In a cover up bid that went awry, invigilators detained 49 girl students of class XII at an examination centre in Sikar district of Rajasthan for over 24 hours after mistakenly distributing a paper that was to be held on a later date.
The apex court order comes as a relief for 12 lakh medical aspirants who had given the exam.
Supporters of Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and his bete noire Sachin Pilot on Thursday got into a scuffle with each other ahead of a feedback meeting with the party workers in Ajmer, the police said.
A court in Mumbai on Thursday granted bail to YouTuber 'Hindustani Bhau' alias Vikas Fatak in a case pertaining to the protests held by students near Maharashtra Education Minister Varsha Gaikwad's residence in Mumbai last month seeking cancellation of offline board exams for Classes 10 and 12.
Dominic Xavier offers his take on the Modi government's decision which offers relief to children who have appeared for these exams in the midst of the pandemic and their parents.
As per an official order by Joseph Emmanuel, Director (Academic), CBSE, the term one exams will be held in November-December, 2021 while the second term exams will be conducted in March-April, 2022.
Separately, the Delhi high court on Monday asked the CBSE about its plans, if any, to re-conduct the class 10 maths test.
YSR Telangana Party president Y S Sharmila was on Monday detained by police in Hyderabad following an altercation with them outside her residence here during which allegedly 'assaulted' cops.
On a visit to his Tonk assembly constituency, the dissident Congress leader indicated that it was the last day before what was being seen as an ultimatum to Gehlot ends.
There is no question of reversing earlier decision to cancel class 12 board exams, the Supreme Court said on Thursday and approved the assessment schemes of the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) and the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), which has adopted 30:30:40 formula for evaluation of marks for students based on results of class 10, 11 and 12 respectively.
The Congress is now gearing up to take on the BJP over alleged corruption, jobs and issues tied to tribals, farmers and women.
Since 1993, when the BJP came to power after a stint of President's rule, the state has alternated between the Congress and the BJP.
The DMK will not stop till Tamil Nadu got exemption from the central qualifying test, Stalin said.
Gandhi said avenues of employment for the average young person in rural India are largely restricted to seeking government jobs but the government is employing less than before in every sector be it defence, police, railways or education.
The CoI was ordered by Southern Command of the Army and it will also examine any possible involvement of the serving personnel of the Army.
The government on Tuesday decided to cancel the examination for appointment of postmen held on July 14 to hold it in all local languages including Tamil.
The students had alleged that some teachers were harassing them in the name of internal tests. But, the college management rejected the charges and said they didn't know why the student committed such an act.
Telangana's Mrinal Kutteri, Delhi's Tanmay Gupta and Maharashtra's Karthika G Nair shared the top rank, scoring 720 out of 720. Eight transgender candidates have also cleared the examination.
The Supreme Court on Friday reserved its verdict on petitions seeking re-conduct of All India Pre-Medical Test 2015 for alleged large-scale irregularities in the examination held on May 3.
In its order passed on Wednesday, the commission said Rs 1.08 lakh in fees deposited by complainant Priyanka Dixit at the time of admission in 2021 must be returned along with 12 per cent annual interest, while Rs 5,000 must be given to her as litigation cost and Rs 50,000 as compensation for financial and mental agony.
At least 18 suspects, including a retired serviceman and a paramilitary personnel, have been arrested during raids in Maharashtra and Goa since midnight on Saturday.
The police will take action against a YouTuber after it emerged that he had asked students to assemble in Dharavi area in Mumbai near the residence of Maharashtra Education Minister Varsha Gaikwad to demand the cancellation of offline exams for classes 10 and 12 on Monday, an official said.
In a general notice, the railways said, 'Such misguided activities are the highest level of indiscipline rendering such aspirants unsuitable for railway/government job. Videos of such activities will be examined...and candidates/aspirants found indulged in unlawful activities will be liable for police action as well as lifetime debarment from obtaining railway job.'
The apex court asked the students who have challenged the decision of the CBSE, to appear in the examination, if conducted.
'I am helpless and there is no one to help me.' 'I have been on this platform since Saturday.'
Universities and higher education institutions (HEIs) have been asked to ensure that the admission process for undergraduate courses begins only after the declaration of results by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) and all state boards.
The Congress has projected unity to take on the Bharatiya Janata Party in the assembly polls in Rajasthan but "core issues" between Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and his bete noire Sachin Pilot remain unresolved, according to sources close to Pilot.
Pilot threatened to launch a massive movement in Rajasthan if action on his demands is not taken.
Dissident Congress leader Sachin Pilot began a 125-km foot march from Ajmer to Jaipur on Thursday, challenging Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and the party's top brass as assembly elections in Rajasthan approach.
Amid speculation over Congress leader Sachin Pilot's next move, sources close to him on Tuesday said he was firm on his demands, including action against alleged corruption during the previous Vasundhara Raje government, and was waiting for a definitive response from the party high command.
Trivandrum region has achieved the highest pass percentage of 99.99 per cent followed by Bengaluru (99.96 per cent) and Chennai (99.94 per cent)
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Thursday notified its policy for evaluation of Class 12 students which will be based on a combination of marks scored in classes 10, 11 and pre-board exams and informed the results will be declared by July 31.
The deaths brought back the focus on NEET in the state, with all political parties but for the BJP opposed to the qualifying exam.
In a jolt to 634 medical students, the Supreme Court on Monday upheld cancellation of their admission in the MBBS course through Vyapam test in Madhya Pradesh for adopting unfair means, terming their action as "an act of deceit".
'I have to treat patients and there they don't like Indians.' 'The patients don't like me, they are not going to come to me, then what is the point of studying there?'
The Jamia Millia Islamia on Saturday declared vacation till January 5 and cancelled all exams in view of the tense situation in the university due to students' protest against the amended citizenship act.
My followers and devotees will not have to suffer the trauma of seeing me accept that something wrong has happened under my watch, observes Aakar Patel.
Candidates share their experiences and advice for CAT 2009.
A gang of illegal immigration agents, which had kidnapped 15 Gujarat residents, allegedly held some of them at gun-point and even took away a minor girl from her mother in a bid to extort money, the victims have revealed.
Depression can be classified as a serious illness, especially in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Gujarat high court has observed, while setting aside the cancellation of registration and admission of an engineering student by a government college for not appearing for requisite exams due to depression and suicidal thoughts.
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