India is a vast country and so is its academic arena.

Lot of events on it are worth noting and latest education news of India features those developments that are of no less importance.

The idea is to keep students and parents informed about latest happenings in the world of learning through this column latest education news in India.

Events that made latest education news in India are given below:

1. AEEE 2021 phase 2

The second phase of Amrita Entrance Examination for Engineering will be conducted in June this year.

The entrance exam is for providing admissions into engineering courses offered at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham.

Sources keeping track of latest education news in India say the results for the first phase of the exam is about to be released soon.

Individuals who have registered for the second phase of AEEE 2021 can book their exam slots at the official website of the exam.

They can login with their userid and password and book the slot as per their convenience.

2. CBSE App for students
Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has managed to get a spotlight as far as latest education news in India is concerned.

The organisation has launched a mobile app ‘CBSE Dost For Life’ to provide pyschological counselling to students studying in CBSE affiliated schools.

The app is available for android phones. Students of classes 9 to 12 by volunteer counsellors and school principals can have the counselling sessions.

Counselling will be available on three days – Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays and in two time slots.

While one slot is from 9:30 am to 1:30 pm or between 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm, students can choose from the slots.

Sources familiar with latest education news say the earlier last date was May 10. The same has been extened to May 20.

The measure is expected to enable many more to submit applications.

The exam is conducted by Jammu and Kashmir Board of Professional Entrance Examinations (BOPEE) and the applications can be submitted on its website ‘jkbopee.gov.in’

This development has managed to capture the attention of all those who keep track of latest education news in India.

The scores in the exam are used to provide admission into engineering courses offered at various colleges in the union territory.

4. UPCET 2021 exam
There is a happy news for all those aspiring for higher education in various streams in Uttar Pradesh.

The last date to submit applications for UPCET 2021 exam has been extended till 31 May.
Sources keeping track of latest education news in India say the date for conducting the exam is also postponed.

The test scheduled for June 15 will now be conducted on another date.

The decision to postpone the exam and extend the deadline was taken keeping in view the difficulties faced by students under the present circumstances.

The official website for the exam is ‘https://upcet.nta.nic.in/WebinfoCms/Page/Page?PageId=1&LangId=P’

However, taking into account the present confusion across the nation owing to COVID-19 situation, students are now doubtful as to whether they would be able to make a move towards their first step.

The date of NEET UG 2021 has been announced, but with the present situation, many are wondering if NEET UG exam would be conducted this year or not.

Sources familiar with latest education news in India say, the fact that no announcement has been made from the authorities about NEET UG this year so far has only added more to the worries of students.

Students and their parents are praying for clarity in this regard.

6. IIM Sambalpur signs MoU
IIM Sambalpur managed to take centre position in the recent times as far as latest education news in India is concerned.

Indian Institute of Management Sambalpur signed a Memorandum-of-Understanding with the Office of the Collector at Sambalpur to tackle the pandemic in the area and also to pave way for the development of Sambalpur.

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The pact was signed in the presence of IIM Sambalpur director Professor Mahadeo Jaiswal and district collector Subham Saxena.

Sources familiar with latest education news in India say MoU would lead to all round progress of Sambalpur district.

7. Schedule for second examination
Allahabad University has released the schedule for second examination and examination for former students of MCA, BCA and PGDCA courses.

As per the schedule, the second exams are to be held from 15 to 22 May.

Sources keeping track of latest education news in India say, the exam will happen in two shifts during these days – 8 am to 10 am and 3 pm to 5 pm.

The links for the Google Classrooms in connection with these exams will be sent on or before 12 May.

Students who are not able join the classroom can send an email to ‘exam.ccet@gmail.com’ They must also upload their admit cards in their respective Google classrooms.

Students can upload their answersheets in their designated classrooms. Those who are not able to can send their answersheets to email ‘exam.ccet@gmail.com’

8. BDS and MDS exams postponed
BDS and MDS exams in Chattishgarh have been postponed.

Sources keeping track of latest education news in India say the exams were to start from May 3 and May 13.

