<ul><li>After Indian Army, the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) postponed the personality test for civil services examination 2019 — which was earlier scheduled between March 23 and April 3, 2020. </li><li>However, the new dates haven’t been informed yet. </li><li>As many as 250 people have been tested positive for <keyword id="1754604" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="coronavirus">Coronavirus</keyword> in India so far — including five deaths. </li></ul>The outbreak of Coronavirus has led to suspension of classes and postponed examinations across the country. After Indian Army, the <a href="https://www.hindustantimes.com/education/upsc-postpones-civil-services-interview-due-to-coronavirus-outbreak/story-CqqTKoBdM0Oc5Vss90UCgK.html">Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)</a> has postponed the personality test for civil services examination 2019 — which was earlier scheduled between March 23 and April 3, 2020. However, the new dates haven’t been informed yet. The main exam result was declared on January 14, following which the interview dates were announced. The interview stage, which comprises 275 marks, is the final selection stage of selecting civil servants. The development comes after the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) directed all the educational institutions and regulatory bodies — including the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) board exams, university exams and entrances — to be rescheduled after March 31. “While maintenance of academic calendar and exam schedule is important, equally important is the safety and security of the candidates who are appearing in various examinations, as also that of their teachers and parents,” the official announcement <a href="https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1240312126998110208?s=20">said</a>. Recently, the Indian Army also deferred all the interviews and selection of officers in the armed forces, amid the Coronavirus pandemic. “These interviews can’t be conducted in the current circumstances. The candidates will be notified when the interviews will be held. No date has been fixed yet,” Army officials <a href="https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/army-postpones-all-services-selection-board-ssb-batches-commencing-from-march-20-over-coronavirus-pandemic/story-unNeCAupSk7E4pT3sfFNTM.html">told</a> the Hindustan Times. The military aspirants are required to go through a four day SSB interview to get into the Indian Army. On the other hand, competitive examinations like JEE Mains have also been rescheduled. Earlier, the exam was scheduled between April 5 and April 11, 2020. “Certain competitive examinations like JEE Mains require examinees to travel to other centers and in some cases even to other cities, to appear in the said examination. Therefore, JEE Mains should be rescheduled and a new date will be announced on March 31, after re-assessment of the situation,” the ministry added. As many as 250 people have been tested positive for coronavirus in India so far — including five deaths. See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/coronavirus-infections-cases-news-and-updates-of-india/articleshow/74724804.cms">Coronavirus in India: 250 people infected; 223 active cases, 23 cured and 5 dead</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/delhi-metro-to-be-suspended-during-janata-curfew-on-sunday/articleshow/74731472.cms">Delhi Metro to be suspended during 'Janata Curfew' on Sunday</a>

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(Eds: Updating with additional details ) New Delhi, May 18 () The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Monday announced the date sheet for the pending class 10 and 12 board exams, which will now be held from July 1-15 with strict distancing norms in place.The exams were postponed due to the nationwide lockdown imposed on March 25 to contain the spread of COVID-19. While class 12 exams will be conducted across the country, the class 10 exams are only pending in North East Delhi, where they could not be held due to the law and order situation in the wake of protests against the amended citizenship act. "The class 10 exams will be staggered on four dates, starting July 1. The first paper will be of Social Sciences, while the next day students will be required to appear in Science exam," CBSE Controller of Examination Sanyam Bhardwaj said. "On July 10, exams will be conducted for both courses of Hindi, and on July 15 for both courses of English," he said. On health guidelines for students, Bhardwaj said, they will be required to carry own sanitiser bottles and wear mask to their examination centres. "Parents will have to ensure their ward is not sick and candidates will have to strictly follow physical-distancing norms," he said. The class 12 date sheet has two sections -- one for exams in Northeast Delhi and the other for exams across the country. In North East Delhi, Physics exam will be held on July 3, Accountancy (July 4), Chemistry (July 6), English (July 8) and Political Science (July 14). On July 15, four class 12 exams have been scheduled in North East Delhi -- Mathematics, Economics, History and Biology. For class 12 exams across the country, the Home Science exam will be held on July 1, followed by both courses of Hindi the next day. The class 12 Business Studies exam has been scheduled for July 9 followed by Biotechnology