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NTA to re-conduct UGC-NET for 3 subjects; 2nd exam cancellation this year after NEET leak

India, Aug. 16 -- The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Sunday said it will re-conduct the University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET) examination for three papers, after "multiple... Read More


NTA to re-conduct UGC-NET exams for English, Commerce and Sociology after 'multiple errors' in papers

India, Aug. 16 -- The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Sunday announced re-examination of three University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET) papers, citing multiple "multiple error... Read More


PM Modi announces free online coaching for competitive exams, AI training for 1 crore youth

India, Aug. 16 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday announced free online coaching for competitive examinations to reduce the financial burden on poor and middle-class families, and said 10 mil... Read More


Free coaching classes, AI training: PM Modi's big Gen Z outreach in Independence Day speech

India, Aug. 15 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday announced free online coaching for various examinations to help students. He also said 10 million youths will be trained in Artificial Intell... Read More


Audit reveals BOAT Mumbai diverted rRs.r17.3 cr SC/ST grant to pay General quota stipend

India, Aug. 13 -- The Board of Apprenticeship Training (BOAT), Mumbai used Rs.17.34 crore meant for Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe (SC/ST) apprentices to pay stipends to General-category candidates, ... Read More


From Dalit student denied drinking water to President: Kovind reflects on his journey in new memoir

India, Aug. 13 -- In the early years of Independence, Dalit students at a primary school in Paraunkh village of Uttar Pradesh were not free to drink water as they pleased. They had to inform their tea... Read More


Parl panel flags poor delivery of schemes for SCs and OBCs

new Delhi, Aug. 12 -- A parliamentary standing committee has flagged persistent delays in scholarships for Scheduled Caste (SC) students, poor utilisation of a free coaching scheme for SC and Other Ba... Read More


House panel criticises continuing delays in construction of Eklavya schools

India, Aug. 11 -- A parliamentary standing committee has criticised the continuing delays in the construction and operationalisation of Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS), saying measures taken ... Read More


parl Panel flags poor delivery of SC, OBC schemes

New Delhi, Aug. 11 -- A parliamentary standing committee has flagged persistent delays in scholarships for Scheduled Caste (SC) students, poor utilisation of a free coaching scheme for SC and Other Ba... Read More


Education minister Pralhad Joshi chairs first meeting over NTA-related concerns, aims for stronger exam systems

India, Aug. 10 -- Union minister Pralhad Joshi, who was recently given the additional portfolio of education ministry, on Sunday held his first meeting with officials on "matters concerning" the Natio... Read More