AYUSH University of Raipur was to conduct the exams.

It is interesting to note that even students are said to have filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) against conducting BDS and MDS exams.

The students said that the time at present was not suitable to conduct offline exams as COVID-19 situation was causing concern.

High Court of Chhatisgarh has issued a stay order on the exams. One has to wait and see as to what would be the developments in this regard.

9. TNPSC exams postponed
Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC) exams for 2021 have been postponed due to the present COVID-19 situation.

Sources familiar with latest education news in India said TNPSC Civil Services Exam was scheduled to be conducted on 28,29 and 30 May this year.

Also TNPSC Combined Engineering Services Exam was to be held on June 6 this year as per the earlier planned schedule.

Taking into consideration the COVID-19 situation in the state, the exams have been postponed.

Sources keeping track of latest education news in India say, TNPSC Civil Services exam was to fill 69 vacancies and TNPSC Combined Engineering Service Exam was to fill 536 vacancies.

The new schedule would be made known on the official website of TNPSC at ‘https://www.tnpsc.gov.in/’

Sources keeping track of latest education news in India say, Board of Secondary Education of Odisha will release the result on its websites ‘bseodisha.ac.in’ and ‘bseodisha.nic.in’

The assessment method and passing criteria is also released.

Students who are not satisfied with the marks would get an option to sit in the offline exam which would be held later.

The assessment will be done based on half yearly and annual exam marks of class 9, practice test marks of class 10.

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Conclusion

The latest education news in India covers news related to academics, competitive exams for employment, competitive exams for higher education admission and employment opportunities for students.

Element of uncertainty may be ruling the world of education and economy currently. However, as the time moves ahead one can expect clarity to prevail.

Postponement of exams is no cancellation, say sources familiar with latest education news in India.

Best thing for the students as of now is to stay tuned to their preparation for exams and wait for the date to be declared.

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Those who are wishing to join management courses in XLRI (Xavier School of Management) can concentrate on this exam which is one of the most popular ones in the country.

Those who take up XAT 2025 Registration from 28 September 2024 onwards, can choose to write exam from the new test centers.

The Newly Added Test Centers Are: Ajmer, Aligarh, Anantapur, Arrah, Baddi, Balasore, Bareilly, Bhagalpur, Bikaner, Bilaspur, Chikkaballapur, Darbhanga, Davanagere, Dhenkanal, Haldwani, Hazaribagh, Hisar, Jodhpur, Kalaburagi (Gulbarga), Kalyani, Karimnagar, Kolhapur, Kurukshetra, Mehsana, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Muzaffarpur, Nanded, Patiala, Salem, Shimla, Sikar, Ujjain, Vellore.

The Other Test Centers Are: Agra, Ahmedabad, Aurangabad City (Maharashtra), Allahabad, Ambala, Amravati, Amritsar, Bengaluru, Berhampur, Bhatinda, Bhilai Nagar, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh/Mohali, Chennai, Coimbatore, Cuttack, Dehradun, Delhi-NCR, Dhanbad, Dibrugarh, Durgapur/Asansol, Ernakulam, Gandhinagar, Goa, Gorakhpur, Guwahati, Gwalior, Hooghly, Hubballi(Hubli), Hyderabad, Indore, Jabalpur,Jalandhar, Jaipur, Jammu, Jamshedpur, Kannur, Kanpur, Kolkata, Kota, Kottayam, Kurnool, Lucknow, Madurai, Mangalore, Mumbai, Mysuru(Mysore), Nagpur, Nashik, Patna, Pune, Raipur, Rajahmundry, Ranchi, Roorkee, Rourkela, Sambalpur, Siliguri, Surat, Thiruvananthapuram, Tiruchirappalli, Tirupathi, Tiruvallur, Udaipur, Udupi Vadodara, Varanasi, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, Warangal, Tejpur, Jorhat, Rajkot, Shillong, Naharlagun.

