Chennai, Sept 28( BPNS) The 104 Health Helpline constituted by the Tamil Nadu government to counsel students who have taken the National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET) has found that anxiety level is high in students who have repeated the examination. The counsellors said that of the students who recorded a higher level of anxiety, […]
Thiruvananthapuram, Sept 19 (BPNS) After the Kerala government announced on Saturday that it would reopen schools for classes I to VII and Classes IX to XII from November 1 and classes for VIII and IX reopening from November 15, parents and teachers are confused about the decision. While several parents have welcomed the decision and […]
Chennai, Sept 19(BPNS) Tamil Nadu government is taking steps to include the traditional martial art form of the state, “Silambam” under the 3% sports quota for admission to educational institutions as well as for reservation in jobs under the state Public service commission. This was announced by the state minister for Youth Welfare and Sports […]
Chennai, September 16 (BPNS) Students who have taken NEET examination and their parents are upbeat at the latest initiative of the Tamil Nadu government of opening a helpline for stress relief to students who have taken NEET. The helpline “104” was launched on Wednesday after a third student, T. Soundharya of Vellore district committed suicide […]
Chennai, September 15 (BPNS) While the state government is mulling on the possibilities of reopening schools for junior classes with the onus on Chief Minister to take a call, 16 senior students of two schools in Tiruppur have tested Covid -19 positive. Officials of the Department of Health and education said that eight boys of […]
Chennai, September 14 (BPNS) A girl student, Kanimozhi who had scored 562 out of 600 marks in plus two examinations committed suicide in Santhampadi village of Ariyalur district reportedly on the fear that she was not able to perform well in the National Eligibility cum Entrance Examination (NEET) . She took the extreme step on […]
Chennai, September 9 (BPNS) Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras retained the position of the top institute in the country in the Ministry of Education’s National Institution Ranking Framework (NIRF) which was announced by Union Education Minister, Dharmendra Pradhan in New Delhi on Thursday. Indian Institute of Management(IIM), Ahmedabad retained the position of the best […]
Chennai, September 8 (BPNS) Two NGOs active in the study of reforms in the educational sector of Tamil Nadu, has recommended that Special education officers be appointed for the monitoring of schools managed by the Adi Dravidar Tribal Welfare Department. Presently these schools are monitored by the revenue department officials who, according to the study […]
Chennai, September 8 (BPNS) A survey cum study undertaken by the Samgra Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) in Coimbatore district of Tamil Nadu has ensured that around 60% of the school students who had dropped out of classes during the pandemic were relocated back to schools. The study undertaken from August 10th by the SSA with the support […]
Chennai, August 27 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu government has announced a new scheme for teaching differently-abled children at their residences. The scheme also envisages to conduct physiotherapy on these children. A statement from the office of the Tamil Nadu school education minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi on Thursday said that an amount of Rs 7.8 crore […]
