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The National Testing Agency will conduct a retest for CUET-UG candidates from July 15 to 19 if any grievance raised by them about the conduct of the exam is found correct, officials said on Sunday. The NTA also announced the answer key for the undergraduate entrance exam, paving the way for the announcement of the results, albeit delayed. "The candidates can submit their challenges for the answer key by 6 pm on July 9," a senior NTA official said. "The NTA is also addressing public grievances regarding the exam conducted for CUET-UG that were received up to June 30. If a grievance is found genuine, the NTA is committed to redoing the exam for these candidates at selected centres any day between July 15 and 19," the official added. While the NTA officials did not comment on the grievances received by the agency, candidates claimed there was loss of time at certain exam centres and technical issues. "Challenges made by the candidates will be verified by a panel of subject experts. B
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The National Eligibility Test (NET) has been rescheduled to avoid a clash with the UPSC preliminary exam and will now be conducted on June 18, UGC Chairman Jagadesh Kumar announced on Monday. Earlier, the exam was scheduled to be held on June 16. "The National Testing Agency and UGC have decided to shift the UGC-NET from 16 June (Sunday) to 18 June 2024 (Tuesday) because of feedback received from candidates about the exam clashing with UPSC prelims. NTA will conduct UGC-NET in OMR mode across India on a single day," Kumar said. UGC-NET is an exam to determine the eligibility of Indian nationals for the "award of Junior Research Fellowship and appointment as assistant professor", "appointment as assistant professor and admission to PhD" and "admission to PhD only" in Indian universities and colleges.
The UPSC said that 1,016 candidates successfully passed the examination and are now recommended for various central government services
Parliament on Friday passed a landmark bill that aims to curb malpractices and irregularities in competitive examinations by including stringent punitive provisions, with Union Minister Jitendra Singh asserting that the bill is meant to deter those who play with the future of the youth. The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Bill, 2024, passed in Rajya Sabha, has provisions for a maximum jail term of 10 years and a fine up to Rs 1 crore. The bill was passed through a voice vote in Rajya Sabha on Friday, after amendments proposed by some opposition members were rejected. The bill was passed by Lok Sabha on February 6. Replying to a discussion on the bill in Rajya Sabha, Singh, Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, said the youth power of the country is "vital" and made it clear that the bill is meant to deter those who are playing with their future. "We can't allow vital youth power of this country to be surrendered or sacrificed in the hands
A bill, which seeks to deal sternly with malpractices and irregularities in competitive examinations with provisions for a maximum jail term of 10 years and a fine up to Rs 1 crore, was passed in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. Piloting The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Bill, 2024, Union minister Jitendra Singh said its provisions are meant to safeguard the interest of meritorious students and candidates. The bill was passed by the Lok Sabha after rejecting amendments proposed by the opposition members. Singh said the government "will not allow meritorious (candidates) to be sacrificed at the alter of organised crimes". He added that the students and candidates do not fall in the purview of this bill and there will ne no harm to job aspirants. The move comes against the backdrop of cancellation of a series of competitive tests such as the teacher recruitment exam in Rajasthan, Common Eligibility Test (CET) for Group-D posts in Haryana, recruitment exam for junior cle
A bill which seeks to deal sternly with malpractices and irregularities in competitive examinations, with provisions for a maximum jail term of 10 years and a fine up to Rs 1 crore was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Monday. The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Bill, 2024 was introduced by Union minister Jitendra Singh. Students will not be a target of the proposed law. It will act against organised gangs, mafia elements and those indulging in malpractices and will not even spare government officials found in collusion with them. The move comes against the backdrop of cancellation of a series of competitive tests such as the teacher recruitment exam in Rajasthan, Common Eligibility Test (CET) for Group-D posts in Haryana, recruitment exam for junior clerks in Gujarat and constable recruitment examination in Bihar following question paper leaks. The bill also proposes a high-level national technical committee on public examinations that will make recommendations to ma
ICSI will likewise release CSEET marksheet 2024 alongside results on the official portal at icsi.edu. One must utilize their login details, for example, registration number to view CSEET result Jan 20
The admit card for the XAT 2024 examination will be released by the Xavier School of Management tomorrow, December 27, 2023. The exam will take place on January 7, 2024
Waking up at the crack of dawn, 26-year-old Uday Kiran from Madurai travels 20 km to a park near Tamukkam Road for an intense cramming session with the sole aim of clearing the coveted Tamil Nadu Civil Services Exam. Kiran is one of the around 150 youngsters who converge at the three-acre park -- a hub for competitive exam aspirants -- almost every day for it offers a "conducive environment" for group study, even if that entails sitting under the shade of a tree in hot and muggy weather. Change is in the offing, however, courtesy of the Smart Cities Mission under which a library and knowledge centre with modern facilities, including tablets, is being set up on Tamukkam Road for Rs 2.5 crore. "We have set up this modern library at Madurai's Tamukkam Road, which will facilitate youths to access to digital study material and as well as several books," Ruban Suresh, Chief Engineer of Madurai Municipal Corporation, told PTI. "Under the Smart Cities Mission, students can utilise the ...
SSC CPO result 2023 has been declared by the Staff Selection Commission (SSC). Candidates who appeared in the SSC Delhi Police, CAPF SI paper 1 exam can view their result on the website of SSC
The Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) on Monday released the final answer key of the School Teacher Written (Objective) Competitive Examination to calculate the marks
The deadline to apply for GATE 2024 registration is today on 12 October. The last date to apply for the engineering entrance test but with late fee is until 20 October 2023
Applicants can apply for the openings on the official site at bpssc.bih.nic.in from October 5 onwards. Meanwhile, the last date to fill the application form is November 5
BTEUP Result 2023 has been declared by the Board of Technical Education for 2nd, 4th and 6th Semester at bteup.ac.in or result.bteupexam.in. The examination was held between June 28 and July 20, 2023
IISC Bangalore will hold the GATE exam on February 3, 4, 10, and 11, 2024. The online registration for GATE will start from today and applicants can apply at gate2024.iisc.ac.in
The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) has announced the IBPS RRB PO Prelims results 2023. Applicants can view their results through the official site of IBPS at ibps.in
A top bureaucrat in Maharashtra's revenue department will conduct an inquiry into the reason behind a technical glitch in the TCS server that caused a two-hour delay in start of recruitment examination for "talathis" on Monday in the state, causing inconvenience to candidates, said a Cabinet minister. IT major Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), responsible for conducting the online test, in a statement in the morning said, As per the technical team, there was a central hardware issue which has impacted the exam start time (9 am which was pushed to 11 am) in all the exam centres for talathi (revenue department officials) recruitment exam 2023 today. Maharashtra Revenue Minister Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil announced a high-level probe into the matter and expressed regret over inconvenience caused to candidates appearing for the exam. Talking to reporters here, he said, The additional chief secretary of the revenue department will conduct an inquiry into the reason behind the Tata ...
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SSC MTS result 2023 to be announced for Tier 1 at official website on ssc.nic.in. However, there is no official affirmation with respect to result date or time yet