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Education news: SRM student makes it great in sports

1. SRMIST student in sports
SRM Institute of Science and Technology (SRMIST) turned into centre of attraction when one of its student Nethra Kumanan became the first Indian woman to qualify for the Olympics.

Nethra qualified for the Tokyo Olympics by coming first at the Laser Radial event in the Mussanah Open Championship which is a joint Asian and African Olympic qualifying event.

A second-year engineering student of SRM, she has represented the country at the 2014 and 2018 Asian Games in Incheon and Jakarta, respectively.

She became the first Indian woman to win a World Cup medal in sailing when she clinched a bronze medal at 2020 Sailing World Cup in Miami, USA.

She will now become the first Indian woman sailor to represent the country at the Olympics.

This 23-year-old professional sailor is a resident of Chennai and has made her Institution proud.

She trains in the Canary Islands, Spain.

2. CBSE board exams cancellation
The demand to cancel CBSE board exams for classes 10 and 12 seems to be growing.

Needless to say, this is one education news in this country that managed to garner great deal of attention.

The upward move of second wave of corona cases has perhaps motivated many students and parents to seek cancellation of board exams.

Parents and students say the exams could be conducted online if cancellation is not possible.

Sources tracking education news says the hashtag ‘cancelboardexams2021’ has become a trend on Twitter.

Many students have put forward the need to cancel exams through attractive messages.

This only shows there is a significant demand to cancel exams for 10th and 12th classes in CBSE stream.

However, CBSE on the other hand has assured that all precautions will be followed.

Sources keeping track of education news say the plan is to increase the number of exam centres by about 50 percent.

This is to ensure norms like social distancing can be adhered to.

Students who applied online through the application portal ‘www.mahindrauniversity.edu.in’ by 9 April were considered for the first round of counselling.

Sources familiar with education news say the admissions into engineering were based on the score in February edition of JEE Mains 2021.

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ECSE-MU has a total of about 720 seats in its B.Tech. programme for nine academic disciplines – Artificial Intelligence, Civil Engineering, Computation & Mathematics, Computer Science & Engineering, Electronics & Computer Engineering, Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics and NanoTechnology.

Those students who have a 10+2 or equivalent qualification from any statutory board with 60% aggregate marks in all subjects or equivalent grade for the students from IB or other approved Boards are eligible to apply for admission.

The admissions was to be granted on the basis of either JEE Mains or Valid SAT Subject Test Scores (which should include Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry) – minimum 1800.

4. IIIT Delhi invites applications
IIIT Delhi is inviting applications for M.Tech in CSE and CB.

Sources familiar with education news say there are about 149 seats in CSE branch totally.

And about 110 of them are reserved for those who qualified GATE exam. MTech in CB has 28 seats totally.

Sources familiar with education news and related developments say applicants should apply on or before 5 pm of April 20.

Individuals willing to apply for MTech in CSE must have passed BE or BTech or MCA or MSc in Computer Science or Information Technology or any other allied subjects with 65 percent passmarks.

Even candidates who have passed GATE exam in CS paper can also apply for MTech CSE.

Applicants for MTech CB must have passed BE or BTech in Computer Science,IT or Math and Computing.

Applicants who have passed MCA or MSc in Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Computer Science, Biochemistry, Microbiology, Biotechnology, Biophysics, Bioinformatics, Biomedical sciences can apply.

Even students who have studied BDS, MBBS or B.Pharma can also apply, say sources tracking education news in India.

However, applicants must have studied one computer science course and atleast two mathematics courses during their degree study time or from a recognised institution or online education portal.

This is also a worth noting education news from Chhattishgarh. The exams for 10th standard were supposed to take place from April 15 to May 1.

The decision to conduct exams on another date has been taken keeping in view the spike in corona cases.

Sources tracking developments related to academics and education news say there is no change with regards to schedule of class 12 board exams.

Class 12 board exams will be conducted from 3 to 24 May. The decision about class 10 exams will be announced later, say sources tracking education news.

6. AMU cancels test
There is yet another education news worth noting in the recent times.

Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) has cancelled admission test taking into consideration the rising COVID-19 cases.

Education news sources say the entrance test was supposed to be conducted from June 20 to July 11.

However that would not take place now as COVID cases are on rise across the country.

The sources tracking education news say AMU will inform about the new schedule for admission exams in due course of time.

AMU conducts test to provide admission into it for engineering, graduate and postgraduate courses. The test is conducted in an offline mode across seven centres in the country.

Registration started from 1 March 2025. There is more to it than meets the eye.

It is all about registration for two exams – TG LAWCET 2025 and TG PGLCET 2025.

