Education

For the seventh consecutive year, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras has maintained its status as the nation's top university, taking first place in the Ministry of Education's National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF). The rankings were revealed on Thursday by Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bengaluru became the nation's top university, surpassing IIT Madras in the overall category. Among universities, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) came in second, followed by Manipal Academy of Higher Education in third place and Jamia Millia Islamia in fourth. In the colleges category, Delhi University's Hindu College got first place, pushing Miranda House to second. The third, fourth, and fifth spots were occupied by Hans Raj Col...

The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Postgraduate) (NEET-PG) was administered by the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS), an independent organization under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. More than 2,42,000 candidates took the exam in a single shift using a computer-based platform at 1,052 test centers spread throughout 301 cities, according to an official statement. In terms of the total number of applicants, this is the biggest computer-based test in India that has been held in a single shift. In order to evaluate the exam's administration and guarantee that the use of unfair methods is not tolerated, NBEMS recruited over 2200 faculty members from different medical schools and NBEMS-accredited institutions. The Chief Secretaries and DGPs of ea...