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According to the new format, students will have to write six papers instead of the usual 11, after the state government reduced the number of question papers, as a one-time measure for the academic year of 2020-21. (Representational Photo: DC/Surendra Panishetty)

Thanks to Sabitha, Telangana SSC students have only 6 exams, not 11

The duration of the SSC examinations has also been increased by half an hour this year

4 Feb 2021 4:58 AM IST

In order to arrest this downslide, there is an urgent need to overhaul teaching methods and to have parents understand that the final destination is not in cracking exams, but in understanding the concepts. Representational Image/DC

TS school children have dismal reading and arithmetic abilities:...

Due to lack of proper education in Telangana, the condition of schoolchildren is so bad that they were unable to...

4 Feb 2021 12:40 AM IST

The schools that reopened on Monday for offline classes for Classes 9 and above, both government and private, say they have covered most of the syllabus in the online classes, and are preparing for exams with the revision, and clearing of doubts. (Representational Photo:DC)

Govt, private schools ready for approaching exams in Telangana

CBSE exams for Classes 10 and 12 from May 4, SSC exams from May 17, Intermediate 1 and 2 year exams will be conducted...

3 Feb 2021 4:19 AM IST

University of Hyderabad

Three MSc students at UoH hostel test positive for Covid-19

Students acquainted with the three positive patients said that their symptoms were visible for several days before they...

3 Feb 2021 1:22 AM IST

High school students at private and government schools seemed excited about meeting their classmates after the long gap. DC Image

45% attendance in Telangana educational institutions on first day...

Students were seen chatting with each other while keeping a safe distance between themselves during the breaks

2 Feb 2021 2:01 AM IST

As schools across the state gear up for the reopening with sanitisation, and social distancing protocols for students, there is a dearth of cleanliness service personnel in government schools. (Representational Photo:DC)

Telangana govt teachers spend from their pockets to keep school...

Schools to reopen tomorrow

31 Jan 2021 12:05 AM IST

Colleges set for reopening; students unable to get hostels on campuses

Colleges set for reopening; students unable to get hostels on campuses

A student of civil engineering at Malla Reddy College said he will be paying an extra Rs 3,500 per month for a private...

28 Jan 2021 1:14 AM IST

Kids going to school, even with the consent of parents, could resist the sudden shift and some could even develop symptoms of anxiety, due to the fear of virus and a new system put in place at school campuses, psychology experts opined. (Representational Image/DC)

Going back to school may impact children psychologically: Experts

The sudden switch to online classes was the first to take a psychological toll on students and now the shift back to...

26 Jan 2021 4:35 AM IST

Light pollution is a menace in the city of Hyderabad which is killing the joy of looking up to the night sky, astronomy enthusiasts and scientists have complained. (Representational Image/PTI)

Hyderabad-'s city lights killing astronomy, enthusiasts, scientists...

Just to witness a full dark sky, one now will have to travel as far as at least a 100 kms away from Hyderabad

21 Jan 2021 1:31 AM IST

There was a near-complete revamp of schools with all necessary infrastructure and ambience put in place and making them on par or even better than private institutions. (Representational image)

Telangana budget schools seek help from government to reopen

The TRSMA members will meet the education minister on January 19 and put before her their demands and concerns

17 Jan 2021 1:17 AM IST

Sanitation worker S. Krishnamma becomes the first person to get the vaccine in Telangana state, in the presence of Union minister of state G. Kishan Reddy, health minister Etala Rajendar and Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar at Gandhi Hospital, Hyderabad, on Saturday. (DC Photo: S Surender Reddy)

First volunteer took jab to set example

Was apprehensive of taking vaccine at first but was convinced by doctors, says Krishnamma

17 Jan 2021 12:49 AM IST

While schools want to re-open, fear of the disease is making them continue with online classes

Telangana teachers worried staff shortage would hamper classes from...

There is a major dearth of teaching staff in government schools, especially with the blended form of learning

16 Jan 2021 2:48 AM IST