CUET-UG 2025 was initially scheduled to be held between May 8 and June 1, 2025, across multiple centres in India and abroad. A statement will be issued soon, according to sources.
The strong security push comes in the aftermath of the NEET-UG 2024 controversy, which saw allegations of paper leaks, inflated marks, and legal battles over grace marks, prompting widespread protests and court scrutiny.
With the high-stakes NEET-UG 2025 examination scheduled for May 4, a three-tier monitoring mechanism--at the district, state, and centre levels--has been put in place to ensure the exam is conducted in a free, fair, and secure manner, sources at Education Ministry said.
Acting on inputs received through its newly launched Suspicious Claims Reporting Portal, the NTA has identified 106 Telegram channels and 16 Instagram accounts pushing fake narratives related to the exam.
This action comes despite a 2024 Delhi High Court ruling overturning a previous rustication order against her on the same incident, calling JNU's inquiry process a "mockery of the principles of fair play" and a violation of natural justice.
In a move to integrate Artificial Intelligence (AI) across all streams of technical education, the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has established a committee to explore the lateral expansion of AI and applied AI beyond conventional programmes like BTech in Computer Scie
In a major push to digitize citizen services, Uganda is set to roll out an Aadhaar-like digital identification system based on India-developed open-source technology and is exploring the adoption of Unified Payments Interface (UPI) to cut down transaction costs across the economy.
Mauritius welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi "with open hearts", said Information Minister Avinash Ramtohul on Wednesday, adding that ties between the two nations have grown "even more dense and deeper".
As solarisation projects in Africa gather momentum under the International Solar Alliance (ISA), a senior official at the body called on Indian businesses to step up and build on the goodwill already generated by the Indian government in the continent.
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has notified a new regulation to streamline the recognition and grant of equivalence degrees to academic qualifications obtained from foreign educational institutions.
A committee under the chairmanship of IGNOU VC Nageshwar Rao has been constituted to evaluate the feasibility of the plan, and it is expected to submit its report within a month.