Bengaluru: Private engineering colleges surrendered over 10,000 engineering seats to Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) ahead of the announcement of the first round of counselling.Colleges feel these management seats might not find any takers. So instead of letting the seats go waste, colleges gave them to KEA so that the seats enter the pool that students…
Vadodara: The Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) has identified 827 bulk waste generators across the city as it rolls out the implementation of the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2026, requiring large residential complexes, commercial establishments and institutions to scientifically process the solid waste they generate instead of relying entirely on the civic body.As part of the…
Medical colleges repackage fees after NMC bars internship charges, total cost unchanged Chennai: Medical colleges are complying with the National Medical Commission’s April 2026 order barring tuition charges for the mandatory one-year MBBS internship. But instead of reducing costs, institutions have spread the same five-year fee total, or a higher amount, over 4.5 years, raising…
Chandigarh: The Chandigarh Administration will not impose any additional land, infrastructure, equipment or endowment fund requirements for the establishment and operation of private universities and higher educational institutions in the Union Territory beyond those already prescribed by national regulatory bodies.The decision follows an examination of recommendations related to minimum land requirements, endowment funds and infrastructure…
Families pay Rs 10 lakh to Rs 12 lakh to block seats in engineering colleges Ahmedabad: Engineering students aiming for top private colleges and their parents will vouch that the real test begins after cracking the entrance exam. With counselling rounds picking up pace nationwide, families are thrust into a punishingly expensive scramble, forced to…
Bhubaneswar: The Common University Entrance Test-Undergraduate (CUET-UG) 2026, conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA), was delayed due to technical glitches at several examination centres across the state on Saturday.Students who appeared for the examination at centres in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack said that after completing biometric registration, they were informed about technical issues that affected…
