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New Delhi: The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has decided to implement Aadhaar-based biometric authentication in all its forthcoming examinations in order to verify candidates' identity on a voluntary basis, officials said Sunday. They said the new measure will come into force for recruitment tests conducted...

New Delhi: Twenty-four candidates secured a perfect 100 in the engineering entrance JEE (Main), the results of which were announced by the National Testing Agency Saturday. Seven toppers are from Rajasthan, three each from Telangana, Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra; two each from Delhi, West Bengal...

New Delhi: The National Testing Agency (NTA) has said that engineering aspirants should wait for the final JEE-Main answer keys and not jump to any conclusions about errors in the provisional keys. The clarification came amid reports that the agency is receiving complaints about several...

Bhubaneswar:  Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Tuesday approved a proposal for creation of 2,500 more posts of home guards in the state. The number of home guard posts will increase to 20,175 after creation of the additional ones, an official release said. Majhi had...

New Delhi: Drugmaker Dr Reddy's Laboratories is allegedly reducing its workforce costs by nearly 25 per cent, and also laying off employees earning above Rs 1 crore yearly, according to media reports. The company reportedly has also offered voluntary retirement to employees aged 50-55 within...

Mumbai: The hiring outlook for this financial year remained positive as 45 per cent of employers interviewed said they plan to hire for new permanent positions, a report said Saturday. A significant 45 per cent of employers plan to hire for new permanent positions, while...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday closed a matter over the functioning of the National Testing Agency (NTA) in holding last year's NEET-UG after the Centre was assured of implementing exam reforms suggested by its expert panel. A bench comprising Justices P S Narasimha and...

A viral video showing hundreds of job seekers lining up for a walk-in interview has sparked a debate on India's unemployment crisis.

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government is set to introduce new school syllabus for students from Class I to Class VIII, announced School and Mass Education Minister Nityananda Gond Saturday. The revised curriculum will align with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020) and aims to enhance the...