Byju’s has laid off around 2,500 employees from WhiteHat Junior, Toppr, and Byju’s core team.

Byju's has laid off around 2,500 employees from WhiteHat Junior, Toppr, and Byju’s core team.

Kritika Yadav

More than 2,500 workers from WhiteHat Junior, Toppr, and Byju’s core team have been let go by the Byju Raveendran-led edtech platform in an effort to reduce costs.

India’s online education platform, Byju’s, has laid off over 2,500 employees from WhiteHat Junior, Toppr, and its core team across sales and marketing, operations, content and design. According to an Indian media report, unicorn edtech is trying to cut costs as the demand for edtech services decreases after two consecutive years of hypergrowth.

Around 1200 employees from Toppr alone have been laid off, including 300-350 permanent employees. Over 300 employees were told to apply for resignation or they would not get salaries for around 1-1.5 months. Moreover, around 600 contract-based employees have also been laid off even though their contracts were scheduled to end around October or November.

However, a spokesperson from Byju’s has refused these reports by saying, “We strongly deny the misinformation. To recalibrate our business priorities and accelerate our long-term growth, we are optimizing our teams from our group companies. This entire exercise involves less than 500 employees from across Byju’s Group companies. “

June 30, 2022July 1, 2022

AFCAT 2022: The application form for AFCAT 2 ends today.

AFCAT 2022: The application form for AFCAT 2 ends today.

Kritika Yadav

The application form for AFCAT 2 is closing today at 5 pm. Applicants can apply online at afcat.cdac.in.

The Indian Air Force (IAF) is going to close the application form submission for AFCAT 2 today, June 30, 2022, at 5 pm. Interested applicants can apply for AFCAT 2 on the official website: afcat.cdac.in.

Applicants who want to apply for AFCAT 2 are advised to apply as soon as possible to avoid any last minute issues. Applicants will need to have documents like photographs, thumb impressions, and signatures on hand while filling out the AFCAT 2 application form.

AFCAT 2: Important Dates 2022

Events	Dates
Last date for AFCAT 2 registration 2022	June 30, 2022 (5 pm)
Release of AFCAT 2 admit card 2022	To be notified
AFCAT 2 exam dates 2022	August 26, 27 & 28, 2022

The examination dates for AFCAT 2 are August 26, 27, and 28, 2022. The admit cards will be issued soon by the Indian Air Force.

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June 29, 2022June 29, 2022

Agnipath scheme 2022: IAF Receives 94,000 applications for Agniveers in just 3 days.

Kritika Yadav

The ministry of defence has reported that around 94,000 applications have been submitted for the Indian Air Force under Agnipath scheme 2022.

The Indian Air Force has received around 94,000 applications as of 27 June 2022. Conforming this news, the ministry of defense has revealed that the Air Force has received 94,281 applications by 10 am as of June 27, on the Twitter page of PRO Hyderabad, Ministry of Defence.

Agnipath scheme 2022 entails the recruitment process for young men and women under the age of 17.5 and 21, who will get the opportunity to serve the armed forces of India for four years. The individual who will participate in this scheme will rank below that officers.

The last date to register is July 5, 2022. Interested candidates can register online on careerindianairforce.cdac.in.

June 28, 2022July 1, 2022

IIT Madras records 100% placement for management courses.

Kritika Yadav

IIT Madras has recorded a 100% placement for management courses this year. It is reported that 16% of students got pre-placement offers.

The Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, recorded a 100% placement for its Department of Management Studies for this academic year. According to the reports released by the college, the average salary offered to the students is Rs 16.66 lakhs per annum. The average cost to the company (CTC) has increased by 30.35% compared to last year.

It was also reported that around 61 students who had applied for the placement drive had secured a job. It said around 16% of students got Pre-Placement Offers (PPOs), in which students interning at a company get job offers from the same firm.

“The lucrative offers by the recruiters reflect the quality of our students and our programme. DoMS is known for its excellence in high quality faculty and rigorous teaching and learning processes. We expect more industry engagement in various domains in the future, “Prof. M. Thenmozhi, head of the Department of Management Studies, IIT Madras, said.

A total of 26 companies came for the campus drive. Amazon, Deloitte, ICICI, and McKinsey were part of the recruitment campus drive.

