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A candidate with minus 12 (-12) marks out of 800 in the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test for Postgraduate (NEET-PG) granted a seat to pursue an MD in Physiology. This admission, confirmed in the third round of counselling, highlights the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare’s controversial policy change that lowered the qualifying criteria to levels many
The date for Pariksha Pe Charcha 2026 has been officially announced. The 9th edition of the PM interaction program with students will air on February 6 at 10 am. It aims to provide guidance on exams, stress management, and life beyond grades. Pariksha Pe Charcha 2026 date announced Prime Minister Modi shared the program details
Seven years after a railway delay disrupted a teenager’s academic dreams, a consumer disputes redressal commission in Basti, UP, has ordered Indian Railways to pay Rs 9.1 lakh in compensation to the young woman. The ruling states that the railways were directly responsible for the delay that prevented the student from gaining admission to Lucknow
Recently, the government announced new UGC Equity Rules 2026 to handle caste-based discrimination faced by students from reserved categories in universities. According to the rules, all Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) must create a committee on campus to handle complaints about caste discrimination and ensure transparency and fairness across the institution. However, this decision sparked protests
A shocking case from Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, has emerged. Investigators allege that a 24-year-old man chopped off part of his own foot to try to get disability-related concessions for medical admissions under the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET). Police identified the man as SurajBhaskar, who lives in Khalipur, an area served by the Line
The Supreme Court clarified that candidates from reserved categories who exceed the general category cutoff placed in unreserved seats. Supreme Court confirm open seats for reserved category candidates In their judgment, Justices M MSundresh and Satish Chandra Sharma confirmed that reserved candidates (SC, ST, OBC) who score above the general cutoff marks qualify for open
Several medical organizations have criticized the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) for drastically lowering the qualifying cut-off percentile for NEET PG 2025, calling the decision unprecedented and illogical. They warned that this change could impact the quality of postgraduate medical training and raise concerns about the skills of future specialists. Medical Bodies
Indian PhD students Aditya Prakash and Urmi Bhattacheryya at the University of Colorado Boulder received Rs 1.8 crore ($ 200,000) civil rights settlement over a discrimination incident involving Palak Paneer. In September 2023, a staff member told Prakash not to heat his lunch in a department microwave due to its smell. According to a report,
The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) update the cut-off scores for NEET-PG 2025 on basis of guidance from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The NEET-PG results announced on August 19, 2025. In its letter dated January 9, 2026, the Ministry approved a reduction in the minimum qualifying percentiles for candidates
DMK MP Dayanidhi Maran has strongly criticized states that, he claims, push students to study only Hindi while discouraging English. He linked these policies to poor job opportunities and migration to southern states. At an event, Maran said some states discourage students from getting an education and tell them to focus only on Hindi. “You
