Tufail Ahmad

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Srinagar's Tribal Boy Tufail Ahmad Clears NEET 2022: J&K

Tufail Ahmad a tribal boy of Mulnar Harwan in Srinagar has qualified for the NEET 2022. Talking about his struggle Ahmad said to ANI, there were no transport facilities in the village, I used to walk daily two kms. "We do not have a proper electricity supply and the mobile connectivity is limited," he added. However, Ahmad wants to become a doctor and provide medical help to the village people.

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 - 12:36 PM / by Madhvi Jha

Tags: tribal, Jammu and Kashmir, Srinagar, NEET, Mulnar Harwan

Courtesy: ANI

NEET Student

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Delhi Govt Announces Free JEE, NEET Coaching To Students

The Delhi Government is to provide free NEET and JEE coaching classes to class X-XII students, announced Education Minister Manish Sisodia. He signed MoU with Avanti Fellow, to provide coaching to students, who cannot afford the engineering and medical entrance tuitions. Initially, the initiative was a pilot project in few schools, gaining excellent response. Now, in the first year, 6,000 students will be getting free coaching, said Sisodia… read-more

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 - 10:34 AM / by Varsha Joshi

Tags: Delhi Government , Manish Sisodia, JEE, NEET, students

Courtesy: One India

Venkaiah Naidu In RS

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DMK Members Walkout Of Rajya Sabha After Venkaiah Naidu Refuses To Take Up NEET Issue

Members of DMK, the ruling party of Tamil Nadu, walked out of Rajya Sabha session over Tamil Nadu Governor's decision to return the NEET exemption bill, on February 4. PTI reported that DMK members insisted on raising the NEET issue during the Zero Hour, for which chairman Venkaiah Naidu did not agree. After the incident, Naidu said, "if the others had cooperated," the issue would have been taken up.

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 - 01:24 PM / by Shibu Immanuel S

Tags: DMK, Venkaiah Naidu, rajya sabha, NEET, NEET Issue

Supreme Court

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Supreme Court Allows 27% Reservation For OBC In Medical Institutions

The Supreme Court announced judgement over a petition, filed against OBC/EWS reservation.  On January 20, the Top Court allowed 27% reservation by Central Government for OBC/EWS for medical institutions admission. The SC bench led by Justice DY Chandrachud said, "Reservation is not at odds with merit but furthers the distributive consequences of social justice." Furthermore, SC bench said criteria to determine EWS quota will be heard in March… read-more

Thu, 20 Jan 2022 - 02:10 PM / by Varsha Joshi

Tags: NEET, Medical institutions, Supreme Court, EWS-OBC, Central Government

 NEET PG counselling with OBC and EWS quota

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Supreme Court Allows EWS, OBC Quota In NEET-PG Medical Counselling

The Supreme Court on January 7, has allowed the resumption of the NEET-PG 2021-2022 counseling process of admission. The Apex Court allowed 27% quota for Other Backward Classes and 10% for Economically Weaker Section, said bench led by Justices DY Chandrachud and AS Bopanna. They also accepted the income cut-off of Rs 8 lakh for the EWS quota as per the recommendation of Ajay Bhushan Pandey.

Fri, 07 Jan 2022 - 02:44 PM / by Madhvi Jha

Tags: NEET, NEET PG Counselling, Supreme Court, EWS, OBC

Courtesy: The Indian Express

NEET and Supreme Court

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SC Likely To Prepone Hearing On EWS Quota In NEET Admission

The Supreme Court on January 3, said that it will decide whether a special bench can be set up to hear the issue of reservation for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) in NEET admission on January 4 or 5. Reportedly, the Union government requested the Court to hear the matter before the scheduled date on January 6. However, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta agreed to appoint a three-judge bench for the case.   

Mon, 03 Jan 2022 - 05:05 PM / by Brijesh Goswami

Tags: SC, NEET, hearing, EWS Quota, Special Bench

Junior Doctors' Protest

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Junior Doctors Boycott Work In SN Medical College, Demand NEET Counselling

Junior doctors of SN Medical College, Agra are reportedly protesting for the last seven days and demanding counselling for NEET. Their demand is to fill the vacancies of junior doctors in medical colleges ahead of the possible third wave of Covid-19. Dr. Ayush Kapoor, SN Medical college said, "We are working with almost one-third of the strength. We demand for NEET counseling." Resident doctors at Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad staged a… read-more

Sat, 04 Dec 2021 - 01:11 PM / by Madhvi Jha

Tags: Doctors Strike, NEET, Agra, Covid-19, Medical College

Courtesy: ANI

Sondharya T

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NEET Aspirant Commits Suicide Fearing Failure: Tamil Nadu 

Soundharya T, a 17-year-old NEET student was found dead at her home in Vellore, Tamil Nadu on Sept 15. Reportedly, she committed suicide due to the fear of failing in NEET that she gave on Sept 12. However, she had scored 510 out of 600 in the competitive exams. Moreover, her parents have demand to "ban NEET" exam. Besides, her death is third of its kind in TN.

Thu, 16 Sep 2021 - 12:40 PM / by Balaji L

Tags: students, sucide, NEET, fear of failure, Tamil Nadu

Courtesy: The News Minute

A poster of NEET Exam 2021

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NEET 2021 Exam To Be Held As Scheduled, Says Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has on September 6 denied postponing the scheduled date, September 12, for NEET 2021 issued by National Testing Agency (NTA). A bench of three judges said they're ''neither impressed nor willing to postpone NEET 2021''. Earlier, the bench had on September 3 said the demand was unnecessary. As per the schedule, students can download admit cards on September 9 from read-more

Mon, 06 Sep 2021 - 02:53 PM / by Ettishree Shukla

Tags: NEET, CBSE, Board Examination, Supreme Court

Courtesy: Times Now News

National Exit Text

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For MBBS Students; NeXT To Replace NEET PG By 2023

According to the sources, the government is likely to replace the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (PG) with the National Exit Test (NeXT) exam for final year MBBS students from 2023. The move won't only give the license to students for practicing medicine and surgery but also benefit the students to get admission to PG medical degree programs. However, any official announcement is expected in six months.

Thu, 22 Jul 2021 - 09:39 AM / by Brijesh Goswami

Tags: NEET, NeXT, MBBS students, National Medical Council