Rajeev Mullick
Rajeev Mullick is a Special Correspondent, he writes on education, telecom and heads city bureau at Lucknow. Love travelling
Articles by Rajeev Mullick
JEE Main Paper 1 Exam 2021: Maths toughest, physics easier, say UP students
PUBLISHED ON FEB 24, 2021 01:13 PM IST
- Candidates who appeared in the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) mains 2021 for admission to BE and BTech programme in Lucknow on Wednesday said Mathematics section was toughest.
CM Yogi directs officials to begin recruitment for over 50,000 vacant posts
PUBLISHED ON FEB 20, 2021 12:11 PM IST
- Uttar Pradesh Chief minister Yogi Adityanath has directed officials to begin recruitment for over 50,000 vacant posts in various government departments
'Positive thinking, sharp memory help crack competitive exams'
PUBLISHED ON FEB 18, 2021 02:51 PM IST
- In state capital, more than 1,000 shortlisted students thronged to University of Lucknow (LU) and institute of engineering and technology to attend inaugural classes.
UP Board Class 10 and Class 12 exams to begin on April 24
PUBLISHED ON FEB 10, 2021 05:29 PM IST
- The UP Board of Intermediate and High School Education will hold high school (class 10) and intermediate (class 12) examination-2021 from April 24, with the high school examination ending on May 10 and intermediate on May 12
UP CM suggests reopening schools from class 6 onwards in next 10 days
By Rajeev Mullick | Edited by Abhinav Sahay, Lucknow
PUBLISHED ON FEB 03, 2021 11:18 AM IST
- Yogi Adityanath orders assessment of Covid situation so that a decision is taken; universities asked to hold annual exams in May
UP Board intermediate practical exams 2021 to begin from Feb 3, check details
UPDATED ON JAN 22, 2021 12:46 PM IST
- The UP Board intermediate practical examinations will begin from February 3. The exams will be held in two phases -- February 3 to 12 and February 13 to 22.
UP CM to distribute appointment letters to 436 teachers today
PUBLISHED ON JAN 19, 2021 10:32 AM IST
- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath will distribute appointment letters to 436 selected candidates for the post of assistant teachers/associate lecturers in the government secondary schools here on Tuesday.
Covid-19 force star student to drop out
By Rajeev Mullick | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON DEC 29, 2020 02:40 AM IST
With the nationwide lockdown shuttering the wholesale shop her father Pradeep Kumar Kashyap worked in, the family had no money to pay her school fees of Rs 500 a month. In May, her name was struck off the school academic rolls.
IIT- Kanpur launches new department of cognitive science
By Rajeev Mullick | Hindustan Times, Lucknow
PUBLISHED ON DEC 11, 2020 04:18 PM IST
The Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, (IIT-K) has announced the launch of a new department of cognitive science. The new department aims to devise futuristic technology by understanding mirroring and adapting the complexity of the human minds’ perception and processes.
NEET 2020: Yogi Adityanath to root for top scorer Akanksha Singh’s joint first rank
By Rajeev Mullick | Hindustan Times, Lucknow
UPDATED ON OCT 28, 2020 02:32 PM IST
Adityanath said that he would write to the National Testing Agency to declare Akanksha the joint topper who, despite getting full marks was awarded second rank, as she is younger than the topper who also scored full marks.
Uttar Pradesh: Students in Sanskrit schools to get free meal, other facilities: Yogi Adityanath
By Rajeev Mullick | Hindustan Times, Lucknow
UPDATED ON OCT 16, 2020 08:54 AM IST
Launching the website of Madhyamik Sanskrit Shiksha Parishad, the chief minister said this council came into being because of his government’s effort
AKTU declares UPSEE Result 2020, 1.2 lakh students pass
By Rajeev Mullick | Hindustan Times, Lucknow
PUBLISHED ON OCT 15, 2020 03:27 PM IST
This is the last year admission in B Tech courses is being done by UPSEE. From next year admission in B Tech course will be done by Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) to be conducted by National Testing Agency, said AKTU vice chancellor, Vinay Kumar Pathak.
UPSEE results 2020 announced, 93.09% qualify for engineering
By Rajeev Mullick | Edited by Akhilesh Nagari | Hindustan Times, Lucknow
UPDATED ON OCT 15, 2020 01:44 PM IST
UPSEE results 2020: The varsity conducted the entrance exams for for B.Tech./ B.Arch./ B.Des./ B.Pharm./ BHMCT/ BFAD/ BFA/ B. Voc MBA/MBA (Integrated)/ MCA/ MCA (Integrated)/ M. Tech. (Integrated) courses were held on September 20, 2020.
UPSC prelims 2020: Over 50% of registered candidates skip civil services exam in Lucknow
By Rajeev Mullick | Hindustan Times, Lucknow
UPDATED ON OCT 04, 2020 08:45 PM IST
UPSC prelims 2020: More than 50% of the candidates skipped the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) Civil Services (preliminary) examination, 2020 held in the UP capital on Sunday amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
Only smaller Durga idols in UP this year due to late nod to celebrations
By Rajeev Mullick | Edited by Abhinav Sahay | Hindustan Times, Lucknow
UPDATED ON OCT 04, 2020 01:17 PM IST
Most Durga puja committees have ordered for small size idols given the paucity of time before the beginning of the festival.
