Remodel higher education: Just fixing exams won’t help

The ongoing public outcry over the National Testing Agency’s (NTA) mismanagement of NEET-UG, NEET-PG and UGC-NET examinations highlights a related concern: of meeting the career aspirations of tens of millions of young people seeking quality higher education. With half the population of the country—or around 700 million Indians—below the age of 28, our youthful demographic … Read more

NET Paper Leaked Sunday, Sold On Encrypted Social Media Platform: CBI Sources

New Delhi: The question paper for the UGC-NET exam that was held Tuesday was leaked 48 hours earlier and sold on the dark web and encrypted social media platforms for Rs 6 lakh, sources in the Central Bureau of Investigation told NDTV. The NET exam had been voided by the Education Ministry – already taking … Read more

On NET Exam Row, Corruption Case Likely, Officials To Be Probed: Sources

The NEET medical entrance tests and NET exams for professorial posts are conducted by the NTA (File). New Delhi: Hours after the Education Ministry scrapped the 2024 UGC-NET examination – based on input from a federal cybercrime unit run by the Home Ministry that said it may have been compromised – sources told NDTV early … Read more

Expansion Of Vyapam Scam Across Country: Rahul Gandhi Rips Into BJP Over NEET

Rahul Gandhi had earlier called BJP-ruled states the “epicentre of paper leaks”. New Delhi: Congress’s Rahul Gandhi, in a series of strong remarks about the row over medical entrance exam NEET-UG 2024 (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test), said today that paper leaks will continue in the country as long as the universities remain “captured” by … Read more

Explained: Why UGC-NET Exam Was Cancelled A Day After It Was Conducted

New Delhi: The Ministry of Education has ordered the cancellation of the UGC-NET exam conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA), just a day after it took place. This decision follows controversy surrounding the NEET medical entrance exam and is currently under Supreme Court review. In a departure from previous practices, the National Eligibility Test … Read more