Education

You can now check NIFT Entrance Examination 2017 results: Time for final result and counselling

The online registration for admission to NIFT started in November last year before the entrance test was held in February 2017.

Mar 30, 2017

New educational apps that can help traumatised refugee children: Free download available

A Norway-led coalition has announced Antura and the Letters, and Feed the Monster as the winners of EduApp4Syria competition.

Mar 29, 2017

Terrifying anti-riot vehicle created to quash any urban disturbance

The Bozena riot has been specifically designed control and disperse riots in urban areas while protecting law enforcement officers. Created by the Slovakian company Bozena, the Riot can extend its giant shields, comes equipped with tear gas guns and holes for shooting rubber bullets. It’s predecessor the Bozena 4 has been in use in various countries across Europe, Africa, America and Asia for several years.

Mar 24, 2017

You can now check your own fertility with a semen analysing smartphone app

Scientists have developed a low-cost and easy-to-use smartphone attachment that can quickly and accurately evaluate semen samples for at-home fertility testing, providing a potentially helpful resource for the more than 45 million couples worldwide who are affected by infertility. It is estimated that male infertility plays a role in roughly 40% of those cases, underscoring a need for more routine and reliable semen analysis testing.

Mar 22, 2017

UPSC CDS Examination (1) 2017 results declared: Where and how to check your result

Candidates who pass UPSC CDS Examination 2017 will be inducted in the training programme, which will start in April 2018.

Mar 17, 2017

RRB NTPC stage 2 (Mains) exam 2016 result delayed: When can candidates expect the results?

Candidates can expect RRB NTPC stage 2 exam 2016 results sometime in April, and it can be checked on RRB official website.

Mar 16, 2017

When can you expect RRB NTPC stage 2 (CBT) exam 2016 results?

The RRB will declare the results of the NTPC stage 2 exam 2016 on its official website and 21 official RRB zone and regional sites.

Mar 14, 2017

JEE Main 2017 Admit Card released: Here's where you can download it, time table, previous years' question papers

The candidates can download admit cards of the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) 2017 from the official website -- jeemain.nic.in -- by entering their registration number.

Mar 14, 2017

PU accountancy paper leak: Lecturer tries to get paper out on WhatsApp

Disguised as a flying-squad member, a part-time faculty member of Kalinga PU College and Kalamath PU College, Raichur, sent photographs of the accountancy paper on WhatsApp exactly two hours after the exam began.

Mar 14, 2017

DMRC exam 2017: Answer Key released; check how to raise objections to questions and answers

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has released the answer keys of the recruitment exam for the executive and non-executive posts. Check all the details here.

Mar 13, 2017

Board Exam 2017: Check out the steps schools are taking to curb cheating!

Seven students were recently caught writing exams in an under-construction house, a few hundred metres away from their designated exam centre. Here's how schools have prepped up to avoid cheating.

Mar 10, 2017

SSC Class 10 exam timetable: How to download hall ticket and check timetable in Telangana

Telangana SSC Class 10 exam commences on March 14. You can check your timetable here.

Mar 10, 2017

Committee recommends changes in no-detention policy in elementary education

Detaining Class 5 students who fail in the examinations twice is among the modifications suggested by a committee.

Mar 10, 2017

Ditched by recruiters last year, IIM Bangalore students get job offers this year

Many companies, including Flipkart, withdrew job offers to IIM and IIT students last year at the last moment, raising a furore.

Mar 9, 2017

Russia’s first 3D printed home built in just 24 hours

A Russian 3D printing startup and a property developer have teamed up to erect the first-ever 3D printed house in Russia. Apis Cor and PIK built the 38sq m bungalow in just 24 hours, only costing $10,134 (£8,288).

Mar 3, 2017