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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 attempt at PG NEET in August 2024. I secured the 6947th rank, which was not sufficient for medicine. In November, I appeared for the Institutes of National Importance Combined Entrance Test (INI-CET), securing 1357th rank. Usually, the seats get filled with 100-200. It was only in the next six months that I dedicated time to prepare."He added, "It would be much better if a govt-run coaching centres also offer PG coaching facilities. This will benefit many economically backward students who can pursue specialisations and not stop with UG."Speaking about Dr Barath Kumar's achievement, collector Giriyappanavar told TOI on Saturday: "This is a proud moment for the district. Moving further, we shall motivate more students to pursue PG and shall provide free PG NEET coaching to them."
CHITTOOR (Andhra Pradesh): The Apollo University, Apollo Hospitals and University of Leicester, United Kingdom, have partnered to establish the Centre for Digital Health and Precision Medicine (CDHPM) at The Apollo University campus in Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh. The advanced research center will bring together the expertise and resources of both institutions to create a global hub for digital health and precision medicine. The CDHPM will be the hub in Chittoor, India. The hub at the University of Leicester will be based at the BHF Cardiovascular Research Centre at Glenfield Hospital, Leicester ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The National Medical Commission (NMC), the regulatory authority for medical education in India, cautioned MBBS aspirants and their parents not to fall for fake offers promising easy admissions and offshore courses that are not legally sanctioned. The commission pointed out several unauthorised medical colleges operating in India without requisite approvals that mislead students and parents by offering bogus courses. In an advisory, NMC listed out important points during admission process in medical colleges across India and mandatory rules while pursuing education in foreign count ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 15 (PTI) YouTuber Samay Raina appeared before the National Commission for Women (NCW) in Delhi on Tuesday, months after he was summoned in connection with allegedly offensive and sexist content aired during his show "India's Got Latent", officials said. Raina was also among the five social media influencers who appeared before the Supreme Court in a case seeking action against them for ridiculing persons suffering from disabilities. Raina submitted his statement in response to the allegations to NCW officials. Officials said further steps will be considered after reviewing his ...Read More >
VMPL Dharmapuri (Tamil Nadu) [India], February 17: Among the established CBSE schools in Dharmapuri, Senthil Public School located at Adhiyamankottai, Dharmapuri, continues to demonstrate consistent academic performance and competitive examination success across multiple years. The school's results place it firmly among the best schools in Dharmapuri, reflecting a disciplined academic framework supported by long-term planning and student-focused preparation. Consistent Performance in CBSE Board Examinations Senthil Public School's academic record began strongly with its first batch of Class ...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 >
New Delhi, Jul 13 (PTI) BITS Pilani, an Institution of Eminence, will invest over Rs 2,200 crore on expansion, including an 'AI+ Campus' at Amaravati in Andhra Pradesh, its Chancellor and industrialist Kumar Mangalam Birla said on Sunday. The investment will be made over a period of five years. In his address at the 2025 convocation of the institution, Birla reaffirmed BITS Pilani's "commitment to nation-building with three transformative initiatives", as "India aspires to become a 10 trillion dollar economy and a knowledge superpower". Elaborating, he said the first is 'Project Vistaar' of ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], August 4 (ANI): Actor and Makkal Needhi Maiam founder Kamal Haasan made strong remarks on the necessity of education while addressing a gathering at the Agaram Foundation event in Chennai. Education is the only weapon that can break the chains of dictatorship and Sanatan, the Rajya Sabha MP said on Sunday. Kamal Haasan added, Dont take anything else in your hands, only education. We cannot win without it, because the majority can make you lose. Majority Fools (Moodargal) will make u lose; knowledge alone will seem defeated. That why we must hold on to it (Educat ...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 >
