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JEE Main (January) 2020 Concluded; Answer Key expected soon

Answer key

JEE Main (January) 2020, being conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA), started on January 6 and concluded on January 9. The computer-based exam consisted of three papers (I, II and II).

Examination for Papers II and III was conducted on the very first day (January 6) while Paper I was held from January 7 to 9. Paper I was held for admission to B E and B Tech courses while Paper II and III were held for admission to B Arch and B Planning courses.

According to reports, the computer-based exam was moderately difficult this year, with the Physics part said to be tougher than Mathematics and Chemistry.

The NTA plans to release the official results for JEE Main (January) 2020 by January 31, 2020, as per reports. Furthermore, NTA is expected to release a provision answer key and invite objections from students before announcing the final answer key. The objections, if any, would undergo scrutiny from an expert panel and in case the objections are valid, the answer key will be rectified accordingly. Moreover, based on the final answer key, raw scores of candidates will be prepared.

With only 21 days left before the JEE Main result deadline, it is expected that NTA will release the answer key soon. Additionally, NTA will release the candidate’s response sheet along with the answer key, both of which can be found on JEE Main official website https://jeemain.nta.nic.in/.

CBSE Sample Papers 2020 for class 10th, 12th released, PDF with solutions

CBSE Sample Papers 2020

Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has released the sample papers of class 10th and 12th board exams 2020.

So, Students can download the sample papers of all subjects online from the CBSE website at cbse.nic.in. Sample papers are one of the best resources of prepare for exams for students. They can test their students knowledge for all these subjects and get more confident about the answers.

Students preparing for the board exams can practice solving the sample papers released Central Board of Secondary Education.

The board exams are expected to begin from the month of March 2020.

Click here for CBSE class 10 sample papers

Click here for CBSE class 12 sample papers

How to check/download CBSE Sample Papers:

  • Go to the official website of CBSE at cbse.nic.in
  • Click on the ‘Examination’ tab given at the top of the website
  • Click on the ‘Sample Question Paper’ tab given on the top section
  • Choose from the class 10th or 12th links
  • A new page with the list of subjects will appear on the screen
  • Click on the subject you want the sample question paper for
  • The PDF file will open & Download it

Bihar Board 10th Class Admit Card 2020: Check here

Bihar Board

According to reports, admit cards for the 2020 Bihar Board Class 10 practical exams are to be released today, January 10, on Bihar School Examination Board’s (BSEB’s) official website.

The Bihar Board normally releases admit cards online, which can be downloaded by School login. However this year, the board is going to allow students to download their admit cards individually, as per reports.

To download the admit card, students will need to enter their school code, registration number and date of birth.

Here are a few steps that can be followed to download the Bihar Board Class 10 practical admit card:

Step-1: Go to BSEB’s official website: http://biharboardonline.bihar.gov.in/.

Step-2: Enter your school code, registration number and the date of birth in the login window and click on submit.

Step-3: Download the admit card and save it for future reference.

Step-4: Check all the details carefully and contact your respective school authority in case of any discrepancy.

CBSE Boards 2020: Admit Card Release Details Check here

CBSE Boards 2020

As per reports, CBSE will soon release the admit card for the Class 10 and 12 Board exams 2020 on its official website.

The CBSE Class 12 Board exam 2020 will be held from February 15 to March 30. While CBSE Class 10 exam will be conducted from February 15 to March 20. Meanwhile, many schools have reportedly received the final list of candidates and their respective roll numbers issued by the board.

Also, schools have to provide a daily record of the student attendance and also have to ensure a minimum 75 percent attendance of the students, according to the CBSE Board.

Furthermore, the Board has directed the schools to validate the cause of student’s leaves if they fail to achieve the required attendance percentage.

Earlier, CBSE had released the date sheet for the 2020 Class 10 and Class 12 Board exams.

For further details, check CBSE’s official website: http://cbse.nic.in/.

Bihar Board 10th, 12th Admit Card 2020 Released

BSEB Admit Card 2020

Bihar Board Admit Card 2020 for class 10th and 12th will be available by the 2nd week of January expectedly.

So, Students will search class 10th Admit Card 2020 which will release on its official website and Bihar Board 12th Admit Card 2020 will release on the official website also.

Bihar Board 10th Admit Card 2020: biharboard.online
Bihar Board 12th Admit Card 2020: bsebinteredu.in

Bihar School Education Board launch another way of search or download the admit card for students via individual login.

Students have been advised to cross-check the details mentioned in the admit card in order to avoid any hassles at the last moment.

The students need to submit their school code, email id, registration number, date of birth etc to download BSEB 10th, 12th Admit Card 2020.

How to check download BSEB 10th, 12th Admit Card 2020

Step.1– Candidates should visit the official website of BSEB

Step.2- Go to the candidate’s login section

Step.3- Fill in the login credentials and click

Step.4- The admit card will be displayed on the screen

Step.5- Check the admit card and download it for further need

Edtech startup Testbook raises Rs 60 crore in Series B funding round

Edtech startup Testbook

Edtech startup Testbook has announced that it has raised Rs 60 crore in Series B funding round led by venture capital firm Iron Pillar.

The Mumbai-based startup helps students in preparing for government job examinations.

The funding round was also participated by existing investor Matrix Partners India, along with Better Capital, AngelList India, and Vikas Choudhury who is the President of Reliance Jio.

