Education

BITSAT Exam Pattern

India is one big nation, brimming with engineering aspirants who are striving to get into some of the best Engineering Institutes in India. There are various entrance exams like- BITSAT, JEE Mains etc, conducted by these Institutes, for admission, to the range of courses they offer. BITSAT is a computer based online test for admission to Integrated First Degree Programmes of ... Read More »

India Lost Edge In Education Due To Macaulay’s Policies: Giriraj Singh

India Lost Edge In Education Due To Macaulay’s Policies: Giriraj Singh Union Minister Giriraj Singh blamed colonialism for ruining India’s traditional learning system. (File) NEW DELHI: India lost its edge in education due to the introduction of western education by British colonialists, especially Lord Thomas Macaulay — governor-general from 1832-1835 – said Union Minister Giriraj Singh today. Mr Singh, who ... Read More »

To Cool Maratha Anger, Maharashtra Extends Student Benefits To All

Large scale protests by the Maratha community demanding reservation flared in Maharashtra last month. MUMBAI:  As Maharashtra reels under protests by the Marathas seeking affirmative action in government jobs and education, the state government has announced a reform that will extend benefits to poor students of the community. Flanked by his cabinet colleagues Vinod Tawde, Chandrakant Patil, Eknath Shinde and ... Read More »

Take Every Opportunity to Educate Your Children

Parents realize that their children begin to learn when they are very young. Children are constantly taking everything in and parents need to take advantage of this time in order to teach them new things. Do not simply wait until your children are in school to help them to begin to learn. Take every opportunity possible to educate your children, ... Read More »

WhatsApp’s New Privacy Policy Must Be Rolled Back, Students Tell Court

WhatsApp’s New Privacy Policy Must Be Rolled Back, Students Tell Court Two Indian students are mounting a legal challenge to Facebook, seeking to wind back changes to WhatsApp’s privacy policy that they say threatens the rights of millions of users. Karmanya Singh Sareen and Shreya Sethi filed a public-interest litigation, akin to a class action, in the Delhi High Court ... Read More »

Swift Playgrounds Coding Education App Released for iPad

Swift Playgrounds Coding Education App Released for iPad HIGHLIGHTS Swift Playgrounds is compatible with iPad Air, Pro, mini 2 running iOS 10 Real coding concepts are brought to life with an interactive interface Swift Playgrounds includes Apple-developed programming lessons Tech giant Apple on Tuesday announced that Swift Playgrounds, a new iPad app that makes learning to code easy and fun ... Read More »

AP EAMCET: Course Details

About AP EAMCET Exam AP EAMCET Examination is one of the common entrance exams which were conducted in the Andhra Pradesh state every year. This exam is commonly known as the Engineering Agricultural and Medical Common Entrance Test which was organized for the admission for courses such as BDS, B.Pharm, Bsc, B.E, B.Tech, and Pharm.D etc. in several government and ... Read More »

Keyless Systems of Older VW Group Cars Can Be Hacked: Study

Tens of millions of vehicles sold by Volkswagen AG over the past 20 years are vulnerable to theft because keyless entry systems can be hacked using cheap technical devices, according to European researchers. Computer security experts at the University of Birmingham have published a paper outlining how they were able to clone VW remote keyless entry controls by eavesdropping nearby ... Read More »

IIT placement heads meet: Five key things on the agenda

The All IIT Placement Committee is meeting on Friday to have a strategy in place before campuses send invitation to companies for hiring in July. Photo: Mint Mumbai: The placement heads of the 16 Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) are meeting on Friday in Mumbai with a single agenda—how to deal with start-ups that are looking to hire talent from ... Read More »

Smriti Irani says won’t make education report public for now

Smriti Irani said her ministry had promised the states a say in the new policy. Photo: PTI New Delhi: Human resources development (HRD) minister Smriti Irani on Friday took a dig at former cabinet secretary T.S.R. Subramanian who recently submitted a new education policy (NEP) report, saying she will not make the policy “the legacy of one individual”. The five-member ... Read More »