Once again, the frisking policies of the National Testing Agency (NTA) have come under fire during the NEET UG exam. At least two incidents have been reported from Maharashtra and West Bengal respectively where some aspirants were asked to change their attire, had their innerwear examined, or were asked to wear them inside out.

Over 2 million candidates appeared for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) 2023 which was held on Sunday at 4,000 odd centers. Some of the candidates shared their experiences on social media about their frisking policies.

Candidates alleged that they were asked to remove their clothing and were either made to wear them inside out or swap with their parents.

A controversial incident raised the eyebrows of many after candidates on social media reported about the manner in which authorities were checking the bra straps of female aspirants and also asked them to open their innerwear for frisking.

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A doctor couple complained to TOI that girl students in a center in Sangli (Kasturba Walchand College) students were made to remove their kurtas and wear them inside out. They said this is absolutely unacceptable and no way to treat students who appear for such an important exam. This action itself mentally disturbs a student before a critical exam.

A candidate from HMC Education Centre, West Bengal, reported that several candidates were asked to change their pants or open their innerwear. Several girl students had interchanged their jeans with their mother’s leggings.

He further said the girls had to change their dresses in an open playground along with boys, with their parents surrounding their children to protect them as there were no enclosures or shops around the center.

Taking cognizance of the same, NTA said it will issue, comprehensive instructions to the staff at exam centers to be mindful of sensitivities involved in frisking female candidates.

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Today, January 12, 2023, the National Testing Agency (NTA) will close the JEE Main 2023 registration portal for the January session.

Applicants who have not yet registered for the IIT JEE Main 2023 can do so at jeemain.nta.nic.in, the official JEE website. JEE Main 2023 applications opened on December 15, 2022.

The JEE Main 2023 will be held in two rounds this year: January and April, with the first session taking place from January 24 to January 31, 2023. The cities for the exams will be decided in the second week of January 2023.

According to Ministry of School sources, the NTA has now reduced the qualifying criterion for JEE candidates, with the top 20%ile students of each education board being entitled to seek admission in IITs and NITs and appear for JEE Advanced even if they did not achieve 75% in class 12.

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To register for the JEE Main 2023 session 1

• Go to the official website, jeemain.nta.nic.in.

• To register, enter your email address and mobile phone number.

•When you finish filling out the online application, a “application number” will be produced for you.

• Use the system-generated registration or application number to complete the JEE Main 2023 application form.

• Include scanned documents with your photo and signature.

• Pay your JEE Main 2023 application fee and submit your application online.

The second session of JEE Main 2023 will take place from April 6 to April 12. After passing the JEE Main, students will be required to take the JEE Advanced, for which registration will begin on April 30, 2023, and will close on May 4, 2023, on the official website- jeeadv.ac.in.

According to an official announcement, the price payment process will end on May 5, 2023, and admit cards will be available online on May 29.

JEE Advanced 2023 will be held on June 4 in two papers — Paper 1 and Paper 2 — lasting three hours each.

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The National Testing Agency (NTA) has released the Delhi University Entrance Test (DUET) 2022 answer key for Postgraduate (PG) along with question papers and recorded responses. Candidates can check the DUET PG answer key 2022 on the official website of NTA at nta.ac.in.

Candidates are required to have an application number and a password to download the DUET PG 2022 answer key. Candidates can raise their objections until November 11, 5 pm. Candidates who are dissatisfied with the answer key may challenge it by paying a non-refundable processing fee of Rs 200 (two hundred only) per question challenged by November 11, 11:55 pm, according to a DU statement.

How to download DUET PG 2022 answer key?

• Go to the official website at nta.ac.in.
• On the homepage, click on the link provided for the Display of Provisional answer keys for the DUET PG 2022 Exam.
• A PDF will appear on the screen and click on the link.
• Now log in by entering your form number, date of birth, and other required details.
• Check the answer key and download it for future reference.

