Bhubaneswar: Following flooding across several Odisha districts, the Higher Education Department revised the Phase-I undergraduate admission schedule for the 2026-27 academic session, giving students additional time to complete the admission process, sources said Tuesday. Under the new timeline, candidates allotted seats in the third and...
New Delhi: The first round of counselling for admission to MBBS and other undergraduate medical courses under the All India Quota will begin August 4 and the academic session for the 2026-27 batch will commence September 8. According to the schedule released by the Medical...
New Delhi: An amended law that empowers states to set up fast-track courts for speedy trials of accused and enhance punishment in public examination question paper leak cases has received the assent of President Droupadi Murmu. In a gazette notification issued Friday, the law ministry...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Parents’ Federation sat on a hunger strike Friday demanding the withdrawal of erroneous school textbooks and the expansion of the Right to Education (RTE) provisions in line with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. The protesters alleged that despite the Chief Minister’s earlier...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha is set to host the BRICS India Chairship Education Track Meetings in Bhubaneswar from August 5 to 7, with more than 200 delegates, including Education Ministers and senior officials from BRICS member countries, scheduled to participate. Ahead of the event, Chief Secretary Anu...
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...
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