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UPSC CSE Mains 2024: Check out the syllabus for PSIR as optional subject
Along with the preparation of the General Studies papers, candidates will also have to prepare for the optional subject as well as for the Language papers.
Published on Jul 04, 2024 03:14 PM IST
HT Education Desk | Edited by Tisha Jacob, New Delhi
Loss due to anti-incumbency, impact of Covid: MNF chief Zoramthanga
MNF, which had bagged 26 of the total 40 seats in the state in 2018, managed to secure just 10 seats this time
Updated on Dec 04, 2023 07:11 PM IST
Terms of Trade | Redistribution is dead, long live redistribution!
Two important recent announcements — a welfare scheme and extending reservation — show us the state of the political economy of India in the present moment
Published on Nov 10, 2023 09:12 AM IST
In a first, PRSU to start PhD at its 5 colleges from this year
PhD courses will be offered by five affiliated colleges of Prof Rajendra Singh State University in addition to the main campus from this year. A total of 534 seats in 24 subjects have been filled through the entrance exam held on May 2, with 368 candidates qualifying for admission. Subjects include Hindi literature, Sanskrit, Ancient History, Philosophy, Geography, Sociology, Social Work, Commerce, Economics, Political Science, and Defense Studies.
Updated on Oct 06, 2023 07:02 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Prayagraj
Kerala restores deleted portions in textbooks for class 11,12
The chief minister pointed out that one of the portions deleted by NCERT from the textbooks concerned the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi
Updated on Aug 24, 2023 01:00 AM IST
Delhi colleges abuzz as DU begins academic year
Delhi University welcomes first-year students with ceremonies and orientation sessions. 64,288 students admitted so far, with top programs being BCom and BA.
Updated on Aug 16, 2023 11:33 PM IST
CUET Results: Lucknow boy Prabuddh Dubey scores 799.64 out of 800; several others shine
Central University Entrance Test (CUET) is an all-India examination organised by the National Testing Agency (NTA) for admission to various undergraduate courses in Central Universities of India.
Updated on Jul 16, 2023 12:09 AM IST
Abducted Elizabeth Tsurkov detailed ‘meeting survivors of the genocide’ in 2019
In a 2019 Facebook post, Elizabeth Tsurkov had detailed her experience “meeting survivors of the genocide & ethnic displacement” while in Iraq
Updated on Jul 06, 2023 01:59 PM IST
Sumanti Sen
Top 10 universities in America according to QS World University Ranking 2024
QS World University Ranking has identified world's leading universities situated in the United states of America.
Published on Jun 29, 2023 04:09 PM IST
Harshita Bhati
THE DELHI DEBATE | Who has rightful rule over the National Capital?
The Centre is justified in passing an ordinance that accords powers to the LG over the elected government. The Constitution allows this, writes BANSURI SWARAJ
Published on Jun 20, 2023 10:17 AM IST
'Mutilated beyond recognition...remove our names': Experts to NCERT
Yogendra Yadav and Suhas Palshikar wrote a letter to the NCERT and said they were embarrassed to be associated with the present Political Science textbooks.
Published on Jun 09, 2023 08:20 PM IST
DU removes poet Mohd Iqbal, who wrote ‘Sare Jahan Se Acha’, from BA syllabus
Iqbal who wrote the popular song “Sare jahan se acha Hindustan hamara” is one of the most prominent Urdu and Persian poets of the Indian subcontinent.
Updated on May 27, 2023 04:34 AM IST
Who is Angkita Dutta, what are allegations against Youth Congress chief?
Assam president of the Indian Youth Congress Angkita Dutta has been expelled, days after she accused Srinivas BV of harassment.
Updated on Apr 22, 2023 12:08 PM IST
BJP fields Hemlata Diwakar Kushwaha as mayoral candidate for Agra
Kushwaha had been the BJP MLA from Agra rural seat from 2017-2022 but was denied ticket in 2022 assembly polls. It was a tussle till the last moment for the declaration of BJP candidate for Agra mayor seat as many staked claims including the heavyweights seeking ticket for family members. But finally, it was Hemlata Diwakar Kushwaha who was declared BJP candidate for the mayor election in Agra on Sunday night.
Updated on Apr 18, 2023 12:25 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Agra
Ambedkar Jayanti: Remembering the social reformer beyond Constitution
On his 132nd birth anniversary, let us recall BR Ambedkar's contribution in different sections in the society apart form leading the constituent assembly.
