Ardhra Nair is a Reporter at The Economic Times. She covers a diverse range of topics including education, higher education, and education management, while also delving into climate change, environment, and agriculture. Ardhra's work has been featured in The Economic Times and MSN, highlighting her expertise in educational policy and campus life.
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Ardhra Nair Jul 14, 2026, 01:05 IST
Pune: The Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education on Tuesday announced the Std X (SSC) and Std XII (HSC) supplementary examination results, with SSC section recording a pass percentage of 29.53, down from 36.48 in 2025 and 36.78 in 2024. The HSC pass rate stood at 38.72, lower than 43.65 last year, though higher than the 32.46 recorded in 2024.
Ardhra Nair Jul 15, 2026, 23:53 IST
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Pune: Maharashtra’s classrooms are still grappling with some of the most basic facilities despite hosting country’s second-largest school enrolments at 2.16 crore students. Fresh UDISE Plus 2025-26 data shows that more than 9,900 schools across the state continue to lack functional toilets for girls and boys, exposing a stark gap between infrastructure claimed on paper and facilities that actually work on the ground.
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Pune: The National Testing Agency (NTA)’s investigation on Saturday concluded that the NEET OMR sheets in question were manipulated, hours after students raised allegations of discrepancies in their entrance exam results.
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Ardhra Nair Jul 19, 2026, 00:28 IST
