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Focusing every month on an issue of National Importance or an e-Governance initiative. Visit 'india.gov.in' to more of these…
Examinations are a significant part of academic studies as they help in rating a student's level of acquired knowledge, level of understanding and the various ways in which the acquired knowledge can be applied in different situations. Post examination waiting for the results is another situation that creates an intense atmosphere for both the students and their parents. The Government of India is taking stupendous steps to minimise the hassles that a students and their parents generally undergo during result time and post result time. india.gov.in has been diligently highlighting the initiatives taken by the Government of India in the field of Examinations, Counselling and Admission procedures for various professional and academic courses. Information on this sector especially highlighted the online initiatives taken such as dissemination of results through specialised portals like results.nic.in, Interactive Voice Response System and results through SMS. india.gov.in disseminated all information about various exams for Scholarships/Awards like NTSE, Olympiads and entrance exams for professional / higher education institutions like AIEEE and ITT-JEE. The National Portal of India made its readers aware about the numerous examinations for employment/fellowships like exams held by UPSC, SSC, Insurance/Banking exams, UGC NET highlighting eligibility and scheme of test, syllabus and sample papers. The Government of India has taken up lot of measures to alleviate the admission process and reduce hardship of students. The Online Counselling inventiveness has been a real boon for the students as through this medium students can apply for their respective colleges and institutions online sitting at home. india.gov.in highlighted the online counseling initiative for Admission for AIEEE, AIPMT describing on the entire process and so on. The Objective of counselling is to streamline the procedure of admission to various professional and academic courses on the merit of the student. The Spotlight for the month of July'10 in speaks about the centralised online counselling an initiative from Centralised Counseling Board. Learn about the Central Counselling Process, the institutions participating under CCB and its pros and cons in the spotlight 'Online Counselling for Professional Courses.'
Contributed by: Alka Mishra, NIC