EDUCATION
Top Performers in NIRF 2024: IIT Madras Leads Overall, AIIMS, IIM Ahmedabad, and Hindu College Excel in Their Fields
In the list of medical institutions, AIIMS, New Delhi, secured the first position, and IIM Ahmedabad in the management institutions. Hindu College of Delhi University topped the 'college category'.
Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to UGC-NET Cancellation
A bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud took note that it is almost two months since the exam was cancelled, and a fresh exam is a few weeks away. The bench has found that allowing the petition at this stage would indeed be unnecessary, leading to confusion, causing disorder.
SC Rejects Plea to Postpone NEET-PG Exam, Citing Impact on 200,000 Students' Futures
Whereas for the petitioners, senior advocate Sanjay Hegde argued, "The number of centers for the conduct of the NEET-PG examination was reduced by NBE from the existing 1,200 to 500," this came against the backdrop of paper leaks and related issues that mired the conduct a few months ago for the NEET-UG examination.
Indian Student to Return Home Under Plea Deal After Falsifying Documents for U.S. University Admission
Aryan Anand was charged with providing fraudulent documents for admission to Lehigh University, a private research university in Pennsylvania, during the academic year 2023-2024.
Former Health Secretary Preeti Sudan Appointed as New UPSC Chairperson
Sudan is an IAS officer of the 1983 batch, belonging to the Andhra Pradesh cadre. She occupies the seat that was recently vacated by Manoj Soni, who resigned from the post. She will continue at the post till April 2025.
SC Rules Against NEET-UG 2024 Re-Test Due to Insufficient Evidence
The bench headed by Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, while going through the analysis of data done by IIT Madras and other statistics placed before it, found no trace of any systemic leakage of question papers, which would have vitiated the examination process.
Economic Survey Reveals 26.52 Crore School Students and 4.33 Crore in Higher Education in India
According to the report, there are "more than 11 crore learners in skilling institutions" spread all over the country. These large numbers underline the magnitude of the challenge and the enormity of the objectives of the New Education Policy 2020, transformative in terms of developing India's educational landscape.
Supreme Court Urges Action on NEET-UG Paper Leak, Sets July 11 Hearing
The bench, also comprising Justices J.B. Pardiwala and Manoj Misra, directed the Central Bureau of Investigation to file a status report regarding its probe and the evidence collected. It directed the investigating officer concerned to present the material gathered with regard to when and how the alleged leak took place and from what time the question papers found their way out in the open market.
Delhi University's Hindu Studies Centre Explores New Horizons: Bhagavad Gita, Dharma, and Religion Papers on the Anvil
These courses will enable students to have a deeper understanding of Hinduism, in particular, Vedic literature, Upanishadic philosophy, Indian spiritual life, history and culture of Hinduism, and the ethos of major Hindu thinkers. The Centre hopes to diversify its programs to its best advantage in completeness and relevance to the needs of students, offering a greater variety of options for those in Hindu studies.
NEET-UG Exam Cancellation Would Harm Countless Honest Students, Centre Tells Supreme Court
"In the absence of any proof of any large-scale breach of confidentiality in a pan-India examination, it would not be rational to scrap the entire examination and the results already declared. It is submitted that in any examination, there are competing rights that have been created whereby the interests of a large number of students who have taken the examination without adopting any alleged unfair means must not also be jeopardised," the affidavit said.
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