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Self-financed engineering colleges who have been apparently unable to find a way out to improve the pass percentage of the section of students pursuing graduation with government scholarships find the

Focus is on completing SSLC and Plus Two exams

Appu N Bhattathiri on making the cut as director with ‘Nizhal’ Updated: Updated: Nayanthara and Kunchacko Boban play the lead in Appu N Bhattathiri’s début film Share Article AAA Film director Appu N Bhattathiri on the set of ‘Nizhal’, starring Kunchacko Boban and Nayanthara   | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Nayanthara and Kunchacko Boban play the lead in Appu N Bhattathiri’s début film Appu N Bhattathiri is living his dream when Nizhal (shadow) reaches cinemas today. A...

Kerala’s fetish for antigen tests continues as new cases rise April 08, 2021 Fails to act on own policy of RT-PCR test ramp-up Kerala has not made any radical change from what critics have described as the ‘wrong policy’ on the Covid-19 diagnosis front. A ‘misplaced but convenient’ thrust on antigen tests in preference to the ‘gold standard’ though costlier RT-PCR tests, which is blamed for its ‘faltering’ containment strategy. This is despite the State government’s decisi...

Plus Two exams begin in Kerala, SSLC exams in the afternoon Updated: Updated: Schools have made arrangements for implementing the COVID-19 protocols. Share Article AAA Students appearing for the SSLC examination being screened at entrance at Cotton hill GHSS in Thiruvananthapuram on Thursday.   | Photo Credit: S. Mahinsha Schools have made arrangements for implementing the COVID-19 protocols. The Plus Two higher secondary examinations for this academic year kicked-off on Thursday morning i...

Disinfecting schools post elections a tough proposition for headmasters Tiruchi, Updated: Tiruchi, Updated: Share Article AAA After a days holiday on Wednesday following conduct of elections, schools that accounted for most of the polling booths will be resuming in-person classes for Plus Two students on Thursday, amid fear among parents about safety of their wards. Since the conduct of classes and the disinfection activities will take place simultaneously over the next few days, parents are co...

High focus on safety for SSLC, Plus Two exams Updated: Updated: Isolation rooms, PPE kits arranged; classes sanitised post-polls Share Article Isolation rooms, PPE kits arranged; classes sanitised post-polls The SSLC and Plus Two higher secondary examinations, which for a few lakh students brought to an end an academic year marked by education disruptions, began on Thursday in compliance with COVID-19 protocols. The Plus Two students appeared for the Sociology, Anthropology, Electronic Servic...

Tiruchi, Updated: Tiruchi, Updated: Share Article AAA Government school teachers apprehend that the current batch of Plus Two students may not be thoroughly equipped to face NEET (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test) so as to avail the utility of medical admissions under the 7.5 percent reservation quota. Unlike in 2019-20 when students went through the rigour of in-person training in classroom environment until March, when the COVID-19 lockdown began, this time around, there have been only ...

Students, parents told to avoid crowding, wear masks With the SSLC and Plus Two examinations beginning in the State on Thursday, the Health Department has appealed to all concerned for strict compliance with COVID-19 guidelines. Students, teachers, and school employees should wear N-95 or three-layer cloth mask. Hands should be washed thoroughly with soap for 20 seconds before entering the examination hall and on exiting it. Sanitisers should be made available in the examination hall. Windows ...

‘We are fighting for three generations to get the certificate’ For 24-year-old S. Suresh of Kadambur, who works in a tea shop, his dream of pursuing his education after Plus-Two did not materialise as he was denied a ST community certificate for a mistake that he did not commit. About 32,500 Malayali tribal community people living in Kadambur Hills in Sathyamangalam Taluk and Bargur Hills in Anthiyur Taluk were categorised under Other Caste list, while their counterparts in Dharmapuri, Pu...