Tag: centre

The Union government has sought help from states to ensure free and fair conduct of central entrance examinations, according to a report in Indian Express. The Centre has requested the states to deploy one civil and one police observer for each exam centre during the exams in future. The Centre’s request follows controversies over the alleged irregularities during the NEET-UG 2024 test and the cancellation of the UGC-NET examination over paper leak claims. As a precaution, the Centre also rescheduled two other examinations—the NEET-PG and CSIR-UGC NET. The request was made during a meeting of Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla ... Read more

RAIPUR: Brijmohan Agrawal, Chhattisgarh’s School Education Minister, requested on Thursday that the Centre open Navodaya Vidyalayas and Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) in all districts of the state, officials said. According to sources, Agrawal made the request during a meeting with Union Cabinet Minister for Education, Skill Development, and Entrepreneurship Dharmendra Pradhan in New Delhi.He also urged the Union minister to hike the Centre’s share in the Union government-sponsored schemes related to his departments, the officials said.During the meeting, Agrawal told Pradhan that of the 33 districts in Chhattisgarh, Navodaya Vidyalayas and Kendriya Vidyalayas, run by the Centre, have been approved in ... Read more