June 27, 2022June 27, 2022

A Jadavpur University student is hired by Facebook in London for a salary of Rs. 1.8 crore

Kritika Yadav

After rejecting offers from Google and Amazon, Bisakh Mondal, a student from Jadavpur University, has bagged a job at Facebook for Rs. 1.8 crore.

Facebook has hired a final-year student from a top-ranked university in Kolkata for an Rs. 1.8 crore salary. Jadavpur University student Bisakh Mondal, who is a final-year computer science student, has gotten the highest pay package this year.

Bisakh Mondal is originally from Rampurhat, Birbhum. His father is a farmer, and his mother is an Aganwadi worker. Bishal will be working in London for his new job at Facebook. He had rejected the offers from Google and Amazon before selecting Facebook.

“I will join Facebook in September. Before accepting this job, I got offers from Google and Amazon. I thought choosing Facebook would be best as the pay package offered by them was high,” said Bishak in an interview.

June 25, 2022June 25, 2022

CUET 2022: List of colleges that are accepting CUET score.

Kritika Yadav

The examination for CUET 2022 will start soon. Over 86 universities will be participating in the admission process. Check the list of colleges accepting CUET scores here.

The Common University Entrance Test (CUET) 2022 registration has started and the examination for the entrance exam is scheduled for July 15, 2022. Around 9 lakh students have registered for the CUET 2022 examination till date. This will be the first time that the entrance exam will be held for all central universities and colleges across India.

Over 86 universities will be participating in the admission process for CUET, out of which 43 are central universities, 13 are state universities, 18 are private, and 12 are deemed universities. In the first registration of CUET, the maximum number of applicants applied to Delhi University, followed by BHU and Allahabad University.

Here’s the list of colleges that are accepting CUET scores.

Delhi University.
Jamia Millia Islamia
Jawaharlal Nehru University.
Aligarh Muslim University
Jamia Hamdard
TISS
Banaras Hindu University
Allahabad University
Hyderabad University
Mahatma Gandhi Central University
Visva-Bharati University
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University

June 24, 2022June 24, 2022

Farmer’s son studying with a government scholarship gets an AIR 6 in civil services.

Farmer’s son studying with a government scholarship gets an AIR 6 in civil services.

Kritika Yadav

A farmer’s son, Yaksh, who studied with the help of government scholarships has gotten an AIR 6 in civil services. His aim is to serve society.

Yaksh Chaudhry, son of a farmer from Uttar Pradesh, has done his education with the help of a scholarship provided by the government. The scholarship was formed to help low-income but praiseworthy students. Yaksh is now set to become an IAS officer and aims to serve society. He is now an inspiration for thousands of people who struggle to make ends meet and also continue their studies.

This soon-to-be IAS officer cracked the exams in his third attempt. In his first attempt in 2019, Yaksh could only clear prelims exams. In his second attempt, he cleared prelims and mains exams, but could not crack the interview round. At last in his third attempt, Yaksh, not only cleared the civil services exams but also got the All India Rank 6.

Hailing from a middle-class family, Yaksh has completed his Btech from IIT Guwahati using the help of a government-provided scholarship. After completing his bachelor’s, yaksh started to prepare for civil services instead of applying for jobs in campus placement.

“My inspiration comes from my zeal to work for my society. I want to help and solve problems in society and I think I can do so by being part of the administration. I had always wanted to join UPSC and had not opted for MTech or anything else,” explained Yaksh in an interview.

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NEET 2022: Demand for postponement of exams increases. #JUSTICEforNEETUG trends on twitter.

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Many NEET 2022 Applicants have asked for the postponement of NEET 2022 exams. The hashtag #JUSTICEforNEETUG is trending on Twitter.

The National Eligibility Entrance Test for Undergraduates (NEET UG) was supposed to be held on 17 July 2022. Now, with just less than a month left for exams to be held, the aspirants are demanding time for preparation on social media. The hashtag #JUSTICEforNEETUG is trending on Twitter.

The National Testing Agency that conducts the NEET undergraduate examination has also shared that they have also received many requests demanding the postponement of NEET 2022 exams. However, no change has been made to the examination date so far.

The NEET examinations were held on September 12, last year. Because of this students had less than 10 months time to prepare for the examination. Many students have claimed that the syllabus for NEET 2022 is vast but the time given to prepare for the examination is very less.

