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Ghost of UGC-NET returns to haunt NTA. Centre orders audit of exam processes

Education Minister Pralhad Joshi has ordered ‘overhaul of Confidential Operations (CONOPS) architecture, secluded rooms, air-gapped systems, device-deposit protocols’.

NTA under scrutiny again after NEET leak, orders UGC-NET re-exam for 3 subjects over multiple errors

The English and Commerce exam will be re-conducted 9 September, while Sociology will be held 10 September.

Another churn in education ministry, higher education secretary replaced 17 days after appointment

Deepti Gaur Mukherjee replaces Naresh Pal Gangwar, who was appointed the secy on 23 July at the peak of the anti-paper leak protests by students at the Capital’s Jantar Mantar.

Paper leaks, marksheet mix-ups—it’s a bad time to be a student in India

All the authorities are working to fix the OSM controversies & the NEET paper leak but how many of them actually care about the lakhs of students they’ve mentally burdened?

Weak monsoon forecast, early El Niño—India is staring at a perfect storm

ThePrint view on the most important issues.

Modi’s cabinet is looking jaded—it needs new ideas, new faces, removal of deadwood

The NEET paper leaks and the ongoing loss of public confidence in the CBSE exam results show that someone is either sleeping on the watch or not very competent.

Rahul leading charge, Oppn tears into BJP over NEET-UG 2026 cancellation, demands NTA be dissolved

From Rahul Gandhi's 'crime against youth' to Kejriwal's call for protests, opposition demands a response from BJP. Education Minister Pradhan refuses to answer media questions.

Education in Budget: Allocation up 8%, girls’ hostel in every district & content labs in 15,000 schools

FM Sitharaman also announced the govt will set up 5 university townships in the vicinity of major industrial logistics centres, and set up or upgrade 4 Telescope Infrastructure.

Tezpur University protests: Ministry team assures inquiry against V-C, prof assumes charge suo motu

Team led by higher education secretary Vineet Joshi arrived at campus Saturday but was greeted with protests. Students & teachers insist on V-C Shambhu Nath Singh’s removal.

‘Reviving parampara’: Adani, Centre to host global conclave on Indian Knowledge Systems

The event, 'Adani Global Indology Conclave: Reviving Parampara for a United World', will be held between 20 and 22 November at Adani Shantigram Township in Ahmedabad.

On Camera

The rise of Hijabi influencers. They don’t need your rescuing

By simply living loudly on camera, a new generation of creators shows that the hijab is not an obstacle, but an everyday identity.

Gen Z prefers betting online, so casinos are reinventing the real-world experience

With Gen Z more likely to gamble online than visit casinos, operators are adding sports, spas, street food and social spaces to turn gaming venues into lifestyle destinations.

India, Japan look at joint naval shipbuilding, technology transfer with pact to deepen defence ties

Maritime security agreement opens avenues for joint development of naval ships and design, greater use of Indian shipbuilding and repair facilities by Japan.

Munir’s latest power grab is proof of his paranoia. Dictatorship and delusion go together

At some point Pakistani dictators begin to show paranoia. That’s the strategic reality most relevant to India since the late fifties. Munir’s case is worse, like some sudden acrophobia.