Articles by Fareeha Iftikhar
NEET tally out: 13 boys, 4 girls share top rank
Four girls and 13 boys share top rank in NEET-UG, ending controversy over 67 initial top ranks due to grace marks. Number of qualifiers decreased.

Updated on Jul 27, 2024 02:10 AM IST
Low interest on education loans up to ₹10L for courses within India
Budget proposes lower interest rates for education loans up to ₹10 lakh, with e-vouchers for 1 lakh students annually. Education allocation at 2.6% of total budget.

Updated on Jul 24, 2024 07:28 AM IST
Fareeha Iftikhar, New Delhi
₹3L-cr allocated to welfare schemes for women, girls
Sitharaman also said that partnerships would be created to organise women-specific skilling programmes in India

Updated on Jul 24, 2024 07:26 AM IST
Fareeha Iftikhar, New Delhi
Oppn corners education minister over NEET in Lok Sabha
Opposition demands education minister's resignation over NEET exam irregularities, government denies paper leaks, calls for better exam system development.

Updated on Jul 23, 2024 07:01 AM IST
Fareeha Iftikhar, New Delhi
NCERT releases textbook ‘rooted in Indian context’
The online version textbook titled ‘exploring society: India and beyond’ has been released by the NCERT on its official website.

Published on Jul 21, 2024 04:15 PM IST
NCERT releases textbook ‘rooted in Indian context’
The online version textbook titled ‘exploring society: India and beyond’ has been released by the NCERT on its official website

Updated on Jul 21, 2024 11:13 AM IST
Granular data on NEET is out, some centres outperform
NTA releases detailed NEET-UG 2024 exam data following Supreme Court order amid cheating allegations. Coaching hubs dominate top rankings, amid some anomalies.

Updated on Jul 21, 2024 08:54 AM IST
Explainer: PM SHRI Scheme and the controversy surrounding it
The Union government’s PM SHRI scheme is again in the news with three Opposition-ruled states denying to adopt it.

Published on Jul 18, 2024 07:58 PM IST
Cannot conduct board exams twice a year under current schedule: CBSE
While main exams are held between February and April and results are declared in May, supplementary exams are held between July and August, with results declared at the end of August

Updated on Jun 30, 2024 05:30 AM IST
Fareeha Iftikhar, New Delhi
Centre’s high-level panel on NTA reforms to seek suggestions from students, parents
The panel headed by former ISRO chief K Radhakrishnan will give its recommendations to the education ministry within the next 2 months

Published on Jun 25, 2024 11:17 AM IST
48% of 1,563 students who got grace marks skip NEET-UG retest
While none of the two candidates from Chandigarh appeared for the exam, 219 out of 602 sat for the retest in Chhattisgarh.

Updated on Jun 24, 2024 05:05 AM IST
Fareeha Iftikhar, New Delhi
CBI teams rush to Gujarat, Bihar for NEET-UG leak probe
CBI investigates NEET-UG exam conspiracy, arrests made in Bihar and Gujarat. Govt not inclined for re-exam. Protests continue, SC to hear matter on July 8.

Updated on Jun 24, 2024 12:07 AM IST
Centre removes NTA’s head, to overhaul body
The Union government on Saturday removed the head of the National Testing Authority, after the education minister said that the agency was under the scanner.

Updated on Jun 23, 2024 05:54 AM IST
Fareeha Iftikhar, New Delhi
Education ministry forms panel to recommend reforms in functioning of NTA
The panel has been formed at a time when NTA is under scanner over the alleged irregularities during the conduct of NEET-UG this year, cancellation of UGC-NET due to paper leak on darknet and postponement the CSIR-UGC-NET

Updated on Jun 22, 2024 04:20 PM IST
NEET in crisis, NET junked, now CSIR-NET pushed back
NTA postpones CSIR-UGC-NET amidst controversy over medical entrance test irregularities, raising questions about agency processes and sparking political row.

Updated on Jun 22, 2024 05:05 AM IST
Fareeha Iftikhar, New Delhi
NEET-UG re-exam: NTA changes centres; edu ministry officials to be present
NEET-UG re-exam for 1,563 candidates on Sunday due to earlier issues. NTA & education ministry officials to ensure smooth conduct.

