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As many as 60 per cent of college students feel reluctant to discuss controversial topics on their school’s campus. Avoiding difficult subjects doesn’t ease tensions or polarization, revealed a survey by the Constructive Dialogue Institute (CDI). Instead, facing these topics head on in a productive way can help us to understand each other, reducing polarization, it added. College students who take up short online learning programme reduces polarisation, improves their ability to think with nuance, and enhances their conflict resolution skills, the study added. The study also claimed that 73 per cent of students showed a decrease in polarization while 51 per cent of students were better able to recognize the limits of their knowledge. A total of 59 per cent of students showed less negative attacking behaviors during conflict, and 55 per cent of students showed a decrease in negative evading behaviors during conflict. Also read| From IITs to Nykaa to Titan, Internship Offers at Top … [Read more...] about 60% College Students Feel Reluctant to Discuss Controversial Topics on Campus: Survey

Students of the Dr. Channabasaveshwar Gurukul Residential PU Science College of Kardyal in Bhalki taluk of Bidar district brought laurels to the institution by securing ranks in the Joint Entrance Examination-Main, 2022. The principal of the institution in a release stated that Prateek R. Shere secured 99.42%, Samiksha Shivakumar 99.15%, Hrutwik Dnyanoba 99%, Harishkumar Chandrakanth 98.12%, and Syed Moosa got 98.09%. While Darshan Kulkarni scored 97.6%, Aditya Naikode 97.25%, Sagar Vijaykumar 97.01%, Ashish Basawaraj 96.69%, and Kiran Arvind got 96.2%. Students of Sharanabasaveshwar residential PU College in Kalaburagi have made the institution proud by securing higher percentile in the examination. Nagshetti Biradar secured the highest of 97.16% and emerged topper in the institution. Jaipalreddy Sanjivreddy secured 96.12%, Vedant Sarda 96.12%, Vaishnavi Shetgar 96.06%, and Nikita Ratkal 95.05%. Anurag Barge secured an all-India rank of 3,023 in CAT exam, while Nikita Rathod … [Read more...] about Kardyal college students perform well in JEE-Main

Aug. 21: An official walks alongside part of a CSX freight train that derailed overnight in Ellicott City, Md. (AP) NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles! ELLICOTT CITY, Md. – A train hauling coal derailed on a bridge in this city's historic district, killing two college students who had been drinking together and hanging out on the tracks. Nearly two dozen railroad cars flipped over, including some that fell onto vehicles in a parking lot below the bridge, officials said. The students, both 19-year-old women, posted photos and comments from what appeared to be the bridge shortly before the train derailed around midnight Monday, according to Twitter feeds with the same names as the victims. "Looking down on old ec," wrote Rose Louese Mayra, who posted an image of downtown Ellicott City. Mayr was a student at the University of Delaware. She was killed along with her friend, Elizabeth Conway Nass, Howard County police spokeswoman Sherry Llewellyn … [Read more...] about 2 college students killed after CSX train carrying coal derails in Maryland

Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board (TNUHDB) Managing Director M. Govinda Rao on Thursday distributed scholarships to 40 college students from the tenements in Perumbakkam. The scholarships were offered by Sumaithangi Trust, a non-governmental organisation. The students, most of whom were the first ones in their families to get access to collegiate education, received ₹6.5 lakh as scholarship. Mr. Rao stressed on the importance given to education by the government and the various steps taken by the board in association with non-governmental organisations towards the education and skill development of youths in its tenements. Jeyalakshmi of Sumaithangi Trust and J.A. Nirmal Raj, Chief Community Development Officer of TNUHDB were present. … [Read more...] about 40 students in TNUHDB tenements get scholarship

The biggest entrance exam in the country, NEET 2022 will be announcing its results soon. Over 18 lakh students registered for the medical entrance exam this year, a rise of nearly 2.5 lakh from last year. The National Testing Agency (NTA), the exam conducting body, will issue the result on the official website, neet.nta.nic.in. Usually, NEET 2022 results are announced in about a month and a half. NEET 2022 was held on July 17. Hence, it could be released by August 31. Last year, NEET was held on September 12, while the result was released on November 1. In 2020, the exam was held on September 13, and the results were out on October 16. Read | Will NEET & JEE Main Be Merged Into CUET? Here’s What We Know So Far First, the NEET answer key will be issued after which students will get a window to raise objections. The objection so raised will be studied by an expert committee and changes will be made in the final answer key. The results will be based on the final answer key. … [Read more...] about NEET 2022 Results: When to Expect Scorecards? What Could be Cut-off for Govt Colleges