JEE Advanced 2020: Candidates find paper 2 difficult, lengthy
By Rajeev Mullick | Hindustan Times, Lucknow
PUBLISHED ON SEP 27, 2020 07:30 PM IST
Majority of candidates who appeared in JEE Advanced examination in the state capital on Sunday found paper 2 more difficult, lengthy and time consuming as compared to paper 1. Physics section was comparatively difficult to chemistry and mathematics which were of moderate difficulty level.
Steering committee for NEP 2020 implementation in UP secondary schools
By Rajeev Mullick | Hindustan Times, Lucknow
PUBLISHED ON SEP 15, 2020 02:32 PM IST
The first meeting of committee, formed under additional chief secretary, secondary education, Aradhana Shukla, is scheduled to be held on Wednesday.
NEET 2020: 87.7% take exam in Lucknow, follow Covid protocol
By Rajeev Mullick | Hindustan Times, Lucknow
PUBLISHED ON SEP 13, 2020 07:01 PM IST
“Of the 36,000 candidates who were registered to appear in the examination in Lucknow, 31,584 were present. Thus, 87.7% candidates took the exam at 72 centres in the state capital,” said a district administration official.
UPPSC PCS 2018 result: Third rank holder Jyoti Sharma’s next goal is to become IAS officer
By Rajeev Mullick | Hindustan Times, Lucknow
PUBLISHED ON SEP 12, 2020 11:14 AM IST
Jyoti Sharma, 25, who secured third rank in the PCS Exam-2018, says her “ultimate aim is to become an IAS officer by cracking the civil service examination.”
Cop’s daughter secures 3rd rank in UP civil service exam, aims to clear IAS
By Rajeev Mullick | Edited by Abhinav Sahay | Hindustan Times, Lucknow
UPDATED ON SEP 12, 2020 11:13 AM IST
The top three positions in the UP PCS exams were grabbed by three women, including Jyoti Sharma.
JEE Main 2020 Topper: L Gokulnath from Noida becomes UP topper with 99.99 percentile
By Rajeev Mullick | Hindustan Times, Lucknow
UPDATED ON SEP 12, 2020 12:23 AM IST
JEE Main 2020 Toppers: He said a delayed examination due to the pandemic allowed many students extra time to prepare on weak topics.
UPSEE 2020: Candidates running with fever will take exam in isolation room
By Rajeev Mullick | Hindustan Times, Lucknow
UPDATED ON SEP 06, 2020 03:01 PM IST
These decisions were taken in the second meeting of the central exam committee of UPSEE -2020 held recently under AKTU vice chancellor Prof Vinay Kumar Pathak.
National Teachers’ Awards 2020 : 3 UP teachers among 47 honoured
By Rajeev Mullick | Hindustan Times, Lucknow
PUBLISHED ON SEP 05, 2020 07:11 PM IST
Mainpuri Primary School head teacher Mohammed Ishrat Ali sported a big smile as the list of his achievements was read out before President Kovind and HRD minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, in New Delhi, on Saturday.
UP B.Ed JEE Result 2020 to be declared tomorrow at lkouniv.ac.in
By Rajeev Mullick| Edited by Nandini | Hindustan Times, Lucknow
PUBLISHED ON SEP 04, 2020 05:28 PM IST
Uttar Pradesh B Ed joint entrance exam 2020 result will be declared on Saturday, September 5, said Amita Bajpai, state co-ordinator for B Ed joint entrance examination. The exam was conducted by University of Lucknow.
Now, NCERT syllabus in UP government primary schools
By Rajeev Mullick | Hindustan Times, Lucknow
PUBLISHED ON SEP 01, 2020 03:10 PM IST
The NCERT books will first be introduced in class 1 from 2021-22, in class 2 and 3 from 2022-23, in class 4 and 5 from 2023-24 and then in class 6 to 8 from 2024-25 session, the minister said in a press statement.
Introducing fleather: Kanpur startup turns floral waste to vegan leather
By Rajeev Mullick | Hindustan Times, Lucknow
UPDATED ON AUG 29, 2020 02:17 PM IST
Made from discarded flowers, fleather will not only bring relief to animal activists but also solve the problem of floral waste
AKTU’s WhatsApp chat bot to answer queries of UPSEE aspirants
By Rajeev Mullick | Hindustan Times, Lucknow
PUBLISHED ON AUG 20, 2020 07:26 PM IST
Candidates may get their queries answered by dialling the number +91 5222336810, university authorities said.
NEP 2020: Yogi govt forms task force to formulate action plan for implementation
By Rajeev Mullick | Hindustan Times, Lucknow
UPDATED ON AUG 19, 2020 04:07 PM IST
A senior government official said the task force will prepare roadmap as how to implement the NEP effectively in the state so that quality of the state education system could be improved further and students become more employable.
How UP’s Pratibha Verma secured AIR- 3 in UPSC civil services 2019
By Rajeev Mullick | Hindustan Times, Lucknow
UPDATED ON AUG 04, 2020 09:20 PM IST
“Last year I got 489th rank. I quickly realised the mistakes I made there. I worked hard on my weakness. Started writing well rounded answers. And also the past experiences helped,” UPSC civil services 2019 women topper Pratibha Verma said.
IIM -Lucknow new session for PGP first year batch from August 3
By Rajeev Mullick | Hindustan Times, Lucknow
UPDATED ON JUL 22, 2020 02:18 PM IST
Delayed by over a month because of Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown, the new academic session for the first year post graduate program (PGP) batch 2020-22 at Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow, (IIM-L) will now begin from August 3.