Study in Canada: Working hour limit of 30-hour-per-week for international students while class is in session will be extended to April 30, 2024
UGC Guidelines: The courses will last 3-6 months and carry 12-30 credits. The UGC also proposes a centre for skill development courses.
The programmes by DAAD Germany and the education ministry will attract and train graduates and international students to live and work in Germany.
Chennai Rains: BTech students landed on the roads after leaving hostels and received help from OMR residents.
AICTE Handbook 2024: UG management and computer application courses like BBA, BCA and BMS will be brought under the ambit of AICTE from academic year 2024.
AIIMS Madurai, with 136 vacancies out of 183 posts, has over 70% shortage, AIIMS Bhubaneswar lowest.
Teacher Recruitment: Slight improvement from Parliament Standing Committee report in March which had flagged 9.8 lakh school teacher vacancies.
NCRB Report: Over 10,000 children under 18 years old died by suicide. For over 2,000 students, failure in exams was the cause.
Around 3,500 SC, ST, OBC students dropped out of IITs; over 9,600 from central universities, said education ministry.