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  Who knew how many idioms and phrases there were containing the word ‘hand’! I certainly didn’t until I started researching them. A lot are common in everyday speech and are therefore useful to learn. As there are so many, this will be the first of two posts, Part 1 and Part 2. As you might imagine, ‘hand’ features in idioms that convey something about control and power. For example, if a situation  gets out of hand , people  lose  control of it:  Things got a bit out of hand at the party and a window was broken. If someone says that their  hands are tied , they mean that they, personally, don’t have the power to do something, usually because the rules don’t allow it:  If I could allow her more time off, I would, but my hands are tied. In UK English, if you  take in hand  someone who is behaving badly, you deal with them so that their behaviour improves:  Their younger son is out of control – they really need to take him in hand. A perf...

  NTA JEE Main 2021 Exam Date, schedule HIGHLIGHTS:  The schedule of the  Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main 2021  has been released today by Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal. The entrance test for admission in premier IITs, NITs will be held from February 23 to 26. The candidates can download the application from the website-  jeemain.nta.nic.in . The minister said the engineering entrance will be held in multiple shifts from next year — February, March, April and May. Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal in his tweet informed, “Thank you all for sharing your constructive suggestions regarding JEE (Main) exams. We have got your suggestions examined. I will be announcing the schedule, number of times the exam will be held at 6 PM today. Stay tuned.” JEE Main will also have a new exam pattern. The candidates have to attempt 75 questions out of 90 – or 25 out of questions 30 in each section of chemistry, physics and mathematics.

  CBSE has released a clarification stating that it is yet to finalise the CBSE Class 10, 12 Board Exams 2021. After several social media posts went viral claiming the CBSE Class 10, 12 board exams 2021 will be held in March, CBSE released a clarification stating that it is yet to finalise the CBSE Class 10, 12 Board Exams 2021. The CBSE asked the stakeholders not to believe in such information floating on social media. On December 10, Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' interacted with students and other stakeholders via a webinar and hinted at many changes in the board exams this year. During his interaction, the Education Minister made it clear that  CBSE Class 10, 12 Board Exams 2021  may get delayed and it is possible that the exams may not be held in March if the coronavirus pandemic is not brought under control. Pokhriyal hinted that it is possible that the CBSE would opt for an alternative to practical exams in 2021 as most of the schools across th...

  Schools across India were shuttered in mid-March to prevent spread of Coronavirus and students were taught through online classes the entire year. Schools were unable to complete the syllabus in the absence of on-campus classes and the worst affected are the students of Class 10 and 12 who will write their board exams in 2021. Some states had partially reopened the schools following the guidelines of the Centre to enable Class 10 and 12 students to clear their doubts and complete their practical and project works but educational institutions in many states could not be reopened because of the rising number of Covid-19 cases. The class 10 and 12 examinations of most education boards operating in the country are usually held between February and April and most boards announce the tentative dates of commencement of the examinations by this time every year. In the midst of the pandemic the education boards have reduced 30 to 35 percent of the syllabus for class 10 and 12 to offer som...

  CBSE issued a statement stating that the decision regarding CBSE Board examinations will only be taken after consultation with all the stakeholders and will be communicated at an appropriate time at the official website. Refuting media reports that claim that Central Board of secondary Education (CBSE) will conduct the board examinations for Classes 10 th , 12 th  in March, the Board clarified that it will not conduct the exams anytime around that month. The Board will release the CBSE date sheet 2021 after consultation with all the stakeholders. This comes after students raised queries regarding same while interacting live with the Union Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal on December 10. CBSE , on Thursday, issued a clarification and said that any decision on  CBSE Class 10  and  Class 12  exam dates will be communicated at the appropriate time through the official website. Earlier, the Board had released the tentative schedule and SOP for conducting practical ex...