The Latest Breaking News from NEET

Cut-off slashed by 15 percentile; 300 PG seats vacant across Madhya Pradesh

Bhopal: National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences has lowered the par for filling of vacant PG seats. A drop in percentile is by 15 across all categories. It would impact around 300 vacant PG seats in Madhya Pradesh. Most of the seats are non-clinical.

The Times of India · Mar 13, 2022

NEET-PG cut-off down by 15 percentile

Decision was taken due to seats remaining vacant even after two rounds counselling

The Hindu · Mar 12, 2022

‘Forward NEET Bill without further delay’

It says delay in decision unacceptable

The Hindu · Mar 12, 2022

Over 80% of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh grads with MBBS degree from abroad stumble at FMGE

HYDERABAD: Thousands of Indians enrol in foreign universities in countries such as Ukraine and Russia to study MBBS, but latest data shows that after they return home, only a handful of them clear the mandatory test to practice in India or appear for NEET-PG examination.

The Times of India · Mar 4, 2022

Focus on NEET coaching amidst Ukraine crisis

Apart from setting aside ₹500 crore for improving the infrastructure of government schools in the State, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said the State Government will provide free online coaching for National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET) and Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) to students aspiring for admission to medical and engineering…

The Hindu · Mar 4, 2022

Letters to the Editor — March 4, 2022

War and reflections

The Hindu · Mar 3, 2022

PM’s duty to warn Ministers against comments on students stranded in Ukraine, says Stalin

‘The Centre should come forward to fulfill its duty to rescue all the students’

The Hindu · Mar 2, 2022

Medical student’s death in Ukraine triggers growing opposition to NEET in Karnataka

Opponents say 99% of students who clear NEET got coaching that leaves rural children out; and these students are unable to afford a seat in private college

The Hindu · Mar 2, 2022

Tamil Nadu: Medical aspirant takes up painting for a living

TIRUPUR: After three attempts to crack the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) and missing an MBBS seat in a government medical college by just six marks in the third attempt, when he scored 505 marks, a 20-year-old medical aspirant from Udumalpet is likely to end up a daily wage…

The Times of India · Feb 25, 2022

Free coaching for NEET, JEE for Delhi government school children

NEW DELHI: Students of Delhi government schools are being offered free preparatory coaching for NEET and JEE. In the first phase, 6,000 selected students of classes XI and XII are being coached.

The Times of India · Feb 16, 2022