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Supreme Court refuses plea to hold NEET-UG re-test in computer-based mode

The plea arises from the cancellation of NEET-UG 2026, originally conducted on May 3, following allegations of a large-scale paper leak

SC refuses to accept plea to conduct NEET-UG retest in CBT mode on June 21

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to accept a plea seeking the conduct of the NEET-UG 2026 re-test on June 21 in computer-based test mode, saying the National Testing Agency is already faced with too many problems. A bench of Justices P S Narasimha and Aravind Kumar, which posted the plea by RJD MP Sudhakar Singh and others for hearing on July 27, refused to order the conduct of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (Undergraduate), or NEET-UG, in computer-based test (CBT) mode instead of the existing pen-and-paper method. On May 12, the National Testing Agency (NTA) cancelled the NEET-UG held on May 3 for medical admissions amid allegations of paper leak. The CBI is currently investigating the matter, and a retest is scheduled for June 21. "There is no question of conducting the re-examination in CBT mode. They (the NTA) are already having too many problems. The examination was cancelled, and now it is being re-conducted. Either we dismiss this petition now or after the ...

EPFO shifts recruitment to IBPS after NTA exit, eyes annual hiring cycle

Body signs MoU with IBPS for recruitment exams as NTA exits; plans annual hiring cycle to address staffing gaps and streamline processes

EPFO retains employees' provident fund interest rate at 8.25% for 2025-26

This is the second year in a row that the EPF interest rate has been kept unchanged at 8.25%

EPFO panel clears new SOP for exempted establishments, CBT to take call

EPFO's Exempted Establishment Committee has approved a consolidated SOP to streamline regulation of exempted establishments, replacing annual audits with risk-based reviews; CBT will review it next

EPFO launches enrolment scheme to boost social security coverage

Employers can enrol all existing employees who joined the establishment between July 1, 2017, and October 31, 2025, and who are alive and employed on the date of the declaration

NCL Technician CBT 2025: Answer Key 2025 out at nclcil.in, know more

NCL has declared the answer key for the Technician posts to enable candidates to raise objections on its official website. Deadline to raise objections is till July 7

EPFO keeps interest rate at 8.25% for FY25, benefiting 300 million members

This comes against the backdrop of ebbing stock markets and bond yields in the current financial year

Higher pension issue likely on EPFO central board of trustees meet agenda

While the full agenda is not clear, sources familiar with the matter say that the issue of higher pension which has protracted for a long time now might come up in the meeting

EPFO asks zonal offices to prepare budget estimates for its pension schemes

The prepared estimates are set to be submitted for approval to the Central Board of Trustees (CBT)

MAT 2023 Admit Card for CBT 1 out today; Know how to download here

The MAT CBT exam is expected to be available on May 14, 2023. Candidates must use their application number and password to download their respective MAT 2023 Admit Card for CBT 1

EPFO board meet on Monday: Interest rate, higher pension top agenda

The meeting is also likely to focus on the steps to widen the social security organisation's coverage to embrace about 100 million workers and address the dip in its corpus

EPFO board likely to decide interest rate for FY23 on March 25, 26

Sources said that the interest rate is unlikely to go below 8 per cent level amid a rising interest rate scenario across the globe

RRB Group D 2022 exam city intimation slip released; Check details here

The Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) has finally released the RRB Group D 2022 exam city intimation slip along with the date link on their official website

Provident fund interest rate for FY22 lowered to four-decade low of 8.1%

EPFO has a surplus of around Rs 450 cr after paying at a rate of 8.1%. Employee representatives sought higher interest rates but the Central Board of Trustees settled for 8.1%

Labour ministry keen to retain 8.65% interest rate on EPF deposits for FY20

The EPFO had provided 8.65 per cent rate of interest to its subscribers for 2016-17 and 8.55 per cent in 2017-18

Labour ministry to call CBT meet to increase EPFO's market exposure to 15%

CBT decision on interest rate fixation is implemented only after concurrence with finance ministry