Articles by A Mariyam Alavi
DU admissions 2018: 11,000 admissions under 1st cutoff list
DU admissions 2018: Some colleges may not issue a second list for popular courses, and even if they do, the cutoff is not expected to drop by more than a percentage point
Updated on Jun 23, 2018 03:19 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi |
A Mariyam Alavi and Heena Kausar
DU admissions 2018: DU seats filling up faster with more ‘realistic’ cut-offs
DU admissions 2018: No second list? Top colleges may seal popular courses
Updated on Jun 23, 2018 03:20 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi |
Heena Kausar and A Mariyam Alavi
DU admission 2018: Day 2 smoother, more seats filled
DU admission 2018: Colleges and students said the process was faster and better than the first day.
Updated on Jun 23, 2018 03:21 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi |
Chandana Krishnegowda and A Mariyam Alavi
DU admission 2018: Many hopes riding on the second cutoff list
DU admission 2018: Many offcampus colleges will bring out their second list for some courses. However, the drop in cutoff percentage is expected to be minimal.
Updated on Jun 23, 2018 03:22 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi |
A Mariyam Alavi and Heena Kausar
DU cut-off 2018: Servers slow down on Day 1, students say unable to download application form
DU first cut-off 2018 : The first list of cut-off percentages was announced on Monday night, and students who make the cut have until Thursday to get their documents verified and the admissions approved
Updated on Jun 20, 2018 02:44 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi |
A Mariyam Alavi and Anna Priyadarshini
DU admissions 2018 first cut-off highlights: 98.50% for economics (H) at SRCC
DU admissions 2018: Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC) on Monday released its first cut-off for economics and BCom Honours for the 2018-19 academic year.
Updated on Jun 18, 2018 09:46 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi |
Heena Kausar and A Mariyam Alavi
DU admissions 2018: Maximum ECA applications for NCC
DU admissions 2018: With only 15 colleges posting requirements for NCC cadets this admission cycle, competition may be high.
Updated on Jun 23, 2018 03:54 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | A Mariyam Alavi
DU admission 2018: Apply for diploma in cyber security by June 30
DU admission 2018: The course will teach students about vulnerability assessment and penetration testing, and will teach students to check the resilience of systems in the face of data breach, hacking and privacy.
Updated on Jun 23, 2018 03:57 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | A Mariyam Alavi
Want to work and study? Delhi University has an option for girls
DU admission 2018: Girls who cannot attend regular college have an option of studying from Non-Collegiate Women’s Education Board (NCWEB), provided they are residents of NCT Delhi.
Updated on Jun 23, 2018 04:02 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi |
A Mariyam Alavi
DU aspirants with learning disabilities stranded as no authority to issue certificate
DU admission 2018: Students with learning disabilities have to submit a disability certificate along with their application. However, the hospital listed as the authority to issue the disability certificate by the Delhi government has stopped doing so following new rules being framed earlier this year.
Updated on May 30, 2018 01:43 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | A Mariyam Alavi
CBSE Class 10 results: Four students top exam with 499 out of 500 marks
CBSE Class 10 result: Four students scored 499 out of 500 marks to be joint toppers in the exam. Girls did better than boys with an overall passing percentage of 88.67 compared to 85.32 for boys
Updated on May 29, 2018 11:07 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi |
Heena Kausar and A Mariyam Alavi
CBSE Class 12 result: Govt schools post best results in 20 years
According to data shared by CBSE, 90.68% of government school students passed the exams this year, while only 88.35% of the students from “independent” institutions cleared the exam in Delhi.
Updated on May 27, 2018 01:16 PM IST
Hindustan Times |
A Mariyam Alavi
7,000 JNU students to get warning letters for not meeting attendance rule
Students oppose decision, say authorities are not treating them like adults.
Updated on Apr 22, 2018 04:08 PM IST
New Delhi, Hindustan Times |
A Mariyam Alavi
JNU teacher accused of sexual harassment and molestation, third incident in two months
Earlier a professor was arrested following complaints by 8 students and a case is pending with a committee against another.
Updated on Apr 14, 2018 02:00 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi |
A Mariyam Alavi and Karn Pratap Singh
CBSE retest: Students defend ‘Bhaiya’ accused of paper leak
Bhaiya’s coaching centre runs out of the basement of an old building in Delhi’s Rajendra Nagar and is the tuition centre of choice for many, according to local residents who gathered there.
Updated on Mar 30, 2018 03:11 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi |
A Mariyam Alavi
Few turn up on Day 3 of Anna Hazare’s hunger strike in Delhi; leader loses 3.5 kg after fasting
On Saturday, there were around 2,000 people, and on Sunday, less than 1,500 turned up at Ramlila Maidan in New Delhi.