NEW DELHI/BATHINDA: The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) on Friday conducted searches at 22 de-addiction centres across Punjab, including in Chandigarh, Barnala and Ludhiana, after its investigation revealed illegal sale of drugs by these centres. The agency also searched a premise in Mumbai linked to the accused.Dr Amit Bansal, who runs these 22 centres, is prime accused in the case, sources said. Bansal, against whom Punjab Police has registered multiple FIRs, is alleged to be engaged in illegal sale of drugs from his de-addiction centres.Privately-run drug de-addiction centres in Punjab are ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Cabinet headed by CM Mohan Charan Majhi, has taken two major decisions aimed at strengthening social justice in education and enhancing food security across the state. Addressing the media, Majhi announced revised reservation provisions for higher education institutions and the introduction of a new food distribution scheme, "Mukhyamantri Annapurna Yojana," for the financial year 2026-27. The Cabinet approved the launch of the "Mukhyamantri Annapurna Yojana" to provide additional rice to beneficiaries under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) and State Food Security ...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 >
SHILLONG, Dec 16: In a major development at the North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU), Sumarbin Umdor on Monday tendered his resignation from the post of Pro Vice-Chancellor, Shillong Campus, with immediate effect from the afternoon of December 15. In his resignation letter addressed to Vice-Chancellor Prabha Shankar Shukla, Prof Umdor stated that he has handed over charge to the Senior Pro Vice-Chancellor, Fameline K. Marak, in accordance with university norms. Explaining the circumstances leading to his decision, Prof Umdor said that over the past year, during the continued absence of the V ...Read More >
Mumbai, Apr 7 (PTI) The Maharashtra government has approved the rollout of four-year undergraduate programmes, introducing honours and honours with research degrees from the 2026-27 academic year in line with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. The decision aims to bring uniformity and ensure effective implementation of the revised four-year undergraduate structure across all public universities, and affiliated as well as autonomous colleges in the state. According to a government resolution (GR) issued on Monday, the four-year undergraduate programme will be structured into eight seme ...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 >
Bhubaneswar: In a major step toward promoting social justice and equitable access to education, the Odisha Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Mohan Majhi, approved a revised reservation policy for admissions to medical, engineering, and other professional and higher education courses late on Saturday. The policy introduces an 11.25% reservation for Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC) in these streams for the first time. It simultaneously raises the quota for Scheduled Tribes (ST) from the previous 12% to 22.50% and for Scheduled Castes (SC) from 8% to 16.25%. This brings the o ...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 >
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 >
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 >
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 >
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 >
The Union Minister for Education Dharmendra Pradhan on December 5 inaugurated the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) Research Internship Programme in Social and Human Sciences. He also distributed appointment letters to the ICSSR Research Interns and distributed prizes to the winners of the National Argumentative Essay Writing Competition on "Simultaneous Elections in India: One Nation, One Election" to the UG, PG and Doctoral Students. Advertisement https://images.indianexpress. ...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 >
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 >
India has seen a significant rise in medical colleges and seats. Maternal and child health indicators have improved considerably. Tuberculosis incidence has also dropped sharply. More seats are expected in the coming years. Graduating doctors are urged to serve with empathy and embrace innovation for the nation's healthcare needs. The number of medical colleges in the country has gone up from 387 to 819 in the last 11 years, Union Health Minister Nadda said on Saturday. Addressing the 50th Annu ...Read More >
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], June 28 (ANI): Admission to primary school is a defining milestone in a child's life, one that lays the foundation for future learning and growth. Recognising its significance, the then Chief Minister of Gujarat, Narendra Modi, believed that this first step into education should be more than a formality; it should be celebrated like a festival. With this vision, in 2003, Narendra Modi launched Shala Praveshotsav, turning routine school enrolment into a statewide movement, a release said. Launched over two decades ago by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Shala Praves ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, Apr 4 (PTI) 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, wh ...Read More >
The number of seats reserved for scheduled caste (SC) and scheduled tribe (ST) students in medical, engineering, higher and technical education courses has almost been doubled in Odisha, with the state government making major changes in the reservation policy. In a late-night cabinet decision Saturday, the BJP government in Odisha increased reservation of seats in medical, engineering, and other higher/technical education courses in Odisha. It also approved reservation of seats in these courses for students belonging to backward classes. According to officials, seats reserved for ST students ...Read More >