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KOCHI: The Kerala High Court on Wednesday annulled the results of the Kerala Engineering, Architecture, and Medical (KEAM) 2025 entrance examinations, ruling that the last-minute amendment to the prospectus was unlawful. The KEAM exams were conducted by the Commissioner of Entrance Examination from 23 to 29 April 2025, with results announced on 14 May. The final rank list was published on 1 July. Justice D.K. Singh observed that the revised ranking methodology for KEAM 2025 disproportionately disadvantaged students who had studied the CBSE or ICSE syllabus during their higher secondary education. Consequently, the Court set aside the amended prospectus and directed the state to issue a revised rank list in accordance with the original, unamended prospectus.
Thiruvananthapuram: The top ten rank holders went through a gamut of emotions after the revised KEAM 2025 rank list was released on Thursday night following a Kerala High Court directive. As expected, students from the state syllabus took a hit with their ranks dropping drastically. The CBSE students either retained their ranks or improved it. Joshua Jacob Thomas, a CBSE student who was earlier placed fifth, now holds the first rank. Hari Krishnan Baiju retains his second position, and Emil Iype Sacharia, also a CBSE student, has climbed from sixth to third. Adl Zayaan continues in fourth pla ...Read More >
The Kerala High Court on Friday asked the state government to clarify its stand on a plea filed by a church-run school that is challenging an Education Department order allowing a Muslim girl student to wear a headscarf, or hijab, in class. Justice VG Arun directed the government counsel to come prepared with instructions regarding the claims made in the petition. The matter is now posted for further hearing on October 24. The case involves St Rita's Public School, a CBSE-affiliated minority in ...Read More >
Kanpur, January 27: Due to the massive influx of devotees for the Maha Kumbh Mela 2025, Varanasi's District Magistrate in Uttar Pradesh has announced that all schools in the district will be closed from Monday, January 27, 2025, to Wednesday, February 5, 2025. The decision is aimed at ensuring the safety of students and managing traffic congestion caused by the large number of pilgrims arriving in Varanasi for the Maha Kumbh Mela 2025. Despite the school closures, online classes will continue as usual to maintain the academic schedule, News18 reported. This directive applies to all CBSE, ICSE ...Read More >
Agartala (Tripura) [India], June 5 (ANI): Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha said that the state government is prioritising quality education for students, and quality teachers are being recruited through the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET). Saha also informed that more recruitments will be made in the future. Also Read | Centre Notifies Waqf Management Rules 2025; Portal, Database, Audit of Waqf Properties. "Textbook education can never be the standard of life. One can become morally strong through education. Along with education, children should also be engaged in social work," he said. CM ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], March 30 (ANI): India on Monday said that particular attention is being given to the welfare of Indian seafarers as the conflict in the Gulf region entered its second month. A senior Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) officer assured that the safety, security and welfare of the Indian community in the region remains the utmost priority and added that MEA continues to closely monitor the evolving situation in the region. Also Read | Donald Trump Warns Iran on Strait of Hormuz, Power Grid if Deal Is Not Reached. Addressing an interministerial briefing, Aseem Mahajan, Joint ...Read More >
The last date to apply is April 18, 2026. Students can apply for admission in intermediate courses of Arts/Science/Commerce/Agriculture/Vocational in different schools and colleges through an online Common Application Form (CAF) available on the official website. IIT Madras Admission 2026: MTech, MSc and MA programs application process begins, apply link here 1. Visit the official website of OFSS Bihar at ofssbihar.net. 2. Click on OFSS Bihar 11th Admission 2026 registration link available on ...Read More >
KOCHI: The Kerala Engineering, Architecture, and Medical (KEAM) 2025 saw Ernakulam district bagging the top two ranks. John Shinoj of Muvattupuzha and Hari Kishan Baiju of Cherai ranked first and second in the KEAM 2025. Like last year, Ernakulam continues to have the highest number of candidates in the first 100 ranks. However, the numbers dropped from 24 in 2024 KEAM to 20 this year. It was 23 in 2023. Speaking to TNIE, Shinoj J Vattakuzhy, John's father, says, "John has always been a straight A student. He did his schooling in the ICSE syllabus. However, for the Higher Secondary course, h ...Read More >
