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The raids are part of an ongoing investigation into the alleged manipulation of NRI quota admissions, a practice that reportedly involves substantial financial transactions, fraudulent documentation
As protests erupt over the Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission, here's a timeline of student movements in the past decade that shaped India's political and social landscape through youth activism
The TVK in its resolution said that 'One Nation, One Election' is against the principles of democracy and federalism
The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test per se is an "irregularity," Tamil Nadu's ruling DMK alleged on Saturday and wondered how such a test could be conducted without defects. The Dravidian party's official organ, 'Murasoli,' in an editorial argued yet again against the test and referred to 'news reports' that a high level committee of experts has submitted a 'report' to the Centre to hold the national test online to prevent irregularities. "The exam, NEET by itself is an irregularity. How an irregular exam can be conducted without irregularity?" the editorial dated November 2, 2024 asked. The Supreme Court on October 21, 2024 extended by two weeks the time granted to the Centre-appointed seven-member expert panel to file its report on exam reforms after reviewing the National Testing Agency's functioning in holding the NEET-UG. The top court took note of the fact that the report of the panel was almost complete and granted two more weeks for filing the same. Murasoli, citing
A committee led by former Isro chief K Radhakrishnan proposes major reforms to NEET exams, emphasising online testing, multi-stage assessments, and enhanced security measures
The NTA exam calendar 2025 has been released. The detailed information for JEE Main, NEET, CUET and UGC NET exams will be available on the official exams' websites
The CBI has identified 144 candidates who had allegedly paid to get NEET-UG leaked and solved papers hours before they were to take the examination for admissions in medical colleges, officials said on Monday. In its third charge sheet filed last week, the CBI has named Pankaj Kumar who stole the papers from Oasis school in Hazaribagh, Jharkhand in collusion with its Principal Ahsanul Haque and Vice-Principal Md Imtiyaz Alam, they said. The crime was allegedly committed once trunks carrying the paper reached the school from the bank vault after 8 AM on May 5, the day of the examination, they said. Haque was the city coordinator for Hazaribagh and Alam was designated the centre superintendent by the National Testing Agency for conducting the NEET UG-2024 examination. The charge sheet with over 5,500 pages carrying findings on the basis of 298 witnesses, 290 documents and 45 material objects gives a detailed modus operandi of the gang that had leaked the paper. Haque and Alam allege
CBI initiated investigations earlier this year following a controversy over alleged irregularities in the conduct of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) 2024
NEET UG Counselling 2024 round 2 seat allotment result is expected to be out today. Candidates can check and download the result from the official website mcc.nic.in.
The Directorate of Medical Education and Training will start the UP NEET UG Counselling 2024 second round today, September 9 at upneet.gov.in. The deadline to apply is September 13, 2024
The MCC will begin the registration process for NEET UG Counselling 2024 Round 2 on Sept 5, 2024. Candidates can find the direct link on the official website of MCC at mcc.nic.in
A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking a review of its order that rejected the holding of NEET-UG 2024 afresh. The top court in its August 2 order had said there was no sufficient material on record at present to indicate a systemic leak or malpractice compromising the integrity of the examination. The review plea filed by Kajal Kumari has sought reconsideration of the apex court order. The apex court had expanded the remit of the Centre-appointed panel headed by former Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chief K Radhakrishnan constituted to review the functioning of the National Testing Agency (NTA), which holds the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (Undergraduate) (NEET-UG), and recommend examination reforms. The court had said since the remit of the panel has been expanded, the committee would submit its report by September 30 on various measures to rectify deficiencies in the examination system. The top court had directed the NTA to ensure that all .
A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking a review of its order that rejected the holding of NEET-UG 2024 afresh. The top court in its August 2 order had said there was no sufficient material on record at present to indicate a systemic leak or malpractice compromising the integrity of the examination. The review plea filed by Kajal Kumari has sought reconsideration of the apex court order. The apex court had expanded the remit of the Centre-appointed panel headed by former Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chief K Radhakrishnan constituted to review the functioning of the National Testing Agency (NTA), which holds the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (Undergraduate) (NEET-UG), and recommend examination reforms. The court had said since the remit of the panel has been expanded, the committee would submit its report by September 30 on various measures to rectify deficiencies in the examination system. The top court had directed the NTA to ensure that all .
NEET UG Counselling 2024: The students won't be able to unlock choices once they are locked, even from MCC. The students have, therefore, been advised to exercise caution
The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) has begun the MCC NEET UG 2024 counselling today. Candidates are needed to register on the MCC website at mcc.nic.in
NEET-PG 2024: To prevent cheating incidents, candidates have been assigned to centres located in the same cities as the addresses provided on their application forms
Gujarat NEET UG Counselling: The last date to apply for the counselling round is August 13, 2024. Check how to register
NEET-UG 2024: A student from Ahmedabad scored 705 out of 720 in NEET-UG but failed both the Gujarat Board exams conducted in March and the supplementary exams held in June-July
A private member resolution asking the government to bring a law to remove education from the concurrent list, and repeal NEET and NTA to allow states to conduct medical entrance tests was introduced in the Rajya Sabha on Friday. DMK member from Tamil Nadu M Mohamed Abdulla moved the resolution during the private member business in the afternoon session of the Rajya Sabha amid opposition from the government, contending it would be against the Supreme Court's verdict on the NEET issue. The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Undergraduate) is conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) for admissions to MBBS, BDS, AYUSH and other related courses in government and private institutions. The resolution sought that the Rajya Sabha urges the government to bring legislation to remove education from the concurrent list and move it to the state list in the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution. It also sought to repeal NEET and NTA and revert to medical admissions based on the criteri
Asks Centre's high-level committee to review NTA's ops and recommend reforms