President Pranab Mukherjee graced Goa University’s Annual Convocation program held on April 25, 2017. The University, on the occasion, also conferred the Honorary D.Litt degree on the President. At the 29th Annual Convocation of Goa University, there were a total of 77 graduate and post-graduate students that were awarded degrees and 56 research scholars were…
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Boy From Panaji Is First Goan To Rank 7 In the Country In VITEEE
An eighteen-year-old Panaji boy, Pratheek Rebello, has achieved an All India Rank of 7 at the Vellore Institute of Technology Engineering entrance exam (VITEEE) for admission to BTech programmes of the institute. This has been a historic achievement for the state, as it is that a student from Goa has one among the nation’s top…
Faculty Shortage Crisis In Goa University
A growing concern for Goa University (GU), as per the data revealed in the annual quality assurance report submitted by GU to the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) for 2015-16, is the shortage of faculty. According to the report 43% of the positions do not have permanent teachers. To add to it, the shortage…
4,988 Class IX Students Had To Repeat The Year In 2015-16
A record number of Goa’s Class IX students had been detained and repeat the year in the academic year 2015-16. Figures obtained from the Union Human Resources Development Ministry’s (HRD) District Information System for Education (DISE) revealed that a total of 4,988 Class IX students were detained in academic year 2015-16, which translates to 16%…
State Govt. Unable to Open State Open School For Goa
To increase literacy and offer flexible learning to the dropouts in the state, the Goa government, as per the XIIth Five-Year Plan (2012-17), was to setup a state open school with the help from the central government. This institution would encourage the dropouts in the state to complete schooling. The working group report on secondary…
GCET Will No Longer Be A Common Entrance Exam
Students who want to pursue graduate courses in homeopathy and ayurveda in Goa will now be subjected to answer the same National Eligibility cum Entrance Exam (NEET) that medical students have to, for admissions for 2017-18. That means 2017 would be the last year the Goa Common Entrance Test (GCET) will be conducted. “We have…
Statistics Of Contesting Candidates Before Polls
Statistics on the candidates contesting for the 2017 Assembly Elections in Goa are out. According to the information 66% of the candidates have claimed to possess a minimum education qualification of higher secondary schooling. This is a sign for the voters, who can expect the candidates contesting for these elections are more likely to be…