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PhysicsWallah reveals safety issues that plague India's education sector

PhysicsWallah reveals safety issues that plague India's education sector

Rediff.com9 Sep 2025

A student allegedly threatened a PhysicsWallah teacher with a slipper during an online class in 2023 -- one of the several safety-related incidents revealed by the edtech unicorn in its updated draft papers filed ahead of its initial public offering (IPO).

Why this state's students want NEET

Why this state's students want NEET

Rediff.com13 May 2019

While the start may have been rocky, with renewed syllabus and coaching, students and teachers are largely in favour of the exam.

Yet another NEET aspirant hangs self in Kota, sixth suicide since Jan

Yet another NEET aspirant hangs self in Kota, sixth suicide since Jan

Rediff.com27 Mar 2024

Uttar Pradesh native Mohammad Urooj was found hanging from a ceiling fan by a police team on Tuesday, station house office (Vigyan Nagar) Satish Chaudhary said.

Modi 'stopped' war, but can't stop paper leaks: Rahul on NEET, NET row

Modi 'stopped' war, but can't stop paper leaks: Rahul on NEET, NET row

Rediff.com21 Jun 2024

Gandhi said Modi's top priority now is to get his Speaker in Parliament and is not bothered about NEET .

Want To Crack NEET-UG, MHT-CET? Ask rediffGurus

Want To Crack NEET-UG, MHT-CET? Ask rediffGurus

Rediff.com28 Apr 2023

rediffGurus Mayank Chandel and Prof Preetam Patil will answer your NEET-UG and MHT-CET questions.

'Failed Class 12. Can I Apply For JEE (Advanced)?'

'Failed Class 12. Can I Apply For JEE (Advanced)?'

Rediff.com21 Apr 2025

rediffGURU Mayank Chandel counsels students on the various options they can pursue after Class 12.

HC allows girl to reappear for NEET-UG along with Manipur students

HC allows girl to reappear for NEET-UG along with Manipur students

Rediff.com1 Jun 2023

A vacation bench of Justices Manish Pitale and Neela Gokhale heard a plea filed by Dhanashree Jagatap seeking permission to reappear for the exam.

Rs 1.2 Lakh Scholarship For Entrance Exam Coaching

Rs 1.2 Lakh Scholarship For Entrance Exam Coaching

Rediff.com28 Nov 2024

Students from de-notified tribes, nomadic tribes and semi-nomadic tribes will receive coaching fees of up to 1,20,000 and additional benefits for preparing for entrance examinations such as JEE, NEET, CLAT and the NDA.

NEET: Cure The Disease Not The Symptoms

NEET: Cure The Disease Not The Symptoms

Rediff.com17 Jul 2024

'The Indian private sector knows how to build and run educational organisations, what is needed is a large dose of removal of restrictions.' 'Government restrictions hold back universities in India from launching medical schools,' argue Ajay Shah and Vijay Kelkar.

NEET aspirant held hostage, raped for over 6 months in UP

NEET aspirant held hostage, raped for over 6 months in UP

Rediff.com9 Nov 2024

The police said the ordeal began for the student in December 2022, when she was putting up at a city hostel. Assistant Commissioner of Police (Kalyanpur) Abhishek Pandey said the case was registered on Friday after she approached the Kalyanpur police station.

NEET: The CBSE Factor

NEET: The CBSE Factor

Rediff.com20 Sep 2017

Data from Tamil Naduindicates that NEET favours likely CBSE students. CBSE students took every third seat available in government medical colleges in the state.

Chorus grows for postponing entrance exams amid Covid-19 pandemic

Chorus grows for postponing entrance exams amid Covid-19 pandemic

Rediff.com24 Aug 2020

Using the hashtag, SATYAGRAHagainstExamInCovid, many students also took to Twitter to appeal to the government to heed to their demands.

Indore teacher stripped, thrashed for 'obscene acts' with student

Indore teacher stripped, thrashed for 'obscene acts' with student

Rediff.com13 Sep 2023

A teacher of a private coaching institute in Madhya Pradesh's Indore was stripped and beaten up on Wednesday by a group of people, who later took him to a police station for allegedly indulging in obscene acts with a 17-year-old girl preparing for NEET exam, an official said.

