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Topic: Examination

Ahead of centenary, UPSC announces Centre of Excellence as knowledge hub for recruitment practices

Chairman Ajay Kumar says the CoE will collate SoPs, innovations & lessons from UPSC and state PSCs to strengthen exam and selection processes.

Just 52% of candidates who got grace marks take NEET retest, parents worry — ‘no surety this is final’

Results expected to be announced on 30 June. Candidates who didn’t appear for the retest will retain their original scores, minus the grace marks.

How to crack CAT 2022 exams in 3 months? Check preparation plans and strategies

A month-wise study plan is an imperative part to crack CAT in 3 months. Students can get an outline of what they need to cover in a particular month and how to evaluate their progress.

Who said NEET hasn’t served its purpose? Just look at how the power elites fared

The idea of an all-India entrance examination only created a mirage of ending malpractice and ushering in equality. It delivered exactly the opposite.

Govt to tweak MPhil & PhD admission rules, now exam will hold more weight than interview

Under current rules, the exam for admission to MPhil and PhD courses in central universities only serves as a qualifying role for the interview stage.

Kejriwal govt wants board punished for ‘casteist & racist’ exam for teachers’ recruitment

The Kejriwal govt has clarified that the Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board, which set the paper, fell under the lieutenant governor's charge.

On Supreme Court roster, contentious questions on glaciers, iron ore and a government scheme

UP state civil service aspirants challenge answer key in preliminary exam; apex court reserves verdict, says can only step in when answers are 'obnoxiously...

On Camera

Youth Congress, your foolish protest helped the Modi govt climb out of the AI summit hole

In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.

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.

MoD, IAF agree on some exemptions to HAL for Tejas Mk1A, but no compromise on ‘must-have’ capabilities

IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.

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.