a year. The test makers and the evaluators will have to go through a proper training before checking and evaluation.
Moreover the Education Ministry will make two languages compulsory for class 11th and 12th students. The Ministry will make arrangements to offer on demand exams as well.
As per the official schedule announced by Delhi University, the university will display the number of vacant seats left on 18th September. Only the candidates who have not been able to get into any university will be eligible for the counselling round. Also after the announcement of the spot round, candidates will not be able to withdraw their seats.
To become a part of the spot round, students will have to register through 'Special Spot Admission’ that will be visible on their dashboard. Aspirants will have the free will to choose as many programs and colleges as they want
