Last date extended

A spokesperson of the Education Department said here on Monday that the last date for applying and submitting online application form on the National Scholarship Portal had been extended up to January 20. The spokesperson said the timelines of filling up of forms for fresh and renewal applications for post-Matric and merit-cum-means-based minority scholarship schemes had been extended up to January 20. The last date for the first level of verification on NSP Portal for submission of post-Matric and merit-cum-mean-based scholarship application is February 5. The last date for second level of verification under the post-Matric and merit-cum-mean-based scholarship application is February 20. He said interested students could apply and submit the online application forms at https://scholarships.gov.in/ portal.

Second term results out

All schools have sent the results of second term exams of Classes IX to XII, which concluded on December 15. About 3.5 lakh students appeared in the online examinations, said Director, Higher Education, Amarjeet Sharma. The standard operating procedures (SOPs) for opening of schools (Classes V, VIII and IX to XII) have been prepared and will be released shortly. The summer and winter closing schools will be re-opened from February 1 and February 12, respectively.

Trust distributes clothes

The Sunil Upadhyay Educational Trust distributed clothes among the needy and poor at the Longwood and Lakkar Bazar area of the city on Sunday. The Trust had collected clothes from the city residents thrice in December to distribute it further to the poor. Trust secretary Surender Sharma said the Trust kept doing activities that were beneficial for society. He also thanked residents for their cooperation and urged them to do so in future as well