NEET

SC allows students above 25 years to appear in NEET, extends date for filling of forms till April 5

 In a big relief to hundreds of students, the Supreme Court on Friday allowed candidates above 25 years to appear in the National-Eligibility-cum-Entrance-Test (NEET). 

Mar 31, 2017, 13:27 PM IST

Should Urdu be allowed as regional language in NEET? SC to hear Students' Islamic Organisation plea today

The Supreme Court will on Friday hear the plea filed by the Students' Islamic Organisation (SIO) for approving Urdu as one of the regional languages to be allowed in the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) by the Medical Council of India (MCI).

Mar 31, 2017, 09:00 AM IST

Kota gears up to tackle suicides by students, comes up with ceiling fans with springs, sensors

The NCRB in its 2014 report said at least 45 students committed suicide in Kota due to fear of failure in exams. Last year, 17 students committed suicide in Kota.

Mar 30, 2017, 15:36 PM IST

NEET exam to be conducted in 103 cities this time: Prakash Javadekar

The government has increased the number of cities where the NEET examination would be conducted from 80 to 103 to make it easier for the students to reach the venues.

Mar 24, 2017, 17:45 PM IST

NEET to be held in 23 more cities

With a record over 11 lakh students registering for the National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET) for admission to undergraduate medical course, the CBSE on Friday announced 23 more new examination cities taking the total number to 103.

Mar 24, 2017, 14:50 PM IST

NEET in Urdu: SC to hear plea today

The NEET will be held in 10 languages -- Hindi, English, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Oriya and Kannada.

Mar 24, 2017, 10:11 AM IST

Centre open to conducting NEET in Urdu from next academic year

Currently, NEET is being conducted in ten languages - Hindi, English, Gujarati, Marathi, Oriya, Bengali, Assamese, Telegu, Tamil and Kannada languages.

Mar 10, 2017, 15:03 PM IST

CM Palaniswami urges HRD minister to exempt Tamil Nadu from NEET

Tamil Nadu chief Minister K Palaniswami today urged Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar to exempt Tamil Nadu from the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET).

Mar 03, 2017, 16:12 PM IST

Supreme Court seeks reply of Centre, MCI on plea to conduct NEET in Urdu

A plea suggesting making Urdu as a medium for NEET 2017.

Mar 03, 2017, 14:38 PM IST

Govt approves over 4,000 PG medical seats for academic session 2017-18

The government has approved an all-time record number of over 4,000 PG medical seats in various medical colleges and hospitals for 2017-18.

Mar 02, 2017, 16:26 PM IST

Tamil Nadu CM Palaniswami to meet PM Narendra Modi, raise issues like Cauvery water sharing, NEET

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami is in the national capital to meet the Prime Minister today.

Feb 27, 2017, 15:33 PM IST

Supreme Court refuses to hear plea to include Urdu in NEET

The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to hear the plea filed by the Students Islamic Organisation of India (SIO) seeking inclusion of the Urdu language in the NEET.

Feb 23, 2017, 13:19 PM IST

'Exempt Puducherry from NEET for admissions to medical courses'

Chief Minister V Narayanasamy today said that he had requested the Centre to exempt Puducherry from NEET based selection of students for. Medical colleges during the 2017-2018 academic year

Feb 15, 2017, 15:49 PM IST

Shaheera Ahmed from Burhan Wani's school tops Kashmir's Class 12 Boards; wishes to appear for NEET

Shaheera Ahmed, who studied in the same school as slain Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist Burhan Wani, has topped the Kashmir's Class 12 board exams.

Feb 02, 2017, 12:10 PM IST

CBSE to conduct NEET for admission into medical courses on May 7

CBSE will conduct National Eligibility cum Entrance Test​ for admission into medical courses on May 7.

Jan 31, 2017, 19:32 PM IST

AICTE likely to discuss issue of single national engineering entrance test

The issue of holding a single entrance examination for admission to engineering colleges on the lines of NEET for medicine is likely to be discussed at a meeting of All India Council for Technical Education later this month.

Jan 08, 2017, 14:50 PM IST

More private matric schools opting for CBSE in Plus two level: Official

With the Central government making "National Eligibility cum Entrance Test" (for Medical seats) compulsory, more private matriculation schools are opting to switch over to CBSE in Plus two level, a senior education department official said.

Dec 25, 2016, 21:06 PM IST

HRD Ministry considering NEET like single national entrance test for engineering colleges

The Union HRD ministry is considering holding a single national level test for entrance to engineering colleges on the lines of the NEET examination in Medical colleges.

Dec 22, 2016, 22:46 PM IST

Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik seeks inclusion of Odia language in NEET

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi's intervention for inclusion of Odia language as a medium of examination in the prestigious National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) for medical courses.

Dec 22, 2016, 22:17 PM IST

National Eligibility cum Entrance Test: NEET to be held in these 8 languages - Here's list

The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) for admission in medical colleges will be held in eight languages- Hindi, English, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Marathi, Tamil and Telugu- for the academic year 2017-18.

Dec 21, 2016, 19:30 PM IST