The news on the education arena that have made the impact in the current scenario are given below:

Education arena 2021

1. JEE Mains, NEET UG 2021 exams
The entire nation watched the education arena with utmost attention when Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank announced that CBSE board exams, NEET UG and JEE Mains will be conducted on reduced syllabus.

While announcement was made with regards to CBSE syllabus reduction, no such thing came out in connection with NEET UG exams in particular.

This put students to certain amount of confusion, however, things have become clear with this announcement.

2. MKU and evening admission
Education areana in southern part of India garnered much attention as Madurai Kamaraj University Evening College began inviting applications for MPhil courses for the academic year 2020-21.

Sources following the education arena in the country say that MPhil course is offered in 22 subjects.

English, Physics, Bio-Medical Science, Economics, History are among the courses offered. The last date to apply for the course is 29 January.

Students can apply by visiting the official website of MKU Evening College at ‘www.mkuniversity.ac.in’

Admissions will be provided based on marks obtained in qualification test.

Candidates will also be selected based on reservation policy of Tamil Nadu Government. SC/ST candidates need not pay any application fee by providing an attested copy of Community Certificate.

3. NEET UG Exam date
NEET UG exam has also become a subject of utmost interest as it is one of the most sought after tests in India.

As some lakhs of candidates write NEET UG exam every year this is one of the most important aspect of our education arena.

Students who aspire to study medicine at undergradute level eagerly wait for this popular exam.

Union Education Minister RP Nishank recently hinted that date for NEET UG exam 2021 could be announced in the next 10 or 15 days.

The education arena is now looking forward for announcement of NEET exam dates for this year.

4. Joint PhD programme
There is no dearth of highly worth watching developments on the education arena of our nation.

IIT Delhi and Queensland University joined hands two years ago to offer a PhD programme.

Entire education arena watched with enthusiasm as both setup UQIITD Academy of Research (UQIDAR) to run a joint PhD programme.

The programme has now turned two years old, sources say UQIDAR now aims to enrol over 300 students in next three months.

Sources tracking the education arena say the PhD programme has already attracted 65 top PhD scholars in various disciplines.

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A permanent office of UQIDAR was also inaugurated at IIT Delhi premises.

Students who wish to apply under the programme can visit the website ‘uqidar.org’

Students seeking admission into postgraduate management, engineering and architecture programmes have news that will make them happy.

TANCET 2021 registrations has begun.

Students seeking admissions for post graduate courses in management, engineering and architecture at university departments, university colleges of engineering, regional campuses of Anna University, Annamalai University, government and government aided colleges can register for TANCET 2021 exam.

Sources following the developments in the education arena say, students can apply online for TANCET 2021 exam at the website ‘tancet.annauniv.edu’ and last date to register is February 12.

The halltickets for the exam will be issued by March 5 and TANCET 2021 result will be out on or before April 16.

6. Kolhapur Startup Mission
Education arena witnessed with enthusiasm when Maharashtra Government joined hands with IIT Kanpur, Kolhapur Incubation Centre (KIC) and DY Patil Education group to commence Kolhapur Start-up Mission.

The objective behind fostering the collaboration is to solve the civic problems bothering Kolhapur city with help of startups.

The mission began its innings after a grand inauguration by Satej Patil, Maharashtra Minister for Home and IT.

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Startups which bring out innovative solutions inform of products or services to civic issues bothering the city will win a grant of Rs 5 lakh from KIC in collaboration with SIIC of IIT Kanpur.

7. Scholarships for children of police personnel
This development on the education arena brings happy news for the children of police personnel.

Sources keenly following the education arena of our nation say Ajinkya DY Patil University has launched a scheme to provide scholarships to children of police personnel.

The university brought out Yashwant Dyanarthi Shishyavratti scholarship scheme in the name of the grandfather of Chairman Dr Ajeenkya DY Patil.

The aim behind bringing out the scheme is to recognise the service of the police personnel, in particular, their work during tough times like COVID-19.

As per this scheme, the university is said to offer a scholarship upto 50 percent to the children of police personnel.

Sources tracking the education arena say, university intends to offer 100 percent scholarships to students who get more than 95 percent marks in class 12 exams.

8. Low drop out rate of Kerala
Kerala made its presence distinctively felt on the education arena of this country when sources pointed out that the state had achieved lowest school droup out rate in the country for 2019-20.

Sources in the education arena said the school drop out rate was at 0.11 percent during 2019-20 which is said to be the lowest in the country.

Kerala was able to achieve this owing to modernisation of education system and making the schools high-tech, said Kerala Education Minister C. Raveendranath.

Government and aided schools in Kerala were made modern by providing hi-tech classrooms and laboratories, said Kerala Education Minister.

Needless to say, this development is an impressive one as far as education arena in our country is concerned.

The ceremony will take place on 22 January, say sources tracking the education sector in India.
Source from the education arena say, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and Lok Sabha MP of Tezpur Pallab Lochan Das will also participate in the programme.

Education arena in this nation will watch the ceremony with utmost interest as Prime Minister Modi will address the ceremony virtually.

Sources from the education arena further said the convocation will witness only PhD scholars and toppers receiving degrees in person owing to the COVID-19 restrictions.

10. Tuition fee reduction
Odisha also became a centre of attraction on the education arena of this nation when the state government announced reduction in tuition fee for 2020-21 academic session.

The announcement of reduction with regards to all aided and unaided private schools in a way turned a happy news for parents and students, say sources keeping track of education arena.

According to a notification by School and Mass Education department of Odisha, tuition fee reduction will be made available in seven different slabs.

There is going to be no reduction in school fees of Rs 6,000 per annum, however schools which charge between Rs 6,001 to Rs 12,001 will witness a reduction of 7.5 percent.

A reduction of 12 percent is provided where schools charge tuition fees from Rs 12,001 to Rs 24,000 annually.

A 15 percent reduction is provided when the annual tuition fee is between Rs 24,001 to Rs 48,000.
Sources tracking education arena further say a concession of 20 percent is offered on tuition fees in case it is between Rs 48,001 to Rs 72,000.

A concession of 25 percent is offered if the annual school fee is from Rs 72,001 to Rs 1 lakh, 26 percent concession is provided where tuition fee is above Rs 1 lakh per annum.

Sources tracking the education arena say the measure seems to have been taken based on a directive from High Court.

Also, Chief Minister of Odisha announced the waiver of exam fee for class 10 students who are going to write exams this year.

Even this development on the education arena has gained good deal of attention from various sections.

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.