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Bengaluru: Age is just a number for around 23 candidates, who qualified in the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) from Karnataka. They are above the age of 32. According to data from Karnataka Examinations Authority, the oldest candidate from the state who became eligible for NEET counselling is 52 years old. Born in 1973, the candidate scored 181 marks. The second oldest candidate is 48 years old and secured 133 marks. The third candidate on the list was born in 1983 and has 288 marks. Interestingly, at least two of these 23 candidates secured 480 marks and are in the All India rank range of 76,000. This could fetch the candidates a general merit seat in medical colleges of the state. There are candidates with 375, 312, and 311 marks. However, curiously, none of these candidates registered for counselling with KEA. This would mean that they are either not interested in taking a seat or are eyeing seats only through Medical Counselling Committee. MCC counselling opens doors to seats in deemed universities. "We are unsure why the senior candidates took the exam. These could be people who dreamed of becoming a doctor from their younger days and received an opportunity now. It could also be teachers from coaching institutes who keep attempting entrances so that they understand the exam style and other nitty-gritty of the test. They, however, never join the course," said an educationist. It may be recalled that three senior citizens from Tamil Nadu aged 68, 67, and 60 years qualified for NEET and applied for counselling. In TN, 25 people above the age of 35 qualified for NEET. The National Medical Commission had removed the age barrier for candidates appearing for NEET in 2022. Last year, the number of students who repeated a year to appear for NEET doubled in the state, with 53,616 repeaters taking the exam. Two students from 1997 were the oldest last year. Seat matrix: The seat matrix for the medical undergraduate programme is still awaited in the state, while the draft seat matrix for the dental course has been released. There is a total of 3,315 dental seats available in the state. Of these, 668 are All India quota, 911 are govt seats. As many as 1,210 are private seats, 377 are NRI quota. There are 28 seats under ESI colleges quota and 121 in other seats category.
Mumbai, December 11: The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) has announced changes to the schedule for the NEET PG Counselling 2024. Candidates planning to participate in the upcoming counselling rounds are advised to review the revised timetable, which has been made available on the official website at mcc.nic.in. This update ensures clarity and provides sufficient time for candidates to prepare for the counselling process. As per the revised timetable, the Round 2 choice filling and locking for NEET PG counselling will end on December 11, 2024. Candidates can fill their choices until 8 AM o ...Read More >
CHENNAI: The National Medical Commission has given a conditional approval for the year 2025-2026 to 35 government medical colleges for which show cause notices were issued in May. According to official sources, all the 35 colleges got the approval on the condition that they rectify the shortage of staff and other deficiencies specified in four months. The NMC had sent show cause notices to 35 out of 36 government medical colleges, including Stanley Medical College and Omandurar Medical College, ...Read More >
Indore, Jul 1 (PTI) The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Tuesday stayed the retest of candidates affected by power cuts at exam centres in Indore and Ujjain during the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET-UG) held on May 4 for admission to undergraduate medical courses. Justice Vivek Rusia and Justice Binod Kumar Dwivedi of the Indore bench of the high court gave this verdict after hearing the arguments of all the concerned parties on the appeal filed by the National Examination Agency (NTA), a lawyer representing the candidates said. The NTA had challenged the order of a single bench of ...Read More >
The books for class 9-12 will be available from 2026-27. New Delhi: The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has reduced the prices of books for classes 9 to 12 by 20 per cent. The decision was announced by NCERT Director Dinesh Prasad Saklani during an event held in the national capital on Monday. The reduction in the prices of books will be effective from the upcoming academic year. News agency PTI quoted the minister as saying that while the textbooks for classes 9- ...Read More >