Updated on Mar 26, 2018 11:51 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi |
A Mariyam Alavi
CBSE Board exams: Maximum registered students from Delhi
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) board exams for Class 10 and 12 are slated to begin on March 5. Delhi also has the maximum aspirants under the differently abled category.
Updated on Mar 01, 2018 05:15 PM IST
Hindustan Times | , New Delhi
A Mariyam AlaviMasked men shoot businessman in CP’s inner circle
The incident reportedly took place at 10.15am in A Block of Connaught Place when 50-year-old Tasveer Singh was shot in the back by one of the two masked robbers.
Updated on Feb 28, 2018 10:57 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi |
A Mariyam Alavi and Shiv Sunny
DU professor devises new techniques to extract fingerprints
GS Sodhi, after almost ten years of research, has developed three patented chemical methods to extract fingerprints even if the prints are doused with water, buried in soil, or burnt and covered in soot.
Published on Feb 24, 2018 11:06 PM IST
Hindustan Times | , New Delhi
A Mariyam AlaviJNU students, teachers to take protest to HRD ministry
The teachers’ association (JNUTA) of the university on Saturday said they will be staging a sit-in protest on Monday, which will be joined by the students’ union (JNUSU)
Updated on Feb 17, 2018 11:33 PM IST
Hindustan Times | , New Delhi
A Mariyam AlaviDelhi education: Schools of excellence will have best teachers, only 25 students in a class
The school of excellence inaugurated in Dwarka Sector 22 has a four-storeyed building sprawling across 6,050 sqm with 34 classrooms, three laboratories, a multi-purpose hall, an art room, a library and a computer room. Four other such schools — one each in Khichripur, Rohini Sector 17, Kalkaji and Phase II JJ Colony in Madanpur Khadar — have been proposed.
Published on Feb 17, 2018 11:17 PM IST
Hindustan Times | , New Delhi
A Mariyam AlaviJNU protests: FIR against student union members for ‘siege’ at V-C’s office over attendance policy
At least 500 JNU students gathered at the off-limits ‘freedom square’ to protest a new attendance policy, blocking the administrative offices in a bid to force a dialogue with vice chancellor M Jagadesh Kumar.
Updated on Feb 16, 2018 11:52 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | A Mariyam Alavi
JNU students ‘confine’ officials over mandatory attendance issue
A statement released by the registrar claims that the students had “blocked the way” of two rectors when they had tried to step out for lunch earlier in the day. The students apparently also “chased” rector I back into the building when he tried to leave for a class around 4pm.
Updated on Feb 16, 2018 07:37 AM IST
Hindustan Times | A Mariyam Alavi
Nursery admissions: First list out, next list on Feb 28
Parents have until February 20 to resolve any queries regarding the points allotted to their children.
Updated on Feb 15, 2018 11:06 PM IST
Hindustan Times | A Mariyam Alavi, New Delhi
JNU continues to simmer after new attendance policy guidelines
Hundreds of students gathered at the outlawed ‘freedom square’, outside the administrative block to witness the programme that was organised as part of the ongoing agitations against the new attendance policy on campus.
Published on Feb 12, 2018 11:56 PM IST
, New Delhi
A Mariyam AlaviStudents protest sexual harassment in two Delhi University colleges
On Tuesday, a Bharati College student wrote to the university officials alleging that a teacher had sent her “lewd messages” and made phone calls at “inappropriate times” trying to hold “vulgar conversations” last year.
Updated on Feb 07, 2018 10:49 PM IST
Hindustan Times | , New Delhi
A Mariyam AlaviPoor results in class 10 pre-boards prompt Delhi govt to draw up action plan
isodia has now asked deputy directors of education to compile a list of the 10 worst-performing schools in each zone, and prepare an action plan to boost class 10 performances.
Updated on Feb 03, 2018 12:15 AM IST
Hindustan Times | , New Delhi
A Mariyam Alavi46 years after actor Balraj Sahni’s ‘radical’ speech, JNU to host its 2nd convocation
The first and only convocation at JNU was held in 1972, when noted actor and theatre personality Balraj Sahni had given the convocation address
Updated on Jan 29, 2018 07:14 AM IST
Hindustan Times | A Mariyam Alavi
Holiday, parade and even a song: Here’s how India defines Republic Day
Hindustan Times asked people in different parts of central Delhi if they knew what a republic was and understood the significance of the celebrations. Here’s what they had to say
Updated on Jan 26, 2018 05:48 PM IST
Hindustan Times | , New Delhi:
A Mariyam Alavi and Gulam JeelaniStudents may have to face aptitude test for admission to DU from next yr
If the proposal is implemented, the aptitude test could apply to all undergraduate programmes
Updated on Jan 20, 2018 11:26 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi |
A Mariyam Alavi