6 states move SC seeking review of order on NEET, JEE

6 states move SC seeking review of order on NEET, JEE

Rediff.com29 Aug 2020

The review plea has been filed by ministers from West Bengal (Moloy Ghatak), Jharkhand (Rameshwar Oraon), Rajasthan (Raghu Sharma), Chhattisgarh (Amarjeet Bhagat), Punjab (B S Sidhu) and Maharashtra (Uday Ravindra Sawant).

Govt reduces NEET PG 2023 cut-off to zero across all categories

Govt reduces NEET PG 2023 cut-off to zero across all categories

Rediff.com21 Sep 2023

Candidates who appeared for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test Postgraduate 2023 exam will now be eligible to participate in the counselling process.

UPSC to go hi-tech with AI, facial recognition for cheat-free exams

UPSC to go hi-tech with AI, facial recognition for cheat-free exams

Rediff.com24 Jun 2024

The Commission has desired to incorporate Aadhaar-based fingerprint authentication (else digital fingerprint capturing) and facial recognition of candidates, scanning of QR Code of e-admit cards and monitoring through live AI-based CCTV video surveillance, it said.

Merit doesn't mean exam performance: SC upholds OBC quota in NEET

Merit doesn't mean exam performance: SC upholds OBC quota in NEET

Rediff.com21 Jan 2022

Dealing with the validity of OBC quota, the bench said, "Merit cannot be reduced to narrow definitions of performance in an open competitive examination which only provides formal equality of opportunity. Competitive examinations assess basic current competency to allocate educational resources but are not reflective of excellence, capabilities and potential of an individual which are also shaped by lived experiences, subsequent training and individual character."

Is IIT-Tirupati Good for Placement?

Is IIT-Tirupati Good for Placement?

Rediff.com25 Jun 2025

rediffGURU Radheshyam Zanwar offers expert advice to students preparing for engineering college admissions and competitive exams.

'Students didn't die because of NEET, but because of parental pressure'

'Students didn't die because of NEET, but because of parental pressure'

Rediff.com22 Aug 2023

'My friend scored higher than me in the 12th exam, but he could not clear NEET because his parents could not pay the fees for private coaching.'

EdTech firm moves SC against grace marks to 1500 NEET-UG students

EdTech firm moves SC against grace marks to 1500 NEET-UG students

Rediff.com12 Jun 2024

The plea challenges the alleged award of grace marks on account of loss of time apparently due to several reasons. The petition is yet to be listed for hearing.

Govt To Target Coaching Centres

Govt To Target Coaching Centres

Rediff.com23 Jun 2025

The panel will examine the reasons behind the emergence of dummy schools and their role in encouraging full-time coaching at the cost of formal schooling, and will suggest ways to mitigate the issue.

SC ropes in IIT Delhi experts for answer on NEET-UG question

SC ropes in IIT Delhi experts for answer on NEET-UG question

Rediff.com22 Jul 2024

The top court took note of the submissions of some aspirants that a question related to an "atom" and its characteristics had two correct answers and a set of examinees, who gave one particular answer out of the two correct ones, were awarded four marks.

NEET 2023: How Students Arrived For Their Big Day

NEET 2023: How Students Arrived For Their Big Day

Rediff.com10 May 2023

Anxiety was in the air as students arrived for the NEET-UG 2023 exam, which was conducted on May 7, 2023.

Another NEET student found hanging in Kota, 25th suicide this year

Another NEET student found hanging in Kota, 25th suicide this year

Rediff.com28 Nov 2023

A 20-year-old NEET aspirant from West Bengal was found hanging in his rented accommodation in Kota but no suicide note has been recovered from his room, the police said on Tuesday.

'Imagine Getting 720 Out Of 720; And 67 People Getting Such Marks!'

'Imagine Getting 720 Out Of 720; And 67 People Getting Such Marks!'

Rediff.com26 Jun 2024

'They made so many toppers in NEET that automatically the paper leak issue got exposed.' 'The first mistake they did was announcing 67 toppers in NEET. No way this figure was possible.' 'The maximum numbers of toppers that you can have are two or three at best every year.'

