Education
UGC allows students to pursue two degree courses at the same time
After receiving nod to a proposal in this regard, the UGC Chairman M Jagadesh Kumar confirmed that the University Grants Commission (UGC) allowed the students to pursue two-degree courses simultaneously from the same or either different university.

The University Grants Commission (UGC) on Tuesday announced that students have now been allowed to pursue two-degree courses simultaneously. The development comes after the University Grants Commission (UGC) gave its nod to a proposal in this regard, UGC Chairman M Jagadesh Kumar said on Tuesday.
Speaking at a press conference, Jagadesh Kumar said as announced in the new National Education Policy (NEP) and in order to allow students to acquire multiple skills, the UGC is coming up with new guidelines to allow a candidate to pursue two-degree programmes at the time from the same or either the different university.
The students will also be allowed to pursue two-degree programmes in physical and online mode simultaneously, Kumar said.
The move will benefit thousands of students. It will have a long-lasting impact on higher education that will pave the way for students to join two academic programmes at the same time and earn multiple degrees.
The commission has also put together a set of guidelines regarding the same, which will be put up on the official website of UGC tomorrow. Earlier, the candidate could only pursue one full-time degree along with online/short-term/diploma courses under the UGC regulations.
In its latest meeting, the UGC approved simultaneous dual degrees for students in India. As per the new regulations, a student could complete courses either at the same university or from different universities at the same time.
The commission will soon issue detailed guidelines in this regard. The guidelines will apply to all the programmes available across the country.
Education
BSEB Bihar Class 12th board result out: Girls top all three streams, check toppers list
Along with the result, the Bihar Board has also released the list of toppers. Check stream-wise toppers list of Bihar Board.

The Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) announced the Class 12th Result 2023 on March 21, 2023. Candidates who appeared for the BSEB Class 12th Board exam can visit the official website of the education board at biharboardonline.bihar.gov.in to check the result.
The examination for all streams, Arts, Science, and Commerce, was conducted in February. More than 13.18 lakh candidates registered for intermediate examinations at 1,464 centers across the state and the overall pass percentage is 81.5 percent.
Along with the result, the Bihar Board has also released the list of toppers. Check stream-wise toppers list of Bihar Board.
Bihar Class 12th Board Toppers
BSEB Class 12th Arts Toppers
Arts Toppers | Marks secured |
Mohadessa | 475 |
Saurabh Kumar | 470 |
Aditi Kumari | 469 |
BSEB Class 12th Commerce Toppers
Commerce Toppers | Marks secured |
Somya Sharma, Rajnish Kumar Pathak | 475 |
Bhumi Kumari, Tanuja Singh, Komal Kumari | 474 |
Payal Kumari, Srishti Akshay | 472 |
BSEB Class 12th Science Toppers
Science Toppers | Marks secured |
Ayushi Nandan | 474 |
Himanshu Kumar, Shubham Chaurasiya | 472 |
Aditi Kumari | 471 |
Toppers’ gift by the Bihar Government
Each girl topper will get Rs 1 lakh, 1 kindle, and one laptop, while second and third-rank holders will get Rs 75,000, 1 kindle, 1 laptop and Rs 50,000, a laptop and a kindle respectively. The fourth and fifth toppers will get Rs 15,000 and a laptop.
Rs 25,000 will be provided to all unmarried girls who have cleared the Class 12 inter exam.
How to check BSEB Class 12 Board Result?
- Go to the official website of BSEB at biharboardonline.bihar.gov.in.
- On the homepage, click on the Class 12 result link.
- For login, enter the required information.
- The result will appear.
- Download the result and take a printout of it for further references.
Education
CBSE Class 12 Economics exam over, check paper analysis, difficulty level
Students felt that the question paper was moderately difficult.

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) conducted the Class 12th Economic exam today, March 17, 2023. The CBSE Class 12 economics paper was conducted from 10:30 am to 1:30 pm. Students felt that the question paper was moderately difficult.
Economics Class 12 board exam comprised three sections- Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, and Indian Economic Development. The objective of the exam was to gauge students’ knowledge of economic concepts and their capacity to apply them in real-life situations.
The questions were a mix of theoretical and practical scenarios. The questions were from the syllabus but not completely direct as they required a good conceptual knowledge.
CBSE Class 12 Economics: Paper Analysis
According to Saurav Bhardwaj, a govt school student, an Economics paper contained many complicated questions. It was a challenging paper. Questions in macroeconomics were tricky, adding, that students who practiced the sample paper thoroughly would manage to score good marks.
Macro Economics part of the paper was a bit difficult, the rest of the paper was an average one, said Nidhi, a Class 12B student of SKV Khajuri Khas, who hopes to score good marks.
Neha Gulati, PGT Economics, DPS Indirapuram said, the Economics paper was moderate on the difficulty level, few questions were quite direct whereas few were comprehensive and application based. The question paper was as per the CBSE syllabus and in accordance with the CBSE sample paper, overall it was an analytical paper that required a thorough knowledge of the text.
According to Prerna Gandhi (PGT Commerce), KIIT World School, Gurugram both the sections in the paper were relatively easy. Regarding difficulty level, MCQ questions were not tricky but the questions were value-based. Section B was simple with direct answers. The paper was balanced and one who solved NCERT well could easily answer all questions.
She further said the paper was not at all lengthy. Case-based questions were easy and in the comfort zone of the students. There was no error found in the question paper. The paper consisted of questions ranging from easy to critical. The language was very easy and the proper reading of the question will make it accessible for the students, she added.
CBSE Class 12 Economics: Marking Scheme
- 20 Multiple Choice Questions type questions of 1 mark each.
- 4 Short Answer Questions type questions of 3 marks.
- 6 Short Answer Questions type questions of 4 marks each.
- 4 Long Answer Questions type questions of 6 marks each.
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CBSE Class 12 Biology board exam ends, check paper analysis
For some students, Section A was the most scoring while some found three marks questions difficult and case study-based questions a bit tricky.

Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Thursday conducted the Biology exam for Class 12. The board exam was held from 10:30 to 1:30 pm and 15 minutes were given extra for reading the question paper.
The Class 12 biology exam was held for 70 marks and all questions were compulsory. The paper was divided into five sections with a total of 33 questions.
CBSE Class 12 Biology: Paper Analysis
According to the majority of students, the paper was moderate. For some students, Section A was the most scoring while some found three marks questions difficult and case study-based questions a bit tricky.
One of the students said the difficulty level of the paper was moderate. Students can easily score between 50-60 marks out of 70.
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DPS teacher Sonia Saraswat said it was a balanced question paper that was a mix of application and memory-based questions. The difficulty level was the same as that of the CBSE sample paper. Students found Assertion and reason questions a bit tricky, Sections B, C, and D were of moderate level and Section E had majorly direct questions. Students who had thoroughly prepared from NCERT will score well, she said.
Pooja Hoel, PGT Biology, MRG School said, the level of biology paper was moderate. MCQs were highly scoring, however, a few subjective questions were tricky and required critical thinking. The paper was structured as per CBSE guidelines only, but the overall paper required technical thinking and application.
CBSE Class 12 Biology: Marking Scheme
- Section A had 16 questions of 1 mark each.
- Section B had 5 questions of 2 marks each.
- Section C had 7 questions of 3 marks each.
- Section D had 2 case-based questions of 4 marks each.
- Section E had 3 questions of 5 marks each.
CBSE 12th Board Exams 2023 began on February 15, 2023 and will conclude on April 5, 2023. The next exam will be held tomorrow for Economics.
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