New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) As part of a complete overhaul of the examination system, the National Testing Agency has sacked 47 of its officials, sources in the Union Education Ministry said on Friday.Sources privy to the matter said that legal and criminal action may also be initiated against some of the officials, amidst a massive students’ agitation led by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) over NEET paper leak and other exam irregularities.Coming soon after the Centre’s approval of a proposal Bil…
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Mumbai, July 22 (IANS) Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Shiv Sena chief leader Eknath Shinde on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, over the call to protest outside Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s official residence. Questioning the Congress leader’s motives, Deputy Chief Minister Shinde asked, “What exactly did Rahul Gandhi intend to achieve by urging people to gather at a location where protests are prohibited? Was there a plot to ca…
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) Two representatives of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) met Union Minister and BJP President J.P. Nadda at his residence on Monday. They submitted a written memorandum outlining the group’s three key demands after holding detailed discussions earlier in the day. According to government sources, the first meeting took place at around 11:50 a.m., when the CJP delegation presented its demands verbally. Nadda asked the representatives to submit them in writing. At around 4 p…
New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) Devina Gahlot, daughter of Delhi MLA Kailash Gahlot, who secured All India Rank (AIR) One in the Common University Entrance Test (CUET) Undergraduate 2026, said that studying consistently every day is more effective than doing so for long hours at a stretch.Devina achieved the highest NTA score in the country.Speaking to IANS, she said: “I am extremely happy. I knew my exam had gone well, but I never expected to secure the All India Rank 1.”Crediting her family and …
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) Communist Party of India (CPI) Rajya Sabha MP, P. Sandosh Kumar, on Tuesday condemned the Union government and the National Testing Agency (NTA) over the cancellation of the NEET UG 2026 examination due to a paper leak. Sandosh Kumar said that the development has pushed lakhs of students into uncertainty and distress.”The repeated paper leaks, exam scams and cancellations have completely exposed the collapse of the examination system under this regime. Students who prepa…
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) The cancellation of the NEET-UG 2026 examination over alleged question paper leak has triggered anger and disappointment among teachers and coaching faculty, who said that repeated controversies surrounding the national-level entrance tests were damaging students’ morale and exposing loopholes in the examination system.Reacting to the development, Pragya, a Physics faculty teacher, said recurring issues in exams such as National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) and C…
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) In a major achievement, the Unique Identification Authority of India has covered more than 1.03 lakh schools across the country to help students complete their mandatory biometric update (MBU) in Aadhaar easily within their school campuses, Ministry of Electronics & IT said on Tuesday.So far, around 1.2 crore school children have completed their biometric updates under this large-scale drive.The exercise aims to ensure that children’s Aadhaar details remain accura…
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday inaugurated a CM Shri School at Sarojini Nagar, highlighting the government’s aim to create an education system that prepares children not only for examinations, but for life.The event also saw the laying of foundation stones for 75 CM Shri School projects across the Capital.This initiative of the Delhi Government has been launched in accordance with the National Education Polic…
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 12 (IANS) In a first-of-its-kind initiative in the country, the Kerala Infrastructure and Technology for Education (KITE), the technology arm of the State General Education Department, on Thursday launched an AI-driven, free entrance coaching programme for nearly eight lakh Higher Secondary and Vocational Higher Secondary students in government schools.The upgraded ‘Key to Entrance’ programme integrates Artificial Intelligence through KITE’s ‘Samagra AI Learning R…
Rajouri, Dec 30 (IANS) In a laudable initiative aimed at transforming the educational landscape of Jammu and Kashmir’s border areas, the Indian Army under its White Knight Corps is providing free and high-quality coaching to deserving youth, aspiring for professional careers. For this initiative, it has joined hands with HPCL and the National Integrity and Educational Development Organisation (NIEDO).For many years, the financial hardship has forced talented students from Rajouri, Poonch and o…