NEET-PG exams put off to free up doctors for Covid duty

NEET-PG exams put off to free up doctors for Covid duty

Rediff.com3 May 2021

Seeking to augment human resources deployed in fighting Covid-19, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved a number of measures, including postponing the NEET-PG for at least four months to make a large number of qualified doctors available for pandemic duty and pressing into service medical interns.

Will caste and NEET become poll issues again in TN?

Will caste and NEET become poll issues again in TN?

Rediff.com14 Jul 2020

Once the Covid crisis subsides in the state, the NEET exam this year, whether conducted or cancelled, could become an electoral issue next year, along with the BC-MBC reservations issue, especially the 'creamy layer' aspect, says N Sathiya Moorthy.

So where do poor students go for NEET coaching classes?

So where do poor students go for NEET coaching classes?

Rediff.com28 Nov 2019

Clearly, all of the NEET coaching classes are beyond the capacity of a child from a BPL family.

Over 4 lakh students to lose 5 marks in NEET-UG after SC order

Over 4 lakh students to lose 5 marks in NEET-UG after SC order

Rediff.com24 Jul 2024

The NTA had treated the two options as correct answers to the Physics question and had granted four marks to those examinees who had marked these options.

NEET aspirant hangs self in Kota, 8th death since Jan; parents allege murder

NEET aspirant hangs self in Kota, 8th death since Jan; parents allege murder

Rediff.com29 Apr 2024

This is the eighth case of suspected suicide by a coaching student in Kota so far this year, according to the police.

'Unable To Crack UPSC. Please Help!'

'Unable To Crack UPSC. Please Help!'

Rediff.com3 Mar 2025

rediffGURU Major Inderpaul Singh (retd) offers career guidance and helps students and individuals handle challenges in their professional lives.

Sorry, I couldn't do it: NEET aspirant ends life in Kota; 9th since Jan

Sorry, I couldn't do it: NEET aspirant ends life in Kota; 9th since Jan

Rediff.com30 Apr 2024

Rajasthan native Bharat Kumar Rajput was found hanging from the ceiling fan on Tuesday morning, the police said.

Suburban trains for NEET, JEE students in Mumbai

Suburban trains for NEET, JEE students in Mumbai

Rediff.com31 Aug 2020

The admit cards of the candidates appearing for JEE and NEET will be considered as authority to enter suburban stations with parents or guardians on exam days, a statement issued by the Railways said.

Can I Prepare For UPSC, CAT, IIT-JEE?

Can I Prepare For UPSC, CAT, IIT-JEE?

Rediff.com20 Nov 2024

The Union Public Service Commission entrance and Common Admission Test are completely different from each other and require different approaches, says rediffGURU Mayank Chandel.

Why Stalin Wants NEET To Go

Why Stalin Wants NEET To Go

Rediff.com15 Sep 2021

The real battle for NEET abolition can take much more time and energy, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.

3-judge HC bench to hear pleas against Maratha quota

3-judge HC bench to hear pleas against Maratha quota

Rediff.com16 May 2025

The Bombay high court on Friday constituted a three-judge special bench to hear the pleas challenging the constitutional validity of the law providing Maratha reservation following a Supreme Court directive.

TN girl who took NEET fight to SC commits suicide

TN girl who took NEET fight to SC commits suicide

Rediff.com1 Sep 2017

Anitha was reportedly upset after it became known that Tamil Nadu will not be exempted from the ambit of National Entrance-cum-Eligibility Test.

NEET 2018 is over. Here's what MBBS, BDS aspirants can do

NEET 2018 is over. Here's what MBBS, BDS aspirants can do

Rediff.com7 May 2018

This roadmap will benefit nearly 13 lakh students who have registered for the medical entrance exam this year.

10 Medical Streams After Class 12

10 Medical Streams After Class 12

Rediff.com15 May 2025

While MBBS continues to be the most sought-after stream for medical aspirants, post pandemic, the demand for skilled nurses and physiotherapists are on the rise, notes Nayagam PP, career counsellor and founder of EduJob360.

T'gana, Maha, Delhi NEET-UG students share top rank

T'gana, Maha, Delhi NEET-UG students share top rank

Rediff.com1 Nov 2021

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.