Engineering students protest at Mumbai University’s Kalina campus, demanding a 'carry-on' chance due to possessing one ATKT in their first year, which is preventing them from advancing to the third year. They cite other universities’ leniency and claim unfair evaluation practices. The university permits 'carry-on' in exceptional cases like the pandemic batch.
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NTA has issued admit cards for the UGC NET December 2024 session on its official website, ugcnet.nta.ac.in. The exams will be held online from January 3 to 16, 2025. Candidates must check their admit cards for discrepancies and contact NTA officials immediately for corrections, if required. Candidates can check the direct link here.
The Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission (JKPSC) has released the provisional answer key for the 2025 Combined Competitive Preliminary Examination, along with the Series A question paper for GS Paper 1 and CSAT (Paper 2) on its official website, www.jkpsc.nic.in. Candidates can download the PDF to assess their scores and raise objections from February 24 to 27, 2025.