JEE-Advanced 2026: Comp Science first choice among top 500; IIT Bombay gets max top rankersIn 2026, the IIT JEE-Advanced results showed Computer Science Engineering remained the top choice among candidates. IIT Bombay attracted th...
07 Oct, 2026, 04.51 PM IST
Exam reforms: Nilekani-led panel consults ex-ISRO chief who headed Radhakrishnan CommitteeThe Nandan Nilekani-led high-level task force is currently consulting various stakeholders on exam reforms. This task force was formed foll...
28 Sep, 2026, 02.34 PM IST
Dev Prabhakar Singh Tomar, grandson of Chambal 'baaghi', gets UPSC success: How after leaving his high-paying Netherlands job, he went on to secure Rank 629Dev Prabhakar Singh Tomar secured All India Rank 629 in the UPSC Civil Services Examination 2025 after several setbacks. An IIT Ropar Elect...
27 Sep, 2026, 11.43 PM IST
Nisarga Adhikary, who exposed CBSE and US defence flaws, says India’s obsession with exam rank and reward for mugging PCM killing tech talentNisarga Adhikary, the 19-year-old cybersecurity researcher who reported flaws in the CBSE marks portal and US government systems, has criti...
24 Sep, 2026, 04.14 PM IST
- IITs and the pressure trap: When rank becomes an identity
A 2nd-year IIT Bombay student recently took his own life after being accused of exam misconduct. Statistics reveal a troubling trend of sui...
22 Sep, 2026, 11.32 PM IST
Mumbai student who studied on terrace & used neighbour’s Wi-Fi cracks JEE Advanced, gets IIT Delhi seatAbhishek Sujit Sharma, a student from Mumbai’s Harad Chawl, secured admission to IIT Delhi after scoring 199 marks in JEE Advanced and an A...
22 Sep, 2026, 07.43 PM IST
Who is Athira Suresh, the NIT Calicut grad who left ExxonMobil for the Indian Army?Lieutenant Athira Suresh from Kozhikode, Kerala, was commissioned into the Indian Army on September 5, 2026, after leaving her job as a Pro...
07 Sep, 2026, 02.58 PM IST
Start career help from class 8, fix schooling to curb coaching: PanelA government panel suggests starting career guidance from Class 8 and creating a national aptitude portal. Voluntary after-school classes w...
01 Sep, 2026, 12.21 AM IST
School curriculum vs NEET-JEE: Central panel flags major 'gap'A government report reveals a substantial gap between school curriculum and entrance exam requirements. NEET-UG and JEE question papers are...
27 Aug, 2026, 12.19 AM IST
NTA: From elixir for all exam ills to everyone's punching bag!The National Testing Agency is under intense scrutiny following multiple exam cancellations and alarming paper leaks. These incidents have ...
23 Aug, 2026, 12.44 PM IST
Board exams may get 50% weightage in admissions based on NEET, JEEFuture medical and engineering admissions in India might see board exam scores carrying 50% weightage, a significant shift from the current...
02 Jul, 2026, 04.19 PM IST
Students want JEE, NEET exams to be conducted: Education Minister Ramesh PokhriyalThe minister's comments come against the backdrop of a growing chorus for postponement of the medical and engineering entrance exams in vie...
27 Aug, 2020, 06.07 PM IST
NEET postponed to Sept 13 in view of COVID-19 , JEE-Mains to be held from Sept 1-6: HRD MinistryThe medical entrance exam National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) was scheduled for July 26, while the Joint Entrance Exam (JEE)-Main...
03 Jul, 2020, 07.59 PM IST
NEET, JEE may be conducted twice a yearBoth the exams, NEET for admission to medical colleges, and JEE for admission to engineering colleges are currently conducted by the CBSE.
18 Dec, 2017, 07.19 PM IST
Government junks plan for common engineering entrance examinationAICTE had announced in March that a national-level common entrance examination for engineering colleges would be conducted from the next ac...
23 Aug, 2017, 05.20 PM IST
HRD Ministry puts plan for common engineering entrance exam on holdThe CBSE conducts JEE-Mains exam for admission to engineering courses. Over 11 lakh students appear for it every year.
28 Apr, 2017, 09.30 PM IST
50,000 fewer all-India engineering entrance exam aspirants this yearExperts believe this could be an indicator of saturation and waning interest in engineering. Over 60,000 engineering seats went vacant in t...
07 Jan, 2015, 12.18 PM IST