Bhoomika Aggarwal

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras along with Rice University, US have developed an algorithm for lensless, miniature cameras supported with augmented reality or virtual reality, security, smart wearables and robotics where cost, form-factor and weight are major constraints.

The National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Hyderabad has postponed the joint entrance examination until further notice. The exam was scheduled for June 5. The last date to fill the application forms has been extended till May 31.

The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has postponed the second stage of National Talent Search Exam (NTSE) 2021 due to the prevailing COVID-19 situation in the country. Earlier, the exam was scheduled for June 13.

The National E-Governance Division (NeGD) under the Department of Electronics and Information Technology has invited applications for internships for the DigiLocker project. The last date to apply for the internship is May 31.

The Vice-Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) Prof Tariq Mansoor has requested the the employees and their families to get vaccinated against COVID-19 virus. This comes after 34 COVID-19-related deaths were reported among AMU teachers and staff members.

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Ropar’s Agriculture and Water Technology Development Hub (AWADH) has tied up with a firm named Dassault Systemes to support a eight-week long online internship carnival.

Assam has revised its guidelines for the containment zones and other districts created due to surge in the COVID-19 cases. The state government has asked to shut down all the educational institutions in the state for 15 days till May 28 to avoid spread of infections.

The officials at a district named Puri in Odisha distributed textbooks to government school students while following the COVID-19 protocol. This initiative was taken to help the students study in absence of the regular offline classes due to COVID-19 restrictions in place.

Jammu and Kashmir has announced a special scholarship for the children who have lost their parents to COVID-19. This is done to help the minors who have become orphaned after their parents succumbed to the virus.

Madhya Pradesh has decided to build a COVID-19 hospital at its Justice Tankha Memorial Special School to incorporate the rising number of infected patients.

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has clarified that it has not issued any new guidelines for the university examination. It had refuted any such claims made regarding the semester or year end examinations usually held in the months of May or June.

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Jodhpur has started its semester exams in online mode. It has recorded 98.5 percent attendance on the first day of the exams despite the pandemic situation. It had concluded the online classes for all semesters on May 7.

The Mumbai University has released the time tables for the semester exams to be held in summer. The semester exams date sheets can be accessed at the official website mu.ac.in.

The Tamil Nadu government has asked Anna University to conduct a re-exam for the students who appeared for the online proctored test after certain BTech students had complained of low pass percentage marks for objective paper.

The Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISER) at Bhopal will be closing the application for its online internships tomorrow, May 10. Those eligible can apply at iiserb.ac.in.

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras along with Rice University, US have developed an algorithm for lensless, miniature cameras supported with augmented reality or virtual reality, security, smart wearables and robotics where cost, form-factor and weight are major constraints.

The National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Hyderabad has postponed the joint entrance examination until further notice. The exam was scheduled for June 5. The last date to fill the application forms has been extended till May 31.

The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has postponed the second stage of National Talent Search Exam (NTSE) 2021 due to the prevailing COVID-19 situation in the country. Earlier, the exam was scheduled for June 13.

The National E-Governance Division (NeGD) under the Department of Electronics and Information Technology has invited applications for internships for the DigiLocker project. The last date to apply for the internship is May 31.

The Vice-Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) Prof Tariq Mansoor has requested the the employees and their families to get vaccinated against COVID-19 virus. This comes after 34 COVID-19-related deaths were reported among AMU teachers and staff members.

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Ropar’s Agriculture and Water Technology Development Hub (AWADH) has tied up with a firm named Dassault Systemes to support a eight-week long online internship carnival.

Assam has revised its guidelines for the containment zones and other districts created due to surge in the COVID-19 cases. The state government has asked to shut down all the educational institutions in the state for 15 days till May 28 to avoid spread of infections.

The officials at a district named Puri in Odisha distributed textbooks to government school students while following the COVID-19 protocol. This initiative was taken to help the students study in absence of the regular offline classes due to COVID-19 restrictions in place.

Jammu and Kashmir has announced a special scholarship for the children who have lost their parents to COVID-19. This is done to help the minors who have become orphaned after their parents succumbed to the virus.

Madhya Pradesh has decided to build a COVID-19 hospital at its Justice Tankha Memorial Special School to incorporate the rising number of infected patients.

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has clarified that it has not issued any new guidelines for the university examination. It had refuted any such claims made regarding the semester or year end examinations usually held in the months of May or June.

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Jodhpur has started its semester exams in online mode. It has recorded 98.5 percent attendance on the first day of the exams despite the pandemic situation. It had concluded the online classes for all semesters on May 7.

The Mumbai University has released the time tables for the semester exams to be held in summer. The semester exams date sheets can be accessed at the official website mu.ac.in.

The Tamil Nadu government has asked Anna University to conduct a re-exam for the students who appeared for the online proctored test after certain BTech students had complained of low pass percentage marks for objective paper.

The Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISER) at Bhopal will be closing the application for its online internships tomorrow, May 10. Those eligible can apply at iiserb.ac.in.