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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 on December 11. The choice-locking option will be accessible from 4 PM on December 10 and will close at 8 AM on December 11. UGC NET December 2024: Application Window Closes Tomorrow, Know How To Apply At ugcnet.nta.ac.in. Candidates are advised to stay updated with the revised schedule and visit the official MCC website to access the detailed timetable and important links. UPSC Mains Results 2024: Know How To Check Civil Services Mains Results at upsc.gov.in and Selection Process. Round 2 registration has closed, but the payment link remains active. Candidates can complete the fee payment until 3 PM on December 10, 2024. The AIQ counselling process includes four rounds: Round 1, Round 2, Round 3, and the Stray Vacancy Round. For additional details, candidates are advised to visit MCC's official website.
New Delhi, June 6: The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, is expected to announce the AIIMS BSc Nursing Result 2025 soon. Candidates who appeared for the B.Sc (H) Nursing examination can check and download the results on the official website of AIIMS at aiimsexams.ac.in when declared. It must be noted that the AIIMS B.Sc Nursing written exam was held on June 1. The board is likely to declare the results today, June 6. That said, the institute has not yet shared any official results. The AIIMS B.Sc Nursing exam consisted of one paper, which lasted two hours. The exam p ...Read More >
A Delhi University panel's decision to drop proposed postgraduate Political Science papers on Islam, Pakistan, and China has failed to find consensus among the members. Photograph: Courtesy @UnivofDelhi/X While some called it ideological censorship, those who supported the decision termed it a step towards making the syllabus "India-centric" and free from bias. In its meeting on Wednesday, DU's Standing Committee for Academic Matters directed the removal of four elective papers -- Islam and In ...Read More >
New Delhi: Teachers at Jawaharlal Nehru University have criticised the university's academic planning for the upcoming semester, calling the schedule "illogical" and "fraught with inconsistencies". They flagged a series of alleged administrative lapses, most notably in the handling of admissions, particularly for PhD programmes. JNU Teachers' Association (JNUTA) alleged that the administration's method, combining percentile scores from NET with raw viva voce marks, violated basic principles of statistics and skewed the final merit list, "effectively rendering the written exam marks meaningless ...Read More >
New Delhi, June 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Supreme Court on Friday allowed an application filed by the National Board of Examinations (NBE) seeking permission to schedule the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET)-PG 2025 on August 3. A Bench of Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and Augustine George Masih took note of the submission that August 3 was the earliest possible available date given by its technology partner for conducting the NEET-PG 2025 examination in terms of the recent apex court order. Allowing the application filed by the NBE to conduct the NEET-PG 2025 examination on August ...Read More >
New Delhi: Delhi University has steadily increased its fee components over the last three years, with key funds showing significant rises since 2022. The University Development Fund has grown by approximately 67%, while the University Facilities and Services Charges have surged sharply by 200%. Meanwhile, the Economically Weaker Section Welfare Fund has increased by 150% in the same period, highlighting a consistent upward trend in student fees.Continuing this pattern, the university has revised fees again for the 2025-26 academic session. This year's hikes exceed 20% in some key components, m ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], June 6 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday granted the National Board of Examinations (NBE) permission to reschedule the NEET PG 2025 exam to August 3, 2025. The exam was initially set for June 15, 2025. While granting the extension, a bench of Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and Augustine George Masih made it clear that no further postponements would be allowed. The court emphasised that the decision to reschedule the exam was bona fide and necessary to ensure a smooth examination. 'We are satisfied that the prayer for extension of time is bona fide. Accordingly, the time a ...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 (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 >
New Delhi, Mar 31 (PTI) An ex-assistant professor now behind bars for allegedly making over 1,100 hoax bomb threats was reportedly furious with the legal justice system. Srinivas Louis, 47, is presumed to be tech-savvy and employed multiple methods to conceal his IP address, making it difficult for agencies to trace the origin of the threatening e-mails, a senior police officer said. Louis was apprehended on Saturday from his rented accommodation in Karnataka's Mysuru, after a series of coordinated investigations into bomb threat e-mails sent to schools, courts and government offices. The a ...Read More >
