100 model schools to open in Odisha

On October 5, the Odisha government said that 100 model schools will start functioning from the next academic session (2016-17) in the state.
The School and Mass Education Minister, Debi Prasad Mishra said that, "While the state government has set a target to open model schools in each block, 100 such schools will begin functioning from next academic session in the first phase."
The decision was taken in a meeting in Bhubaneshwar today, it was chaired by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. Mishra said that a total of 1,772 employees, including 1,332 teachers, would be appointed in these model schools. The appointment process of 1,332 teachers and 440 staffers in the 100 such schools would be completed by March next year.
The model schools, meant to impart education from Class one to Class 12, will be carved out at par with the central government-run Kendriya Vidyalaya (KV), the Chief Minister's Office said in a statement.
It added that vocational courses would also be a major part of the curriculum. Patnaik directed officials to expedite the construction of buildings and other infrastructural works to ensure that education is imparted in the model schools from the 2016-17 academic session.
The model schools, to be managed by autonomous bodies, will also have residential facilities for students.

KVPY 2015 Admit Card will be available on 10th Oct.

The Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, will conduct the KVPY examination on 1 November 2015. Only registered candidates will be allowed to write the exam. For them, IISc will release the KVPY admit card on 10 October 2015. Candidates will be expected to download and print their admit card in a hard copy format, which they must carry on the day of the exam. To know more about KVPY 2015 admit card and its details, read the article below.

KVPY 2015 Admit Card

The admit card of KVPY will only be available in online mode. It will only be hosted on the official website and candidates will be able to download it by following the simple steps below:

• Access the link above (the link will become functional when KVPY admit card will be released)
• Enter all the required information like User ID and the Password.
• Click on “Login” button to submit the entered details.
• Check and download the displayed admit card.

NTSE Stage 1 & 2 State Wise Selections

STATE	SELECTIONS IN STAGE-1	SELECTIONS IN STAGE-2	%
RAJASTHAN	274	130	47.45
MAHARASHTRA	390	103	26.41
UTTAR PRADESH	802	69	8.6
KARNATAKA	211	63	29.86
MADHYA PRADESH	293	53	18.09
DELHI	86	49	56.98
ODISHA	128	44	34.38
HARYANA	102	40	39.22
TAMIL NADU	235	39	16.6
Telangana	126	37	29.37
PUNJAB	108	36	33.33
KERALA	143	31	21.68
JHARKHAND	88	22	25
WEST BENGAL	299	22	7.36
GUJARAT	173	21	12.14
CHATTISGARH	90	17	18.89
Andhra Pradesh	144	12	8.33
UTRAKHAND	49	10	20.41
BIHAR	267	8	3
CHANDIGARH	13	8	61.54
HIMACHAL PRADESH	34	6	17.65
ASSAM	89	1	1.12

University of Hyderabad admissions to go online from next year

HYDERABAD: Admissions in the University of Hyderabad (UoH) will be conducted online from the next academic year, Appa Rao Podile, the new vice chancellor (VC), announced on Tuesday.

At present, only the finance department of the varsity is partially functioning on e-governance. However, from next academic year, not only admissions but services such as certificate verification, filling of examination forms etc. would go online, said the VC. "The funds given by the University Grants Commission will be utilised for making all the processes online," said Rao.

CBSE releases UGC-NET June results

NEW DELHI: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Tuesday announced the results of the University Grants Commission - National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET) that was held on June 28 across the country.

Candidates can now check their results by entering their roll numbers and date of birth on its website (www.cbseresults.nic.in), the CBSE said in a statement.

Those students who qualified for the award of the junior research fellowship (JRF) would get a basic stipend of Rs 25,000 a month along with the house rent allowance (30 percent in tier I cities) to pursue their research work for a period of five years.

Sardar Patel Vidyalaya tops CBSE ranking this year

Leaving behind some of the popular schools of Delhi, Sardar Patel Vidyalaya has topped CBSE chart this year. With the best average aggregate of 89.7 per cent in Class 12 it has become the top CBSE school in Delhi.
The Mother's International School and Delhi Public School, Rohini gets second and third position respectively.
According to a report by Times Of India, among government schools, Government Boys Senior Secondary School for Blind, Kingsway Camp has made it to sixth position leaving behind many other schools like Birla Vidya Niketan, Pushp Vihar, The Heritage School, Rohini, Apeejay School, Pitampura and NK Bagrodia Public School, Dwarka.
All the school which made it to top 10 CBSE schools in Delhi chart have an average aggregate of 88 per cent in Class 12. Birla Vidya Niketan has the largest number 207 students in Class 12 followed by Delhi Public School,  The Mother's International, Apeejay and Sardar Patel.
Many students from schools have not only performed well in academics but also in co-curicular activities like sports, music and other cultural events.

New IIMs, market revival push up CAT applications

Better placement records last year, promise of new Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) and hopes of an economic revival have pushed up the number of applications for this year's Common Admission Test (CAT), an increase after five years.

While 2008 saw 2.76 lakh applying for the exam, the number of applicants registering for the MBA entrance exam went down in 2009 and 2010. There was a marginal rise in 2011, but numbers dropped again from 2012. In 2014, there were 1.89 lakh applicants but the total candidates who have registered for the exam this year jumped to 2.18 lakh, said IIMAhmedabad which is conducting CAT this year.