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As SC upholds Telangana’s 4-year domicile rule for NEET admission, a look at rules in other states

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on 1 September upheld Telangana’s rules for admission to MBBS and BDS courses under the state quota, settling a...

MBBS guidelines for students with disabilities reduce a life to a limb

The guidelines ask whether a student can climb stairs, but not whether the college has a ramp. They ask whether a student can bear weight, but not whether the system can bear the weight of its own prejudice.

Pitched as ‘educational revolution’ in 2022, why the ‘MBBS in Hindi’ initiative has seen few takers

It was first launched in MP in line with NEP 2020 followed by Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, UP, Bihar. The response has, however, been lukewarm, despite persistent political push.

‘Calculated step’, or ‘disastrous’ in long run? NMC relaxes medical faculty recruitment norms

Norms unveiled 5 July are a major step towards unlocking existing human resource potential within govt health systems & optimising medical education infra, says Commission.

Meet NEET UG 2025 toppers: Mahesh, Krishang & Avika on their ranks, dreams & road to AIIMS

NEET 2025, already known as a challenging exam, was widely considered tougher than previous years—especially the Physics section, which many aspirants found particularly difficult.

SC strongly slams NMC’s ‘both hands intact’ rule for MBBS aspirants with disability. What it said

The top court’s criticism of rules for admission to medical courses came during the hearing of a case of an aspirant with 58% disability. Court has asked NMC to issue revised guidelines.

SC ends domicile quota in PG medical admissions. What ruling says & why southern states are unhappy

Verdict eliminates practice of reserving 50% PG medical seats in state-run colleges for residents of state, ensuring admissions under state quota are determined solely on merit.

Rising AQI & cases of lung ailments renew demand to reinstate respiratory medicine in MBBS courses

National Medical Commission had dropped respiratory medicine to 'ease workload of MBBS students', but doctors say India needs more physicians trained to handle rise in respiratory diseases.

How MBBS aspirant’s case prompted Supreme Court call to review admission norms for disabled candidates

Petitioner was denied MBBS admission on ground of a 44-45% speech & language disability. Court ruled that benchmark disability no bar for admission to MBBS or any other course.

2017 NEET topper’s ‘suicide’: Muktsar resident ‘was doing well academically’

Navdeep Singh was pursuing a MD in Radiology from MAMC after he completed MBBS. Body handed over to family Sunday evening.

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Why is going to law school so popular again?

In a recent survey of law school admissions officers, 94% said the current political climate in the US played at least a moderate role in the increase.

Consumer Price Index gets up to date. Airfare, OTT plans, e-commerce prices in new basket—MoSPI secy

New CPI series will take 2024 as base year, will provide more accurate measure of inflation, spending on digital services. Expected to enhance representation and reliability, says Saurabh Garg.

Joint production, closer ties, emerging tech: The foundation of new defence pact between India & US

The agreement, signed after meeting between Rajnath and US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on sidelines of ADMM-Plus in Kuala Lumpur, aims to deepen bilateral ties in the critical sector.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.