The aim behind this article is to familiarise all those who are keen on knowing the latest facts related to education sector.

Collegechalo brings the latest happenings in the academic world of India so as to keep stakeholders – parents and students, informed of what is the latest.

Sources keeping track of developments related to academic world of India say, the registration for JEE Mains April can be done till 11:50 pm of April 4.

Sources familiar with the academic world say, the registration commenced from 25 April.

Applicants have to visit the official website of the exam at ‘https://jeemain.nta.nic.in/webinfo2021/Page/Page?PageId=1&LangId=P’

And scroll down the page and click the button ‘JEE (Main) 2021: New Registration and Registration Form Correction’

After the button is clicked and when new page opens, applicants can register and obtain username and password.

Candidates can login using the username and password and start applying for JEE Mains April exam.

While candidates who are already registered can visit the website ‘https://testservices.nic.in/examSys21/root/Home.aspx?enc=Ei4cajBkK1gZSfgr53ImFVj34FesvYg1WX45sPjGXBoodsCAPgItCPvwv6bGBGio’ and login and start applying for the April edition of the test.

The test will take place on 27,28,29 and 30 April. The last date to pay fee is 11:50 pm of 5 April.

Also, candidates who applied earlier for April/May session can modify their particulars (Session, Category, Subject, etc.) from 25 March to 4 April 2021.

Due to limited time, there will be no correction window available after the application form closes on 4 April 2021 (11:50 pm).

Therefore the candidates have to be extremely careful, say sources familiar with the academic world.

2. GATE scorecard
There is no dearth of latest happenings related to academic world of this nation.

Another worth mentioning development in the academic world is the release of GATE 2021 scorecard.

IIT Bombay which conducted the exam also released the scorecard.

Candidates who have qualified GATE 2021 can visit the official website of the exam ‘gate.iitb.ac.in’ to download the marksheet which is valid for three years from the date of issuance.

The candidates can visit the officail website of GATE 2021 at ‘https://gate.iitb.ac.in/’ and scroll down the page after it downloads and click the button ‘GATE Scorecard is available for eligible candidates’

After the button is clicked and when new webpage downloads, the candidates have to enter their enrollment id or email address and password and submit them for obtaining the scorecard.

Academic world experts remind the release of GATE 2021 exam result on March 19. A total of 38 students have topped GATE this year.

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IISC conducted JAM 2021 exam to provide admission into post graduate courses in IISC and IITs.

Sources well acquainted with the academic world say, the scorecard of the exam is likely to be released on 27 March and would be accessible till July 31.

Candidates who attended the exam can download the scorecard on the official website ‘jam.iisc.ac.in’

Soon after the webpage dowloads, applicants who are in the meritlist can scroll down the page and click the button ‘JAM 2021 Results are announced. Scorecards can be downloaded by the candidates in the merit list’

After clicking the above button and when a new webpage downloads, applicants have to enter their enrollment id or email id and password and submit them to obtain marksheet.

Post downloading the marksheet, candidates can take a printout and use it for the next stage of admission, say experts from the academic world.

4. Haryana Board exam dates
Academic world is always brimming with activity in some part of India. Haryana is now gathering up to conduct exams for classes 10 and 12.

Academic world experts say, Board of School Education of Haryana has released the dates of the exam.

Sources from the academic world point out the 12th exams in Haryana will start from April 20 and class 10 exams will commence two days later.

Academic world experts further say the practical exams for both the classes will be conducted 5 to 10 April.

Parents and students can access the datesheet for the exams on ‘bseh.org.in’

Sources familiar with academic world of India say the exams will be conducted taking lot of precautions due to COVID-19 situation.

The happy news was that girl students happened to be the toppers in all streams.

Academic world experts pointing the flipside said the overall pass percentage had come down.

Academic world sources say, the overall pass percentage in intermediate exams this year was 78.04 and which was a bit low when compared 80.44 of the previous year.

Sonali Kumari was the topper in the science stream and topper in arts stream was Kailash Kumar, the other topper in the same stream was Madhu Bharti.