Updated on Jun 21, 2024 06:03 PM IST
UGC-NET paper on darknet, panel to review NTA: Pradhan
Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Thursday that a “specific question paper” for the UGC-NET was leaked on the darknet, leading to the cancellation of the exam that is used to screen PhD candidates, pick assistant professors and award Junior Research Fellowship (JRF).

Updated on Jun 21, 2024 08:08 AM IST
Fareeha Iftikhar, New Delhi
NET fuel to NEET fire as exam row explodes; CBI begins probe
Dharmendra Pradhan said that a specific question paper of the University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET) was leaked on the darknet

Updated on Jun 21, 2024 06:55 AM IST
Fareeha Iftikhar, New Delhi
Wider NEET retest not on the cards: Education minister Dharmendra Pradhan
On Friday, Dharmendra Pradhan hit back at the allegations, saying a large number of students who cleared the NEET exam this year are from rural areas.

Updated on Jun 15, 2024 04:47 AM IST
Fareeha Iftikhar, New Delhi
NEET UG Row: Won’t tolerate malpractices in conduct of exams, says Pradhan
Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan's remarks comes amid backlash from the opposition over the alleged irregularities in the conduct of NEET UG 2024.

Published on Jun 14, 2024 07:52 PM IST
Fareeha Iftikhar, New Delhi
NEET-UG row: NTA’s accountability will be fixed if lapses found, says Pradhan
Pradhan reiterated that there is no concrete proof to establish the allegations of paper leaks during the NEET-UG exam this year. He also met some NEET aspirants and their parents on Friday and addressed their issues

Published on Jun 14, 2024 06:07 PM IST
Education minister Dharmendra Pradhan calls NEET-UG paper leak charges baseless
The comments came on the day the Supreme Court accepted the government’s suggestion for conducting a retest of 1563 students, who got grace marks due to loss of time

Published on Jun 13, 2024 04:26 PM IST
Explained: The controversy surrounding NEET-UG 2024 results, and SC’s stance
Aspirants, parents and some educational professionals are calling for a probe, while the Supreme Court has demanded answers from the National Testing Agency

Published on Jun 13, 2024 08:00 AM IST
UGC allows colleges, universities to admit students twice a year
The council took a policy decision to allow Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) who offer programs in regular mode to admit students twice a year, either in Jan/Feb or July/August from this session

Updated on Jun 11, 2024 12:05 PM IST
NEET-UG: Edu min constitutes high level panel to revisit results of 1563 students
The NEET 2024 results, announced on June 4, triggered a massive uproar, with several aspirants and parents demanding a probe and sought “re-exam”, alleging that the paper was leaked at certain centers where students got high scores

Updated on Jun 08, 2024 05:20 PM IST
SP has strengthened democracy by strengthening the opposition: Iqra Choudhary
Iqra Choudhary, a postgraduate from SOAS, London, is the daughter of former Member of Legislative Assembly Begum Tabassum Hasan and sister of three-time MLA Nahid Hasan

Published on Jun 08, 2024 11:24 AM IST
NCERT book changes, grace marks for time loss led to higher scores in NEET: NTA
Ever since the NTA announced the NEET-UG results, which is conducted for undergraduate admissions to medical colleges, parents and students have raised objections to it

Published on Jun 06, 2024 12:27 PM IST
Number of women MPs elected to the Lok Sabha drops
The 18th Lok Sabha will have 74 women Members of Parliament (MP), marking a slight dip from 2019 when 78 women MPs were elected.

Updated on Jun 06, 2024 04:27 AM IST
Fareeha Iftikhar, New Delhi
NCERT seeks implementation of Holistic Progress Card for progress monitoring
PARAKH has so far trained faculty from the state councils of educational research and training, teachers from all the district institutes of education and training

Published on May 27, 2024 11:36 AM IST
Lok Sabha polls: Kanhaiya Kumar’s crowdfunding approach picks up steam
Till 9.30pm on Tuesday, the drive had raised ₹48,98,451 which is 53% of the amount the goal set, i.e, ₹92,50,000

Updated on May 22, 2024 09:50 AM IST