New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) Demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, the Congress on Monday questioned the CBSE’s intentions to penalise the contractor allegedly responsible for laxity in the process related to the On-Screen Marking (OSM) system. The party also repeated the demand for the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. “The Prime Minister has never been known to hold himself or his colleagues accountable to any standards of ethics an…
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New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) The CBSE said on Friday its Post-Result Activities portal will now be operational on June 1. Once the portal is operational, Class 12 students will be able to file applications on the CBSE portal for verification and re-evaluation of answer books, an official said.Verification will include retotalling of marks at a fee of Rs 100, and rechecking will incur a fee of Rs 25 per question.In a message on X, the CBSE said, “To ensure a transparent and glitch-free pro…
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) Amid the controversy surrounding the CBSE’s On-Screen Marking (OSM) system, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday assured that strict action would be taken if any deliberate negligence or wrongdoing was found in the process. He also criticised the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, saying the Congress leader was acting out of frustration following repeated electoral defeats. Speaking to reporters in Delhi, Pradhan said the Central Bo…
Bengaluru, May 21 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister, Siddaramaiah, on Wednesday participated in a protest organised by the Karnataka Youth Congress at Freedom Park against the irregularities in the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) UG-2026 examination and the Central government. He later addressed the gathering at the event.The protest was staged at Freedom Park and attended by AICC General Secretary and Karnataka incharge Randeep Singh Surjewala, along with other prominent party leade…
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) Delhi University Vice Chancellor, Yogesh Singh, has said that the proposed transition of the NEET-UG examination to a computer-based format involves several aspects that require careful examination, while stressing that merely introducing new systems would not solve the crisis unless the root cause behind repeated paper leaks is eliminated. The remarks came after the National Testing Agency (NTA) officially rescheduled the NEET-UG 2026 examination for June 21 following t…
Bengaluru, May 13 (IANS) Commenting on the shocking developments surrounding the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) re-examination after a question paper leak, Karnataka Minister for School Education and Literacy, Madhu Bangarappa on Wednesday demanded that the National Testing Agency (NTA) be scrapped.“At least in the future, the Centre should hold discussions with state governments regarding NEET,” he demanded.Speaking to reporters at Vidhana Soudha, Bangarappa said, “I am the…
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) Congress leaders on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on the Central government after the NEET-UG 2026 examination was cancelled following allegations of a paper leak. The party demanded accountability from and the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, calling the paper leak incident a reflection of a “corrupt system”.Speaking to IANS, Congress MP Manickam Tagore alleged that repeated paper leaks had become a common occurrence under the NDA government…
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) Protests erupted in several places on Tuesday after the National Testing Agency (NTA) cancelled the NEET-UG 2026 examination conducted on May 3, as students and student organisations questioned the credibility of the examination system and demanded strict action over the alleged paper leak. Students alleged that irregularities in one of the country’s most competitive entrance examinations had caused deep emotional and financial distress to millions of aspirants who had s…
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday expressed deep sorrow over the tragic fire at SCB Medical College and Hospital in Odisha’s Cuttack, which reportedly claimed the lives of at least 10 patients and left several others injured. “Deeply saddened by the tragic fire at the Trauma Care ICU of SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack, Odisha, which has claimed the lives of at least 10 patients and left several others injured”, Kharge said in a post on X.”My h…
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) The Jawaharlal Nehru University Teachers’ Association (JNUTA) has written to Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan seeking a clarification on the Centre’s stand over the controversial casteist remarks made by JNU Vice Chancellor Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit. The JNUTA also demanded VC Pandit’s removal.In an open letter, JNUTA said VC Pandit’s podcast remarks were widely circulated and required an official response. It alleged she spoke of her political allegi…