Layered approach needed for pristine examinations
The present trend in examinations reflects a shift toward digital platforms and computerised evaluation.
The present trend in examinations reflects a shift toward digital platforms and computerised evaluation.
Torrential overnight rain brought Kolkata to a standstill on Tuesday, forcing many schools and colleges to declare holidays and prompting universities to postpone scheduled classes and examinations.
Kalyan Chattopadhyay, a resident of J K Nagar in Raniganj, West Burdwan district, has been declared joint first in the country in the NEET (UG) examinations following a review of his results.
Narayana Schools upheld its academic excellence record with remarkable results in the CBSE 2025 examinations.
The results of the higher secondary examination conducted by the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Examination (WBCHSE) will be declared on May 7.
"At least 61 percent JEE candidates appeared in the first half of the exam in Siliguri centres today," official sources said, adding, "On an average, over 55 percent aspirants appeared in the centres."
Those in favour of a deferment including Chief Ministers of important states such as West Bengal, Maharashtra and Odisha argue that the holding of the examinations, which decide admissions to engineering and medical colleges, will endanger public safety and put to inconvenience candidates who will have to travel long distances to reach test centres.
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told a bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan that states cannot change the rules of the UGC as only it is empowered to prescribe rules for conferring degree.
For the kids who burnt the proverbial midnight oil, no doubt it is time to rejoice, but for the guardians of education this should not be a cause of comfort.
The CETs, including the Telangana State Engineering, Agriculture and Medical Common Entrance Test (TS EAMCET) 2020 were scheduled to begin from Wednesday.