Also read: Edtech Funding Alert: Adda247 raises $6m in series B round

The company was founded in 2014 by IIT graduate Ashutosh Kumar, Narendra Agrawal, Manoj Munna, Praveen Agrawal, and Arpit Oswal. The company offers a platform to students for online learning, practice, and assessment which helps students to prepare for the upcoming government jobs such as SBI PO, SSC CGL, IBPS PO, Railways, and many more.

Last day JEE Main 2020 Paper 1 to end soon; check answer key

JEE Main 2020

Today is the third and the last day of JEE Main 2020 Paper-1. The computer based examination, being conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA), is being held in two sessions.

The first session started at 9:30 am and concluded at 12:30 pm, while the second session started at 2:30 pm and will conclude at 5:30 pm.

Entry to the examination centres was allowed between 7:30 am to 8:30 am for the first session and between 12:30 pm and 1:30 pm for the second session.  Entry was allowed only for candidates possessing a valid JEE Main 2020 admit card, photo ID and photograph.

The JEE Main 2020 Paper-1 is being conducted in 567 centres across 231 cities in India and nine cities outside India. Before today, the paper was conducted on January 7 and 8 in two sessions each.

JEE Main official answer key by NTA is expected to be released soon after the exam. Till then the candidates can use answer keys provide by coaching institutes like Resonance (https://www.resonance.ac.in/answer-key-solutions/JEE-Main/2020/Answer-Key-Solution.aspx ) to evaluate their score in the exam, by adding 4 marks for correct answers and deducting 1 mark for wrong or multiple answers.

IIM shortlisted candidates 2020 out; check details here

IIM Shortlist

After the Indian Institutes of Management (IIM) released the scorecard of the computer-based Common Admission Test (CAT) 2019, now it’s time for students to curiously wait for the IIMs to release the shortlist for the final selection round.

IIM Ahmedabad and IIM Kozhikode had released the shortlist candidates list for the MBA batch for the 2020-2022 academic session on January 6. IIM Calcutta and IIM Lucknow had released the list on January 8. IIM-Bangalore had released the list

The candidates who had appeared for the exam can check their shortlist status using their CAT login IDs.

Check the table for tentative dates for release of shortlist candidates list:

 

IIM Bangalore January 9 400
IIM Indore January 10 450
IIM Shillong January 18 180
IIM Rohtak January 24 240
IIM Trichy January 24 240
IIM Udaipur January 24 260
IIM Ranchi January 24 185
IIM Kashipur January 24 240
IIM Raipur January 27 260
IIM Amritsar April 22 160
IIM Bodhgaya April 25 120
IIM Nagpur April 26 130
IIM Visakhapatnam April 26 120
IIM Jammu May 10 140
IIM Sambalpur May 15 120
IIM Sirmaur May 15 120

Know about: IIM Shortlisting and Selection Process

There are three stages for the IIM shortlisting and selection process for MBA admission including three stages.

Stage 1: CAT exam score

After the CAT result is announced, the candidates can apply for Written Ability Test (WAT)/Group Discussion (GD) and Personal Interview (PI) round in each of the IIMs

Stage 2: Candidates screening for WAT-GD-PI

The institute shortlists the candidates who applied for WAT/GD-PI on the basis of their CAT score and academic record and send them a notification to attend the same.

Stage 3: Calculation of Score and Final Selection

A cumulative score is calculated on the basis of their CAT score, WAT-PI performance, academic history, work experience, diversity, etc. to finalize their selection.

CBSE Class 10,12 admit card to be released on this date

CBSE Admit Card 2020

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) which will be conducting Class 10,12 Board exams from February 15 onwards, is expected to release the admit card soon.

CBSE will be conducting Class 12 Board exams from February 15 to March 30, and Class 10 Board exams from February 15 to March 20.

Many of the schools have reported that they have received the final list of candidates along with their respective roll numbers for the examination that have been issued by the board.

CBSE will soon release the admit card for the Class 10, 12 Board exams 2020, as per the reports.

The board has already asked the school to provide the attendance details of the students and to ensure they have a minimum of 75 percent of attendance. In case, the student fails to fulfill the required attendance the Board has asked schools to validate the reason for his/her absence.

“Adequate efforts have been taken to ensure that students get sufficient time between examinations of main subjects and dates of competitive examinations do not clash with Board exams,” CBSE said in a statement.

NEST 2020: Application process begins; know how to apply

NEST 2020

The National Entrance Screening Test (NEST) has announced that the application process for admission in five-year integrated MSc programs offered at the National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER) Bhubaneswar and Department of Atomic Energy Centre for Excellence in Basic Sciences, University of Mumbai- (UM-DAE CEBS) Mumbai has commenced.

The interested candidates can fill the registration form on or before April 3, 2020.

The NEST 2020 will be conducted online on June 6, 2020.

NEST 2020: How to apply

Step 1: Visit the official website of NEST on www.nestexam.in

Step 2: On the homepage, go and click on the How to Apply tab

Step 3: A new page will appear

Step 4: Register yourself first and then complete filling up the application form

Step 5: Finish the process by paying the online fee

Step 6: Click on Submit option

NEST 2020: Application fee

General category: Rs 1200

SC/ST: Rs 600

Female Students from all the categories/ PwD students: Rs 600

NEST 2020: Important Dates

Application process begins: January 7, 2020

Application process ends: April 3, 2020

Examination date: June 6, 2020

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