These exams are also known as TS LAWCET and TS PGLCET. TG LAWCET/ PGLCET 2025 application submission can be done till 25 April 2025 with a payment of late fee of Rs 500.

TG LAWCET/PGLCET 2025 application submission can be done till 5 May 2025 with a late fee of Rs 1000. The date to apply is 15 May 2025 with a late fee payment of Rs 2000.

Candidates can take up TG LAWCET/PGLCET 2025 application submission till 25 May 2025 with a late fee of Rs 4000.

Those who have successfully completed TG LAWCET/PGLCET 2025 application submission can take up corrections in their application from 20 to 25 May 2025.

Hall tickets will be available for download from 30 May 2025 onwards. TG LAWCET will be conducted on 6 June 2025.

Preliminary key will be out on 10 June 2025, last date to submit objections on preliminary key is 14 June 2025 and announcement of final key and results will be done on 25 June 2025.

Osmania University will conduct TG LAWCET, PGLCET 2025 exams on behalf of Telangana State Council for Higher Education (TSCHE).

Individuals have to pass TG LAWCET, PGLCET 2025 with minimum qualifying marks also known as cutoff scores.

They are the minimum marks candidates have to score in the exam to be eligible for further process.

Scores of the candidates in TG LAWCET, PGLCET 2025 must be either greater than the cutoff marks or equal to them to be eligible for further process. The further process likely involves counselling and document verification.

What are TG LAWCET, PGLCET 2025 exams?

The full name of TG LAWCET is Telangana State Law Common Entrance Test, and the same for TG PGLCET is Telangana State PG Law Common Entrance Test. Both together are known as Telangana State Law & PG Law Common Entrance Test.

It is a state-level entrance test that is conducted once a year. TG LAWCET, PGLCET 2025 is meant to be conducted this year (2025).

TG LAWCET, PGLCET 2025 will be conducted online where answers have to be marked on a computer.

The format of questions is multiple choice, where each question will have more than one option and the right one has to be chosen to get the marks.

TG LAWCET 2025 will have questions related to Current Affairs, General Knowledge, Mental Ability, and Aptitude for the Study of Law.

TG PGLCET 2025 will have questions related to law lessons taught in graduate law classes like Constitutional Law, Public International Law, and Mercantile Law.

Who can submit TG LAWCET/PGLCET 2025 application?

Candidates aiming for under graduate law courses can apply for TG LAWCET 2025, while those aiming for post graduate law courses can register for TG PGLCET 2025.

TG LAWCET/PGLCET 2025 application submission is applying for either one of these exams.

The eligibility to apply for TG LAWCET 2025 is a pass in plus two in any stream from a recognized educational institution. Students who have passed graduate law courses can apply for TG PGLCET 2025.

Those willing to take up TG LAWCET, PGLCET 2025 registration must be natives of Telangana or Andhra Pradesh.

They should satisfy local/non–local status requirements as laid down in the Telangana /Andhra Pradesh Education Institutions (Regulations of Admission) order, 1974 as subsequently amended.

How to submit TG LAWCET/PGLCET 2025 application submission?

The process to take up TG LAWCET/PGLCET 2025 application submission is online and candidates have to visit the official website of the exam to submit applications. The URL to reach it is ‘https://lawcet.tgche.ac.in/’

1. The URL mentioned above has to be typed into the browser of the computer and the website has to be allowed to download.
2. Once the webpage is available, applicants for LAWCET or PGLCET have to click the required link and pay the registration fee and obtain the confirmation number.
3. Once the confirmation number is obtained, candidates can click the link for filling out the application form and start providing all the information on that.
4. Applicants targeting graduate law course admission can opt for filling TS LAWCET 2025 application, and those aiming for post-graduate law course admission can opt for filling TG PGLCET 2025 application.
5. The application has to be filled out and submitted.
6. Post submission, candidates can obtain a confirmation message indicating successful submission.
7. Once obtained, applicants can download it and take a printout of it.

Link for TG LAWCET/PGLCET 2025 application submission is here

After TG LAWCET/PGLCET 2025 application submission

Hall tickets have to be downloaded, they will be made available for download from 30 May 2025 onwards.

Students who have successfully completed their TG LAWCET/PGLCET 2025 application submission alone can download their hall tickets.

Students have to appear for TG LAWCET and PGLCET 2025 on 6 June 2025.

The tests have to be passed with the required qualifying marks to be eligible for the next process which involves counselling and document verification.

The results of TS LAWCET/PGLCET will be displayed on the official website and dates for that will be announced in due course. Students who pass TG LAWCET and PGLCET exams with the required qualifying marks can apply for further admission process.

Those who get a seat in the course of their choice can convey their acceptance and pay the fees and join the classes. The details can be accessed from the official website of the exam or those of the participating institutions.

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