VIJAYAWADA: The State government on Friday accorded approvals to a slew of industries. Among those are Krishnapatnam Power Corporation Limited (KPCL), which is set to establish a 350 MW Solar and Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) in Thamminapatnam and Mommidi villages of SPSR Nellore district with a Rs 1,225 crore investment, creating 575 jobs. Furthermore, the government also waived off a Rs 54 crore extension of time fee, contingent on project completion within two years as per the Andhra Pradesh Integrated Clean Energy Policy-2024. The government also allocated 22.80 acres at MPSEZ in N ...Read More >
COIMBATORE: Coimbatore district collector Pavankumar G Giriyappanavar and district revenue officer M Sharmila on Friday felicitated Dr G Barath Kumar who secured the all-India ninth rank in the PG NEET 2025. Barath is a resident of Annur.Speaking to TOI about his achievement, Dr Barath Kumar said, "NEET should not be considered a competition. If we take it as an opportunity to progress, it would be much easier to prepare. I secured a rank above 3000 in the UG NEET. I got placed under the govt quota.""In 2024, after the completion of the internship, I decided to pursue PG and gave my first atte ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 9 (PTI) The talent and capability of today's graduates will take the country to new heights on the global stage, said Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Thursday, while speaking at the 18th convocation of Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (GGSIPU). "Today's graduates are the real drivers of Viksit Bharat," she said at the event held at the university's East Delhi campus in Surajmal Vihar. A total of 26,649 degrees were conferred on students, including 124 PhDs, 11 MPhils, 2,873 postgraduate, 22,455 undergraduate, 477 MBBS and 709 MD/MS and DM/MCh degrees. Universit ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Citing months of unpaid stipends, poor infrastructure, and faculty shortages, junior doctors from all 34 government medical colleges in Telangana will go on an indefinite strike starting June 30. In a letter to the director of medical education, the Telangana Junior Doctors Association (TJUDA) said repeated appeals since November 2024 had gone unanswered. "Junior doctors are the backbone of government hospitals. We're working 36-hour shifts under extreme pressure without receiving what's rightfully ours," the letter stated. Stipend payments for senior residents, postgraduates and ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 4 (ANI): Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday came down heavily on the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) over its pitch to reconsider the words 'secular and socialist' from the Preamble of the Indian Constitution while saying that it was 'all talk'. He dared and challenged RSS General Secretary Dattatreya Hosabale and top leaders of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the centre to remove the words 'secular and socialist' from the Preamble. 'Days before, I heard that some RSS person said that we should remove Secular and Socialist words from ...Read More >
Robotic surgery, AI X-rays, cath labs, critical care blocks in pipeline Srinagar, Apr 5: The government has revealed an ambitious and multi-pronged plan to transform healthcare delivery system with high-end facilities like robotic surgery units, new cardiac cath labs, PET-CT scanners, AI-enabled diagnostics, and expanded critical care infrastructure to be rolled out in the coming years. The Health and Medical Education Department explicitly acknowledged gaps in infrastructure and staff in the d ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 14 (PTI) The National Medical Commission (NMC) has directed all medical colleges to publish the complete course-wise fee structure and details of stipends paid to interns, junior residents, and senior residents on their official websites. In a public notice, the NMC said non-compliance will result in the issuance of a show-cause notice, imposition of financial penalties, withdrawal of course recognition and suspension of admissions. The public notice mentioned that the Supreme Court, in its April 29, 2025 judgment titled State of Uttar Pradesh and Ors. vs. Miss Bhavna Tiwari a ...Read More >
Mumbai : Tesla's long awaited India debut finally took place with chief minister Devendra Fadnavis inaugurating its showroom in Mumbai on Tuesday. The Elon Musk-led car maker unveiled its Model Y compact all-electric SUV at its 'Experience Centre' in Bandra-Kurla Complex with the CM describing it as the "right city and the right state" for the launch."Mumbai stands for innovation and sustainability. In 2015, when I went to the US, I had my first ride in a Tesla, and then I thought we need such a vehicle for mobility in India. But it took 10 years for it to come to India. But we are very happy ...Read More >
Haryana NEET 2025 Counselling: The Directorate of Medical Education and Research (DMER), Haryana, has officially released the result for the Haryana NEET 2025 counselling Round 1. All the candidates who have registered themselves for the counselling will be able to check their result through the official website, i.e. uhsrugcounselling.com. A total of 7,595 candidates have been included in the merit list, with a total of 2,213 candidates allotted seats in various medical and dental colleges across the state. Candidates must know that they will have to pay the tuition fees for the allotted col ...Read More >
