Rather than thinking it as an unfortunate event, experts urge students to see it as 'another opportunity to improve your score. Focus on improving in your weak chapters/units.'
Rather than thinking it as an unfortunate event, experts urge students to see it as 'another opportunity to improve your score. Focus on improving in your weak chapters/units.'
Based on the official NTA statement and government directives issued on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, here is a guide for students and parents about what they can do now.
'First-time applicants may witness longer approval times or higher rejection rates and requests for more documentation.'
From the financial year 2025-2026, the government has introduced a new column in the tax return form for presumptive taxpayers, requiring them to disclose their year-end investments. This requirement was not present last year.
Since this is a long-term investment, investors must do their homework and choose a fund manager carefully.
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan announced the NEET-UG re-examination will be held on June 21, with plans to transition to a computer-based test from next year. This decision follows allegations of irregularities in the original exam, prompting strict action and a commitment to ensuring fairness for students.
'Existing investors who have not acted so far may consider holding on to these funds with the understanding that the higher returns they expected from them may now take longer to materialise.'
'You sat for the exam. You experienced the environment -- the pressure, the time constraints, the pattern of questions, where you were strong, where you struggled. That experience is invaluable. No amount of coaching can replicate that.'
Over the past three years, the appointments of 20 candidates selected through the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection were cancelled or offers were withdrawn due to poor credit history.
Rising stressed debt and past exposures like Reliance Capital, Yes Bank push EPFO to frame exit rules for its portfolio.
Customers will qualify for compensation even if they mistakenly share the OTP.
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'Except for extremely conservative investors, others can consider allocating 10 to 20 per cent of their portfolio to small caps.'
Their assets under management (AUM) rose from Rs 1.04 trillion (January 31, 2025) to Rs 1.75 trillion (January 31, 2026), an increase of 68.3 per cent.
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Most first-time investors may be better served by diversified options such as flexicap or multi-cap funds, which already hold pharma and healthcare stocks.
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Overlap refers to the same stocks appearing across fund portfolios.
The recent correction suggests that while precious metals hedge geopolitical tension and inflation, they are not immune to sharp short-term corrections and profit-booking.
Taxpayers should consider ITR-U if they omitted income, wrongly claimed deductions or exemptions, or made reporting errors that led to a shortfall in tax payment.
Flexicap fund performance depends heavily on the fund manager's decisions.
'Long-term investors seeking sustainable gains from resilient, fundamentally strong companies may go for these funds.'
'Stay invested but progressively reduce risk. Beyond a point, the objective should shift from maximising returns to avoiding unpleasant surprises.'
The RBI has flagged concerns over rising volatility in gold prices and advised lenders to exercise caution in the gold loan segment.
'Trading without strict position sizing, stop-loss discipline, or a clear exit plan almost guarantees losses.' 'Chasing tips, reacting to intraday noise, or assuming frequent trading improves outcomes are equally damaging habits.'
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Investors must account for currency depreciation in their financial plans and use instruments that can cushion the erosion in purchasing power.
Investors encountering underperformance must be patient.
While EPF rewards patience and compounds your money, inflation decides how far your money really goes.
Filing a belated return is far better than not filing at all.
Investors seeking higher returns at relatively higher risk should consider allocation to smallcap equity funds.
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'Exiting during corrections tends to lock in losses. Patient investors have benefited from holding through similar drawdowns in past cycles.'
'Stopping now would defeat the core purpose of an SIP, which is to average out the purchase cost over market cycles.'
Largecap equities are less volatile than mid- and smallcap stocks, making them suitable for risk-averse investors.
New investors or those with lower-than-planned exposure should add US-oriented funds through SIPs.
