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Bangladesh to hold medical, dental college entry tests in March

February 24, 2021

Government officials announced that the medical and dental college admission tests will be held in the first week of March 2021. The government is still working on how to conduct the admission tests against the backdrop of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Alberta diploma exams are optional in 2021

February 24, 2021

The 2020-2021 exam schedule is posted. Students who complete a diploma exam course and have a school-awarded mark are eligible for an exemption.

End-of-term Exams Cancelled for Niagara's High School Students

February 24, 2021

Another large school district in Ontario has announced that their end-of-term exams are cancelled. This comes after several other Ontario school districts have decided to cancel their own exams.

Thanaweya Amma exams will be held online

February 24, 2021

Egypt's Thanaweya Amma exams will be held online in 2021 for all regular students, service sector students, and home-based students. Education Minister Shawky hopes that this order will allow to ensure equal opportunity and access for all students.

JEE Main 2021 to be held from February 23-26

February 23, 2021

According to the minister, the National Testing Agency (NTA) will conduct the JEE Mains 2021 examination four times, in February, March, April and May, 2021.

Postponed exams spark concerns over pharmacist shortage

February 23, 2021

Hundreds of pharmacy graduates are forced to delay their entry into the workforce after their licensing exam, Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE), was suddenly postponed for a second time this year. Students are blaming administrators for failing to plan during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

B.C. Education Minister asks teachers to trust province’s COVID-19 response

February 22, 2021

B.C.’s new Education Minister is reassuring teachers that the province is in the midst of ramping up its contact-tracing efforts to fix major delays in notifying those who may have been exposed to the novel coronavirus at school.

SSC and HSC exams will be conducted offline

February 16, 2021

In Maharashtra, Education minister Varsha Gaikwad stated that it is not possible to change the pattern of the HSC and SSC exams and the exams will be conducted in offline mode. Several other states in India have been following suit as other exams changes for CBSE are being implemented nationally.

Bangladesh's SSC in June, HSC in July-August

February 16, 2021

The government plans to hold the SSC exams in June and the HSC exams in July or August. However, they may defer next year's Secondary School Certificate and Higher Secondary School Certificate examinations by three to four months due to the coronavirus pandemic, given that the Covid situation doesn't worsen.

The Number of International Students Is Shrinking. Here’s How That’s Affecting the Economy.

February 16, 2021

New data shows that the more than one million international students at U.S. colleges and universities during the 2019-2020 academic year contributed $38.7 billion to the U.S. economy, which is down 4.4 percent (a loss of $1.8 billion) from the prior academic year.

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