As higher education evolves alongside shifting industry demands, universities across India are increasingly reworking their academic models to focus on employability, interdisciplinary exposure, and real-world application. Traditional degree structures are being supplemented with skill-based learning, digital integration, and opportunities that extend beyond the classroom.This shift reflects a broader recognition that academic knowledge alone may not be sufficient in a rapidly changing job market ...Read More >
New Delhi- For thousands of Indian students unable to secure a medical seat at home, studying MBBS abroad often appears as a practical alternative. But a fresh advisory by the National Medical Commission (NMC) suggests that this route may be far riskier than it seems. In a detailed alert issued on April 1, the Commission has warned that students enrolling in non-compliant foreign medical colleges could find themselves ineligible to practise medicine in India, despite completing their degrees. The advisory, issued by the Under-Graduate Medical Education Board (UGMEB), builds on a series of wa ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: In a landmark decision, the Odisha government on Saturday enhanced the reservation for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe students and introduced a quota for the Socially and Economically Backward Classes (SEBC) in medical and technical education. The decision was taken at the cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi here. "While the quota for the ST students is raised from 12 per cent to 22.50 per cent, it has been enhanced from 8 per cent to 16.25 per cent for SCs. The state government has introduced an 11.25 per cent quota for OBC students, who are known ...Read More >
If you're preparing for NEET (UG) 2026, Chemistry may seem like the subject that sits between the other two -- generally more manageable than Physics, yet not as simple as Biology. For some students, it becomes a high-scoring area, while for others it presents a challenging blend of memory-based Inorganic, concept-heavy Physical, and application-driven Organic Chemistry. This brings us to the question that every aspirant eventually has: "How should I allocate my study time for Chemistry?" The a ...Read More >
Mumbai, December 12: The Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) released the RRB JE Admit Card 2024 today, December 12. Candidates who will be appearing for the RRB Junior Engineer Computer-Based Test (CBT) 1 2024 can check and download the hall ticket through the official website of RRB at rrbapply.gov.in. It must be noted that the RRB JE exam 2024 for CBT stage 1 is scheduled to take place on December 16, 17, and 18. As per the official notification, the admit card or hall ticket for the RRB JE Exam 2024 will be released four days before the respective examination date. For example, candidates app ...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 >
Dimapur, Jul 18 (PTI) Two persons have died of Japanese Encephalitis (JE) in Nagaland, a health department official said on Friday. Chief Medical Officer, Dimapur, Dr Yartenla Jamir, said that of the seven JE cases detected in Dimapur, Chumoukedima, and Niuland districts, two persons have died so far. She expressed concern over the rise in Japanese encephalitis (JE) cases in the three districts, especially during the monsoon season, which increases the risk of transmission. The Health department has urged district administrations to issue a public advisory on JE prevention measures and to i ...Read More >
INDORE: The Madhya Pradesh high court's Indore bench has ordered the National Testing Agency (NTA) to conduct re-tests for the NEET Undergraduate (UG) Examination 2025 for students who filed petitions before June 3, claiming their performance was affected by power outages during the initial exams in May. Justice Subodh Abhyankar directed that the re-test results should solely determine the petitioners' ranks. The court emphasized that counseling scheduled for July 1, 2025, would be subject to the re-test results.The court's decision came after 119 similar petitions were clubbed together, highl ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday declined to hear a petition challenging the NEET-UG 2025 results over an alleged error in one of the questions. A bench comprising Justices P S Narasimha and R Mahadevan observed that a similar petition had been dismissed earlier in the week. "We have dismissed identical matters. We agree there might be multiple correct answers. But we cannot interfere in an exam which is given by lakhs of candidates. It's not an individual's case. Thousands of students will be affected," the bench said. The court was hearing a plea filed by a candidate who claimed a m ...Read More >
