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The 50 colleges in 5 countries where most Indians go for MBBS abroad

Data on countries and colleges from the Foreign Medical Graduates Examination (FMGE) 2022 - the latest available - shows that most Indians who completed medical degrees abroad and wrote the FMGE went to five countries.

Foreign medical colleges: Look before you leap

A close look at foreign medical colleges that thousands of Indians have graduated from shows that many are unaccredited, don’t have hospitals or even their own websites

'Either I clear FMGE or leave the country'

After spending lakhs on MBBS degrees abroad, thousands spend years trying to clear the FMGE. That is the only option for Indian graduates of foreign medical colleges to build a career in India

Why hundreds of nursing graduates leave India each year

There has been an increase in nursing institutes over the past two decades but policy gaps, lax regulations, poor pay and opportunities are pushing a large number of nursing staff to seek opportunities abroad

In Kashmir, why NEET and JEE candidates flock to private reading halls to prepare for exams

These are accessible round-the-clock, even on public holidays, have private cabins and booths, kitchen, discussion area and some, even places for napping

Battling despair and depression in medical school

Long hours, bullying, lack of support make a difficult programme tougher for medical students. They hope for clear guidelines from the NMC

This father-daughter duo uncovered a scam in NEET admissions in West Bengal

Several generalcategory students had secured admission in medical colleges with forged ST certificates. Ishita Soren spotted the names, and her father followed up

'Forced to take up bonded labour

There's massive resistance to a state policy in Karnataka that requires even private medical college graduates to do one year's mandatory rural service

‘A routine circus': PG medical students lobby, move court to get stipends

Despite NMC orders, many medical colleges still seriously underpay resident doctors and threaten them into silence. In government colleges, stipends can be delayed for months

Why Mizoram wants centre to take over its only medical college

Mizoram got its first state medical college in 2018. In 2023, it asked the union government to take over. Mixed up in this are questions of funding, MBBS seat distribution

The other Kotas

As exam competition intensifies, coaching hubs are sprouting across small towns and tiertwo cities such as Sikar in Rajasthan, Akola in Maharashtra, and Patna, Bihar

The bond hurdle

Haryana’s bond policy is a constant source of fear and stress for its MBBS students

The battle over Delhi University's UCMS

The dual control’ over University College of Medical Sciences (UCMS) has slowed expansion of MBBS, PG seats, stalled establishment of new departments, delayed fund utilisation, says a DU EC note. Teachers say a shift to the Delhi government will imply loss of autonomy

How Delhi's Gautam Nagar became the 'FMGE coaching hub'

Thousands of foreign medical graduates flock to this South Delhi locality, a long walk from AIIMS, to prepare for the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination

How we select the best medical, dental, Ayush, and pharmaceutical institutions

100 medical colleges, 50 dental and pharmaceutical institutions, leading Ayush courses and colleges ranked

A university dying a slow death

Darjeeling Hills University has students but no permanent vice chancellor, teachers, administrators or a campus

What state universities are doing with their autonomy

Lucknow University is planning new courses, online and offline, but Madras University is grappling with funding problems

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Fewer offers, slimmer packages

Like in engineering colleges, placements at top arts and commerce colleges are also facing a slump

The rot in research

Delayed fellowships, straitened resources, discrimination, exploitation, poor management Indian researchers have their backs against the wall

From maths to the wandering mind: What IKS centers are studying

Over 50 IKS centres have come up across education institutions and non-profits to lead research on Indian Knowledge Systems. Here’s what they are studying

EMPOWERING DIVERSE MINDS ACROSS VARIED DISCIPLINES

In the ever-evolving landscape of education, the paradigm has shifted from mere academic excellence to cultivating holistic development and innovation.

How 'Lady Kim Jong' is forcing Bengal's private teacher training colleges to fall in line

Embarrassed by a notification issued in Assam, the Baba Saheb Ambedkar Education University (BSAEU) cancelled affiliation of 253 private colleges for breaching regulations

ADIGHUNGHANAGIRI UNIVERSITY

Sri. Dr. Nirmalanandanatha Ginn turned the vision of Sri. Sri. Sri. Dr. Balagangadharanatha Mahaswamiji into a reality by establishing the Adichunchanagiri University for providing world class professional education to the rural population.

CUET: The other side

Delayed admissions, swathes of vacant seats and loss for local students what the CUET exam has meant for universities and why more are now pushing for alternative’ ways of admission

Discovering Excellence in Education: Navrachana University's Innovative Initiatives

Navrachana University (NUV) stands at the forefront of academic excellence, dedicated to fostering a culture of innovation and learning.

'There is a need to revamp the CUET'

In February, just 14 years after establishment, the Central University of Himachal Pradesh CUHP), Dharamshala, became one of the eight central universities to be granted graded autonomy by the University Grants Commission UGC). Vice-chancellor Sat Prakash Bansal spoke to Sanjay about the new status, the Common University Entrance Test CUET), implementation of the National Education Policy NEP) 2020, and CUHP’s campuses. Edited excerpts from the conversation

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The ABCs of the APAAR ID

Close to 1,800 academic institutions are on board the Academic Bank of Credit, but only 30% have actually uploaded credit data. As many as 25,000 crore APAAR student IDs have been generated

Water woes, broken ceilings: Life in JNU is a struggle

Hostels and dormitories in Jawaharlal Nehru University, one of the most prestigious central universities, are reeling under basic infrastructural crisis