Mumbai, March 31: As Ashwini Bhide, who has 31 years of experience in the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), takes charge as the new civic commissioner of Mumbai, she is tasked with handling key infrastructure projects, pre-monsoon preparations, and other civic issues. Her appointment comes two months after the BMC elections, in which the BJP-Shinde Sena alliance won, and a month after the administration presented the massive budget of over Rs 80,000 crore. Track record of delivering key projects However, Bhide is known for her firm, no-nonsense, and result-oriented administrative style, ...Read More >
Sajjad Hussain Kargili from Ladakh appeals to the Minority Affairs Ministry for introducing Shia theology in Islamic Studies at Jamia Millia Islamia and establishing a residential coaching institute in Ladakh. His proposals aim to empower youth and preserve Ladakh's cultural heritage, including fellowship programs and support for higher education abroad. Political activist Sajjad Hussain Kargili from Ladakh has submitted a proposal to Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju. The request includes ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jun 6 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Friday allowed the National Board of Examination (NBE) to conduct on August 3, the NEET-PG 2025 exam in one shift in line with the top court's directions. A bench of Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and Augustine George Masih, which initially questioned the over two-month window sought by the NBE for holding the examination, said the board's plea appeared to be "bonafide". The top court, however, clarified no further time would be granted to NBE for holding NEET-PG 2025 examination. The NBE referred to the May 30 order of the top court and said for ...Read More >
Haryana NEET UG 2025: The Haryana Department of Medical Education and Research has officially announced the seat allotment result for the Haryana NEET UG 2025 Counselling on their official website. The candidates who had participated in the counselling process will be able to check their seat allotment status by visiting the website. As per the official data, a total of 4,071 candidates have been allotted seats in the Haryana NEET Under Graduate 2025 round 3 counselling. Now, the students have to complete further steps to secure their admission. Those students who will be allotted seats in t ...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 >
Jaipur: In a decisive move, the state govt informed the Rajasthan High Court Tuesday it would not cancel the controversial 2021 sub-inspector recruitment examination, despite allegations of paper leaks and use of dummy candidates. After months of protests for and against the demand to cancel the exam as well as the court's directives for administrative clarity in the matter, the state govt finally made its stand clear during the hearing before the single bench of Justice Sameer Jain.Advocate general Rajendra Prasad, representing the state govt, said, "The decision to continue with the recruitm ...Read More >
'India should look to add an extra bowler' IMAGE: Ajinkya Rahane has a piece of advice for head coach Gautam Gambhir and captain Shubman Gill- play an extra bowler in the fourth Test at Old Trafford. Photograph: BCCI/X As India gear up for the fourth Test at Old Trafford, former captain Ajinkya Rahane has raised a tactical alarm: the team's all-rounder-heavy approach might be hurting their chances. His solution? A fourth specialist bowler -- even if it comes at the cost of batting depth. Now in England, and having witnessed India's narrow defeat at Lord's, the veteran batter has a piece of ...Read More >
Bihar NEET PG Counselling 2024: The Bihar Combined Entrance Competitive Examination Board (BCECEB) has started the National Eligibility Entrance Test - postgraduate (NEET PG) 2024 round 2 counselling registration and choice-filling process today, December 17. Interested and qualified applicants can apply for the Bihar NEET PG round 2 counselling 2024 form by going to the official website, bceceboard.bihar.gov.in. The Bihar NEET PG 2024 round 2 seat matrix, which comprises vacancies from round 1, newly approved seats, and seats left vacant owing to resignations, has been released. According to ...Read More >
Katra: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday flagged off a Vande Bharat train service between Katra and Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir, the first train connection between the Kashmir valley and the Jammu region. Modi inaugurated the train in the presence of Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, Jammu and Kashmir LG Manoj Sinha, and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, among others. Earlier, the PM inaugurated the Chenab Railway Bridge, the world's tallest rail bridge, and Anji Khad Bridge, the country's first cable-stayed railway bridge The Srinagar-Katra journey, which currently takes nearly six hour ...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 >
