Patna, July 27 (IANS) In a significant decision, the Home Department of the Bihar government on Monday announced the withdrawal of all criminal cases registered against students who participated in protests over the NEET-UG examination. The Home Department also clarified that no further legal action would be taken against students in connection with the protests.According to an official communication issued on July 27 by Kshtranil Singh, Special Secretary, Home Department, the government has dec…
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Mumbai, July 23 (IANS) Actor R. Madhavan has expressed confidence and complete trust in the government that it will take the necessary corrective measures in the wake of the alleged NEET paper leak controversy.The actor, urging students not to lose hope, appealed to them to continue believing in themselves and not feel anxious or worried.Taking to his social media account, Madhavan shared a detailed statement that read, “Education has the power to shape the future of our nation, and every studen…
New Delhi/Bhopal, July 18 (IANS) Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Digvijaya Singh has urged the Centre to allow NEET PG‑2026 candidates to choose their preferred examination cities instead of only selecting states while filling the application form. In a letter to Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, Singh said the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) has changed the examination centre selection process this year by allowing candidates to choose only three pre…
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) On the eve of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) UG 2026 retest, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said that all candidates will be allowed to travel free of cost on DTC buses on Sunday, and their family members will be able to wait in special cooling zones outside all 97 examination centres. Extending her best wishes to students and their families for the medical entrance test, Chief Minister Gupta said the Delhi government has ensured that no family face…
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Monday said that the application window for verification and re-evaluation remained fully functional throughout the notified period from June 2 to June 7, under the supervision and management of government technical agencies and teams from the IITs. The CBSE stated that more than 1.6 lakh candidates successfully submitted requests related to over 3.8 lakh answer books during the application period, reflecting extensive u…
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has announced that its verification and re-evaluation portal is witnessing unprecedented activity, with nearly 14,000 concurrent users accessing the system and more than 28,000 successful submissions recorded as of 10 p.m. on Tuesday. Officials said the portal has been upgraded to handle the surge in demand, following extensive feedback from students. Among the improvements introduced are extended session time limits, aimed…
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) In a significant clampdown, the Central government on Tuesday transferred CBSE Chairman and Secretary and formed an inquiry committee to conduct a thorough probe into the On-Screen marking controversy. The move comes amid growing anger and outrage among the students and their parents over alleged irregularities and gaps in the On-screen marking controversy.The inquiry panel will probe the procurement of On-Screen Marking (OSM) services by CBSE, which has been mired in a …
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) The Union Education Ministry on Thursday announced that its School Management Committee (SMC) Guidelines 2026 for constitution of parent-headed panels to govern the institutions will not be binding on private, and unaided schools.The guidelines, described by Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan as an initiative to hand over education and school management to society, were issued earlier this month.The Ministry, in a statement issued on Thursday, said that in a communica…
Jaipur, May 13 (IANS) Rajasthan Urban Development Minister Jhabar Singh Kharra on Wednesday apologised to students and parents following the cancellation of the NEET-UG 2026 examination conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA), saying the development has severely impacted the future of lakhs of hardworking aspirants. Speaking at an event in Jhunjhunu, Minister Kharra said several accused individuals have already been arrested in connection with the alleged paper leak case and that the inve…
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…