The process of submitting the application started on 15 July 2024. Admit card for the exam will be available for download from 20 December 2024.

Exam will be conducted on 5 January 2025 from 2:00pm to 5:30pm. The process of application (XAT 2025 Registration) has begun.

The scores in the exam will be used by other well-known management institutions for admission into courses offered by them.

There are other prestigious B Schools that offer admission into management courses based on scores in XAT and these institutions are known as XAMI (Xavier Association of Management Institutes).

Point to remember

The official website for the exam is ready and it can be visited with the help of URL ‘https://xatonline.in/’ The candidates can read the information about the exam.

The link to take up XAT 2025 registration is active, candidates can take up XAT 2025 registration and apply for the test.

About the exam

The full name of the exam is Xavier Aptitude Test which is popularly known to all as XAT. It is conducted every year by XLRI of Jamshedpur.

It is a national level exam that has to be passed to gain admission into management courses offered by XLRI and other participating institutions.

XAT 2025 is meant to be conducted for the year 2025. The test will be conducted across 75 cities in India.

Even apart from participating institutions, many other b schools across India offer admissions based on scores in this exam.

Who can take up XAT 2025 registration?

Candidates willing to take up XAT 2025 registration must have passed Bachelor’s Degree or its equivalent from a recognized educational institution located anywhere in India.

Candidates appearing for the final year of their qualifying degree examination and those who have completed degree requirements and are awaiting results can also take up XAT 2025 registration.

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However, they have to pass the exam and provide a proof for it by the time of admission process commencement in XLRI or its associate institutions.

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

2. Once the website is ready, candidates can click the information brochure and know about the exam.

3. After reading the information, candidates can click the button Register.

4. Clicking the above button will open another webpage with URL ‘https://applications.xatonline.in/?_gl=1*17pi4n7*_ga*MTM4OTUzOTQ1NC4xNzIwODU1NjQw*_ga_44L83023B1*MTcyMDg1NTY0MC4xLjEuMTcyMDg1NTgyMC42MC4wLjA.’

5. When the webpage with above URL opens, candidates can provide the required information and create an account with username and password.

6. Post account creation, candidates can login and start applying for the exam.

Link to take up XAT 2025 Registration is Here

Registration fee

Candidates have to pay XAT 2025 registration fee of Rs 2200 while applying for the exam. Those applying for XLRI programmes, have to pay Rs 200 per programme.

How to download admit card?

Candidates who have successfully completed their XAT 2025 registration will alone be able to download admit card and its process is explained below:

1. Candidates have to visit the official website for the exam at ‘https://xatonline.in/’

2. Once the website is ready, candidates have to click the link for downloading hall ticket which may open another webpage.

3. When another webpage opens, candidates have to type their application number and other required information and submit them to obtain the admit card.

Exam pattern

XAT 2025 will be conducted online as a computer based test where the questions have to be answered on a computer screen at the test centre.

Duration to complete answering is 3 hours 30 minutes. The test will have questions related to Decision Making, Verbal & Logical Ability, Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation, General Knowledge, and Essay Writing.

Candidates who have taken up XAT 2025 registration must remember that XLRI has decided to make changes in exam timings. XAT 2025 exam timing stands changed from morning to afternoon.

The exam has to be passed with required qualifying marks which is also known as cutoff scores.

Cutoff score is the minimum marks candidates have to get in the exam to be eligible for next phase of admission.

The score of the candidates in the exam must be either greater than cutoff or equal to it.

Those who pass can appear for the next stage which comprises group discussion, interview, document verification. Those who get the seat can pay the money and join the institution for classes.

Point to remember

It is to note that many institutions accept XAT scores for admission into management programmes offered by them, their admission process and schedule may vary from that of XLRI.

Candidates have to visit the websites of those institutions and obtain information about their admission process before submitting applications there.