New Delhi, Sep 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has taken cognisance of the murder of a NEET student in Gorakhpur and on Tuesday he directed senior officials to visit the spot, meet the victim's family, and ensure strict action against the culprits. This comes after a 19-year-old student preparing for NEET was brutally killed by alleged cattle smugglers in Gorakhpur. The incident took place late on Monday night and has led to widespread unrest in the village. The Chief Minister's Office shared on social media platform 'X': "Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has t ...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 >
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 ran ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 1 (PTI) UPSC Chairman Ajay Kumar on Wednesday said that cheating and use of fake certificates in any government job recruitment examination by the candidates is "unacceptable" and it can cause long-term career damage to them. In a first-of-its-kind virtual town hall, he asked candidates to avoid "going that path", which may attract the strictest action, including debarment from appearing in any examination conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) for three years. "For UPSC, cheating is not at all acceptable. We have a zero-tolerance policy on this. And if anythi ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 18 (PTI) The Centre's high-level panel on exam reforms has advised against permanent staffing in the National Testing Agency (NTA), instead recommending longer tenure for executives and domain experts with attractive service conditions. Under fire over alleged irregularities in the conduct of medical entrance exam NEET-UG and PhD entrance NET, the government set up the panel in July to study the functioning of the NTA. The Opposition had claimed that NTA operates with fewer than 25 permanent employees and somehow it conducts over two dozen major exams, including the highly com ...Read More >
Ojha stated that the reason behind him joining the AAP is the similarity in ideology. | X / Arvind Kejriwal Avadh Ojha, a popular UPSC teacher and motivational speaker joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Monday, December 2 in the presence of senior leader Manish Sisodia and AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal. Ojha stated that the reason behind him joining the AAP is the similarity in ideology, which emphasizes the important of education. Arvind Kejriwal welcomed Ojha into AAP and said, "The country's renowned teacher Shri Avadh Ojha ji joined the Aam Aadmi Party today. His experience and ...Read More >
Chandigarh: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday felicitated 44 govt school students who successfully cleared the prestigious JEE (Advanced) exam. He asserted that the 'Sikhiya Kranti' initiative, launched by his govt to revitalise the education sector, was enabling the state to produce such achievers.Mann said the primary aim of Sikhiya Kranti was to make Punjab a frontrunner in education. "These students are now scripting new success stories every day and bringing laurels to the state," he said.He said that due to the state govt's efforts, Punjab was on its way to becoming a techn ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Twelve people were arrested in connection with Wednesday's violent protest against an ethanol factory proposed at Pedda Dhanwada village in Jogulamba district. Sub-inspector D Jagadeeswar said the police used video footage to identify those involved in the unrest.In a video statement on Thursday, the SI said notices were issued to five others. "Protesters came armed with sticks and red chilli powder. They pelted stones at the police and set fire to a container and makeshift shelters meant for workers," he said, warning that more arrests would follow. "We urge villagers to maintain p ...Read More >
added 135 more seats to the NEET PG 2025 Round 2 MCC NEET PG 2025 Result: The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) is scheduled to release the National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET) Postgraduate (PG) result today, December 16, 2025. Candidates who participated in the second round of counselling can check and download the allotment status on the official website of the commiteee mcc.nic.in. The total number of seats available for allotment stands at 32,215 for round 2. NEET PG Round 2 Result: ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday said it would examine whether the sharp reduction in the qualifying marks for NEET-PG 2025-26 affects the standard of postgraduate medical education. A bench of Justice PS Narasimha and Justice Alok Aradhe made the remarks while hearing a batch of petitions challenging the reduction in the percentile cut-off for the current academic year. "Adversely affecting the quality of education is what we are concerned about more than anything. It is about the quality. You will have to satisfy us that the reduction of the cutoff so drastically...will have little i ...Read More >
Jawaharlal Nehru University will conduct the second cycle of PhD admissions for 2025-26. The university also grants hostel extensions for PhD scholars nearing thesis submission. The JNU Students' Union continues its hunger strike. They demand the reinstatement of the Jawaharlal Nehru University Entrance Examination for PhD programs. The union claims the university's decision impacts many MA graduates.Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has announced the second cycle of PhD admissions, tentatively s ...Read More >