Education
IIT postponed its JEE Advance paper, no info on new date: Get more details
Joint Entrance Exam that is conducted by Indian Institute of Technology every year for students aspiring to become engineers, has been postponed by the institute given the pandemic. The paper was supposed to take place on the 3rd of July.
The publication further states that a review committee of three members met at IIT Kharagpur in April to take stock of the pandemic situation. It decided that postponing JEE (Advanced) 2021 is necessary as the process for the exam can only start after JEE Mains 2021 is conducted. However, JEE Mains 2021 for both April and May sessions have already been postponed.
The notice forwarded by IIT Kharagpur says that JEE (Advanced) 2021 which was scheduled to be held on 3 July has been postponed, however, the institute has not announced a new date. The notice adds that it will be declared at an appropriate time.
Education
As many as six new nursing colleges to be functional in Haryana soon
Haryana Chief Secretary Sanjeev Kaushal shared that the construction work of six nursing colleges in the state will be completed soon and classes will commence in the month of July. Not only this, the new building of the National Institute of Fashion Technology, Panchkula has also completed its construction work.
Adding on to this, he shared that, till now, the classes are being held in another building, the chief secretary said while presiding over the review meeting of development projects worth more than Rs 100 crore here.
CHIEF SECRETARY REVIEWED MAJOR PROJECTS
The Chief Secretary reviewed several major projects, including power, health, medical, and technical education in the state, and directed the concerned officials to complete them within the stipulated time period.
COLLEGES UNDER CONSTRUCTION
He said that the construction of nursing colleges in Dherdu village of Kaithal, Khedi Ram Nagar village of Kurukshetra, Kheranwali village of Panchkula, Aura and Dayalpur village of Faridabad, and Sadatpur village of Rewari is under construction.
The construction work of Medical college in Koriawas in Narnaul, Medical College at Jind, Bhiwani, and Dental College at Nalhar is being completed at a fast pace. The work of the second phase of Kalpana Chawla Medical College is also undergoing.