Kochi, Jul 9 (PTI) The Kerala High Court on Wednesday struck down a last-minute change made by the state government to the KEAM 2025 entrance exam prospectus, calling it "illegal, arbitrary, and unjustified". The state government filed an appeal before a division bench against the single bench's decision, hours after it issued the order on a petition filed by a group of CBSE students who sat for the KEAM (Kerala Engineering, Architecture, and Medical Entrance Examination). The matter is expected to be considered on Thursday. Earlier, in their plea, the CBSE students argued that the change, i ...Read More >
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The High Court verdict quashing the KEAM engineering entrance rank list has come as a major setback to the state government that carried out an eleventh hour attempt to rectify the "disadvantage" faced by state syllabus students due to the standardisation of marks of various Plus Two boards. Though stung by the adverse verdict, the government indicated that it will appeal against it before a division bench. "The cabinet will take an appropriate decision on the course of action in the wake of the verdict. The government does not have any vested interest other than ensuring ...Read More >
Ernakulam: In a major setback for the Kerala government, the High Court's Division Bench on Thursday has refused to interfere with the court's single bench order that cancelled the rank list for the KEAM (Kerala Engineering, Architecture, Medical) entrance examination. The Division Bench dismissed the government's appeal against the order after detailed arguments. The court's direction is believed to significantly impact further admission procedures. Clarity is yet to emerge on how a new rank list will be prepared or whether the government will seek other legal avenues. During the arguments, ...Read More >
Kerala's Higher Education Minister R. Bindu on Wednesday (July 9, 2025) indicated that the State government would appeal against the Kerala High Court single judge's order that cancelled the results of the State engineering and pharmacy entrance examination, KEAM, 2025. The issue will likely be deliberated at the State Cabinet meeting scheduled for Thursday. She pointed out that the normalisation method introduced this year was based on feedback and complaints raised in previous years, particularly from Kerala State Board students. Cabinet approves new KEAM mark normalisation formula "The m ...Read More >
Nagpur: The state govt has revised the pattern of its long-standing scholarship examinations for school students, shifting the eligibility to Class 4 and Class 7 instead of Class 5 and Class 8. The change, which will be implemented from the current academic year (2025-26) itself, is aimed at encouraging higher participation and improving the learning outcomes among students in govt and aided schools.As a result of the transition, the scholarship examinations will be conducted twice this year. The existing system will continue for one last time, with the exams for Class 5 and Class 8 scheduled ...Read More >
KOCHI: Justice N Nagaresh of the Kerala High Court on Friday expressed displeasure over the suspended Kerala University registrar describing "Bharat Mata" as "a lady holding a saffron flag" in the petition challenging the disciplinary action against him. Registrar K S Anil Kumar was suspended by the vice-chancellor in-charge for cancelling permission for a June 25 event scheduled to be attended by Governor Rajendra Arlekar. He had cited the display of a controversial image of "Bharat Mata" carrying a saffron flag on the dais at the Senate Hall, Thiruvananthapuram as the reason for withdrawing ...Read More >
New Delhi, March 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) The overall flight situation from the Gulf nations continues to improve, with around 85 flights expected to operate from the UAE to India on Monday, while some also continue to operate from various airports in Saudi Arabia and Oman to different destinations in India, according to the Ministry of External Affairs. With the Qatar airspace partially open, Qatar Airways was expected to operate around 10 flights to India on Monday. However, the Kuwait and Bahrain airspaces remain closed. Jazeera Airways and Gulf Air are operating non-scheduled commercial fligh ...Read More >
