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The Union government’s decision to institute a Common University Entrance Test (CUET) for undergraduate admissions in all central universities will not affect the board examination process, said a top CBSE official.

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May 26, 2022

India CBSE term II board exams begin: Over 7,400 centres, 18 students in a room

For the 2021-2022 academic session, the CBSE split its rationalised syllabus in half across two terms and decided to conduct board exams at the end of each.

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May 25, 2022

Czech Republic graduation adjustments should focus on ensuring the quality of examinations

According to the Association of Czech Publicists, the discussion on the arrangement of school-leaving examinations should focus mainly on how to ensure quality and functionality control of the school parts of the examination. According to the association, one of the problems of Czech education is that some pupils obtain a high school diploma without a suitable education.

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May 24, 2022

New GCSE exam board texts bring diverse stories to students

AQA has introduced four new texts by BAME authors for GCSE drama.

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May 24, 2022

India MHT CET 2022 revised dates released

Those who applied to appear in the Maharashtra State Common Entrance Test (CET) can check revised exam dates at the official website - mhtcet2022.mahacet.org.

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May 23, 2022

Arrival of Ukrainian children poses more challenges for Dutch-speaking schools

Dutch-speaking schools have faced a mountain of challenges in recent years, from the pandemic overturning school systems as we knew them to chronic teacher shortages. The arrival of hundreds of Ukrainian children is expected to further exacerbate the situation.

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May 20, 2022

The Ministry of Education and Science announced news in the Bulgarian Matura exam

Changes in the obligatory state matriculation exam in Bulgarian language and literature were announced today by the Ministry of Education. At the prom, which this year is on May 18, there will be fewer closed questions and more free answers.

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May 19, 2022

Ireland Leaving Cert oral exams postponed for 500 pupils

Around 500 Leaving Certificate students had their Irish oral examinations postponed this weekend due to examiners being unable to attend because of high levels of Covid in society.

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May 19, 2022

Taiwan reports class suspensions due to COVID at 412 schools

A total of 412 schools had suspended at least part of their classes due to COVID-19, while a total of 2,525 had been infected, said the Ministry of Education (MOE).

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May 18, 2022

Denmark Abitur: starting signal for exams

For almost 300 students in Frankenthal, the written Abitur begins. It is the second final exam under Corona conditions. Relief for all headmasters: None of the young people has Covid-19 or is in quarantine as a contact person.

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May 17, 2022

Oral exams return for the Matura in Austria

The exam consists of written and oral exams (Mündliche Prüfungen), but in 2020 and 2021, the oral part was canceled due to Covid-19 restrictions. However, the return of the spoken exams is causing protests among Austrian students who say their high school years were hurt by the pandemic and they shouldn’t have to take oral examinations.

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