Pandemic and Bangalore University delay have led to many dropouts Undergraduate students of Bangalore University’s batch of 2019-2022 are left with limited options for their post-graduation and higher studies as their final exams are scheduled in September. Most private colleges in Bengaluru have closed admissions for their 2022-2024 post-graduate courses. Students who had plans to […]
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Many say UGC mandate will bring relief Tension is written on the faces of students sitting in front of computer screens with MCQs. The pressure of scoring good grades is clearly visible as they look at the clock at regular intervals. Their parents stand outside, waiting for them to narrate how it went. Such is […]
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Say it is tough to lead normal life in India Indian students evacuated from Ukraine are worried for the safety of their Ukrainian friends in the war-torn country. Vavilthota Yuktesh, 18, a student at the Kharkiv National Medical University who was evacuated from Ukraine, informed The Observer: “I am back here safe, but I feel […]
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Say they’d rather continue with online classes Indian students back from Ukraine’s medical colleges are unhappy with Karnataka government’s proposal to place them in the state’s medical colleges. They fear the decision will disrupt their education. On March 21, Health and Medical Education Minister K. Sudhakar announced the Karnataka government would accommodate around 700 Ukraine-returned medical students […]
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Tough tests are diminishing their hopes, say students Shristi Sharma, 21, a student, has given CAT twice, but wasn’t able to score the required percentile to clear the exam. She feels demotivated as all her friends are now pursuing their masters, whereas she’s still trying to crack the exam to secure admission to a reputed […]
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They are waiting for online classes to begin. Indian students studying in Ukraine are worried about their education and future as uncertainty looms due to the Russia-Ukraine situation. Anushka Pant, 22, a first-year medical student at the Kharkiv National Medical University in Ukraine, informed The Observer: “Our education has been severely affected by the war […]
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They’re still waiting to be evacuated The sky in Kharkiv was blanketed with a thick black smog as the war-struck city shivered at a temperature of 1°C. There was an eerie silence on the roads. The only sound heard was air-raid sirens every two hours. Early Wednesday, a group of students made its way through […]
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‘Our mental health affected as risk of infection prevails’ Students in Bengaluru forced to give offline exams even after weeks of resistance on Twitter against the same. When the third wave of Covid-19 hit Bengaluru in January, many MBBS and engineering students got anxious about the universities holding exams in the physical mode. K.M. Bhuvan Belliappa, […]
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Enjoy freedom,undeterred by erratic payouts Despite irregular payments, many young people are freelancing alongside doing their jobs. Riya Agarwal, 21, a freelancer who has a job, informed The Observer: “I chose to freelance because it gave me the freedom to work with different types of projects at the same time. Working according to your schedule, no […]
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Many of them do not take kids with special needs Government schools lack special teachers for children with disabilities. Principals of these schools say regular teachers are the ones teaching ‘Children with Special Needs’ (CWSN). Shamanta, principal of the Government High School in Sampangi Rama Nagar, informed The Observer: “We allow children with special needs […]
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