on July 10, and Geography on July 11. Sociology exam will be held on July 13. Universities and schools across the country have been closed and exams postponed since March 16 when the Centre announced a countrywide classroom shutdown as one of the measures to contain the COVID-19 outbreak. Later, a 21-day nationwide lockdown was announced on March 24, which came into effect the next day. It has now been extended till May 31. The board was not able to conduct class 10 and 12 exams on eight examination days due to the coronavirus outbreak. Further, due to the law and order situation in North East Delhi, the board was not able to conduct exams on four examination days, while a very small number of students from and around this district were not able to appear in exams on six days. The board had last month announced that it will only conduct pending exams in 29 subjects which are crucial for promotion and admission to higher educational institutions. The modalities of assessment for the subjects for which exams are not being conducted will be announced soon by the board. The schedule has been decided in order to ensure that the board exams are completed before competitive examinations such as engineering entrance JEE-Mains, which is scheduled from July 18-23, and medical entrance exam NEET, which is scheduled on July 26. GJS GJS TIRTIR

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<ul><li>According to <keyword id="2240844" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="UDEMY">Udemy</keyword> report on ‘What the world is learning (From home)’ the <keyword id="23248" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Online-learning">online learning</keyword> enrollments in India went up by a whopping 606% for courses teaching <keyword id="506779" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="communication-skills">communication skills</keyword>. </li><li>This is followed by the demand for courses in financial analysis and business fundamentals at 311% and 281%, respectively. </li><li>The demand for soft skills like growth mindset, creativity, innovation and focus mastery witnessed the highest growth in enrollments on Udemy. </li><li>Overall, the online learning enrollments surged by 200%.</li></ul>Essentially, the masses in India don’t speak English as their first language. However for corporates, soft skills like business communication are a non-negotiable requirement. This has led to an increased demand for <keyword id="650673" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Online-courses">online courses</keyword> in the domain. According to Udemy report on ‘What the world is learning (From home)’ the online learning enrollments in India went up by a whopping 606% for courses teaching communication skills after people were confined to their homes due to <keyword id="1754604" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="coronavirus">Coronavirus</keyword> lockdown. “There is increased interest in online courses to feed personal interests and new hobbies, such as Ukulele and Technical Drawing. Demand for particular online learning topics also varies by country and geographic area, such as communication skills in India and Piano in Spain,” the report said. This is followed by the demand for courses in financial analysis and business fundamentals at 311% and 281%, respectively. The demand for soft skills like growth mindset, creativity, innovation and focus mastery witnessed the highest growth in enrollments on Udemy. “If I were to generalize a bit, then routine and mono-skilled roles will be replaced with specialists, insights-driven and multidisciplinary roles. Skills like creativity, empathy, collaboration will gain even more prominence,” Sanjiv Mehta, CEO, HUL <a href="https://youtu.be/RUKyUK50TPY">said</a> in a webinar. Overall, the online learning enrollments witnessed a 200% increase. This may be because the employees too are working in a remote setu and they are now keen on acquiring new skills. “As a result of this pandemic, we are all being forced to learn. Some of us are learning how to work from home and how to work from home along with kids. Others are learning out of necessity because of job loss or an uncertain professional future. Learning requires effort, but it can help us make progress from where we are today to where we want to be,” said Padraig Nash, Director of Learning Science and Instructional Design at Udemy. That reiterates the findings of the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/careers/news/between-pay-cuts-and-a-jobs-crisis-nearly-half-of-indias-workforce-feels-financially-stretched-a-survey-shows/articleshow/75552381.cms">LinkedIn’s Workforce Confidence Index report </a>that says over 65% of all the job seekers, employees and self-employed professionals will increase time spent in online learning over the next two weeks. In fact, the Udemy report highlights an 80% increase in usage from businesses and governments, globally. See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/careers/news/between-pay-cuts-and-a-jobs-crisis-nearly-half-of-indias-workforce-feels-financially-stretched-a-survey-shows/articleshow/75552381.cms">Between pay cuts and a jobs crisis, nearly half of India’s workforce feels financially stretched, a survey shows</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/careers/news/hiring-now-walmart-dream11-ola-and-icertis-and-they-need-both-full-time-staff-as-well-as-interns/articleshow/75551750.cms">Hiring now! Walmart, Dream11, Ola and Icertis – and they need both full-time staff as well as interns</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/education/news/jee-mains-and-neet-exam-date-announced-by-the-human-resource-ministry/articleshow/75546813.cms">JEE Mains and NEET exam date announced by the Human Resource Ministry</a>

