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NEET PG Counselling: Which medical colleges, branches need the cut-off drop to fill MD, MS seats?

NEET PG cut-off drop to fill clinical MD, MS seats as well, shows analysis. Private deemed-university medical colleges have more vacancies per institution

DNLU VC: ‘LLB students staying back for LLM is good sign for a university our age’

NLU Jabalpur VC on LLM and legal PhD courses; why AI should just be an assistive tool; and how state support is essential to prevent law course fees from rising

‘NLU Tripura trains BA LLB students in state-specific issues like child marriage, substance abuse’: VC

NLU Tripura VC on CLAT 2026 admissions, BA LLB curriculum with regional focus, 30% domicile quota, UNICEF collaboration, and more

The Bar Council of India problem: Why legal education needs reform at the top

BCI prescriptions can be a straitjacket for law schools that no longer produce just lawyers, but build legal expertise for a range of professions. Many suggest reform

Teacher recruitment to scholarships – what SC wants universities to do for suicide prevention

The Supreme Court says higher education institutions ‘cannot shirk away’ from responsibility, even for students of online courses. Order based on NTF mental health report

‘Decision-making at WBNUJS Kolkata was centralised, led to student protest’: VC on restoring trust

NUJS VC on restructuring governance, appointing BSc LLB day scholars, retaining NIRF top-five ranking and NAAC A+ grade, expanding law courses and electives

Law schools slowly relax attendance rules as LLB students seek internships, flexible learning

While some – Symbiosis, JGLS, NLU Delhi, BHU, Allahabad University – have changed stance after Delhi HC verdict, NALSAR Hyderabad, WBNUJS await BCI nod

Under NTA, UGC NET a ‘general knowledge test’ – rewards rote learning, not analytical skills

Both papers of the NET exam are MCQ-based, ‘completely about recall’, say those who’ve written it. Academics seek return to pre-NTA UGC NET which had one subjective part

UGC mandates mental health centres, one counsellor per 100 students in draft guidelines for HEIs

UGC makes 24x7 helplines and monitoring committees must in every university; to collaborate with NRF, ICMR, ICSSR, WHO; public feedback invited till January 29

Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan: Centre, states mull outcome-based school funding, spark ‘teaching to test’ fears

Education ministry, state officials also discussed private funds, integrating NEP and SSA goals. Educationists warn against overriding RTE Act