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Sunday, September 29, 2024
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Topic: NEET

Outsiders could soon apply to J&K medical colleges under NEET and students are worried

J&K medical colleges are currently reserved for local students but this could change with the state’s recharacterisation as a union territory.

CBI probes student data theft after CBSE, coaching centres are accused of leak

CBI launches preliminary probe into allegations that student data, such as phone numbers, addresses & fathers' names, is available for Rs 3,000-10,000.

18-year-old commits suicide in Tamil Nadu, third student to do so in 2 days

The NEET exam has been controversial for a few years now after several students committed suicide, leading to protests against it.

In coaching hub Kota, future job-seekers say unemployment is not Modi govt’s fault

Students preparing for engineering & medical entrance exams in Kota are in awe of PM Modi’s personality, don’t care for Rahul Gandhi.

Quizzes, more internal marks, emphasis on EQ: Govt panel calls for revamp of college exams

Panel recommends evaluating students not on just academics but also ‘high moral character’ and tolerance for diversity.

Larger Supreme Court bench to decide if being alumni trumps NEET score in PG admissions

Students argue that institutional preference defeats the primary objective behind NEET, which is standardised assessment.

Rahul Gandhi writes to CBSE demanding probe on reported data breach of NEET candidates

News reports said that personal details of NEET candidates like names and phone numbers were available online.

Shashi Tharoor is paying the price for being on the other side of the political divide

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Everyone’s talking about NEET results, and BJP reaches out to sugarcane farmers

Turns out, you only need 131 out of 720 in the NEET exam to get an unreserved seat. The topper, Kalpana Kumari, secured 691 marks out of 720.

Govt may revert to just English for NEET, instead of regional languages

The latest data has found only 8% of over 13 lakh aspirants wrote the medical entrance exam in regional languages, with a vast majority using English.

On Camera

Hassan Nasrallah’s assassination underlines Israel’s military supremacy. Will it win peace?

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has no intention of being drawn into another attritional war with Hezbollah. His commanders they are unlikely to win.

10 yrs ago, battery leasing failed to boost demand for EV cars in India. Now, it’s making a comeback

Under this model, battery is provided to EV owners on a subscription basis or lease. With more people open to buying EV cars, the lower upfront cost could likely drive wider acceptance.

Morocco signs pact with Tata for joint manufacture of WhAP Infantry Fighting Vehicle

The armoured platform is India's first amphibious infantry combat wheeled vehicle. Last year, the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces had procured 90 military trucks from the Tata Group.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?