After challenges to the tentative answer key have been made, the DU will announce the final answer key and result. Challenges made by candidates will be evaluated by subject experts. If any applicant’s challenge is deemed accurate, the answer key will be amended and applied to the responses of all candidates accordingly. According to the DU release, based on the revised final answer key, the result will be prepared and announced.

NTA conducted the DUET PG exam on October 17, 18, 19, 20, and 21. Candidates can also call 011-40759000 or email duet@nta.ac.in for more information about DUET 2022.

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The National Testing Agency (NTA) will conduct a particular exam for the female students who were allegedly asked to remove their underwear during the medical entrance test in Kollam.

The testing agency said that the girls would be given the option to take the examination on September 4.

Reports said that women aspirants were asked to remove their innerwear before entering Kerala’s Kollam district examination centre. A massive protest erupted after the incident was made public.

According to reports, the incident happened when the students were asked to adhere the Covid 19 norms.

National Human Rights Commission took suo motu of the incident and directed the Kollam rural superintendent of police to investigate the matter and submit a report within 15 days.

The National Commission for Women also sought action against personnel involved in this matter.  

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A police complaint was filed in with the Kottarakara police. A man alleged that his daughter was asked to remove their bras before entering the examination centre in Chathamangalam.

His father also alleged that many female aspirants were asked to remove their brassiere at the examination centre.

The complainant identified as Gopakumar Sooranad stated the whole scene where he said that after his daughter had entered the exam center, he and his wife were about to have lunch when they received a call from information technology asking them to report to the gate.

He said that when they reached the gate, they saw their daughter crying. She narrated the whole incident to her parents that she and the other girls were asked to remove their bras to sit for the exam. He further said that she called them to ask for the shawl to wear during the exam.

Police said that an FIR was registered under sections 354 (assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty) and 509 (word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman) of the Indian Penal Code.

Reports said that the officials raised a security concern as the girls’ hooks had metal.

A police official said that five women and two men were arrested in this matter.

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The class 10 and class 12 revised final date sheet for the second terminal examination has been released by the Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Education (GBSHSE). The GBSHSE datesheet of class 10 has been revised due to requests from heads of schools and the headmaster’s forum.

While, there is a change in the exam date for the GBSHSE class 12 due to a clash with the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE Main 2022) date which was scheduled to be held from April 16, 2022 to April 21, 2022.

GBSHSE class 10 exam datesheet

As per the latest schedule, the exam dates of certain subjects in the GBSHSE class 10 have been changed. Now, science and general science subjects ema will be held on April 21, 2022 instead of April 5, 2022. The first language will be held on April 11, 2022 instead of April 7, 2022. While, the mathematics exam will be conducted on April 7, 2022 and the data processing exam has been rescheduled to April 5, 2022 instead of April 21, 2022.

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The class 10 and class 12 revised final date sheet for the second terminal examination has been released by the Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Education (GBSHSE). The GBSHSE datesheet of class 10 has been revised due to requests from heads of schools and the headmaster’s forum, While, there is a change in the exam date for the GBSHSE class 12 due to a clash with the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE Main 2022) date which was scheduled to be held from April 16,2022 to April 21, 2022.

GBSHSE class 10 exam datesheet

As per the latest schedule, the exam dates of certain subjects in the GBSHSE class 10 have been changed. Now, science and general science subjects ema will be held on April 21, 2022 instead of April 5, 2022. The first language will be held on April 11, 2022, instead of April 7, 2022. While, the mathematics exam will be conducted on April 7, 2022 and the data processing exam has been rescheduled to April 5, 2022 instead of April 21, 2022.

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The JEE Main 2022 registration has been started on March 1, 2022, by the National Testing Agency (NTA). Applicants have to complete the JEE Main 2022 registration process by March 31, 2022.

It is expected that JEE Main 2022 application forms for April and May sessions will soon be released by the NTA. Applicants can visit the official website to fill the JEE Main 2022 application form at www.jeemain.nta.nic.in.