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By Gunjan Sharma New Delhi, May 9 () 17-year-old Pratyusha Jha, wakes up scrambling for newspapers these days to look for any news about her pending board exams and is anxious about what the future has in store for her. Similar concerns are shared by Bipin Kumar, a class 12 student, who says the announcement of board exams from July 1 to 15 brought limited clarity as the larger questions remain unanswered. The COVID-19 lockdown, came with a different set of concerns for class 12 students, whose board exams were postponed midway following the outbreak of coronavirus, putting on hold their future plans as well. "Everyday I have been looking for news about the exams and about entrance exam dates. I feel unfortunate that this happened during the year I was supposed to take the big college leap. I don't want my future decisions to be shaped by this very year as what I opt to study now will remain with me lifelong," Pratyusha told . Ending some uncertainty for students, HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' on Friday announced that the pending class 10 and 12 board exams will be held from July 1 to 15. While class 12 exams will be conducted across the country, the class 10 exams are only pending in North East Delhi where they were affected due to the law and order situation. "The anxiety doesn't end here, there is no date sheet yet. What will be the modalities of exams, how will we reach centres, what protocols have to be followed, there is no clarity on that. My friends and I keep calling our school teachers and also the CBSE helpline to seek some clarity," Bipin Kumar said. Vaibhav Sharma, a class 12 student in Gurgaon said, "There is no clarity yet. I wanted to apply for DU, but now that the exams are taking place in July when will the results be declared, when will cut offs be announced. If I don't get a good college here, will I be able to travel to different cities for admission, nothing is known yet." Similarly, for the students in northeast Delhi, the wait for the exams has become a "test of patience" as they were postponed first in the area due to law and order situation, and later due to the coronavirus outbreak, resulting in a four-month-long wait for the exams. "It has become an endless wait and now I don't feel like studying too. Right from childhood, we are taught that board exams are too crucial and have to be focussed at least two years in advance. But now, it is a different picture altogether," Rani Kumari, a resident of Chandbagh said.Universities and schools across the country have been closed and exams postponed since March 16 when the Centre announced a countrywide classroom shutdown as one of the measures to contain the COVID-19 outbreak.Later, a nationwide lockdown was announced on March 24, which has now been extended till May 17.The board was not able to conduct class 10 and 12 exams on eight examination days due to the coronavirus outbreak. Further, due to the law and order situation in North East Delhi, the board was not able to conduct exams on four examination days, while a very small number of students from and around this district were not able to appear in exams on six days. The board had last month announced that it will only conduct pending exams in 29 subjects which are crucial for promotion and admission to higher educational institutions. The modalities of assessment for the subjects for which exams are not being conducted will be announced soon by the board.The schedule has been decided in order to ensure that the board exams are completed before competitive examinations such as engineering entrance JEE-Mains, which is scheduled from July 18-23, and medical entrance exam NEET, which is scheduled on July 26. The University Grants Commission (UGC) has issued guidelines to universities that new academic session for freshers will begin from September while for the existing students from August. GJS AARAAR

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<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image">Rick Friedman/Rick Friedman Photography/Corbis via GettyJeffrey Epstein is seen in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 2004.</div></div></div><ul class="summary-list"><li>Business <keyword id="79969" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="insider">Insider</keyword> found sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's public social media and music streaming accounts, including Pinterest, Twitter, and Spotify. </li><li>His music tastes varied from Gospel music to Broadway show tunes to disgraced comic Louis C.K. One of his playlists shares the name of the 24-year-old daughter of his ex-girlfriend. His Pinterest focused on home design ideas.