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Fareeha Iftikhar

Fareeha Iftikhar

Fareeha Iftikhar is a Special Correspondent with the national political bureau of the Hindustan Times. She tracks the education ministry, and covers the beat at the national level for the newspaper. She also writes on issues related to gender, human rights and different policy matters.

Articles by Fareeha Iftikhar

NEET tally out: 13 boys, 4 girls share top rank

NTA released fresh NEET results on Friday, ending a tumultuous seven weeks for hundreds of thousands of aspiring medical students who can now begin their journey towards becoming this year’s fresher batch. (Sanchit Khanna/HT Photo)

Updated on Jul 26, 2024 20:40 IST

₹3L-cr allocated to welfare schemes for women, girls

According to the budget document, the budget outlay for the ministry of women and child development (WCD) has seen a marginal increase of 2.5 % to <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>26,092.19 crore from <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>25,448.68 crore in revised estimate for 2023-24. (REUTERS)

Updated on Jul 24, 2024 01:56 IST

Low interest on education loans up to ₹10L for courses within India

Out of <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>1.48 lakh crore, <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>1.2 lakh crore will be spent on education, representing 2.6% of total budgetary expenditure, which compares with 1.9% for health and 11.3% for transport (highest allocation). (HT Photo)

Updated on Jul 24, 2024 01:58 IST

Oppn corners education minister over NEET in Lok Sabha

Leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan in the Lok Sabha during the first day of the Monsoon Session of Parliament on Monday. (Sansad TV)

Updated on Jul 23, 2024 01:31 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. (HT PHOTO)

Updated on Jul 21, 2024 10:45 IST

NCERT releases textbook ‘rooted in Indian context’

(Representative Photo)

Updated on Jul 21, 2024 05:43 IST

Granular data on NEET is out, some centres outperform

Bhopal, Jul 15 (ANI): Police use tear gas and water cannons to disperse the National Students' Union of India (NSUI) activists during their demonstration against the alleged paper leak of NEET-UG exam, nursing scam and Agnipath scheme, near CM's residence in Bhopal on Monday. (ANI Photo) (Sanjeev Gupta)

Updated on Jul 21, 2024 03:24 IST

Explainer: PM SHRI Scheme and the controversy surrounding it

The PM SHRI scheme aimed to select 14,500 schools from across the country for upgradation and is expected to benefit 1.8 million students. (HT file)

Updated on Jul 18, 2024 14:28 IST

Cannot conduct board exams twice a year under current schedule: CBSE

The National Curriculum Framework 2023 released in line with the National Education Policy 2020 in August recommended that students be allowed to take board examinations on at least two occasions during any given school year, with only the best scores being retained (HT)

Updated on Jun 30, 2024 24:00 IST

Centre’s high-level panel on NTA reforms to seek suggestions from students, parents

NTA panel chairperson K Radhakrishnan. (Photo from X)

Updated on Jun 25, 2024 05:47 IST

48% of 1,563 students who got grace marks skip NEET-UG retest

Students protest against NEET-UG retest in Rajkot on Sunday. (ANI)

Updated on Jun 23, 2024 23:35 IST

CBI teams rush to Gujarat, Bihar for NEET-UG leak probe

Students under the banner of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) stage a protest against the alleged NEET-UG results scam seeking a CBI inquiry

Updated on Jun 23, 2024 18:37 IST

Centre removes NTA’s head, to overhaul body

Trinamool Chhatra Parishad (TMCP), students wing of All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) supporters staged a protest against recent scam in NEET and UGC-NET exam in front of Asutosh College in Kolkata, on Saturday. (Samir Jana/ Hindustan Times)

Updated on Jun 23, 2024 24:24 IST

Education ministry forms panel to recommend reforms in functioning of NTA

Union education minister Dharmendra Prardhan. (File)

Updated on Jun 22, 2024 10:50 IST

NEET in crisis, NET junked, now CSIR-NET pushed back

Congress workers protest against the irregularities in NEET 2024 in Lucknow, on Friday. (Deepak Gupta/HT Photo)

Updated on Jun 21, 2024 23:35 IST

NEET-UG re-exam: NTA changes centres; edu ministry officials to be present

Students hold protest against the alleged irregularities in the NEET examination (File Photo)

Updated on Jun 21, 2024 12:33 IST

UGC-NET paper on darknet, panel to review NTA: Pradhan

UGC-NET paper on darknet, panel to review NTA: Pradhan

Updated on Jun 21, 2024 02:38 IST

NET fuel to NEET fire as exam row explodes; CBI begins probe

Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan addresses a press conference in New Delhi, on Thursday. (PTI)

Updated on Jun 21, 2024 01:25 IST

Wider NEET retest not on the cards: Education minister Dharmendra Pradhan

Students holding placards protest against the alleged irregularities in the NEET examination, in Bhopal on Friday. (ANI)

Updated on Jun 14, 2024 23:17 IST

NEET UG Row: Won’t tolerate malpractices in conduct of exams, says Pradhan

NEET UG Row: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan spoke amid the backlash from the opposition over the alleged irregularities in the conduct of the National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET-UG) this year.

Updated on Jun 14, 2024 14:22 IST

NEET-UG row: NTA’s accountability will be fixed if lapses found, says Pradhan

Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan (File Photo)

Updated on Jun 14, 2024 12:37 IST

Education minister Dharmendra Pradhan calls NEET-UG paper leak charges baseless

Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan. (PTI)

Updated on Jun 13, 2024 10:56 IST

Explained: The controversy surrounding NEET-UG 2024 results, and SC’s stance

The alleged irregularities in the NEET-UG 2024 examination have evoked protests from students all over the country. (ANI)

Updated on Jun 13, 2024 02:30 IST

UGC allows colleges, universities to admit students twice a year

Presently, universities and colleges admit students annually in July-August every year, in regular mode. (ANi file photo)

Updated on Jun 11, 2024 06:35 IST

NEET-UG: Edu min constitutes high level panel to revisit results of 1563 students

The NEET-UG results were announced in June 4 (Representative Photo)

Updated on Jun 8, 2024 11:50 IST

SP has strengthened democracy by strengthening the opposition: Iqra Choudhary

Iqra Choudhary, Lok Sabha election winner from Uttar Pradesh’s Kairana constituency (HT /Sourced Photo)

Updated on Jun 8, 2024 05:54 IST

NCERT book changes, grace marks for time loss led to higher scores in NEET: NTA

The NTA reiterated that those who have got the same marks will be assigned seats using the “tie-breaking” formula. (Representative file photo)

Updated on Jun 6, 2024 06:57 IST

Number of women MPs elected to the Lok Sabha drops

The new Parliament building in New Delhi. (File)

Updated on Jun 5, 2024 22:57 IST

NCERT seeks implementation of Holistic Progress Card for progress monitoring

The NCERT and the Central Board of Secondary Education conducted a pilot of HPC in select schools last year. (HT PHOTO/Representative)

Updated on May 27, 2024 06:06 IST

Lok Sabha polls: Kanhaiya Kumar’s crowdfunding approach picks up steam

Kanhaiya Kumar (Agencies)

Updated on May 22, 2024 04:20 IST

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