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Equivalence certificate SOP for different boards to be prepared by AIU

In order to address issues faced by students with respect to the equivalence certificate issued by  different secondary / senior secondary boards for the purpose of admission into higher educational institutions, the ministry of education has now entrusted the Association of Indian Universities (AIU) to prepares a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for the same, the […]

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Sarees not mandatory for female lecturers: Kerala Government

The Kerala Higher Education Department has issued a circular today clarifying that there is no compulsion that female lecturers must wear sarees to work. The issue came to light again following a recent incident wherein a female candidate for the post of assistant professor in English at the College of Applied Science (CAS) in Kodungallur […]

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Kerala colleges to reopen on 4 Oct; decision on schools to be taken later

The Government of Kerala has decided to lift the night curfew and Sunday lockdown and also to reopen higher educational institutions from October 4, reported the Hindustan Times. The Government has decided to permit polytechnic colleges and institutions offering technical and medical courses to function from October 4. It also said that final year students […]

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Grace marks for scouts and guides for UG admissions in Kerala

The Higher Education Department of Kerala has decided to provide 15 grace marks for meritorious scouts, guides, rovers and rangers for admission to undergraduate (UG) courses, reported the Hindu. State Universities provide 15 marks weightage to NCC and NSS certificate holders for UG programmes. Now, the state has decided to extend the same to scouts, […]

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Kerala HC passes interim order directing State not to publish entrance exam results

The Kerala High Court directed the Commissioner of Entrance Examinations not to publish the results of entrance examinations until the court pronounces the verdict in the case relating to weightage of 12th marks. Two students and the Kerala CBSE Schools Management Association had approached the Court seeking an interim order till the case regarding weightage […]

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Mangalore University to hold special exams for Kerala students

The Mangalore University has announced that it has decided to conduct special examinations for students from Kerala who will not be unable to appear for the examinations beginning today due to the suspension of bus services between Kasaragod and Mangaluru have been suspended for a week, reported the New Indian Express. The Vice Chancellor reportedly […]

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Kerala HC issues notice in petition challenging ₹50,000 deposit for CLAT counselling

The Kerala High Court issued notice in a case challenging the compulsory deposit of ₹50,000 fee required to be paid by candidates of the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) 2021 in order to be considered for admission to seats in National Law Universities (NLUs). Justice Anu Sivaraman issued notice to the Bar Council of India […]

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Kerala HC allows KTU to conduct offline exams

A division bench of the Kerala High Court on Wednesday permitted the A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technological University (KTU) to conduct offline examinations for the students of the first and third semester of the B.Tech course. The Bench stayed the decision of the single Judge, Justice Amit Rawal cancelling the examinations passed on Tuesday (Read more […]

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