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‘Why study for a 1% raise?’ Haryana engineers say failing govt exam was normal—until now

This year, 89% of Haryana government engineers failed the Departmental Professional Examination for promotion. Now they're being called ‘incompetent’ and mocked on WhatsApp.

Jumbled questions to 2 rounds of ID checks, UP govt issues exam guidelines amid paper leak backlash

Guidelines include directives for process of selection of exam centres, selection of agencies for preparing question papers, transporting OMR sheets, preventing impersonation etc.

‘Poor grades based on religion, encouraging conversion’ — Ujjain university students accuse Muslim prof

Group of students from Vikram University submitted written complaint to varsity against chemistry professor Anees Shaikh, who has denied the allegations & said he is being targeted.

Taking TOEFL about to get easier. Shorter tests, no ‘independent writing’, dedicated helpline

Educational Testing Service, which administers English proficiency test used for admissions abroad, announces slew of changes that will come into effect from 26 July.

How gang in 3 Indian states ‘solved’ GMAT, JEE & armed forces exams for cash, with Russian help

Multi-layered syndicate was allegedly run by Palwal-based Raj Teotia, charged hefty fee to solve competitive exams for over 450 candidates, took help from Russian hackers.

UPSC can avoid merit list row. Separate exams for Services, training-based selection

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla's daughter featured in the second list. Does the UPSC’s policy of declaring results in two instalments benefit reserved categories?

Punjab postpones exit exams in universities till 15 July, final decision after UGC guidelines

Punjab Chief Minister's Office has said final decision on holding the exams will be subject to new guidelines expected to be released by UGC any time.

Just like PM Modi, Indian students too can demand questions be sent 48 hrs before an exam

Modi wrote the bestselling book ‘Exam Warriors’, but now wants questions screened before his conferences.

On Camera

Life in Delhi isn’t easy for Northeast Indians. Racism is always round the corner

Racism is a problem for privileged mainlanders only when it's meted out to them abroad. In their own backyard, it's normalised as 'I was just kidding. Chill yaar'.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Post-elections, Bangladesh Army shuffles top military & intel posts, defence adviser in India recalled

Orders issued by Army Headquarters reassign key operational commanders and senior intelligence officials, including the head of DGFI, the country’s premier military intelligence agency.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.