Updated on Apr 14, 2023 08:52 AM IST
Snehashish Roy
NCERT textbook controversy: Much ado about nothing
India is not alone when it comes to controversies over revisions of textbooks; such things happen all over the world
Updated on Apr 13, 2023 07:21 PM IST
SGPC objects to a key resolution being called ‘separatist’ document
The NCERT had also removed several texts on Mahatma Gandhi, Hindu-Muslim unity and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh from the Class 12 political science textbook for academic session 2023-24.
Updated on Apr 08, 2023 12:07 AM IST
Surjit Singh, Amritsar
‘Whitewashing with vengeance’: Congress over deletions from NCERT textbooks
The NCERT, however, claims that no curriculum trimming has happened this year and the syllabus was rationalised last year in June.
Published on Apr 05, 2023 03:27 PM IST
PTI |
Afternoon brief: CJI's WFH permission for lawyers amid rising Covid cases
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Published on Apr 05, 2023 01:07 PM IST
NCERT deletes portions related to RSS, Mahatma Gandhi & Godse in new books
A comparison of the new Class 12 political science textbook titled “Politics in India since Independence” with its older version showed that certain references to Mahatma Gandhi have been deleted
Updated on Apr 05, 2023 01:59 PM IST
How some states deliver via bureaucratic norms
Last week, University of Oxford political scientist Akshay Mangla joined host Milan Vaishnav on the Grand Tamasha podcast, a joint production of HT and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, to elaborate on his new book, Making Bureaucracy Work: Norms, Education and Public Service Delivery in Rural India
Updated on Apr 03, 2023 12:29 AM IST
CBSE Class 12 political science paper 2020 : Last minute preparation tips, mock-tests
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will conduct the Class 12 Board Exam for Political Science on Friday, March 6, 2020.
Updated on Mar 05, 2020 07:07 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Top career options after BA (Hons) in political science
The BA (honours) in political science includes study of the theory and application of politics, political systems, and the government. Read on to know more...
Updated on Jan 30, 2020 03:02 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Attack on syllabus, say DU teachers in response to NDTF’s claims
The statement comes a day after a right-wing teachers’ group, the National Democratic Teachers’ Front (NDTF), accused four departments of being “very selective and non-inclusive in their approach” while revising their syllabi.
Updated on Aug 03, 2019 10:14 PM IST
New Delhi | Kainat Sarfaraz
In Delhi University, medieval ruler Sher Shah Suri in eye of storm
The NDTF has been demanding that a chapter on Suri be included in the syllabus of BA (Hons) in History. However, officials in the history department said that the same teachers’ group had opposed the chapter on Suri after which it was removed from the syllabus in 2016.
Updated on Aug 02, 2019 10:17 PM IST
New Delhi | Fareeha Iftikhar
LSE appoints economist Francisco Ferreira to Amartya Sen Chair in Inequality Studies
The chair was announced in March to honour Nobel laureate Sen, who was professor of economics at LSE from 1971-82.
Updated on Jul 25, 2019 04:36 PM IST
Hindustan Times, London | Prasun Sonwalkar
Even with highest cut-off of 99%, Hindu College’s Political Science seats are almost full
On Friday morning, several candidates, along with their parents and guardians were seen visiting the DU colleges throughout the day. The turnout was especially high at North Campus colleges, as well as at the South Campus Lady Shri Ram College.
Updated on Jun 30, 2019 07:45 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Fareeha Iftikhar and Kainat Sarfaraz
DU’s first cut-off list out, Hindu highest with 99%; admissions begin on Friday
The highest cut-off this year has been announced by Hindu College for BA (hons) in Political Science at 99%.
Updated on Jun 28, 2019 10:41 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Fareeha Iftikhar and Kainat Sarfaraz
Getting into the theory of the political reality around us in DU
The undergraduate programme offered by the university in B.A. (H) Political Science helps in developing the political philosophy of students.
Updated on Jun 08, 2019 10:05 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Country’s top golfer Shubhankar to miss graduation cut
Shubhankar had requested he be allowed to take the exams at a later date, but in an official communication university has conveyed that it wouldn’t be possible for them.
Updated on Apr 27, 2019 10:51 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | Saurabh Duggal
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