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Are you facing a delay in your visa for the UK? Here’s the reason.

Are you facing a delay in your visa for the UK? Here’s the reason.

Kritika Yadav

When applying for visas to the UK, US, or even other European nations, Indians experience a significant delay. High demand for tourist visas, a staffing shortage, and strict procedures for issuing visas are the causes of the delay.

Were you planning to go on a long vacation or to start your studies abroad, but now you are stuck waiting for your visa to arrive? If yes, then let me tell you that you are not alone. The delay in visas has halted the plans of thousands of people from all over the world who are waiting for their visas to arrive with bated breath. Indians are experiencing a huge backlog in visas for the UK, US, and European countries.

Responding to this backlog in visas for Indians, the British High Commissioner in India said, “ We are working urgently to reduce the current processing time as quickly as possible.” He further added, “Indian students make up one of the UK’s largest groups of international students and Indian professionals are the top nationality in the skilled work category. This is why the UK has its largest network of visa application centers globally right here in India and why we are continuing to offer the Priority and Super Priority visit visa service here – despite it being paused elsewhere”.

Reasons for Delay in Visa.

According to many reports, this delay in visas is caused by many factors, including a shortage of work staff due to the pandemic, a huge demand for tourist visas, and strict procedures for issuing visas.

What can Indians do in this situation?

It is advised to all the Indians who are planning to go abroad to start applying for the visas as early as possible. The visa application process is currently taking around 5 weeks.

According to the UK Visa and Immigration official website, travellers can also apply for priority and super-priority services. For priority services, travellers can choose “priority services” during the application process while verifying their identity. The decision on the visa will be made in 5 working days.

For super-priority services, the decision on a visa is made within a day after identity verification. However, this quick service is only available for the Standard Visitor visa, which only allows holders to enter the UK for up to six months for travel, business, or academic purposes.

June 20, 2022June 24, 2022

Agnipath scheme 2022: Eligibility, salary – All details about Agnipath Yojana.

Agnipath scheme 2022: Eligibility, salary, - All details about Agnipath Yojana.

Kritika Yadav

The Union Cabinet has released an attractive recruitment scheme for women and men under the age of 17.5 and 21. The scheme is called Agnipath scheme.

The Union cabinet has approved a new recruitment scheme known as Agnipath scheme or Agnipath yojana. The scheme is for women and men under the age of 17.5 and 22. The youth selected under the scheme will get the chance to serve the armed forces and will be called Agniveers.

After the release of the scheme on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, there was a huge protest in Bihar and several isolated areas in the country. While the government says that this new scheme will bring new employment opportunities for the youth, the opposition denies this. Though the protests continue on against the new recruitment scheme or ‘agnipath yojana’, here are some salient features of the Agnipath recruitment scheme.

What is Agnipath scheme 2022? (Agnipath Yojana)

The scheme entails the recruitment process for young men and women under the age of 17.5 and 21, who will get the opportunity to serve the armed forces of India for four years. The individual who will participate in this scheme will rank below that officers.

Agneepath scheme Eligibility and age limit.

The enrollment for all three services will be done via the centralized online system, with interviews and rallies held by known institutes like Industrial Training Institutes and the National Skills Qualifications Framework, among others. The enrollment will be on the basis of “ All India all class”, with an age range from 17.5 to 20. The applicants will need to meet all medical requirements as they apply for specific categories. The minimum education requirement to participate in agneepath scheme is class 10th.

Agneepath Recruitment 2022: Salary Package

The first-year salary package for agniveers will be 4.75 lakhs for the first year, with an increase of 6.92 lakhs in the fourth year. Following the release, the individual will get the Seva Nidhi package costs approximately Rs 11.71 lakh, including interest (tax-free) There is also a Rs 48 lakh non-contributory insurance cover. If the individuals receive an Agniveer skill certificate, it will help them find post-release employment.

Agneepath Army: Terms of service

After the completion of four years, 25% of agniveers will be retained in the regular cadre based on merit, willingness, and medical fitness. They will then have to serve another 15 years. The remaining 75% will be demobilized. They will be given an exit or “Seva Nidhi” package worth Rs 11-12 lakh.