This comes in the wake of the case of trainee IAS officer Puja Khedkar who is facing a UPSC probe for allegedly “faking her identity” to flout appearance norms for the Civil Service Exams. UPSC’s plan also comes close on the heels of a row over the National Testing Agency’s (NTA) conduct of examinations including the NEET-UG exam.

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has issued a notification directing its affiliated schools to provide consent for hosting the upcoming National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) exams scheduled for October-November 2024.

Schools affiliated with CBSE must log into the NIOS portal to provide their consent for conducting the public examination by July 31, 2024.

The notification states: "Your assistance will not only help NIOS in holding public examination of the candidates of the most disadvantaged group of society but also help CBSE in compliance with the directions of Ministry of Education, Govt, of India."
The NIOS public examination for secondary and senior secondary courses is anticipated to commence in the first week of October 2024.

The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) will start the counselling registration for the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test-Undergraduate (NEET-UG 2024) soon. Once the process begins, candidates must log in to mcc.nic.in with their credentials to register and make their selections.

On Tuesday, July 23, the Supreme Court dismissed the cancellation and re-test pleas for NEET-UG 2024.

The National Testing Agency (NTA) will release the final results of NEET-UG within two days, as Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan stated on Tuesday. He mentioned that the exam's merit list will be updated based on the Supreme Court's observations.

During the NEET counselling process, there will be four rounds of All India Quota (AIQ) online counselling. The MCC will make the allotments based on the candidates' merit and choices, starting only after receiving the list, data, or information of successful candidates from NTA.

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) started the psychological counselling of students and parents for the 2024 board exams on January 1. The initiative of the CBSE to counsel students and their parents is aimed at equipping them with tools and techniques to navigate exam stress effectively. While the practical exams for the CBSE Class 10 and Class 12 started on January 1, the theory exams will begin on February 15, 2024.

A state government in India incorporates coding as a part of the curriculum in its schools. The move aims to equip students with essential programming skills from an early age, fostering digital literacy and preparing them for future technological advancements.

University Grants Commission, UGC recently released NSP Scholarship 2023-24 or scholarships.gov.in Portal notification. 31 July 2023 is the last date to apply for various UGC Scholarships candidates can submit their applications on the official website @scholarships.gov.in. 31 July 2023 is the last date of NSP Scholarship 2023-24.

According to new forecast, over 18 lakh Indian students are set to opt for foreign colleges and universities by 2024.

The Supreme Court has directed Centre to put the counselling for NEET-PG on hold until it decides the validity of the Centre's decision to introduce OBC and EWS reservation in All India Quota (AIQ). The NEET PG result was earlier declared on September 28, and the individual score card was released on October 9. 

Around 17,893 students appeared for the Goa Board Class 12 Exams 2019 in the month of March.

OJEE admit card 2019 can be downloaded from ojee.nic.in. The exam is scheduled to be held on May 12, 2019 (Sunday) and the result is expected by the first week of June, 2019