Bhubaneswar: In the wake of allegations of question paper leaks in the recently held Post Graduate medical MD/MS examination, the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Friday alleged that the repeated incidents of question paper leaks in Odisha reflect the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led state government's failure...
New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: The Congress Friday lashed out at the Modi government over alleged sharing of an Odisha medical examination question paper on WhatsApp, saying merely mandating stronger punishments or designating courts as 'fast-track' is not sufficient, and a more honest conversation is needed on corruption...
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday said it had become necessary to bring comprehensive reforms to the education system to tackle the menace of paper leaks and asserted that there would be no mercy for those playing with the future of children. In a...
New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha Thursday passed the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, marking the final Parliamentary approval for legislation aimed at strengthening measures against paper leaks in public examinations. Union Minister Jitendra Singh, who holds charge of Personnel, Public Grievances and...
New Delhi: The Public Examination (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026, passed in the Lok Sabha Wednesday, proposes stricter punishment. The legislation aims at effectively deterring persons, organised groups and institutions from indulging in unfair means, thereby committing offences, adversely impacting the sanctity of...
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Higher Education (HE) department has released the admission schedule for postgraduate (PG) courses for the 2026–27 academic session. Admissions will be conducted based on candidates’ scores in the Common PG Entrance Test (CPET). As per the notification, students can lock their preferred...
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced the constitution of a high-powered six-member task force headed by Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani to recommend reforms to make the exam system leakproof. Here is a sneak peek at who the six members of the task force...
New Delhi: Government Monday introduced a Bill in the Lok Sabha to amend the anti-paper leaks law with stricter punishment of up to 10 years in jail and Rs 50 lakh fine, within days of large-scale student protests against the NEET fiasco rocking the nation...
New Delhi: Supreme Court Monday said it will see what the Nandan Nilekani-led high-powered task force formed by the government suggests on the online conduct of the NEET examination. A bench of Justices PS Narasimha and Alok Aradhe said some out-of-the-box suggestions are needed especially...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha's Leader of Opposition Naveen Patnaik Monday demanded the resignation of School and Mass Education Minister Nityananda Gond, accusing him of "breaking the trust" of students by allowing error-ridden textbooks to be distributed in government schools. Patnaik's demand came a day after the Congress...
Two crucial developments – one in Maharashtra and the other in Gujarat – in quick succession show two opposing sides...
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The BJP and the Congress seem to believe that they are going to reap rich political dividends through their conflicting...
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What was considered India’s demographic dividend is beginning to appear less like an opportunity and more like a warning signal....
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