</li><li>Registered sex offenders are allowed to use social media, according to a 2017 Supreme Court ruling. The state of New York, where Epstein had a home, requires offenders to report their social media accounts, among other information, to its sex offender registry. </li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/heres-the-latest-jeffrey-epstein-news-from-finances-to-legal-2019-8">Click here for more of Business Insider's reporting on Epstein. </a></li></ul>Every now and then, Jeffrey Epstein offered a winking reference to the well-known allegations against him. After his jail stint in 2008, for example, the moneyed sex offender commissioned a mural depicting him in prison garb. "I had this painted," he <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/jeffrey-epstein-prison-scene-painting-new-york-mansion-2019-7">told a visitor</a> who encountered the mural at his Manhattan mansion, "because there is always the possibility that could be me again."The contents of Epstein's public Spotify account, recently identified by Business Insider, gesture in a similar direction. They illustrate a wildly varied taste in music, from Beethoven to Elton John and Pitbull to Céline Dion. They also suggest a preference for hard-rock songs from the 1970s that emphasized male sexual conquest, and the odd song about sexual attraction between children and adults - Van Halen's "Hot for Teacher" and an Oscar Peterson performance of "My Heart Belongs to Daddy."Meanwhile, a Pinterest page includes a painting of Peter Pan, the boy who never grows up and leads a young girl and her siblings out of their home.Business Insider found three of Epstein's online accounts after reviewing his correspondence with the Florida probation officers who supervised his release in 2009 after serving 13 months in jail on charges that included soliciting a minor for prostitution. The correspondence indicates Epstein had an email address with the username "jeevacation" - a combination of his initials, JEE, and the word "vacation."Business Insider found profiles with the same username on <a href="https://twitter.com/jeevacation">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://pinterest.com/jeevacation/">Pinterest</a>, and <a href="https://open.spotify.com/user/jeevacation">Spotify</a>. The profiles on Twitter and Pinterest bear the name "Jeffrey Epstein." The Spotify account lacks his full name, but his followers on the music platform include accounts that appear to belong to women in his social network.A lawyer for Epstein, contacted prior to the jailed multi-millionaire's apparent suicide earlier this month, did not respond to a request for comment. A <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-socialmedia-idUSKBN19A1ZB">2017 Supreme Court ruling</a> allows sex offenders to use social media, though individual platforms can ban individual users. The state of New York, where <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/jeffrey-epstein-list-of-assets-owned-2019-7">Epstein had a townhouse</a>, requires sex offenders to submit "Internet information," including email addresses and social media accounts, to the state sex offender registry. That information isn't publicly available, but social media companies with users under age 18 can request the information.<h3>On the playlists: 'Before You Accuse Me' and Louis C.K.</h3>Epstein's Twitter presence was insignificant: he never tweeted or followed anyone. On Pinterest, he has one board with eight pins of home decorations, including a <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/554224297869869648/">painting of Peter Pan</a>. See more: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/heres-the-latest-jeffrey-epstein-news-from-finances-to-legal-2019-8">Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced financier, is facing sex trafficking charges. Here's everything we know about what's going on, from his connections to legal battles.</a>Epstein's Spotify account was much more heavily used. It has 19 playlists that were created between 2011 through 2015. Two playlists, "paris flight" and "paris_return," appear to be named for trips to and from Paris, where Epstein owned an apartment and frequently traveled via private jet. "Paris flight" features a number of classic rock stalwarts like Aerosmith, Led Zeppelin, The Who, and The Doors. "Paris_return," by contrast, is heavy on blues and jazz. Other playlists focus on Elton John, classical music, Broadway tunes, the jazz artist Oscar Peterson, and the rapper Pitbull. Elsewhere, you can find Eric Clapton's "Before You Accuse Me"; Christian singer Morris Chapman's "Falling in Love with Jesus"; Van Halen's "Hot for Teacher"; and <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/louis-ck-performed-for-first-time-since-admitting-sexual-misconduct-2018-8">disgraced comic Louis C.K.</a>'s album "Hilarious."Jazz artist Oscar Peterson and his band take the top spot by number of songs on Epstein's playlists - 188 songs. Ludwig van Beethoven, with 130 songs, is the second artist by song count, followed by Céline Dion with 108. Behind them are Elton John, Billy Joel, Bob Dylan, the Beach Boys, David Guetta, Tchaikovsky, and Beatles cover band The Yesteryears (including their recording of "Can't Buy Me Love").See more: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/famous-people-jeffery-epstein-money-manager-sexual-trafficking-connected-2019-7">The famous connections of Jeffrey Epstein, the elite wealth manager charged with sex trafficking young girls</a>Another playlist, largely drawn from the catalog of DJ David Guetta, is called "celina" and was created in 2011. Epstein has been publicly linked to two women named Celina. One, Celina Midelfart, is a Norwegian businesswoman who