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‘No invigilators, no phone checks’: Indian student compares US and India exam culture, sparks debate among netizensAn Indian student in the US has sparked a debate after describing her cultural shock at finding examinations conducted without invigilators...
Trump press secretary Katie Zacharia faces questions over law credentialsKatie Zacharia, the new White House press secretary, is facing questions about her legal credentials and background. Although she claims to...
Quote of the day by George Santayana: 'A child educated only at school is an uneducated child.' Spanish-American philosopher's lesson on real meaning of educationWhile a school can help us learn how to read and the basics of maths, it cannot give us a holistic education. Years ago, eminent philosophe...
3-year college degrees grow more popular in the US, saving time and cash. But critics aren't soldThree-year bachelor’s degrees are expanding across the US as colleges seek to cut education costs and help students enter the workforce fas...
Higher education costs: How Indian parents and US-based NRIs plan and pay—and who is better placed?Except for a small number of government colleges of repute, the demand for good quality colleges far outstrips the supply in India. Higher ...
She moved from Alabama to Alaska in 1958 for a fresh start. Months later, the woman became the region's first Black lawyer and first Black homesteaderMahala Ashley Dickerson moved from Alabama to Alaska in 1958 after being drawn to the territory during a vacation. She became the first Bla...
Quote of the day by Isidor Isaac Rabi: ‘If you decide you don't have to get A's, you can learn an enormous amount in college’ - Nobel Prize-winning American physicist on the purpose of educationIsidor Isaac Rabi Quote of the Day: Renowned Nobel Prize-winning physicist Isidor Isaac Rabi believed that true education begins with curio...
Blind Brown University professor Roberto Serrano exposes massive AI cheating scandal after students' scores plunge from 100 to 48, calls AI 'tsunami for all of us'A Brown University professor noted unusual perfect scores on a take-home midterm exam and exposed a massive AI cheating scandal. Many stude...
'America First Test' for teachers from New York, California - What is it? Why is it?New York and California were singled out because, he said, their norms -- particularly on gender and American exceptionalism -- were opposi...
Panel studies US and UK models for exam reforms, plans NTA revampThe education ministry and exam reforms panel are exploring US and UK entrance exam models for potential changes, like computer-based testi...
Exams around the world: From flexible formats in the US & UK to high-stakes, single-window exams in China & South KoreaAmid the NEET controversy, ET explores global post-school entrance exams. The US & UK favor flexible SAT-style tests, while China & South K...
New study finds multivitamins may boost memory function in some peopleThe latest research looks at whether taking a daily vitamin can have an effect on memory.
SAT college admissions exam to go digital and shorter; calculators to be allowed tooStudents who take the new digitized SAT - once a stress-inducing rite of passage for nearly all college-bound Americans - will have two ins...
Two-thirds of US colleges to ignore SAT for undergraduate admissionsUS schools willing to ignore SAT scores for undergraduate admissions make up two-thirds of the 2,330 bachelor-degree institutions in the co...
Female professors less often rated as 'brilliant', 'genius'Male professors were described more often as 'brilliant' and 'genius' than female professors in every single field.
15 Chinese nationals accused of massive scheme to defraud America's standardized testing systemThe Justice Department alleges that between 2011 and 2015, the defendants shipped fake Chinese passports to the US and gave them to imposte...
Sunday ET: Delhi University: Four explanations for insane admission cut-offsThe insane admission cut-offs for Delhi University have only four explanations and difficult solutions.
Indian-American Sangeet Chowfla to head GMAT's parent firmThe GMAC, which owns the prestigious GMAT exam, has announced the appointment of Sangeet Chowfla as its new president and CEO.
'India has exam system, not education system'In the thick of the entrance exam season, a furious dispatch to the Prime Minister from his own scientific adviser has termed such tests as...
- Pro courses may have unified entrance exams
The ministry of human resources development may just have the answer to prayers of many a 17-year-old: fewer entrance examinations for prof...