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Protests in Tamil Nadu over suicide of student

Chennai: Political parties and student organisations in Tamil Nadu held protests and shouted slogans against the state and central governments on Saturday following the suicide of 17-year-old Dalit student S. Anitha, who had spearheaded the fight against the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) for admission to medical colleges. In the state capital here, Dalit party VCK and […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
SC permits CBSE to declare NEET 2017 results

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday stayed a Madras High Court order restraining the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) from declaring the result of NEET 2017 for under graduate medical courses. Permitting the board to declare the results and go ahead with consequential steps including counselling and admissions, the vacation bench of Justice […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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Four teachers suspended for asking girl to remove innerwear for NEET

Kannur/Thiruvananthapuram: Four women teachers who are believed to have asked a girl to remove her top innerwear before entering the classroom to write the NEET entrance exam at a school near Kannur have been suspended for a month by the school authorities. The state police is to probe the incident, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said. […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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NEET shocker: Female candidate says asked to remove innerwear

Kannur: In a shocking incident, a female candidate who appeared at a NEET centre here on Sunday claimed she had to remove her innerwear before sitting for the entrance test. Other women candidates too faced a harrowing experience due to a strict dress code in force. The anguished candidate told media persons after attempting the […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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NEET to be held in 23 more cities

New Delhi: With a record over 11 lakh students registering for the National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET) for admission to undergraduate medical course, the CBSE on Friday announced 23 more new examination cities taking the total number to 103. As against over 8.02 lakh candidates in 2016, this year, the number of candidates registering for […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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CBSE NEET 2018: SC to decide on grant of 196 grace marks

New Delhi: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has moved the Supreme Court against the order of the Madras High Court granting grace marks to those who wrote this year’s NEET exam in Tamil. The Madurai bench of the Madras High Court had on July 10, while hearing the petitioner of senior CPI (M) […]

  • Thursday, 01 July 2021
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NEET Exam Cancellation Promise A Drama - Allegations Levelled Against DMK

The ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu has been accused of making false promises to the electorate that the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) would be cancelled, despite knowing the fact that AIADMK government had to conduct the examinations on the basis of the Supreme Court order.

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  • Thursday, 01 July 2021
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BREAKING! Aadhaar not mandatory for CBSE NEET 2018 anymore

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: In what could be a relief for lakhs of students across India, the Supreme Court today directed the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) not to make Aadhaar number mandatory for enrollment of students appearing in the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) 2018 and other all-India exams. A five-judge Constitution bench headed […]

  • Tuesday, 29 June 2021
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IMA to protest NMC bill tomorrow

New Delhi: Healthcare services at many private hospitals in the country are likely to be hit tomorrow as the  Indian Medical Association  has called for suspending routine services for 12 hours to protest a Bill seeking to replace the  Medical Council of India (MCI) with a new body. Services at outpatient departments (OPDs) of many private […]

  • Tuesday, 29 June 2021
How is centre planning to impose NEET without states' consent?

New Delhi: Hitting out at the Modi government over the suicide of a Dalit medical aspirant in Tamil Nadu, CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury today sought to know how was the Centre planning to “impose” NEET examinations without taking states on board. 17-year-old Anitha, daughter of a daily wage earner, allegedly hanged herself at her […]

  • Monday, 28 June 2021
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Pradhan appeals Nadda to add Odia as medium in NEET

Bhubaneswar: Blaming Odisha government for not facilitating local students to appear for the National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET) in their mother tongue, Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan today appealed the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to reconsider its decision. “In the larger interest of the students of the state I request you to reconsider […]

  • Monday, 28 June 2021
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NEET Exam: SC Relaxes Age Limit For Aspirants; Know The New Norms

New Delhi: In a major announcement, the Supreme Court has allowed undergraduate medical students of age 25 or above to appear for National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET). The SC bench, however, said that their admission will be subjected to the final outcome of the case on validity of CBSE’s decision to fix the upper […]

  • Friday, 04 June 2021
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SC declares Aadhaar as Constitutionally valid

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Wednesday declared the Centre’s flagship Aadhaar scheme as Constitutionally valid and said that it empowers the marginalised sections of the society. The apex court’s five-judge Constitution bench said Aadhaar means unique and it is better to be unique than being best. The Supreme Court ruled that the Aadhaar card is […]

  • Friday, 04 June 2021
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Aadhaar not mandatory for CBSE, UGC, NEET exams anymore: SC

New Delhi: In a major development, upholding the Constitutional validity of Aadhaar, the Supreme Court said that Aadhaar must not be made compulsory for school admissions and the school administration too, cannot make it mandatory. The Supreme Court also observed that Aadhaar is not mandatory for UGC, NEET & CBSE examinations. The biometric data shall […]

  • Friday, 04 June 2021
CBSE NEET exam: New norms on question papers from 2019

New Delhi: The Centre would be taking affidavits from state governments on accuracy of translated NEET question papers from the next year, HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar said on Thursday. The National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET) is conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education for admission to MBBS/BDS courses. Javadekar was responding to an […]

  • Thursday, 03 June 2021
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