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Six MBBS Candidates Caught With Forged NRI Certificates Six MBBS aspirants under the non-resident Indian quota were found to have submitted forged embassy certificates, with three of them securing seats in self-financing medical colleges, the state selection committee for medical admissions revealed on Friday. The committee cancelled the MBBS seats allotted to the three candidates and announced that these seats …

MBBS admissions: Punjab HC junks govt’s notification on changes for NRI quota

The Punjab and Haryana high court has quashed the Punjab government notification amending conditions for NRI quota admissions for MBBS courses in the state’s medical colleges. The high court bench of chief justice Sheel Nagu and justice Anil Kshetarpal allowed the pleas against the move observing that the expansion of the ‘NRI’ definition through the August 20 notification was ‘arguably …

MBBS, BDS admissions: After HC stay, BFUHS puts result of NRI seats on hold

Now, NRIs’ kin to be eligible for quota in MBBS, BDS admissions in Punjab

Baba Farid University of Health Sciences on Tuesday modified provisions for admissions to MBBS and BDS courses under the non-resident Indian quota allowing the nearest relatives of an NRI to be considered under the quota following an order issued by the department of medical education and research. Priyank Bharti, secretary, DMER, issued the order regarding the partial amendment for the …

The Calcutta High Court has dismissed pleas seeking the Court's intervention over the issue of NRI quota in medical admissions and compliance with the Supreme Court's guidelines on the same.In dismissing the plea, a division bench of Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam and Justice Hiranmay Bhattacharya noted that the pleas were from 2019, and that since then there were various changes …

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NEET Admissions: Supreme Court Reserves Orders In Plea Seeking Fresh Registration In NRI Quota In Kerala Before Mop Up Counseling

NEET Admissions : Supreme Court Asks Kerala To Carry Out Fresh Verification Of NRI Claims Of 38 Students

While considering a petition filed by NRI students seeking time for fresh registration in the NRI quota before commencement of the NEET Mop-Up counseling in the State of Kerala for MBBS admissions, the Supreme Court on Friday asked the State to carry out a fresh exercise of verification for the 38 NRI candidates claiming admission. As regards the seven candidates, …

NEET Admissions : Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Seeking Time For Fresh Registration In NRI Quota Before Mop Up Counseling

NEET Aspirants Moves Supreme Court Challenging MHA Notification Treating OCIs At Par With NRIs For Admissions

The Supreme Court will hear tomorrow a writ petition challenging the notification dated March 4, 2021issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs which treats Overseas Citizens of India at parity with Non Resident Indians with regards to All India Entrance Tests such as NEET, JEE, JEE or such other tests for the purpose of admissions. Filed through Advocate Abhishekh Jebaraj, …

Amid the pandemic, the international student count of the University of Mumbai dipped to 101 in the 2020-21 academic year from 209 and 227 foreign national or non-resident Indian students who had confirmed their admissions in 2018-19 and 2019-20, respectively, data revealed. “Several foreign nationals usually opt for undergraduate as well as postgraduate degrees in innovative self-financed courses and in …

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New Delhi, Oct 9 The Supreme Court on Friday held that NRI quota in PG Medical and Dental courses is not “sacrosanct” in any given academic year and private medical colleges are not obligated to earmark such seats for admissions. The verdict by a bench of Justices L Nageswara Rao and S Ravindra Bhat upheld the decision of the division …

The Supreme Court on Friday held that NRI quota in PG Medical and Dental courses is not “sacrosanct” in any given academic year and private medical colleges are not obligated to earmark such seats for admissions. The verdict by a bench of Justices L Nageswara Rao and S Ravindra Bhat upheld the decision of the division bench of Rajasthan High …