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The Russian Archaeologist team has discovered a 5000-year-old scull, traced from the Scythian period and claims that the person died shortly after trepanation. "The ancient doctor had a surgery set made of stones," researchers added. Dr Maria Dobrovolskaya, the head of the Laboratory of Contextual Anthropology claimed him 'Unlucky' as most people survived after several trepanations in ancient times. The researchers further alleged that the… read-more

After getting the nod to admit more students in government medical-colleges at Doda, Anantnag, Baramulla, Kathua and Rajouri, medical-seats in Jammu and Kashmir have more than doubled. The MBBS seats have increased from 500 (2018-19) to 1100 in the current session. Notably, 50% of seats have been reserved for female aspirants. Calling it a great achievement J&K government spokesperson said that the arrangements to accommodate classes,… read-more

With 12,353 seats vacant in undergraduate courses, Delhi University (DU) may announce a third cut-off list on October 24. Earlier out of 70,000 UG seats in DU, more than 82% were filled after the second cut off list offered admissions to 22,147 students. While some courses were totally closed others saw a major decline in the required cut-off. Reportedly, due to Covid-19 spread the admission process is being conducted online.

Taking cognisance of ill-effects of online classes on children's eyes, Karnataka government has formulated guidelines to mitigate such issues. The government has taken recommendations of an experts panel into consideration in this regard. It directed that online classes for students of class 1-5 cannot exceed 30 minutes in one stretch, while for above classes the limit is 45 minutes. It also asked promotion of both the curricular and co-… read-more

To empower meritorious medical students from less-privileged societies, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited is collaborating with the Indian Army for the third batch of “Kashmir Super 30”. Students will be provided a '12-month residential mentoring program' to prepare for medical entrance test, NEET. The Indian Army’s 10 Sector Rashtriya Rifles, Srinagar will co-shoulder the ambitious project, which started in 2017-18. Reportedly, 68… read-more