Bihar OFSS 1st Merit List 2025 Released: Candidates can check the merit list available on the official website at ofssbihar.net. Students who have been selected in the first merit list must report to their allotted +2 school or college between June 4 and June 10, 2025, to complete the admission formalities. Bihar OFSS 1st Merit List 2025: The Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) has released the first merit list for Class 11 admissions (2025-27 session) under the Online Facilitation System for ...Read More >
KEAM Rank List 2025: The Commissioner of Entrance Examination (CEE) Kerala has published the revised rank list for the Kerala Engineering, Agriculture and Medical (KEAM) admission 2025, following a high court order. As per the notification available on the CEE Kerala website, the amendment made to the KEAM prospectus in clause 9.7.4.(b) has been cancelled, and a revised rank list has been prepared. The revised rank details are available on the KEAM 2025 candidate portal at cee.kerala.gov.in. This year, 86549 students appeared for the KEAM engineering examination, of whom 76230 qualified and ...Read More >
Kochi, Jul 11 (PTI) Kerala Higher Education Minister R Bindu on Friday defended the government's intervention in the KEAM exam results, calling it a well-intentioned move aimed at ensuring justice for all students. A day after the division bench of the Kerala High Court upheld the decision of the single judge of the same court, striking down a last-minute change made by the state government to the KEAM 2025 entrance exam prospectus, Bindu said the revised formula used to prepare the new rank list was based on scientific considerations and designed to correct imbalances that had disadvantaged ...Read More >
Gandhinagar: The state govt on Thursday said it disbursed financial assistance of Rs 28 crore to students under the Namo Saraswati Vigyan Sadhana Yojana, which was announced in the current year's budget. The scheme is aimed at motivating students to pursue science education. Under the scheme, each student is given financial aid of Rs 25,000 over two years. The state govt allotted a sum of Rs 250 crore under the project in this year's budget. The govt said more than 2.50 lakh students who opted for the science stream in Class 11 and 12 were provided assistance of Rs 28.46 crore. Students who ...Read More >
The Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) has officially commenced the Class 11 admission process for the academic session 2026-28 through its Online Facilitation System for Students (OFSS). As per the official notification, the online registration process starts from April 8, 2026, allowing eligible students to apply for admission into Intermediate (Class 11) courses across affiliated schools and colleges in Bihar. OFSS Bihar 11th Admission 2026 Begins: Apply Online from April 8 Students can complete their application through the official OFSS portal, offsbihar.net, where the Common Applica ...Read More >
Nagpur: While opting for CBSE is almost a fad in Nagpur, it seems for Class 12, Maharashtra's state board could give students an added advantage. The state board allows students to appear for Class 12 supplementary exams even if they have failed in multiple subjects -- unlike CBSE, which restricts supplementary exams to only one subject, and imposes an 'essential repeat' rule if a student fails in more than one subject.Under the CBSE system, students failing in more than one subject in Class 12 are marked as essential repeaters, requiring them to reappear for all subjects in the next academic ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: The revised KEAM engineering entrance results, announced by the govt here on Thursday after a high court division bench dismissed its appeal against the single bench order, painted a glaringly different scenario from the results announced on July 1. If 43 candidates from the state syllabus figured in the first 100 ranks in the previous results, the same came down to 21 in the revised results. The number of students from the CBSE stream in the first 100 ranks, meanwhile, jumped to 79 from 55.Earlier in the day, the HC division bench upheld the single bench decision setting a ...Read More >
The Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) has announced that Bihar OFSS Class 11 Admission 2026 will start from April 8 for the academic year 2026-28. Online registration will be conducted through the OFSS portal. The Bihar OFSS Class 11 admission 2026 will be available for students who have passed their Class 10 exam from any recognised board and can enrol in science, commerce, arts and agriculture streams for intermediate courses. A centralised admission process will open admission for lakhs of students in the state. What is Bihar OFSS 11th admission 2026 The Bihar OFSS 11th admission 20 ...Read More >
