Chennai, Nov 4 (BPNS ) While the DMK and its allies in Tamil Nadu have been on a campaign that the National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET) would lead to destruction of medical education in Tamil Nadu as it does not favours government school students, students of government schools, and government-aided schools have improved their […]
Chennai corporation pulls up school for maintaining attendance register on caste basis
Chennai, Nov 2 (BPNS) The Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC ) has taken action against a lower primary school for maintaining the attendance register of students on the basis of their caste. Instead of maintaining the attendance on an alphabetical basis, the school clubbed together students on the basis of their caste. The students were divided […]
Play Schools, Kindergartens to reopen in Tamil Nadu from November 1
Chennai, Oct 15 (BPNS) Playschools and Kindergartens will reopen in Tamil Nadu from November 1 onwards. Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, M.K. Stalin announced this on Thursday. The state government has also allowed temples in the states to open on all days which was restricted to all days except on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. BJP […]
Repeaters of NEET exam show high level of anxiety in Tamil Nadu
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, […]
Parents, teachers confused over reopening of schools in Kerala from November 1
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 […]
TN government takes steps to include martial arts’ Silambam’ for 3% sports quota
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 […]
Students, parents upbeat over helpline for NEET aspirants
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 […]
16 students of two schools in Tiruppur turns Covid -19 positive
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 […]
Unhappy over NEET exam performance, girl commits suicide in Tamil Nadu
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 […]
IIT Madras best institute in the country in NIRF ranking
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 […]