Musab Qazi is a Trainee Correspondent, covering education. He generally writes about higher education policies in Maharashtra and new trends in the education sector.
Articles by Musab Qazi
LLB admissions: Maharashtra CET cell issues revised 2nd list
Published on Sep 01, 2019 01:09 AM IST
Musab Qazi, Mumbai
Mumbai University notice to Jai Hind over WiFi fees; college says it gave refund
According to the notice, inquiry conducted by a varsity committee found credence in a complaint filed around five years ago that said the college had collected ₹1,000 from students as ‘Wifi charges.
Updated on Aug 28, 2019 03:47 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Musab Qazi
Mumbai college students rush to help flood-hit Maharashtra, keep hope afloat
Last week, students from 23 colleges across the city participated in a special drive to collect food, clothing and medicines. The estimated worth of the collected items is ₹25 lakh.
Updated on Aug 26, 2019 12:21 PM IST
Musab Qazi, Mumbai
Now, software to get updates about live events from Twitter
Published on Aug 23, 2019 12:03 AM IST
11% drop in BEd admission numbers in Maharashtra
Lack of employment opportunities for teachers, uncertainty over the structure of the BEd programme, and delay in the admission process has resulted in a slide in demand, experts opine.
Updated on Aug 23, 2019 02:18 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Musab Qazi, Mumbai
September 1 last date to apply for Bar exam, but MU yet to give mark sheets
Around 500 Bachelor of Law (LLB) students are afraid that they may not be able to take the All India Bar Examination (AIBE), the qualifying exam to practice law, due to the Mumbai University’s (MU) delay in releasing the mark sheets of re-evaluation for their fifth-semester exams
Updated on Aug 22, 2019 12:44 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Musab Qazi
Work on Mumbai University’s ₹25-cr centre to study youth movements begins
The ceremony was performed by RSS joint general secretary Dattatreya Hosbale and was attended by state higher education minister Vinod Tawde.
Updated on Aug 20, 2019 03:06 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Musab Qazi
Fee regulator changes norms, PG medical fees may dip in Maharashtra
In a meeting held earlier this month, the state Fee Regulating Authority (FRA) said the money spent by medical colleges to pay stipends to resident doctors will no longer be considered an expenditure.FRA follows an expense-based model to calculate fees.
Updated on Aug 18, 2019 11:00 AM IST
Hindustan Times,Mumbai | Musab Qazi
Mumbai University’s senate members object to proposal for new colleges
The annual plan lays out the locations for the proposed new affiliated colleges, under the university’s five-year perspective plan.
Updated on Aug 17, 2019 12:57 AM IST
Mumbai | Musab Qazi
Mumbai University wants to bring 21 new colleges under its purview
The varsity, in its annual plan for the next academic year (2020-21), has provided the slot for a skill development institute at Bhandup-Vikhroli area, while slots for law colleges have been proposed at Juhu, Vile Parle, Dombivli and rural parts of Kalyan taluka.
Updated on Aug 14, 2019 03:14 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Musab Qazi, Mumbai
Thane resident ranks third in final CA exam
Umang Gupta’s parents are CAs too.
Updated on Aug 14, 2019 02:24 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Thane | Musab Qazi
Mumbai students raising funds to help in relief works for flood hit people
Student organisations Chhatra Bharati and Chhatra Yuva Sangharsh Samiti (CYSS) are collecting money and items of basic necessity from across the state. A team of 20-30 activists will visit the affected areas. “As a responsible citizen, anyone who can go should go.We might not be as capable as the authorities, but we can provide medicinal support”.
Updated on Aug 12, 2019 09:04 AM IST
Hindustan Times,Mumbai | Musab Qazi
1,101 students placed with gross salary Rs.14.11 per annum claims IIT-Bombay report card
IIT-B placement report for 2018-19, the average gross salary offered on the campus increased to ₹14.11 lakh per annum from ₹12.32 lakh, while the average cost to company rose to ₹17.49 lakh from ₹15.69 lakh. The number of students who got placed also rose to 1,101 from 1,086, and the number of offers from core engineering and technology firms increased to 382 from 324.
Updated on Aug 12, 2019 09:03 AM IST
Hindustan Times,Mumbai | Musab Qazi
JBIMS autonomy: 39 management aspirants from Maharashtra move SC
The aspirants, who graduated from the University of Mumbai (MU), were admitted to JBIMS under the 70% home university quota.
Updated on Aug 09, 2019 01:43 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Musab Qazi, Mumbai
Publish fresh merit list: Management aspirants
Several students seeking admission to Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Master of Management Studies (MMS) courses in the state furnished forged mark sheets of two private entrance tests.
