NEW DELHI: The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test-Undergraduate (NEET-UG 2023) breached the 20-lakh mark. It received a record 20.8 lakh applications this year vying for close to 1.4 lakh MBBS/ BDS seats across India. The gender gap too breached the 2 lakh-mark with 11.8 lakh female candidates registering, which is 2.8 lakh more than male […]
Tag Archives: maharashtra
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Apr
Apr
The deaths of 30 people in a political function in Maharashtra due to heat stroke on Sunday were tragic and avoidable. Reports suggested that the incident took place when around a million people attended the Maharashtra Bhushan Award ceremony, which started at 11am and ended at 2pm (the hottest hours of the day). It was […]
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Mar
Mar
Maharashtra may be on its way to joining a string of Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled states that have enacted strict rules against forced conversions in recent years. Maharashtra deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis told the state legislative council that prima facie there was a design behind alleged cases of “love jihad” and announced that the state […]
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In Higher Secondary Education English Exam Paper, Students Find One Answer Printed, 2 Questions Missing In Maharashtra
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Feb
Feb
HSC exams kicked off on Tuesday with controversy over three questions in the poetry section of the English paper. One of the questions had the answer printed while the other two had no questions, but a reference line to poetry stating, “Accept any reasonably correct answer“. Students who attempted this questions-compulsory and not optional-will get […]
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Maharashtra College Reopening: Proposal to Start College in Offline Mode sent to CM for Approval
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Jan
Jan
Minister of Higher and Technical Education, Uday Samant, took to Twitter earlier today and announced that a proposal to reopen colleges in the state has been sent to the Chief Minister, Uddhav Thackeray for approval. This proposal has been made after the State Government gave the nod to reopen schools for all classes, pre-primary to Class 12, from Monday, January 24 onwards. […]