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NEET Exam Row: Patna court sends accused Baldev Kumar, Mukesh Kumar to CBI remand

The Special CBI Court in Patna has sent two accused in the NEET question paper leak case to be placed on CBI remand following a request from the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Centre notifies anti-paper leak law, forms committee to review NTA

Amid the NEET and the UGC-NET controversy, the centre has notified a law against cheating, paper leaks, and irregularities in competitive examinations, Indian Express reported. Under the new law – the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024 – which came into effect on June 21, the offenders will…

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After NEET, UGC-NET row, Bihar’s TET cancelled over ‘unavoidable circumstances’

Amid the NEET controversy and days after the cancellation of the UGC-NET examination, Bihar’s Teacher Eligibility Test has been cancelled by the state examination board, citing “unavoidable circumstances”.

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"BJP's parent organization captured educational institutions": Rahul Gandhi on 'paper leaks'

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi attacked the Modi-led central government over the NEET issue and UGC-NET exam cancellation and alleged that the reason behind "paper leaks" is that all the Vice Chancellors, the education system has been captured by the Bharatiya Janata Party's "parent organisation" (RSS). Read further on Dynamite News:

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Not even Riot wants to try competing with Fortnite on user-generated content: 'I'm not gonna go pick that fight with Epic'

League of Legends is still huge, but Riot doesn't see a future in UGC.

PC Gamer

Everywhere, an upcoming multiplayer sandbox game with a powerful creation suite under the hood, will be opening its toolkit to closed beta testers soon

Everywhere, everywhere, but not all at once quite yet.

PC Gamer

Students can now take admission in Indian Universities twice a year from 2024-25 session

The two admission cycles will be July-August and January-February from the 2024-25 academic session. Must follow the story on Dynamite News:

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SGOU gets UGC approval for 6 four-year degree programmes

BA in Malayalam, English, History and Sociology; as well as BBA and BCom programmes will be converted to the new structure from this year.

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Villupuram MP slams UGC’s move to make NET uniform test for PhD admissions

Villupuram MP urges Tamil Nadu to oppose UGC's decision on PhD admissions based on NET scores, impacting research quality.

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AICTE approval no longer needed for universities to run technical programmes: UGC

UGC announces universities no longer need AICTE approval for certain programs in ODL or online mode.

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Nearly 80% appear for APSET across Andhra Pradesh

Nearly 80% appear for APSET across Andhra Pradesh. The test was conducted in accordance with updated UGC guidelines for recruitment and promotion of lecturers and assistant professors in universities and degree colleges.

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JNU to accept National Eligibility Test instead of entrance exams for PhD programs

JNU has announced that it will accept the NET score instead of the entrance test conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) as the selection parameter for admission to its Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) programs from the current academic year. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Madras High Court expresses anguish over T.N. universities functioning without Vice Chancellors for long periods

Madras High Court expresses concern over Tamil Nadu universities lacking vice-chancellors due to government disputes.

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Normalisation of scores for CUET-UG, NET to be done away with: UGC chief

UGC Chief Jagadesh Kumar announces the removal of score normalisation for CUET-UG and NET exams this year.

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PhD can be pursued directly after a 4-year bachelor's degrees and 75% marks: UGC

Students with four-year undergraduate degrees can now directly appear for NET and pursue PhD, according to University Grants Commission (UGC) Chairman Jagadesh Kumar.

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NTA likely to announce CUET-PG results by tonight: UGC Chairman

University Grant Commission chairman M Jagadesh Kumar has said that the National Testing Agency is working to announce the Common University Entrance Test (CUET PG-2024) results by Friday night. Read further on Dynamite News:

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UoH alumnus, former head of department appointed UGC member

Sachidananda Mohanty, former head of English department at UoH, appointed UGC member.

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Morning Digest | PM Modi reviews preparedness for heatwave conditions; CSDS Lokniti Survey: remarkable support for religious pluralism, and more

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NSE CEO Ashish Chauhan, Zoho founder Sridhar Vembu appointed UGC members for 3 years

National Stock Exchange CEO and Zoho founder appointed as UGC members, expanding the body's strength to eight members.

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Kerala govt. initiates steps to identify V-C for KTU; proposes five-member panel without Chancellor’s nominee

Kerala government forms search committee for KTU Vice-Chancellor, aligning with University Law (Amendment) Bill, 2022.

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AI Influencers: Boon or Bane for Marketing?

Social media fame used to be easy, but competition is fierce now and AI influencers are rising. Can humans keep up?

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Universities must budge on college autonomy nudge

The successful implementation of autonomy for colleges demands a concerted effort from all stakeholders to address challenges effectively and ensure a vibrant and dynamic higher education ecosystem

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TNGCT opposes UGC move to make NET as an entrance test for Ph.D programme

The Tamil Nadu Government Collegiate Teachers’ Association (TNGCTA) has opposed the University Grants Commission’s (UGC) move to make the National Eligibility Test (NET) as an entrance test for Ph. D programme

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Karnataka universities and other stakeholders oppose UGC’s decision to make NET scores criteria for PhD admissions across India

State universities and other stakeholders, including educationists and students, have opposed the University Grants Commission’s (UGC) latest decision to make the National Eligibility Test (NET) scores the criteria for admission to Doctorate of Philosophy (PhD) across the country, instead of entrance tests at the university level.

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UGC proposes NET for PhD admissions too, students slam move

The National Eligibility Test (NET) scores will be used for PhD admissions from 2024-25 eliminating the need for separate entrance tests conducted by universities and higher education institutions, according to the University Grants Commission.

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