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Bumps galore, it?s an unequal race
A handful of youths rendered disabled by polio joined college this year. They are also professional dancers with their wheelchairs and crutches doubling as stage props. Gulshan Kumar, Vijay Kumar, Ajay Kumar and Manish Kumar were all drawn out of their homes, often against the wishes of their parents, trained as dancers for years by an NGO and placed in schools. Belonging to economically weak families, these kids, once considered liabilities, are now supporting their families.
 
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Mainstream they must swim but it?s best to start them on the side
Meenal Chopra, 15, was in a ?special needs? school till Class IX. She now likes it at the Rohini private school she attends but would have felt more comfortable if her teachers were better equipped to handle visually-impaired kids like her. ?In my previous school, there were trained teachers who looked after us. But the environment didn?t allow much freedom. I am more independent here. Though the teachers are helpful, they aren?t fully trained to deal with our needs,? she says. Chopra?s admission into a mainstream school was facilitated by the All India Confederation of the Blind.
 
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Student gets extra time after he was caught by ticket collector
While most were made by students to enquire about their exam centres or missing hall tickets, three sought help as they were delayed and were worried about reaching their centres on time.
 
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MDI signs MoU with Richard Ivey School of Business
Management Development Institute (MDI), Gurgaon has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Richard Ivey School of Business, the University of Western Ontario, Canada.
 
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Dearth of PhDs: Mumbai university to focus more on research
In order to boost research activities in the varsity and affiliated colleges, Mumbai University is trying out several measures.
 
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CBSE students in Nashik prefer board exams over internal tests
The purpose of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)'s plan to make board exams optional in class X seems to be defeated in Nashik.
 
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CBSE students in Nashik prefer board exams over internal tests
The purpose of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)'s plan to make board exams optional in class X seems to be defeated in Nashik.
 
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Elite school students urge to promote Punjabi
Hundreds of students of elite schools, where they face virtual ban on speaking in their mother tongue, Punjabi, raised slogans and carried placards to promote Punjabi here on the occasion of International Mother Language Day on Tuesday.
 
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Tamil Nadu setting high standards
Tamil Nadu is aiming at securing 100% pass rate in government schools across the state, on par with private unaided schools in the state
 
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Young talent
When children take responsibility to make an impact in their own life and the life of other children, we see a change, more so, when children who have less opportunities take the lead.
 
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