EDUCATION
IMA urges Health Minister to reschedule NEET-PG exam 2022
"The NEET-PG 2021 was held five months after the scheduled date in the month of September 2021. Then the counselling scheduled to begin from October 25, 2021, was also initiated (in January 2022) after a delay due to a pending decision on seat reservations and was further delayed owing to the Supreme Court ruling of March 31, 2022, which ordered cancellation and conduct of special round of counselling for the mop-up round", the IMA said in the letter.
UGC allows extension for submission of M.Phil/Ph.D thesis
"The UGC has approved that an extension of up to six months beyond June 30 may be given to M.Phil and Ph.D. students for thesis submission by their respective higher education institutions on a case-to-case basis based on the review of the student's work by the Research Advisory Committee and on the recommendation of the supervisor and head of the department," ET quoyed a UGC official as saying.
St.Stephens refuses to abide by DU's admission criteria
Delhi University (DU) Registrar Vikas Gupta Monday wrote to St Stephen’s College Principal John Varghese asking him to “abide” by the decision of the university and hold admissions to general seats only on the basis of the Common University Entrance Test (CUET) score, as reported by The Indian Express.
NEET PG 2022: Admit card to be released shortly, Check out details here
“The admit cards shall be issued “batch-wise” shortly. Applicants for NEET-PG 2022 are advised to check their applicant login accounts on NEET-PG 2022 index page at the NBEMS website https://natboard.edu.in and https://nbe.edu.in periodically for admit card,” it said. The students who applied for the entrance examination can check the availability of their hall tickets on the official website by logging in through their credentials.
SC refuses to intervene to reduce cut-off for NEET super-specialty courses
“Candidates are sufficiently available for undertaking the counselling of vacant seats but the decision to not reduce the percentile is based on not compromising the merit," tbe SC bench said. “Question of whether the percentile should be reduced further is a matter of academic policy. In the circumstances it is not possible for the court to entertain a plea for directing the reduction of the percentile,” it added.
MH CET 2022: Revised exam schedule announced, Check out new dates here
MAH MCA CET entrance examination is scheduled to be held on August 4 and 5 this year. The three-year LLB program's entrance will be held on August 3 and August 4. The MAH 5-year LLB course will be conducted from August 2 and MAH hotel management will be held on August 21, 2022.
UGC issues draft guidelines to help students tackle academic stress, depression
“The main objective of these guidelines is to promote physical fitness and sports activities among students, inculcate a positive attitude and develop a supportive network of students. These are essential to strengthen the mental well-being of students to safeguard themselves against different kinds of stress, pressure, and behavior issues they face", said UGC chairperson M Jagadesh Kumar.
Government jobs you can apply for this week | Here're details
The Border Security Force (BSF) has announced the applications for Group-B 90 posts of Junior Engineer, Sub-Inspector, and Inspector post. The registration process will be conducted from April 25 to June 8, 2022. The selection of the registered applicants will be done on the basis of a written test, followed by their documentation, physical standards test, practical test, and medical examination.
No delay in NEET PG 2022 exam, letter being circulated fake: Health Ministry
"The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Govt of India, has directed that over five thousand interns are ineligible for the exams and due to insufficient time between the counseling of previous NEET PG and exams hence conduct of NEET PG 2022 examination scheduled to be held on May 21, 2022 is to be postponed," reads the letter being circulated on social media.
Private schools cannot force parents to buy expensive books, change uniforms after every 3 years: Delhi Govt
"Schools shall display a class-wise list of books and writing materials to be introduced in the coming session as per rule well in advance on the school website, and (this should) also be communicated clearly to parents via other media," the DoE order said. Additionally, schools will also display names, addresses, and telephone numbers of at least five shops in close proximity to the school where books and uniforms will be made available for students, it said.
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