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AICC session in Ahmedabad: Congress seeks revival with new vision amid setbacks, alliance challengesThe AICC session in Ahmedabad aims to reaffirm the Congress' commitment to reversing its decline and revitalising its organisation. Discuss...
2024: Year of paper leaks, test cancellations, widespread protests and exam reformsIn 2024, multiple exam paper leaks, including NEET-UG and BPSC, led to exam cancellations and protests, prompting the government to impleme...
Anti-paper leak law for exams comes into effect amid NEET, UGC-NET row; Jail term and hefty fines introducedAmid concerns over exam leaks, the Indian government has introduced a new law with stringent penalties, including jail terms and fines, to ...
Govt trying to do 'damage control': Congress on implementation of law to curb exam irregularitiesCongress leader Jairam Ramesh has defended the implementation of a law to prevent unfair means in competitive examinations, stating it is "...
Do not want to give tension to CM when she will be travelling abroad: Bengal Governor CV Ananda BoseKolkata Governor CV Ananda Bose has refused to disclose the contents of two "confidential" letters he sent to the Centre and the state gove...
Kerala: Bills to remove Governor as Chancellor, up tax on foreign liquor in Assembly sessionThe session was convened in the wake of the ongoing tussle between Governor Arif Mohammed Khan and the ruling LDF over functioning of unive...
Governor's office being pitted against govts in non-BJP ruled states to control education: Sitaram YechurySpeaking at a protest organised at the Raj Bhavan in Thiruvananthapuram against recent actions of Governor Arif Mohammed Khan, who is prese...
LSR student suicide: University students stage protest outside UGC demanding institutional enquiryThe second-year BSc Mathematics (Honours) student had returned home from Delhi in March, after those staying in the hostel were asked to go...
NET exam in Assam, Meghalaya postponed in wake of unrestNortheast t has been witnessing violent protests after the passage of the Citizenship (Amendment) bill, 2019. Internet services had to be s...
ABVP withdraws support to JNU students' union strike over fee hikeThe ABVP also attacked the students' union for "holding hostage and manhandling a woman faculty for more than 28 hours". Professor Vandana ...
Reservation for faculties: Govt to bring ordinance or billHRD Minister Prakash Javadekar made a brief statement in the House saying till such time no recruitment will be allowed in universities.
Rajya Sabha proceedings disrupted for fourth daySP member Javed Ali Khan demanded discussion on reservation issue under Rule 267 of the House.
Rajya Sabha adjourned over issue of faculty reservation in universitiesMembers of SP, BSP, RJD and CPI demanded to introduce a new bill to protect the interest of SCs, STs and OBC.
Looking back: The potentially game-changing reforms that governments dropped at the last mileKey reforms are hanging fire, but whether Modi govt has the will to go the whole yard is the question.
ET Q&A: Will make learning target part of RTE Act, says Prakash JavadekarPrakash Javadekar has planned to amend Right to Education & re-examine issue of foreign universities but stands firm on Yoga in institutes ...
- Common test, NCERT books issues keep HRD mandarins busy
Another highlight of the year gone by was the passage of the Copyright Act (Amendment) Bill, 2012 amid rare show of unanimity in both the h...
- SC/ST teaching slots in central universities lie vacant
Just over 32% of sanctioned teaching posts for SCs and 41.8% for STs in 40 central universities including DU, JNU and AMU are occupied.