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Saturday, March 14, 2026
TopicAll India Common Entrance Test

Topic: All India Common Entrance Test

SubscriberWrites: Management and NRI quotas bring down the quality of education

Vaidyanathan Subramanian -
India is paying a heavy price for encouraging the practice of selling the seats to the rich and the mighty under the guise of management/NRI quota, writes Vaidyanathan Subrmanian.

After central universities, UGC wants state-run & deemed-to-be institutions to come under CUET

Kritika Sharma -
The regulator said using CUET for admission will save students from taking multiple entrance exams, and will 'in no way hinder' the reservation process.

Our take on Wang Yi’s New Delhi visit, Birbhum killings, Common entrance test – in 50 words

ThePrint Team -
ThePrint view on the most important issues this week.

Common entrance test addresses the high cut-off question but also raises many new questions

Kritika Sharma -
Experts say the way we design our tests allows the coaching industry to thrive, this has happened in the case of NEET, JEE and other entrance exams.

Common entrance test, entry-exit option in graduation among NEP plans to be launched by May

Kritika Sharma -
The schemes, which are at different stages of approval, will become a part of the education system from the 2021-22 session. 

Modi govt wants lateral entry but ignores similar UPA scheme for rural development

Ruhi Tewari -
The government has shown reluctance in carrying forward a fellowship scheme started by UPA to facilitate short-term lateral entry.

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Opinion

Period pain is real. Blanket menstrual leave policy isn’t a fix

Stela Dey -
The Supreme Court is right to point out the 'mindset of employers', who, because of this policy, may deduce that 'women are inferior.'

9.2% jump in arms transfer shows this is era of war—SIPRI reveals the temper we live in

Trump either ends Iran conflict quickly, or sky-high energy costs will force him to do so

Economy

Red carpet for industry honchos as AAP kicks off Punjab investors summit. Rs 10,000 cr pledged on Day 1

Chitleen K Sethi -
At 2nd such summit in Punjab for top investors organised by AAP since it came to power in Punjab, Lakshmi Mittal announced his Bathinda refinery has increased production of LPG by 3,000 tonnes/day.

Defence

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

Vaibhav Pant -
The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

National Interest

Trump brings the Age of Humiliation for friends. Modi needs stoicism abroad, humility at home

Shekhar Gupta -
Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.

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