As far as commerce stream was concerned, Sunanda Kumari got the top position.

6. CLAT 2021 exam date
The legal academic world also had a worth watching development which is also a happy news of sort for students aspiring to study law.

The sources active in legal education unit of the academic world say CLAT 2021 registration date has been exteded till April 30.

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CLAT 2021 is a test conducted by Consortium of National Law Universities (CNLU) to provide admission into undergraduate and post graduate law courses in its member universities.

As per the extension, candidates willing to apply for CLAT 2021 can visit the official website of CNLU at ‘consortiumofnlus.ac.in’ on or before April 30.

Academic world sources say the earlier decided last date was March 31.

7. Change in leadership
IIM Calcutta also made into the limelight as far as academic world is concerned when its director Professor Anju Seth stepped down.

Professor Anju is said to be the first woman director of the institute.

While academic world experts say, Professor Subir Bhattacharya took over as the acting director of IIM Calcutta, the differences between her and the board are said to be reason behind the resignation of Professor Anju Seth.

This found a mention in the resignation letter of Professor Anju.

Many wrongdoings were blamed on her without any evidence and opportunity to defend her actions was also denied, she wrote in the letter.

However, IIM Calcutta in a notification said it was regretted that at the time of leaving Professor Anju Seth has made baseless and self-serving assertions against the Institute and the Board.

IIM Calcutta will continue to be run in the best traditions of good governance and transparency.

The Board looks forward to working closely with the Ministry of Education, Faculty members, the staff, students, the alumni community and other stakeholders and friends of IIM Calcutta to take the Institute to greater heights, it said in the notification.

8. Weexpoindia Lead’21
The academic world has turned its focus on Chennai where Weexpoindia Lead’21 a signature B2B event for institutional leaders and education service providers was held.

The two day event had seen participation of lot of important people from all walks of life. Education world experts say over 1225 delegates took part in the show.

Online ed-tech enablers, online content providers, scientific and lab equipment providers were among those who took part in the show.

Weexpoindia Lead’21 is India’s leading education platform and one of the largest education communities contributing to exploring opportunities, facilitating collaboration, and exchanging information for a better future through continuous participation, involvement, and knowledge sharing.

This event created an opportunity to anticipate new ways of learning, preparing them with latest technology in teaching and equipping them with new normalcy.

Sources say, the board exams for 10th and 12th classes is likely to be postponed.

Taking into consideration the suggestions of Uttar Pradesh Panchayati Raj Department, the decision could be taken to postpone the board exams.

The sources familiar with academic world said the board exams in Uttar Pradesh were supposed to begin on April 24.

The exams are likely to be conducted on another dates so that they donot come in clash the with Panchayat elections.

Academic world sources said the class 10 exams were supposed to be over by May 10 and class 12 exams are to be completed by May 12 as per the earlier decided schedule.

10. CA intermediate results
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) became a subject of attention in the academic world when it released CA intermediate exam results on 27 March.

The sources from academic world in India said the exams were conducted in January this year.

Avilash Gaurav of Guwahati stood the topper with a score of 63.86 percent (447 marks out of 700) in the old CA intermediate exam.

The results are available on the official website of the exam at ‘icaiexam.icai.org’

Academic world sources say the results can be accessed at ‘caresults.icai.org’ and ‘icai.nic.in’

Conclusion
Academic world in India is always dynamic and never short of worth watching developments.

Collegechalo would make attempts to bring out such news highlighting important events in the academic world in India at regular intervals.

Submission started on 25 March 2027. Those who submit AP LAWCET 2025 application till from 25 March to 27 April 2025 need not pay the late fee.

This is about the exam to be taken for admission into graduate law courses in colleges across Andhra Pradesh.

Notification in connection with AP LAWCET Application Submission was released on 22 March 2025.

AP LAWCET 2025 Registration schedule

AP LAWCET 2025 registration schedule is the time duration during which students can apply for the exam, make corrections in the application form submitted, pay registration fee and so on. Submission started on 25 March 2025 and last date to apply without any late fee payment is 27 April 2025.