What are the things that need to be kept in mind while filling out the JEE Main 2022 application form?

Following things has to be kept in mind while filling the application form of the JEE Main:

• There is no correction facility this time. Therefore, it is necessary for candidates to fill the application form carefully.
• It is mandatpory for candidates to fill authentic details in the IIT JEE application from. If auhority found any information faulty, then the application form will be rejected anytime byt them.
• The scanned images of photographs adn signature must be uploaded in the specified format only.
• After filling out the JEE Main application form, candidates have to take ut the printout of the application form.

What are the documents required for filling the JEE Main 2022 application form?

The JEE Main 2022 registration has been started on March 1, 2022 by the National Testing Agency (NTA). Applicants have to complete the JEE Main 2022 registration process by March 31, 2022.

It is expected that JEE Main 2022 application forms for April and May sessions will soon be released by the NTA. Applicants can visit the official website to fill the JEE Main 2022 application form.

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What are the things that need to be kept in mind while filling the JEE Main 2022 application form?

• There is no correction facility this time. Therefore, it is necessary for candidates to fill the application form carefully.
• It is mandatpory for candidates to fill authentic details in the IIT JEE application from. If auhority found any information faulty, then the application form will be rejected anytime byt them.
• The scanned images of photographs adn signature must be uploaded in the specified format only.
• After filling out the JEE Main application form, candidates have to take ut the printout of the application form.

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What are the documents required for filling the JEE Main 2022 application form?

Before filling out the application form for the JEE Main 2022, candidates have to carry a certain document list with them. These documents are as follows:

• Class 10 and class 12th passsed certificate from a recognised university.
• Scanned passport size photograph and signature.
• Economically Weaker Section (EWS) certificate (if belongs to this category).
• PwD certificate (for those belonging to the category of the disability reservation).
• Internert Banking deatils for making the payment of the application fee.

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The official website of the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main 2022, jeemain.nta.nic.in has been modified by the National Testing Agency (NTA).

The JEE Main 2022 registration date will be announced soon. JEE Main 2022 registration, form submission, document uploading, and fee payment are all part of the application procedure which needs to be done by the applicants.

JEE Mains 2022 exam notification is expected soon by the National Testing Agency. The dates for the JEE Mains 2022 examinations will be declared at NTA JEE Main 2022 official website, which is jeemain.nta.nic.in. As per recent reports, students will be getting 2 chances to clear JEE MAins 2022 exam instead of chances.

However, there is no official notification for the number of attempts of JEE Mains 2022 till now.

How to fill JEE Main 2022 application?

1. First of all, visit the official website, which is jeemain.nta.nic.in.
2. Then, you have to click on the JEE Main Application Form 2022 link.
3. After this, click on the New Candidate Registration on the screen.
4. Then, complete all the formalities for JEE Main Registration.
5. Then, fill all the essential details in the application form.
6. Then, upload all the necessary documents to complete the registration.
7. Finally, pay the complete fee online.
8. Take out the print out of the application form for the future reference.

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The agency held four sessions of the JEE Main exam last year. The Ministry of Education agreed to increase the number of attempts to four starting from 2021 onwards.

Candidates who have applied for JEE Main exams can check the official website to get the latest updates. These attempts help in improving the scores of IIT aspirants.

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Advanced information sheets for Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) PhD entrance examination applicants have been provided by the National Testing Agency (NTA). Candidates’ exam city and other pertinent details are mentioned on these slips. Candidates can download it from the official website, which is, ignou.nta.ac.in using their application numbers and dates of birth.

The National Testing Agency (NTA) will hold the IGNOU PhD admission examination 2021 at the exam centres around the country on February 24, 2022. The IGNOU has clarified the distinction between admit cards and advanced information slips. Admit cards for IGNOU PhD will be released later.

How to download the advance information sheet?

