More than 13,600 students from reserved categories have dropped out of central institutions, Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), and Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) in the previous five years, according to information presented in the Lok Sabha on Monday. Union Minister of State for Education Subhas Sarkar submitted the numbers in a written response to a … Read more
The Common University Entrance Test (CUET), a nationwide entrance exam that offers admission to a variety of UG, PG, and Ph.D. programmes, has not been made mandatory for central universities, according to the Centre, which has told the Delhi High Court. The argument was stated in a petition against Delhi University (DU)’s intention to give … Read more
The Union Education Ministry announced on Wednesday that over 42% of teaching seats allocated for candidates from Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs), and Other Backward Classes (OBCs) across 45 central universities are now vacant. According to Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, 7,033 positions in central universities have been reserved for SC, ST, and OBC … Read more