Updated on Aug 06, 2019 10:42 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Musab Qazi
Technical institutes to get student grievance redressal bodies
The earlier set of rules, issued in 2012, had only provided for the appointment of a varsity-level ombudsman.
Updated on Aug 04, 2019 03:57 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Musab Qazi
Revised MBA, MMS admissions to begin today in Maharashtra
In the new process, Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (JBIMS) in Churchgate will be treated as an autonomous institute, as ruled by the HC in its July 25 verdict. The CET cell has eliminated 184 candidates and cancelled admissions of 25 students from its new All India merit list owing to discrepancies in their entrance exam scores.
Updated on Aug 04, 2019 08:37 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Musab Qazi, Mumbai
Dip in applications for five-year LLB course in Maharashtra
Around 3,023 more students had taken up the state’s entrance test for the course this year, compared to last year. According to the colleges, the delay in the state’s admission process is to be blamed for fewer applications.
Updated on Aug 02, 2019 11:55 PM IST
Mumbai | Musab Qazi
Relief for LLB, BEd candidates awaiting their Mumbai University results
The law and teaching aspirants who are awaiting their University of Mumbai (MU) graduation mark sheets can now furnish the gazetted copies - consolidated list of results issued by the varsity - of their scorecard while applying for their respective courses.
Published on Aug 02, 2019 03:42 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Musab Qazi, Mumbai
Fake mark sheets: Maharashtra’s CET cell eliminates 184 MBA, MMS aspirants off merit list
The state common entrance test (CET) cell eliminated 184 candidates from its All-India merit list for the Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Master of Management Studies (MMS) courses and cancelled admissions of 25 students owing to discrepancies in their entrance exam scores.
Updated on Aug 02, 2019 03:29 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Musab Qazi
Fake mark sheets issue: Maharashtra removes 184 MBA, MMS aspirants from merit list
Many of these candidates are said to have submitted forged scorecards or entered inflated scores of two private entrance tests – AIMS Test for Management Studies (ATMA) and Management Aptitude Test (MAT) – while applying for admissions.
Published on Aug 02, 2019 02:04 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Musab Qazi
Mumbai’s Government Law College cancels re-test for practicals, orals
The college issued a notice to this effect last week.
Updated on Jul 31, 2019 06:37 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Musab Qazi
University of Mumbai’s mark sheet delay to cost law aspirants dear?
The varsity is yet to issue the graduation mark sheets, even as the deadline for the LLB admissions is August 5
Published on Jul 30, 2019 12:27 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Musab Qazi, Mumbai
IIT Bombay decides to implement fellowship hike
The Central government’s department of science and technology (DST) had in January announced a 24% to 35% increase in emoluments given under various fellowships for research in science.
Published on Jul 28, 2019 11:06 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Musab Qazi, Mumbai
More than 170 MBA aspirants submitted forged results in Mumbai
The issue came to light after the state Common Entrance Test (CET) cell received a complaint about discrepancies in the merit list via email.
Updated on Jul 26, 2019 03:42 PM IST
MUMBAI | Musab Qazi
Government approves 7 new law colleges under University of Mumbai as LLB finds more takers
Maharashtra government also approves several additional divisions for self-financed courses
Updated on Jul 21, 2019 01:02 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Musab Qazi and Mansha Bhandari, Mumbai
LLB, BEd in Maharashtra to get 10% EWS quota, without additional seats
While introducing the EWS quota in January, the Centre had said it would be applied over and above the existing quotas for scheduled castes (SC), scheduled tribes (ST), other backward castes (OBC) and general category.
Updated on Jul 17, 2019 09:17 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Musab Qazi, Mumbai
Dip in applications for UG agriculture courses by 3%: MCAER
According to MCAER data, applications for applications for eight agriculture courses across the state dipped from 64,619 last year to 62,547 this year.
Published on Jul 16, 2019 08:17 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Musab Qazi, Mumbai
After dropping for years, demand for diploma engineering rebounds
The state directorate of technical education (DTE) has received 66,586 applications for diploma programmes offered at polytechnics across the state – 15% more than the 57,748 students who registered the last year – reversing the trend of the past four years.
Updated on Jul 12, 2019 10:59 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Musab Qazi
113 electronic and telecom engg courses scrapped this year: AICTE
In the last two years, 116 diploma and 144 degree courses related to this branch were shut down.
Published on Jul 11, 2019 12:51 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Musab Qazi, Mumbai