The move from high school to college can be a trying one, particularly for students with mental health concerns. But today there are ways to make it easier. "In the last few years, and especially since the pandemic began, campus resources for all students have proliferated, and ahead of coming to campus is when students should be connecting with the resources that they need," says Amy Gatto, director of research and evaluation at Active Minds, an organization that works to make talking about mental health on campus as natural as talking about physical health. A 2021 survey by the American College Health Association of close to 100,000 college students found that 16% of college men and 33% of college women had been diagnosed with anxiety, and 14% of college men and 25% of college women had been diagnosed with depression. A study published in June by the Healthy Minds Network - which conducts research on the mental health of college students - involving more than 350,000 … [Read more...] about How to ease the transition to college when mental health is a concern

From skipping meals, losing sleep and being forced to go without required medical treatment: the weight of student debt plays a heavy toll on the everyday lives of many Americans. Those struggling with a crippling debt are eagerly awaiting a decision on whether the pause on student loan repayments will be extended once again at the end of August. Without an extension, they'll be forced to cope with making repayments amid a cost-of-living crisis and surging inflation . But a bigger question is whether President Joe Biden will forgive some of the $1.7 trillion in student loan debt collectively owed by about 45 million Americans. The president is considering forgiving $10,000 in federal student loan debt for most borrowers, according to a recent Bloomberg report. He is also weighing another extension on the payment pause—moves that aim to appeal to young voters ahead of the November midterm elections. But those plans fall short of what some Democrats and advocates have … [Read more...] about How student debt cancelation would change our lives: 10 Americans

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has directed all the universities and colleges to refund the hostel and mess fees taken during the Covid-19 pandemic at the earliest or adjust it in the other fees. The commission has further said it will take action against those higher educational institutions, which do not follow the instructions. The students had earlier complained to the UGC against the hostel and mess fees being charged by universities during the pandemic which have not been refunded despite them not using the facilities. In this regard, on Tuesday, UGC Secretary Professor Rajnish Jain has written a letter to the Vice Chancellors of all universities. The letter stated, “several references have been received from students stating that they did not use the hostel and mess services during the COVID-I9 pandemic period yet the institutions are not adjusting/ refunding the mess charges and hostel fees, already paid by them. All the higher educational institutions are … [Read more...] about UGC Directs All Colleges, Universities to Refund Hostel Fee Charged During Covid-19

Gone are the days when students went from home to college to coaching centres during pre-university (PU) years. In the last few years, with PU colleges that offer integrated coaching classes mushrooming across the city, students spend close to 12 hours in colleges before going home. Many such colleges also offer boarding facilities and hence, for the better part of two years, students are engrossed in academics with little space for recreation. While there are many such centres up and running, government directives on them are far from clear. Additional training What are integrated PU colleges? While regular PU colleges offer the usual science, commerce and arts combinations, which are prescribed by the Department of Pre University Education (DPUE), integrated colleges offer additional training to prepare for competitive examinations like IIT – JEE, NEET, CET, CLAT, CPT and lately even UPSC. The trend of such colleges started in the city around 10 to 12 years ago as education … [Read more...] about Integrated PU colleges in Karnataka: Boon or bane?

For almost 30 years from the 1990s, the private coaching syndicate had a strong presence outside the college system. Students who enrolled in a PU college also attended private tuition either before or after college. Around 2010, there arose a nationwide massive awareness about all India entrance exams, such as IIT-JEE, AIPMT and CLAT, and the introduction of NEET in 2013 enhanced the competition. Preparing for these examinations became the sole purpose of almost all students who enrolled themselves for science courses in PU and it was this demand that contributed to the popularity of integrated PU colleges. Realising the need to make students prepare for competitive exams right from the first day of I PU, popular private coaching centres wanted to make students work for 10 – 12 hours with laser-sharp focus. This led many coaching centres to start integrated PU colleges. Lacking holistic approach Students who have a clear aim to crack the IIT-JEE or NEET only must join an … [Read more...] about Integrated PU colleges in Karnataka: Two sides of the story