Students can take up AP LAWCET 2025 registration from 26 April to 3 May 2024 on payment of Rs 500 as late fee. They can apply for the exam from 4 to 11 May 2024 on the payment of Rs 1000 as late fee.

AP LAWCET 2025 registration can be done from 28-04-2025 to 04-05-2025 with a late fee of Rs 1000, as per AP LAWCET 2025 registration schedule.

The late fee to pay if submitted between 05-05-2025 to 11-05-2025 is Rs 2000. Students can take up AP LAWCET 2025 registration with a late fee of Rs 4000 from 12-05-2025 to 18-05-2025.

AP LAWCET 2025 registration can be done with a late fee for Rs 10000 from 19-05-2025 to 25-05-2025.

Correction in AP LAWCET 2025 applications already submitted can be done from 30 May 2025 onwards. Hall tickets would be available for download from 30 May 2025 onwards.

Exam will be conducted on 5 June 2025 from 9 AM to 10:30 AM. The result announcement will be done on 22 June 2025.

What is AP LAWCET 2025 Exam?

The full name of AP LAWCET is Andhra Pradesh Law Common Entrance Test. It is a state-level exam conducted once a year. AP LAWCET 2025 is meant to be held in 2025.

AP LAWCET 2025 is conducted in online mode and answers have to be registered on a computer screen provided at the test center. The test has to be passed with the required qualifying marks to be eligible for the next process.

Post passing the exams, candidates have to visit the websites of various participating institutions and know the schedule for submitting applications for admissions.

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Once the schedule is known, students must submit applications there along with AP LAWCET 2025 scores and other required documents.

The questions in the exam will be related to General Knowledge, Current Affairs, Law Study Aptitude, and Mental Ability for AP LAWCET 2025.

For studying 5 year law courses, applicants must have passed plus two from a recognized education institution. The plus two can be from any stream as per AP LAWCET 2025 registration eligibility criteria.

Those keen on LLB course must have passed graduation in any discipline from a recognized institution.

Students who have appeared for the final exams of their qualifying degree and are waiting for the results or are about to appear for final exams can also take up AP LAWCET 2025 registration.

However, they have to pass the exam and provide proof of it by the time of admission process commencement.

AP LAWCET 2025 registration process?

AP LAWCET 2025 registration process can be completed online. Candidates have to visit the official website at ‘https://cets.apsche.ap.gov.in/LAWCET/LAWCET/LAWCET_HomePage.aspx’

1. The URL mentioned above must be typed into the browser and then submitted to allow the website to download.

2. Once the website is ready, candidates have to click the button Step – 1 Eligibility Criteria And Fee Payment

3. Clicking the above button will open another webpage with URL ‘https://cets.apsche.ap.gov.in/LAWCET/LAWCET/LAWCET_PaymentGatewaypage.aspx’

4. Once the webpage with above URL is available, AP LAWCET 2025 registration fee must be paid.

5. Once the confirmation number is obtained, candidates can click the link for filling out the AP LAWCET 2025 Application form and submit it.

6. Post submission, candidates can obtain a confirmation message indicating successful submission. Once obtained, applicants can download it and take a printout of it.

Process to obtain hall ticket is mentioned below for the sake of the students:

1. The URL mentioned above has to be typed into the browser and the website should be allowed to download.

2. Once the webpage is available, candidates can click the link for the hall ticket and then enter their username and password and submit them to obtain the hall ticket.

3. The admit card can be downloaded and then a printout of it has to be taken. Applicants have to appear for the exam at the designated test center with the hall ticket.

After the exam

Students have to view the results for the exam, they can visit the official website of the exam at the appropriate time and log in using the credentials they created while taking up AP LAWCET 2025 registration.

Post login, the students can view their scorecards. Those who have passed the exam with the required qualifying marks can apply for admission into courses of their choice.

AP LAWCET 2025 registration process has to be done online and there is no other mode.