The percentage of female students admitted to the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA) is on the rise. On Thursday, the institute welcomed the 61st batch of the two-year full-time Postgraduate Programme in Management (PGP), comprising 404 meritorious students, of whome one-fourth are females. “Out of 404 meritorious students from…
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UGC-NET 2024: Scandal-hit UGC-NET exam saw record high candidates
The 2024 University Grants Commission’s National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET), which was cancelled earlier this week due to integrity issues, saw record-high candidates write the exam. Also read: A high-level committee formed to overhaul NTA: Dharmendra Pradhan Conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA), UGC-NET is the test for Junior Research…
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A high-level committee formed to overhaul NTA: Dharmendra Pradhan
Under fire from all quarters over alleged paper leaks leading to the cancellation of the UGC-NET 2024 examination and other malpractices identified during the conduct of NEET, the education Ministry has ordered the setting up of a high-level committee aimed at re-looking into the working of the National Testing Agency…
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Congress’ Rahul Gandhi accuses PM Modi of ‘psychologically’ collapsing as public outcry rises over exam irregularities
Mounting pressure on the government to fix accountability on irregularities in UGC-NET and the NEET medical entrance exams owing to growing public outcry across the country, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has “psychologically collapsed” post-elections and was merely focused on getting his leader appointed…
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Centre scraps UGC-NET 2024, plans for fresh examination
The Centre on Wednesday said it had scrapped the UGC-NET 2024 exam held on June 18 after it was indicated prima facie “that the integrity of the aforesaid examination may have been compromised”. The matter will now be handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).. Over 9 lakh…
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NEET-UG exam row: Apex court says any negligence should be thoroughly dealt with
The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that even if there was “0.001 per cent negligence” on the part of anyone in the conduct of the NEET-UG 2024 examination, it should be thoroughly dealt with. Observing that students have to labour hard while preparing for these examinations, the apex court said…
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NEET exam: Action will be taken if anyone found guilty, says Pradhan
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said the government would take strong actions against functionaries of the National Testing Agency (NTA) if they were found to be involved in irregularities in the conduct of the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET), 2024. Pradhan made this statement during his visit to Sambalpur…
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‘Bharat’, ‘India’ to be used interchangeably in textbooks, debate over it useless: NCERT Chief
“Bharat” and “India” will be used interchangeably in NCERT textbooks as is the case in the country’s Constitution, National Council of Educational Research and Training Director Dinesh Prasad Saklani has said. The comments assume significance in the wake of a high-level panel working on the social science curriculum recommending that…
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NEET Issue: Decision on 1,563 candidates taken as per students’ conformity, says Union Minister Giriraj Singh
Expressing his views on the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) undergraduate exam issue, Union Minister Giriraj Singh said that the decision on 1,563 candidates who got “grace marks” has been taken as per the students’ conformity. Union Minister Giriraj Singh said, “Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan held cordial talks with representatives of…
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NEET grace marks nixed, re-test option for 1,563 students: Govt
The scorecards of 1,563 NEET-UG 2024 candidates who were given grace marks for time lost in the examination will be scrapped, the Centre told the Supreme Court on Thursday. The students can opt for a re-test on June 23, and the results will be declared on June 30. If these…