In the wake of so many anti-immigrant rallies across the world and make-shift political outcomes in the US, UK and Europe, one would wonder what lies ahead for the ever increasing international education crowd.  The US 2016 election results ruled twitter with incessant memes describing the paranoia and disgust of immigrants around world. Meanwhile, universities […]

Central Board of Secondary Education, on December 22, has announced to provide option of changing examination city for JEE Mains 2017.  The announcement has come as a relief to JEE Mains 2017 aspirants in Kota, as they could not choose Kota as their city for examination due to unavailability of the city in the list […]

GARV-II mobile app and citizen engagement window launched by the Union Government The Union government launched the GARV-II mobile app on December 20, 2016, to provide village wise and habitation wise data on household electrification for all states. It is an upgraded version of the GARV mobile app that was launched in October 2015, which […]

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has declared the results of Combined Medical Services (CMS) examination, 2016 on the official website . A total of 894 candidates have been recommended for appointment, based on the scores of candidates in the computer-based examination (Part I) followed by the personality test (Part II). The personality tests were […]

Jawaharlal Institute of Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry held the entrance test for Doctorate of Medicine and Master of Surgery (DM and MCh) on December 11. The results for the examination were out on December 17 and the first counselling session date has been preponed from December 28 to December 23. The reporting time for all shortlisted […]

Coaching institutes of Kota and their students have proved their mettle in the KVPY (Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana) 2016 Aptitude Test results. So far, the institutes have claimed 785 selections. RK Verma, Managing Director of Resonance Institute, Kota said that their institute has selections of around 381 students in KVPY. “224 students are of SX […]

Life of an Assistant Commandant in Indo-Tibetan Border Police Avalanches, high-velocity storms, blizzards, and landslides, besides the hazards of high altitude and extreme cold, where the temperature dips up to -30°C, best describes the workplace in which the Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force (ITBP) operates. This force was so secret, that its existence was not disclosed for over 20 years after […]

The student community at the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT-Kgp) is not happy with the 20 percent hike (Rs 8,000) in hostel fees. Students were informed about the hike yesterday, December 20, 2016. But they were unhappy with the decision which led to a protest outside director’s office, for the whole night. Due to […]

Medical students, admitted to private and government colleges across Maharashtra this academic session, are presently undergoing their first semester terminal examination. Academic session in various government colleges begun in time (August) for those who took the state Common Entrance Test (CET). But those who were admitted through NEET, had seen their academic session beginning a […]

​ A Palestinian poet and author, Mahmoud Darwish, had once said, “Sarcasm helps me overcome the harshness of the reality we live in, eases the pain of scars and makes people smile.” This quote particularly holds true in light of the reactions PaGaLGuY received by Indian students in Germany (or those planning to go to […]