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Andhra Pradesh HC reserves judgement on plea against 25% reservation in private schools under RTE 

Justice G Ramakrishna reserved the judgement after hearing the arguments that were presented by both sides

Published on 5th April 2023
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Odisha: Private school enrolment under EWS quota will commence on February 13

The physical document verification of applicants will be done by March 20, after which, the first school allotment to eligible students will be done

Published on 1st February 2023
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MP Thamizhachi Thangapandian calls Power Grid Corporation's scholarship for EWS students "extremely biased"

In a press release by IIT Madras, it was stated that the Power Grid Endowment Scholarship will help bright young students to pursue their education without any economical barrier

Published on 9th May 2022
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SC's decision on Rs 8 lakh income criteria for EWS applicable to NEET PG 2022-23 counselling too

Dr Charu Mathur, the counsel for the petitioners, said that they have asked for an extension of the deadline for an edit option in the online forms when it comes to the EWS norms

Published on 14th February 2022
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Delhi HC asks govt to file "concise and crisp" response to plea on school admissions of 44k EWS category children

The plea alleges that there was a serious violation of the fundamental rights of several children who have been waiting for admissions and that the children have been waiting since April last year

Published on 14th February 2022
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Reservation is not at odds with merit: Why Supreme Court allowed 27 per cent OBC quota in medical courses

The top court emphasised that judicial intervention at this stage will further delay the admission process this year, and it would also trigger litigation

Published on 20th January 2022
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NEET PG: Counselling to begin on Jan 12, Health Minister says this will strengthen fight against COVID-19

The protest by resident doctors demanding NEET PG counselling was at its peak in December, they had boycotted all routine and emergency medical services in Delhi

Published on 10th January 2022
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NEET PG counselling to be conducted soon after SC gives the go-ahead for OBC, temporary validity for EWS

The counselling was delayed after a plea was filed in the apex court against the Centre’s decision to revisit the criteria for the determination of the EWS quota in the AIQ

Published on 7th January 2022
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Get on with NEET PG counselling: How medicos are reacting to Centre's decision to retain Rs 8 lakh income criteria for EWS

While the protesting doctors are welcoming the move and hope that it'll soon lead to NEET PG counselling, other public health experts are calling for a larger political eye in the medical fraternity

Published on 3rd January 2022
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Hear NEET PG issue urgently on Tuesday, Centre asks SC as EWS debate rages on

A bench told Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, who mentioned the matter before the court on behalf of the Centre, that the EWS quota matter is being heard by a three-judge bench of the top court

Published on 3rd January 2022
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Income criteria of Rs 8 lakh and below for EWS candidates will not be revised: Centre tells SC in NEET PG issue

The government said that the panel has recommended that family income is a “feasible criterion” for defining EWS 

Published on 3rd January 2022
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Delhi lawyer writes to CJI requesting preponement of hearing in NEET-EWS reservation issue as doctors' strike rages on

FORDA's protest against the delayed NEET PG counselling has gained support from doctors from five states — Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana and Madhya Pradesh

Published on 29th December 2021
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Why are teachers starkly against DU's decision to conduct an entrance exam in 2022?

They say that conducting entrance examinations will ensure that only a certain section of the society will have access to education at the university 

 

Published on 18th December 2021
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Why don't you clean my toilet: Amid delay in NEET PG counselling, SC, ST, OBC doctors reveal discrimination, caste abuse

Doctors who EdexLive spoke to have shared instances of targeted and caste-based abuses that they were subjected to, especially after July 2021

Published on 4th December 2021
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Will finish reviewing quota for EWS by December 1, Health Minister assures protesting Junior Doctors in NEET PG issue

The verbal assurance was given after a meeting on Saturday, but the doctors have said they will continue their protest until the matter is resolved

Published on 29th November 2021

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