The Supreme Court on Friday heard the petition seeking postponement of the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test-Post Graduate (NEET PG) 2023 and adjourned the hearing till February 27, Monday.

Two petitions were filed by the NEET PG aspirants for the postponement of the exam which is slated for March 5, 2023.

Why are NEET PG 2023 aspirants are demanding the postponement of the exam?

The NEET aspirants have been demanding the postponement as so many of them were not eligible to appear for the NEET PG 2023 as per the criteria set by NBE. Candidates who want to appear for the exam must complete one year of internship or are likely to complete a year on or before March 31, 2023, as the eligibility criteria demanded.

Speaking about the same in Lok Sabha, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya had earlier said the NEET PG 2023 will not be pushed. Moreover, a petition seeking the postponement of the exam was also rejected by Telangana High Court last week.

NEET PG 2023 is scheduled for March 25 and the results will be out tentatively by March 31. Federation of All India Medical Association (FAIMA) and aspirants claimed that if the time between the entrance exam and the counselling is not reduced, it will be a year’s waste for all the candidates.

Speaking to The Indian Express, Dr Rakesh Bagdi Gurjar said the NEET PG aspirants will not be able to apply for jobs during this time as there is a dearth of jobs in the medical industry and offices don’t offer jobs for short time.

Meanwhile, another NEET aspirant died by suicide in Rajasthan’s Kota on Friday. Reports said the 17-year-old was a resident of Badgaon in Uttar Pradesh and was staying in the city for the past two years.

The deceased was found hanging from the ceiling of his hostel room and the police have also recovered a suicide note which revealed that the aspirant was under study pressure and was not attending his coaching classes for a few days.

The Odisha Joint Entrance Examination Board (OJEEB) on Tuesday announced the exam dates for the OJEE 2023 board exams. Candidates can check the OJEE 2023 exam schedule on the official website of the OJEE Board at odishajee.com. The exams will start on May 8 and will conclude on May 12, 2023.

Candidates who are looking to take admission into the BPharm, MCA, MSc (Comp Science), MBA, Integrated MBA, BCAT, MTech, MTech (Part-Time), M Arch, M Plan, M Pharm, and Lateral Entry to B Tech and B Pharm programmes can apply for the OJEE exam.

The OJEE official notice reads: Date, Shift and Centre details will be indicated on the Admit Cards, which can be downloaded from the OJEE website from 20th April 2023 onwards.

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OJEE 2023: Exam Schedule

OJEE 2023: Application Fee

OJEE 2023 application fee for form with a single course will be Rs 1,000 and for the addition of each course thereafter, Rs 500 will be added.

OJEE 2023: Exam Pattern

Just like previous years, the OJEE 2023 board exam will be conducted in a computer-based format. The OJEE board exam will consist of multiple-choice questions. Four marks will be given for every correct answer and one mark will be deducted for every incorrect answer.

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The Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) Ministry of External Affairs has started the Atal Bihari Vaipayee General Scholarship Scheme registration process. Candidates who are interested in the scholarship can go to the official website of ICCR at a2ascholarships.iccr.gov.in and apply for the scheme.

ICCR’s scholarship programs annually award about 3940 scholarships under 26 different schemes to foreign students from about 140 countries. Six of the 23 schemes are funded by ICCR through its own grant, while the others are administered on behalf of the MEA and the Ministry of Ayush. The courses offered for studies are for undergrad, postgrad, and M.Phil./Ph.D. levels.

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Atal Bihari Vajpayee General Scholarship Scheme: Important Dates

Atal Bihari Vajpayee General Scholarship Scheme: Eligibility Criteria

Candidates who are applying for the scholarship program must be proficient in English.

• For Undergraduate programs, applicants must be between the age of 18-30 years.
• For Ph.D. programs, applicants must be between the age of 18-45 years.

ICCR holds about 6000 + foreign students every academic year who are studying at various Central/States universities, Institutes, NITs and Agricultural Institutions etc.

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