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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
Aspirants preparing for the Graduate Aptitude Test for Engineering (GATE) 2026 can expect the much-awaited admit cards to be released soon. The Indian Institute of Technology, IIT, Guwahati will issue the GATE Admit Card on the official portal. However, a final confirmation date has not been announced yet. GATE Admit Card will release by Jan
The NEET UG 2026 syllabus has been released. Candidates can check and download the NEET UG exam syllabus on the official website. To download the NEET UG syllabus for 2026, candidates should visit the official website and click on the NEET syllabus PDF link. The detailed subject-wise syllabus will appear on the screen for download.