1. First of all, you have to visit the official website, which is, ignou.nta.nic.in.
2. Then, select the Advanced Intimation of Examination City from the drop-down menu.
3. After this, fill in the application number and date of birth in the next window.
4. Finally, submit your application and see the city where your exam will be held.

Candidates should be aware that this is not the Entrance Examination Admit Card. This is merely an Advance Intimation of the exam city that is allotted to them. It is a place where the examination center will be located. This is provided for their convenience. The entrance examination admit cards will be provided in due time to them.

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How candidates can ask their queries?

Candidates can contact the National Testing Agency help desk at 011-40759000 or can mail to the National Testing Agency at ignou@nta.ac.in if they have any trouble downloading the admit card. Also, they can contact if there is any inconsistency in the details provided on the admit card. 

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Covid-19 has affected the education sector widely. Schools and colleges have been running online for approximately two years now. However, various state governments have been working towards bringing offline education mode back. In addition to the opening of universities and colleges, the process of admission has is also undergoing major changes. All of the renowned core institutions’ admissions processes are altering. Students applying to Delhi University (DU), Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), Banaras Hindu University (BHU), and Visva Bharati University must now take the Central Universities Common Entrance Test (CUCET).

The Delhi University Executive Council (EC) approved the CUCET for admissions to its various undergraduate programmes beginning in the 2022 academic year on December 17, 2021.

Major estimated points of notice for the admission process in the mentioned universities are as follows:

• The CUTET test announcement will be released by the Ministry of Education next week, including exam dates and registration details.

• The entrance exam, which will be regulated by the National Testing Agency (NTA), will be conducted in English, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Gujarati, Marathi, Urdu, Odia and other languages.

• Reports state that students aspiring to get into any of these central universities will have to take the CUCET (Central Universities Common Entrance Test).

• CUCET is most likely to be conducted in June and July.

• According to reports, CUCET would be held on the basis of the current class 12 syllabus. The exam’s dates and specifics are expected to be released by the end of next week.

• According to estimates, the CUTET admission exam will be a computer-based examination with two sections: a common aptitude test and a domain-specific test.

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This decision is an implication of the New Education Policy (NEP) 2020. The aim is to lessen students’ and colleges’ dependence on Class 12 board examinations. Furthermore, a single common test for everyone will level the playing field for students taking exams under India’s 30+ state, private and central boards across the country.  According to authorities from the Ministry of Education, this measure would allow colleges to enrol students who have an aptitude for their chosen degree, eliminating the need for numerous admission examinations.

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The deadline to apply for the July 2021 semester examinations of the Study Webs of Active–Learning for Young Aspiring Minds has been extended by the National Testing Agency (SWAYAM). The deadline for applications is January 10th, 2022. The previous deadline was January 2.

The application fee must be paid before January 11, 2022. From January 12, 2022, to January 14, 2022, the application form revision window will be open. On February 18, 2022, and February 19, 2022, the exams will be conducted. These exams are for accreditation in the platform’s numerous courses.

SWAYAM July semester examinations will be now held on February 4 and 5, 2022, according to the University Grants Commission (UGC), which is the national coordinator for non-technology postgraduate courses on the platform. However, the commission issued an amended announcement a few days later, stating that the examination dates will be notified by the conducting body, NTA.

On the 18th and 19th of February 2022, the National Testing Agency (NTA) will conduct SWAYAM July 2021 Semester Examinations (Courses-wise Exam Schedule is attached at Annexure-I).

Direct link for SWAYAM Exam Date Sheet.

Candidates are recommended to check the NTA websites https://nta.ac.in/ and https://swayam.nta.ac.in/ for the most up-to-date information.

Applicants can contact the NTA Help Desk at 011-4075 9000 or write to the NTA at swayam@nta.ac.in with any questions or clarifications, according to the December 25, 2021 notification.

India’s Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) program is Study Webs of Active Learning for Young Aspiring Minds (SWAYAM).

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