Recruitment scandal hits JNU again, teachers accuse VC of appointing Associate Professor who was not shortlisted for interview

The University put out the list of 13 shortlisted candidates on June 30 who were scheduled to sit for an interview on July 16. Dr Shuchi Yadav did not feature in it

Madras HC says no legal hurdles stopping OBC reservation in All India Medical Quota, gives three month deadline to centre

The Court has granted the Centre three months to enact the legislation providing reservations for OBCs in the All India Quota in non central institutions

MCQ not a feasible option, cannot test analytical skills: Academicians on exams during COVID 

The UGC officials, however, maintained that over 6,000 universities in the country have already conducted exams for final year students or are planning to conduct them

Disney World to reopen after four months, as coronavirus cases surge in Florida

Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom are reopening Saturday, while Epcot and Disney's Hollywood Studios will follow four days later

Online entrance exams will worsen already dismal representation of marginalised students: Ambedkarite student groups write to MHRD, UG

The lack of internet connectivity and electronic gadgets has long been an issue that students have brought up ever since the lockdown was announced

DMK leader Stalin asks NaMo to rethink 'creamy layer' revision, stop All India Quota in medical education

Stalin, in his letter, reiterated a point that various OBC groups and activists have raised - that reservation is based on social and educational backwardness, not economic backwardness

Reservation is not a poverty alleviation scheme: OBC welfare group writes to PM against ‘creamy layer’ concept

Reservation is a right of representation; it is the constitutional right given to the historically discriminated backward classes, the Association wrote

Sonia Gandhi writes to Modi seeking 27 percent OBC reservation in medical colleges

The senior Congress leader wrote that the denial of the seats is violative of the objective of the Constitution

How can OBC, unreserved students be treated the same?: BAPSA accuses DU of discrimination over application fees

According to the notice, the University is charging Rs 100 for SC, ST, PWD, EWS students and the OBC students and unreserved category, are being charged Rs 250

How red tape, apathy and law loopholes have deprived thousands of OBC candidates constitutionally mandated reservation in medical colleges

Several MPs, students, activists, welfare groups, faculty members have come out to demand the proper implementation of the OBC quota. But how was it overlooked for so long?

for so long?

TN Medical Students Association demands Rs 50 lakh compensation for PG students who die from COVID-19

The association also demanded that the government implement the reservation for OBC members and government school students from this academic year

Withdraw case, go to Madras HC: SC tells TN parties petitioning for OBC reservations

DMK, in its plea, had said that it was opposing the denial of implementation of 50 per cent OBC policy of the state, other than in central government institutions

Aligarh Muslim University professor rapped for opposing online exams

The registrar also stated that the professor has indirectly threatened the university administration that if they go ahead with online open book examination, some students may commit suicide

AIADMK moves SC for implementation of OBCs quota in TN's share of All India Medical seats

The party said that the All India Quota seats are contributed by States surrendering seats in the Government and private medical and dental colleges as per the MCI regulations

Why denial of OBC reservation in All India Quota for medical seats is a social injustice  

For the seats drawn from the States for the All India Quota, SC/STs are provided 15% and 7.5%. In the same way, OBCs should be provided 27% . the Association argued