Agartala, July 5 (UNI) The Tripura School Quality Assessment and Accreditation Framework (SQAAF) has been launched in Tripura to enable children on a contemporary level with the children of other parts of the country. Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha, who also holds the education portfolio, said on Saturday that through SQAAF, the standards of education of each school can be assessed, and recognition given accordingly. "The teachers in schools will no longer be limited to the traditional way of teaching. They will have to teach various important subjects beyond the specific syllabus," he said. " ...Read More >
The Director General of Medical Education (DGME) declared the round 1 seat allotment result of the National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET UG) 2025 counselling for admissions to 85% state quota seats in MBBS, BDS programmes. Registered candidates can check the UP NEET UG seat allotment result 2025 on the official website- upneet.gov.in. According to the UP NEET UG counselling 2025 schedule, candidates will be able to download the seat allotment order and report to the allotted institute between August 18 and 23 and between August 25 and 28. A total of 32,230 candidates were found eligible f ...Read More >
Rajasthan NEET UG Counselling 2025: The NEET UG Medical and Dental Admission Counseling Board 2025 Rajasthan has revised the NEET UG 2025 Counselling Schedule confirming the new date of seat allotment. The NEET UG Medical and Dental Admission Counseling Board 2025 Rajasthan was supposed to publish the result of the NEET UG 2025 Round 1 Allotment (MBBS and BDS only) on August 10, 2025. The Board, however, postponed it to a new date. As per the Rajasthan NEET UG 2025 Round 1 allotment revised schedule, the MBBS and BDS round 1 allotment result will now be published on August 18, 2025. The can ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], October 16: In a first-of-its-kind initiative in Telangana, Malla Reddy Group of Institutions entered into a strategic partnership with global technology leader Google to launch the Digital Campus on Google Cloud at its Hyderabad campus. This initiative marked the largest collaboration of its kind in India, aimed at empowering 50,000 students with future-ready skills, AI-driven learning tools, and globally recognized certifications. The flagship event was held at the Malla Reddy Group of Institutions Campus, Hyderabad, on October 15, 2025 (Wednesday). The cerem ...Read More >
Online registration for the Common University Entrance Test (CUET) is scheduled to begin in the first week of April, according to the annual academic calendar issued by the Directorate of Education (DoE) for the 2026-27 session. The DoE said the calendar has been prepared in line with notified holidays and existing rules to ensure the smooth functioning of schools and the holistic development of students. The calendar, released also for all government and government-aided schools in Delhi, outli ...Read More >
Nagpur: In a landmark move in private education sector, Adani Foundation and Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research (DMIHER), both running medical colleges and other institutes, have joined hands. The Adani-Meghe combine aims to establish a global centre of excellence in healthcare education.Adani Foundation is the social service arm of the Adani Group, and DMIHER is a group of educational institutions formed under the leadership of senior political leader Datta Meghe.A deemed university, DMIHER runs 15 institutes and 5 teaching hospitals. Adani Foundation has been actively inv ...Read More >
Chennai: The Madras High Court has said that since the students who appeared for the NEET exam were not affected by the power outage during the exam, it cannot order for reexamination. The NEET exam for undergraduate medical courses was held across the country on May 4. Due to heavy rains in Chennai that day, power was cut off. As a result, 16 students, including 13 students who appeared for the exam at Avadi Kendriya Vidyalaya School Centre, filed a petition in the Madras High Court seeking an order to conduct a re-examination as they were unable to write the exam properly. In this case, th ...Read More >
New Delhi: It's the same story every year. A centralised admission test that was meant to reform India's higher education system has instead plunged it into repeated cycles of uncertainty.Since its rollout in 2022, the Common University Entrance Test (CUET) -- now mandatory for undergraduate admissions in central universities -- has consistently failed to release results on time, throwing academic calendars into disarray, overburdening faculty, and leaving lakhs of students in prolonged limbo.The delay is not just administrative -- it's academic, emotional, and financial. For three consecutive ...Read More >