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NEW DELHI: Accusing the government of “dismantling” the country’s education infrastructure, Congress MP Mohammad Jawed launched a scathing attack on the NDA dispensation during Wednesday’s parliamentary session. He highlighted the recent incidents of paper leaks as evidence of systemic failures within the education sector. Jawed argued that these lapses not only undermine the credibility of the examination process but also erode public trust.He further demanded the reinstatement of scholarships and other schemes for minority communities, which he claimed had been unjustly discontinued, depriving deserving students of critical support for their educational pursuits.Participating in a debate on the demands for grants ... Read more

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

The Bihar School Examination Board has postponed the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET), originally scheduled for June 26 to 28, due to “unavoidable circumstances.” The board announced that new exam dates will be provided soon.In an official notification (originally in Hindi), the board stated: “…all District Education Officers, all District Program Officers (Establishment), and all concerned are informed that the Competency Test, 2024 (II) scheduled for both shifts from 26.06.2024 to 28.06.2024 is postponed due to unavoidable reasons.The new examination date will be announced later.”Here is the official notice: This postponement follows the backdrop of paper leaks in UGC-NET and NEET-UG ... Read more

NEW DELHI: The uproar over alleged irregularities in the NEET medical entrance exam intensified on Thursday. Many student groups protested, and the opposition criticized the government, claiming that the leaked papers were reminiscent of the Vyapam scam. They also argued that the future of exam candidates is being jeopardized. The cancellation of the UGC-NET exam, amidst the NEET controversy, raised doubts about the National Testing Agency’s ability to handle larger exams.The Ministry of Education said it is waiting for a report of Bihar Police’s Economic Offences Unit on alleged irregularities in conduct of NEET in Patna and will take further ... Read more