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The Common University Entrance Test (CUET)-UG will be conducted in three shifts this year instead of two and plans for its merger with crucial entrance exams like JEE and NEET will be announced at least two years in advance, according to UGC chairman M Jagadesh Kumar. In an interview to PTI, Kumar said the University Grants Commission (UGC) and the National Testing Agency (NTA) are prepared to ensure that the second edition of CUET-UG is glitch free. "I agree there were several glitches during the exam last time but this year all issues have been ironed out. Keeping in mind the experience of the students, a plan has been chalked out and we are ready to ensure that the candidates just have to worry about the exam and not any glitches," he said. "Extra computers and extra centres have been arranged as plan B so that in case there are any glitches, the candidates can be shifted there and the exam for a particular shift will not be cancelled," he added. Kumar said that in a deviation f
The National testing Agency (NTA) will start the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE Main 2023) application process from November third week according to the Times of India report
Eligible candidates can check the merit list on the official website- jkbopee.gov.in
Gujarat NEET PG counselling 2022 to begin from September 25. Candidates can login to the official website - medadmgujarat.org to check further updates
Assam NEET PG Counselling 2022 registration process begins from Monday till Sept 23. Eligible candidates can visit the official website- dme.assam.gov.in
The technical glitches encountered in the initial phases of the CUET will not affect expansion plans for the crucial exam which includes a proposal to merge it with JEE and NEET: UGC Chairman
UGC might introduce a common entrance exam for NEET and JEE, named CUET for entrance into undergraduate courses. The objective of this exam is to reduce pressure and have one exam instead of three
With this, the total number of suicides of medical college aspirants in Tamil Nadu went up to four during the last few days
The Supreme Court had on August 17 rejected a similar request by 11 students from 11 states
The Indian Railways will run four pairs of special trains in Rajasthan between September 4 and September 15 to help students appearing in the JEE Mains and NEET examinations.According to a tweet by Union Minister, Piyush Goyal, the North-Western Railways have decided to run these trains for the convenience of the students."Indian Railways have decided to run 4 pairs of special trains between 4th and 15th September for the convenience of students taking JEE Mains, NEET, NDA and other examinations in Rajasthan," Goyal's tweet read.A press release by the North-Western Railways embedded in the tweet said that the trains will ply between Udaipur-Jaipur, Jaipur-Bikaner and Sri Ganganagar - Kota routes.The National Testing Agency is conducting the NEET on September 13 and JEE between September 1 and 6.
Local trains are currently operated with restricted access and only people involved in essential services are allowed to board them
It is responsibility of the MLAs to make sure that students in their constituencies get to write their papers without any hassle, Patnaik said
The National Testing Agency is scheduled to conduct the NEET on Septemeber 13 and JEE examinations between September 1-6
As per the directions by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, the students who are appearing for the examination and need transportation and accommodation will be provided with the same free of cost
Congress, TMC, JMM, NCP and Shiv Sena seek postponement of exams
Delhi Congress leaders and workers, including its president Anil Kumar, were detained by police on Friday during a protest against the holding of the JEE and NEET exams amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Several Congressmen were detained by the police near the Shastri Bhawan and taken to the Mandir Marg police station, Kumar said. "The Centre and its education ministry are endangering the lives of 25 lakh students by being adamant on holding the JEE and NEET when the number of coronavirus cases is going up in the country," he said. The Delhi Congress chief said despite opposition from many states as well as from students and their parents, the Centre is not reconsidering its decision, which is unfortunate. "We are only requesting the Modi government and its education ministry to postpone the two exams for some days till the COVID-19 situation is under control," he said. While the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) is scheduled to be held on September 13, engineering entrance e
The exams were postponed due to nationwide lockdown announced to contain the Covid-19 spread
Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' said the decision has been taken to avoid any inconvenience to students
Starting from 2019, the National Testing Agency mandates competitive exams to be computerised