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Inside The Minds Of The Best Students Of INDIA

October 20, 2016 adminBest, India, Inside, Minds, of, Students', The

JEE Advanced Results came out on 12th June 2016 and JEE Rankers 2016 list got announced. This year, for the third consecutive year — Embibe students did extremely well and some of the best students in the country took advantage of our analysis, tips, notes and study material. This year, we bring you snippets from an interview with a list of JEE Toppers 2016 where they shared more about their journey as well as various tips and secrets to maximize your marks, as well as cracking JEE. This includes things like planning…

Narayana Murthy Calls for Pay-Per-Performance System in Schools

April 13, 2016 SrijitaCalls, for, In, Murthy, Narayana, Pay-Per-Performance, Schools, System

IT czar N R Narayana Murthy said market will be the “ultimate decider” of the efficacy of every school. Bengaluru: IT czar N R Narayana Murthy on Monday said he wants a pay-per-performance system to be implemented in every school and the students should vote on competence of teachers based on certain attributes. “What is my vision for primary and secondary education in India? I want India to go from its current 130th position in HDI in 2015 to the top 10 by harnessing education. I want every child to…

Babies Born To Older Moms May Be Smarter, Healthier: Study

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The benefits associated with being born in a later year outweigh the biological risks associated with being born to an older mother, researchers said. (Representational image) BERLIN: Children born to older mothers may be healthier, taller and obtain more education than kids of younger mothers, a new study has claimed. The benefits associated with being born in a later year outweigh the biological risks associated with being born to an older mother, researchers said. The reason is that in industrialised countries educational opportunities are increasing, and people are getting healthier…

‘Ridiculous,’ Says Kanhaiya Kumar As Smriti Irani’s Ministry Ranks JNU At 3

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Both JNU and the Hyderabad University have been at the centre of massive rows that have led to student protests against Smriti Irani. NEW DELHI: Kanhaiya Kumar, the JNU student arrested on charges of sedition last month, has said it is “ridiculous” that the university has been ranked number 3 in the country by the Centre’s education ministry. “Feels ridiculous that on one hand the Ministry of Human Resource Development is attacking us over autonomy and on the other hand we are on this list,” said Mr Kumar, who is…

Minister’s PA Did It? 3 Arrests Over Chemistry Paper Leak in Bengaluru

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Students protested in Bengaluru over cancelled exams following a question paper leak BENGALURU: Three men have been arrested for the leak of the Class 12 chemistry exam paper in Bengaluru – not once but twice – and among them is a minister’s top aide. Oblaraju, personal assistant to Medical Education Minister Sharanaparakash Rudrappa Patil, was arrested in the afternoon. The police say he accessed the question paper easily and circulated it. The others arrested are Rudrappa, an office manager, and Manjunath, a physical education teacher and insurance agent. They both…

IIT-Kharagpur Lost Out In Rankings Over Faculty-Student Ratio, Says Director

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‘India Rankings 2016’ released by the Human Resource Development Ministry ranked IIT Kharagpur at Number 3. KOLKATA: The Indian Institute of Technology-Kharagpur, which came third in the Education Ministry’sranking of engineering institutes in the country, on Monday said it lost out mainly due to its faculty-student ratio. “We lost out primarily due to our faculty-student ratio as we were placed eighth in the list. We have 11,300-plus students, which is by far the largest. In all other areas, our performance was very close to the top,” IIT-Kharagpur Director Partha Pratim…