Chirag Falor, a boy from Pune who scored 12th on the Main Joint Entrance Exam (JEE), said the exam is the most difficult of all. Despite being admitted to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA, he decided to apply for JEE. He is one of five students from India …
Read More »Covid-19: what you need to know today
In Dispatch 156, I wrote about why it didn’t make sense to use rapid antigen tests all the time, or to rely too much on them, as Delhi is still. In short, these tests return too many false negative results (identifying an infected person as not infected) to be reliable. …
Read More »Bihar Boy travels 700 km in 24 hours to reach NEET center, fails exam in 10 minutes
For representation: Students wearing protective masks wait to enter an examination center for the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE), amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). NEET examinees were ordered to arrive at the test center three hours prior to the start of the test, keeping in mind the safety …
Read More »More test centers, strict Covid-19 protocols: these are the precautions taken by the government for NEETs
The crucial National Entry and Eligibility Test (NEET) will be held across the country on Sunday amid tight controls in light of the Covid-19 pandemic. The National Testing Agency (NTA), which is organizing the exam, has taken a number of steps such as increasing the number of test centers and …
Read More »Covid-19: the Ministry of Health reviews the guidelines for conducting tests
Between the guidelines, containment zone personnel or examinees will not be allowed into the test center. No containment zone personnel or examinees will be allowed. Said examinees will have the opportunity to take the examination by other means or the universities and the educational institution or agency may consider appropriate …
Read More »The appointment of Adhir Ranjan as head of Bengal could make things difficult for Congress in the session of Parliament
File photo of Congressional Leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury. Things look tough now as Chowdhury is also the congressional leader in Lok Sabha, which means he needs to reach out to other opposition parties. CNN-News18 Last update: September 10, 2020 9:03 AM IST FOLLOW US: The congressional appointment in Bengal could …
Read More »SC rejects new pleas requesting postponement of NEET exam
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court declined to receive a new batch of petitions seeking to postpone the National Entry Eligibility Test (NEET) scheduled for September 13. The three-judge court noted that the state and examination authorities in question will take all necessary precautions for the safety of students amid COVID-19. …
Read More »NEET 2020 LIVE Updates: Now It’s All Over, SC Says As Refusing Allegations About Postponement
The new guilty plea in SC also calls for a staggered examination over five to six days, as the main JEE examination. Reporting on the new appeal, defender Alakh Alok Srivastava tweeted on Tuesday: “Friends of #NEET, I had a detailed discussion tonight with the respected lead advocate, who will …
Read More »Congress will finalize its strategy for Parliament today
Congress will formulate its strategy for Parliament’s monsoon session, which begins September 14, in a meeting on Tuesday. The party parliament strategy group meeting will be chaired by Congress Speaker Sonia Gandhi and will be attended by Rahul Gandhi, Ghulam Nabi Azad, Anand Sharma, AK Antony, Ahmed Patel, Jairam Ramesh, …
Read More »JEE Ready, NTA gears up for NEET on Sept. 13 with disinfectants and social distancing. Read the details here
Students wearing protective masks wait to enter an examination center for the Joint Entrance Exam (JEE), amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. (Reuters) The Supreme Court had previously dismissed a petition to postpone the two exams amid a surge in the number of COVID-19 cases, …
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