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Postpone NEET PG 2022 by 6-8 weeks: Health Ministry tells NBE

On January 25, six MBBS graduates had filed a plea in the Supreme Court seeking postponement of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) scheduled on March 12

SC refuses to postpone GATE examination scheduled for February 5

The bench said that it is a matter of academic policy as to when the examination should be held and the court cannot enter this arena

Over 23,000 candidates appearing for GATE demand postponement of exam

Over 23,000 candidates appearing for the GATE examination in February have joined a petition demanding the exam be postponed in view of the third wave of COVID-19. The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is an examination that primarily tests the comprehensive understanding of various undergraduate subjects in engineering and science for admission to the masters programme and recruitment by some public sector companies. This year the exam is being conducted by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kahargpur from February 4-13. "With the current third wave, COVID-19 due to its new variant Omicron has spread severely in several states, cities. Several studies including one done by IIT Kanpur predict that the peak of the 3rd wave is expected in early February and the wave will end by April. Therefore, the peak is most likely to coincide with the usual exam dates of GATE," the petition read. "If the exam dates are not postponed, the candidates appearing for GATE 2022 run an

Railway Ministry clarifies candidates' concerns over shortlisting process

The Ministry of Railways issued a clarification after some candidates raised concerns over the process of shortlisting candidates for the second stage of the ongoing recruitment examination

Supreme Court allows NEET admission with 27% quota for OBC

Also upholds 10% reservation for EWS category in All India Quota seats

GATE admit cards not released, exams likely to be postponed

Candidates wishing to get admission to M. Tech, other PG courses or PSUs can do it by qualifying the GATE examination

Bihar's Shubham Kumar tops civil services exam examination 2020

Shubham Kumar has secured the 1st position. He has graduated in B Tech (Civil Engineering) from IIT Bombay

Women can take NDA exam in Nov, why wait till May 2022: SC to govt

As the hearing began, senior advocate Chinmoy Pradip Sharma told the bench that there are two exams that take place in a year - NDA I and NDA II

JEE (Advanced) 2021: Supreme Court grants liberty to a group of students

The Supreme Court Tuesday granted liberty to a group of students, who are aggrieved by a clause in the JEE (Advanced) 2021 information brochure

JEE-Main result: 44 candidates score 100 percentile, 18 share top rank

A total of 44 candidates have scored 100 percentile in the engineering entrance exam JEE-Main this year while 18 candidates have shared the top rank, Ministry of Education (MoE) officials said

JEE-Advanced registrations deferred again due to delay in JEE-Mains results

The registrations for Joint Entrance Examination (JEE)-Advanced for admission to IITs were on Monday deferred again due to delay in announcement of JEE-Main results. The registration process was to begin last week but was deferred till Monday due to the delay in result. However, the registration did not begin on Monday as well. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur, which is conducting JEE-Advanced this year, has not announced a new date for registration and has asked candidates to wait for an update. JEE-Advanced is scheduled to be conducted on October 3. "The result for JEE-Mains will be announced either tomorrow or latest by Wednesday," a senior official said. The official did not comment on the reason behind the delay in announcement of result. Starting this year, JEE-Mains was conducted four times a year to offer flexibility to students and a chance to improve their scores. The first phase was held in February and the second in March. The next phases were schedule

Edtech giant Byju's acquires online exam preparation platform Gradeup

The partnership will bolster Byju's presence in the fast-growing online competitive examination preparation category along with harnessing Gradeup's pedagogy and student reach.

CBI arrests 7 in connection with alleged manipulation of JEE Mains exam

The CBI had arrested seven persons in connection with alleged manipulation of JEE Mains examination 2021, officials said Thursday. The CBI action came after registration of a case against Affinity Education Pvt Ltd and three directors --Siddharth Krishna, Vishwambhar Mani Tripathi and Govind Varshney -- besides other touts and associates. Mishra and Krishna are among the arrested persons, the officials said. It is alleged that the directors in conspiracy with other associates and touts were "manipulating the online examination of JEE (Mains) and facilitating aspiring students to get admission in top NITs in consideration of huge amount by solving the question paper of the applicant through remote access from a chosen examination centre in Sonepat(Haryana)", CBI Spokesperson RC Joshi had said.

Women can take NDA exam, says Supreme Court; slams army mindset

It's a policy decision, counters government; a case of gender discrimination, says top court

Next All India Bar Examination to be held on October 24, says BCI

The next All India Bar Examination will be held on October 24, the Bar Council of India (BCI) said on Tuesday.

Maha govt will act after studying HC decision to cancel CET: Minister

Maharashtra will take appropriate action after studying the Bombay High Court order cancelling the Common Entrance Test (CET) for class 11 admissions, state School Education Minister said

IIT Kharagpur says GATE-2022 to be held in February, two new papers added

The GATE-2022 for admission into MTech courses will be held in February next year, IIT-Kharagpur announced on Wednesday

JNU entrance examination to be held between Sept 20-23, says VC

The exams will be conducted by the National Testing Agency online at designated centres

No plans to suspend NEET, other common entrance exams, Lok Sabha told

The Union government does not have any plans to suspend NEET and other common entrance examinations, Minister of State for Health Bharati Pravin Pawar informed Lok Sabha on Friday. The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Postgraduate) and NEET (Undergraduate) 2021 examinations are scheduled to be held this year on September 11 and 12, respectively, she said in a written reply. The examination shall be conducted with all due precautions and following all protocols, including maintaining Covid-appropriate behaviour, Pawar said. Further, the additional protective measures for candidates and examination personnel are proposed towards the safe conduct of the exam, she stated. The number of examination centers have been increased across the country to avoid crowding and long travel by candidates. Admit cards being issued to candidates will bear a Covid e-pass for facilitating their easy movement and there will be staggered entry and exit of candidates from exam centers, the minister

Common test for undergrad admission in universities not from 2021-22: UGC

Central Universities Common Entrance Test for undergraduate admission will not be implemented from 2021-22 academic session in view of the coronavirus pandemic, UGC announced on Sunday