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digitalLEARNING Magazine | Weekly Newsletter | 22 April 2021 | Volume 17 | Issue 14 |
NewsGovt postpones UGC-NET 2021, new dates to be announced soonAs the number of Covid-19 cases increases across the country, the National Testing Agency (NTA) has decided to postpone the national UGC eligibility test (NET), which is scheduled to take place from May 2-17. Read More >ICSE 10th Exam 2021 cancelled completelyThe CISCE board has decided to completely cancel the 10th ICSE exam in 2021 for all students due to the rapidly deteriorating COVID-19 situation. As a result, the optional exam option granted to ICSE Council Class 10 students has now been withdrawn. Read More >Ramesh Pokhriyal: JEE Main 2021 April Session PostponedThe Joint Entrance Examination, the JEE Main exam in April 2021, has been postponed by the National Testing Agency due to the increase in the number of COVID 19 cases in the country. The NTA has issued a notice to inform students of the postponement of the April 2021 JEE Core Exam, today April 18, 2021. Pokhriyal: NEP aims to make India a knowledge superpowerThe national education policy is based on equity, quality and accessibility and aims to make India a global knowledge superpower, said Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’. The policy aims to pave the way for transformative reforms in the school and higher education systems to achieve this goal, he added. Byju’s touches $15B valuationEdtech Byju’s has raised more than Rs 3,328 million in the second installment of its Series F fundraiser. The move is said to have increased its valuation to $ 15 billion. Participants include Baron Fils, Group B Capital, hedge fund XN Exponent Holding, Arison Holdings, Tarsadia Capital and Macquarie Group. digitalLEARNING Magazine |