Education News of the week — NEET, DU admissions, THE rankings, IITs and more
Education News: All that made news in the education sector this week, DUET 2022 admit card, simulated ranks feature in DU CSAS candidate portal, NEET MBBS academic session, THE rankings and boycott of the old IITs and more
Education news: top newsmakers of the week (October 09 to 16). Express Photo/ Representative Image
A lot happened this week in the education sector, NMC announced the academic session for the incoming MBBS students. The NEET PG counselling process for two states are underway. THE rankings were announced and six IITs boycotted it. Delhi University added a new feature on the dashboard for undergraduate students to check tentative ranks. Here’s all that happened this week:-
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The National Medical Commission (NMC) issued a notice stating that the academic session for the incoming MBBS students will begin on November 15 and all other vacations or breaks and examination schedules will be arranged according to the affiliated universities of the respective colleges.
Meanwhile, Union Home Minister Amit Shah released textbooks in Hindi of three subjects for MBBS students as part of the project of Madhya Pradesh government to impart medical education in the Hindi language.
The revised cut-off list for National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) MDS 2022 exam has been released by the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS). Candidates can check the new cut-offs at the official website — natboard.edu.in.
The registration for Uttarakhand NEET PG Counselling 2022 has been started by Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Uttarakhand Medical Education University, Dehradun. Candidates can register at the official website – hnbumu.ac.in. The last day to register for the first round of counselling is October 17.
Times Higher Education (THE) rankings were announced and among Indian institutions, Indian Institute of Science (IISc) retained its top position. The overall rank of IISc was in the 251 to 300 rank bracket. Globally, the University of Oxford has emerged as the best institute among 1,799 universities from 104 countries, read the statement by THE.
Meanwhile, the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) in Mumbai, Delhi, Kanpur, Madras, Roorkee and Kharagpur boycotted the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings for the third year in a row over lack of transparency.
Delhi University Entrance Test (DUET)- 2022 admit cards were released by the National Testing Agency. The candidates can download the admit cards on the official website– nta.ac.in. The examinations will be conducted from October 17 to 21.
The plan to set up Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) campuses in Abu Dhabi, Tanzania and Malaysia has been put on the fast track within a year as the time frame envisaged, key officials said.
IIT Madras in collaboration with the US Consulate General Chennai and Indian Space Association is organising a three-day Space Technology Conclave, from October 15 to 17.
The registration process for Gujarat Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) 2022 will begin on October 21. The notification in the concern will be released soon by the state education department.
A travel advisory has been issued for Indian nationals planning to return to Ukraine by the Indian embassy there. It advised Indians to avoid any non-essential travel to the war-hit country.
The Centre might raise the guarantee limit for education loans from Rs 7.5 lakh to Rs 10 lakh in a bid to push Public Sector Banks (PSBs) to increase disbursements amid complaints of delays in sanction and rejection of loan applications. At present, education loans up to Rs 7.5 lakh are backed by a credit guarantee fund, which means that banks do not seek any collateral for loans up to the guaranteed amount.
According to a report on international migration patterns by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Indian students studying in economically developed countries are most likely amongst all foreign students to stay back in their host country and join the local workforce.