Kochi (Kerala) [India], July 9 (ANI): The Kerala government has filed an appeal against the High Court single bench order quashing the KEAM rank list. The appeal will be considered by the Division Bench on Thursday. The High Court quashed the Kerala Engineering, Architecture, and Medical (KEAM) exam results announced by the government after consolidating marks in the new formula. The single bench of the High Court also ordered that the KEAM rank list be revised. The state government announced the KEAM results last week based on the new formula, considering the long-standing complaint of Kera ...Read More >
Kochi, July 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) In yet another setback for the Pinarayi Vijayan-led Kerala government, the High Court on Thursday upheld the cancellation of the Kerala Engineering Architecture and Medical (KEAM) entrance exam results, marking the second consecutive day of legal blow for the state. The division bench dismissed the state government's appeal challenging the single bench's verdict issued on Wednesday, which had annulled the KEAM rank list published on July 1. The court maintained that the last-minute change in the eligibility criteria was unjustified and directed the authorities ...Read More >
Kerala KEAM Rank List 2025: Kerala Commissioner for Entrance Examinations (CEE) has released a new rank list for KEAM 2025 admissions after the Kerala High Court ordered the recent alterations in the ranking process to be annulled. Court Quashes New Mark Consolidation Formula The revision follows the Kerala High Court's strike down of the amendment to clause 9.7.4.(b) of the KEAM prospectus. The clause had incorporated a new formula for mark consolidation, which had caused widespread panic, particularly among students from the CBSE board. The court favoured Hana Fathima, a CBSE student who ...Read More >
District Magistrate Deepak Meena confirmed the closure, stating that it applies to all schools across boards and levels, from primary to higher secondary, including CBSE, ICSE, technical institutes, madrasas, and Sanskrit board institutions in Ghaziabad. The Ghaziabad administration on Wednesday announced the closure of all schools in the district from July 17 to July 23 following the imposition of major traffic diversions due to the annual Kanwar Yatra, The Times of India reported. The decisio ...Read More >
Bengaluru: As many as 375 private schools in Karnataka migrated from state syllabus to Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) between 2022 and 2024.According to data provided by the state govt in the legislative assembly, 62 schools converted to CBSE in 2022. The number increased drastically to 169 in 2023 and dropped marginally to 144 in 2024."We see an increasing preference for central boards among private schools. Infrastructure norms for central boards are much more realistic, while those of state board are very rigid," said D Shashi Kumar, secretary, Associated Managements of Primary ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], March 30 (ANI): India on Monday said that particular attention is being given to the welfare of Indian seafarers as the conflict in the Gulf region entered its second month. A senior Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) officer assured that the safety, security and welfare of the Indian community in the region remains the utmost priority and added that MEA continues to closely monitor the evolving situation in the region. Addressing an interministerial briefing, Aseem Mahajan, Joint Secretary (Gulf) from the Ministry of External Affairs said that the Indian missions continue ...Read More >
India has no immediate plans to send domestic-flagged vessels back to the Persian Gulf, Rajesh Kumar Sinha, Special Secretary, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW) said Monday. Addressing an inter-ministerial briefing on recent developments in West Asia, he said insurance premiums have risen, and the high-risk area extends beyond just the Hormuz strait. The special secretary said there are currently three India bound foreign-flagged vessels carrying Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), fo ...Read More >
Kochi (Kerala) [India], July 9 (ANI): The Kerala government has filed an appeal against the High Court single bench order quashing the KEAM rank list. The appeal will be considered by the Division Bench on Thursday. The High Court quashed the Kerala Engineering, Architecture, and Medical (KEAM) exam results announced by the government after consolidating marks in the new formula. The single bench of the High Court also ordered that the KEAM rank list be revised. The state government announced the KEAM results last week based on the new formula, considering the long-standing complaint of Kera ...Read More >