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The regulatory authority National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) changed the B.Ed course from 1-year to 2‑year (four semesters) for all new admissions since around 2014‑15. 

For distance or correspondence B.Ed (or ODL — open/distance learning) mode, NCTE sets that the duration must be 24 months (2 years).

Therefore, any “1‑year B.Ed” — through regular or distance mode — is not valid under current NCTE norms (unless it's some outdated or special exception, which is unlikely).

Yes,  Modern Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences admissions are mainly merit-based. The institute also accepts GPAT scores for MPharm admissions. For the remaining courses, merit in qualifying exam is needed. Final selection will be made on merit/ entrance + counselling basis.

The mathematics section of NIMCET is the most important section and will include 50 Questions. Topics to cover in the mathematics section of NIMCET exam include-

• Set Theory & Logic
• Probability & Statistics
• Algebra
• Coordinate Geometry
• Calculus
• Trigonometry

To get admission in Modern Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, students have to submit the admission form online. The institute selects students on a merit/ entrance + counselling basis. Selected students need to pay the admission fees and submit documents for verification to confirm their seats.

The candidate who lost their TSTET login ID can retrieve the same using the process below-

• Go to TSTET website. 
• Click on the TSTET hall ticket link.
• Click on the forgot password link.
• Fill out the details asked - registered phone number and email ID.
• Login details will be sent to the registered number or ID.
• Enter the login details and download the admit card.

Yes, the University at Buffalo offers a range of scholarships for its international students.  A few most popular scholarships for international students at UG and PG level are listed below:

• Flagship Scholarship
• Presidential Scholarship
• Athletic Scholarship
• School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Dean's Leadership Scholarship

If you belong to the General AI quota, yes 29000 in KCET is considered to be a good rank for BTech admission at CMR University. In 2025, the closing ranks ranged between 36709 and 55398 in General category, therefore candidates with a lower cutoff rank of 29000 are more likely to secure a seat at CMR University for BTech course. However, final admission also depends on minimum eligibility, seat availability in a particular round, etc.  

Please check the eligibility criteria for NIMCET 2026 below -

Educational Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in any discipline with Mathematics/Statistics (Mandatory)/B.E./B.Tech degree from a recognised university. 
Minimum Marks:

• OPEN/OPEN-EWS/OBC: 60% aggregate marks or 6.5 CGPA. 
• SC/ST/PwD: 55% aggregate marks or 6.0 CGPA. 

Final year students are also eligible to apply. 

Nationality: Must be an Indian National. 

TG TET January hall ticket will be issued from December 27. Candidates can download their admit cards by logging with the required credentials. The hard copy of the hall ticket is not sent to candidates by post. Candidates need to carry the printed copies of their hall tickets along with one photo-identity proofs to the exam centre.

English taught programs in Germany will not require German language. However, learning A1 or A2 level is helpful for daily life and part-time jobs.

Yes taking German Visa without IELTS is possible. If the university accepts your MOI and gives you an admission letter, the embassy usually accepts it too. The altenatives of IELTS English test is also a path. But you must check the specific Germany student visa requirements for your country carefully.

Boston university can be considered fairly diverse since its upcoming Class of 2029 includes 21% of the foreign crowd while 27.7% are underrepresented students set to enroll on the Boston Uni's campus grounds. Moreover, 58.2% of students to be enrolled are students of color.

The University of Boston acceptance rate 2025 stands at 12.8% making the admission criteria of the uni extremely stringent for local and foreign students alike. For the Class of 2029,   the applicant pool represented 173 countries, and the upcoming BU class represents 58.2% students of color. Moreover, 21% of the students in the BU Class of 2029 are international students, including Indian-origin students.

Yes. As per schedule, round-2 INI CET 2025 counselling result was announced on January 9, 2026. Seat allotment result was uploaded online in PDF format. Seats were allotted based on declared choices in round-1 counselling. Institute reporting had to be done till January 15, 2026. AIIMS conducts 4 rounds including mock for seat allocation.

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Yes, you can study BTech in Germany, but the degree is usually called “Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng)” or “Bachelor of Science (B.Sc)” in Engineering, not “BTech.”
The programs are equivalent to BTech and accepted worldwide.

For German-taught B.Eng/B.Sc

12th grade with strong marks in Maths + Physics + Chemistry

Proof of German language:

B1/B2 for Studienkolleg

C1 for direct admission

Pass Feststellungsprüfung (FSP) after Studienkolleg (Foundation course)

12th grade with good marks

English proficiency:

IELTS 6.0–6.5 or TOEFL 80–90

No German needed (but recommended for daily life).

CMR University Karnataka PGCET cutoff 2025 has been released for admission to the MBA course, wherein the last round closing rank was 15586 for CMR University (OMBR Campus). For CMR Institute of Technology Bengaluru, the cutoff rank was 12948. 

Munich Student Union offers limited housing in furnished rooms and private housing. The housing cost that students of LMU have to bear are given below:

LMU Munich is in Munich, Germany. This university has a number of student organizations and council. For international students, some of the student groups are TutoRIA, IASTE, etc. Students can also check out the sports center of this university (University Sports Center). There are 90+ sports available at this university.

LMU is a global elite university as it ranks at #34 position in the latest Times Higher Education (THE) World University rankings 2026. It saw an improvement in THE rankings by 4 spaces. It also ranks highly in the European field and is among the Top 50 Universities. LMU Munich is known as one of the Europe's leading research universities.

Yes, LMU Munich international students can work part-time for up to 140 working days or 280 half-days a year. Note that internships and jobs required by a degree course are free from permit restrictions and are not counted as part of the 140 permit-free days.