Over 56,000 candidates qualify in JEE (Advanced) 2026; Shubham Kumar and Arohi Deshpande are male and female toppersA total of 56,880 candidates qualified for JEE (Advanced) 2026, with Shubham Kumar and Arohi Deshpande securing the top ranks. IIT Roorkee ...
Rahul Gandhi talks of OBC rights but fails to promote OBC leaders: BJPThe BJP has labeled Rahul Gandhi a hypocrite over OBC representation. They point to the recent Karnataka leadership change and the absence ...
UPSC Recruitment 2026: 100+ Group A, B govt posts including in DGCA & IMD for scientists, engineers, lecturers; check eligibility, salary, how to apply and direct linkThe UPSC has opened online applications for numerous Group A and B positions in central government departments, including DGCA, IMD, and AS...
Mayawati bats for sub-quota for SC, ST, OBC women within 33% reservationBSP chief Mayawati advocates for a dedicated sub-quota system for women from SC, ST, and OBC backgrounds within the proposed 33% women’s re...
'Prima facie erroneous': SC stays Calcutta HC order on West Bengal OBC listThe Supreme Court has put a hold on the Calcutta High Court's decision that had stopped the West Bengal government from implementing a revi...
OBC status based solely on backwardness, not religion: West Bengal CM Mamata BanerjeeWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee clarified in the state Assembly that backwardness is the sole criterion for determining OBC stat...
Panchamasali Lingayats intensify stir demanding 2A quota, OBCs opposePanchamasali Lingayats in Karnataka are intensifying protests, demanding reclassification to the 2A quota category from their current 2B st...
Haryana CM announces hike in income limit for creamy layer of OBC to Rs 8 lakhHaryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini announced an increase in the annual income limit for the creamy layer from Rs 6 lakh to Rs 8 lakh,...
Calcutta HC scraps several classes as OBCs in Bengal; jobs and benefits obtained already not to be affectedThe Calcutta High Court struck down OBC classes in West Bengal under the 2012 Act, affecting reservation of vacancies in services and posts...
Karnataka's murky Muslim quota row: Here's what you need to knowThe controversy over Muslim reservation in Karnataka has sparked a heated debate, with PM Narendra Modi accusing Congress of manipulating r...
Delhi government yet to fill 4,500 reserved posts for OBCsSpeaking to ET, NCBC chairman Hansraj Gangaram Ahir said, "We conducted a review and all senior officials of Delhi government, including ch...
Stirs in Maharashtra threaten BJP's calculations ahead of Lok Sabha pollsThe Marathas have extended their agitation for reservations across the state. They have demanded they be included as Kunbis, a community cl...
States redraw OBC list after getting back power to do soThe state backward commission of Uttar Pradesh is looking at a proposal of including 39 castes in the state OBC list. Currently, it has 79 ...
OBC Bill: Key things to know about the bill that seeks to undo SC's quota orderA five-judge Constitution bench, on May 5, had unanimously set aside Maharashtra's law granting quota to Marathas. The bench had refused to...
Sub-groups of backward castes may get ‘neutral’ tagsHaving established that certain castes are monopolising the quota benefits, the commission would now recommend the division of the central ...
'Wealth test' tweak to help determine OBC creamy layer?"Creamy layer" is the section of backward castes which is considered economically advanced and ineligible for reservations.
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Several students said that students currently studying in the IITs advise the newcomers to select institutes over courses.Career recipes I ...