dated Donald Trump. She was on Epstein's private plane a number of times in 1996 and 1997, according to flight records made public on Friday, but has not been publicly tied to him since then. The other is 24-year-old Celina Dubin, who four sources described as Epstein's goddaughter. Her parents, Glenn and Eva Dubin, were longtime friends of Epstein; her mother dated him in the 1980s. (A spokesperson for the family denies that Epstein was her godfather.) The billionaire family flew on Epstein's planes many times between 1995 and 2005, according to flight logs that run up to 2008. After Epstein was released from jail in 2008, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/prominent-hedge-fund-family-had-epstein-for-thanksgiving-after-jail-2019-7">the family maintained ties with him</a>, even inviting him to a large Thanksgiving dinner in 2009.That same year, when Epstein wanted to contribute to Eva Dubin's breast-cancer organization, he understood that a public donation from a registered sex offender might not be welcome, Business Insider <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/prominent-hedge-fund-family-had-epstein-for-thanksgiving-after-jail-2019-7">previously reported</a>. Eva established a new nonprofit, called the Celina Dubin United Fund, to receive $50,000 from Epstein and donate to her and other medical organizations. The foundation was wound down in 2013. A source familiar with the matter said Celina Dubin was not aware of the arrangement. One woman that Epstein paid to give him erotic massages in the 2000s <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/dubin-familys-ties-to-epstein-included-a-massage-referral-2019-8">told Business Insider</a> that Epstein had referred her to the Dubins as well, although she says the massage she gave the couple was not sexual in nature. A former employee for the couple <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/jeffrey-epstein-scandal-butler-for-glenn-and-eva-dubin-says-swedish-teen-told-him-she-was-pressured-for-sex">said in recently unsealed deposition testimony</a> that he spoke to a Swedish girl in the Dubin's kitchen who said she was 15 years old and had been asked for sex while working as Epstein's personal assistant, and was threatened when she refused. (She didn't say who had asked for sex.) The former employee said the girl later worked for the Dubins as a nanny for several weeks.Through a spokesperson, the Dubin's denied the former employee's claims: "Glenn and Eva Dubin are outraged by the allegations in the unsealed court records, which are demonstrably false and defamatory. The Dubins have flight records and other evidence that definitively disprove that any such events occurred." The family now says that they regret their relationship with Epstein and if they had known of the new allegations, they would have cut all ties to him. They thought he had rehabilitated himself after jail and "deserved a second chance." Epstein's other music interests seem to include musicians Phil Collins, Michael Jackson, and Mick Jagger, who appeared in his "black book," a list of contacts obtained by Gawker in 2015. Michael Jackson is the only artist of the three to appear on Epstein's Spotify playlists. With additional reporting by J.K. Trotter, Becky Peterson, and Angela Wang. Do you have a story to share about Epstein? Contact this reporter via encrypted messaging app Signal at +1 (646) 768-1627 using a non-work phone, email at <a href="mailto:mmorris@businessinsider.com">mmorris@businessinsider.com</a>, or Twitter DM at <a href="https://twitter.com/MeghanEMorris">@MeghanEMorris</a>.<ul class="read-more-links"><li>Read more:</li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/mega-wealthy-sex-offender-jeffrey-epstein-purchased-commissary-florida-2019-7" data-read-more-link="" data-e2e-name="read-more-link">From Hershey's bars to hand lotion, here's what wealthy convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein purchased in commissary while serving time in Florida</a></li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/prosecutors-question-alex-acostas-jeffrey-epstein-plea-deal-2019-7" data-read-more-link="" data-e2e-name="read-more-link">Amid Acosta's resignation, prosecutors are questioning the 'sweetheart deal' he gave to Jeffrey Epstein</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/jeffrey-epstein-pr-campaign-2008-sex-abuse-allegations-2019-7" data-read-more-link="" data-e2e-name="read-more-link"></a></li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/jeffrey-epstein-pr-campaign-2008-sex-abuse-allegations-2019-7" data-read-more-link="" data-e2e-name="read-more-link">Inside Jeffrey Epstein's press machine: How the financier tried to rehab his image post-conviction with donations and pay-for-play journalism</a></li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/jeffrey-epstein-private-island-former-employees-speak-out-2019-7" data-read-more-link="" data-e2e-name="read-more-link">Employees on Jeffrey Epstein's private island compound say they had to stay out of sight of the financier and were never allowed in his office</a></li></ul> <div class="margin-top"> <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/electric-bikes-made-custom-repurposed-parts-2019-8">These one-of-a-kind e-bikes are made from repurposed parts - we took a ride on one to see what it was like</a></h3> <div> </div> </div>

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