Bhubaneswar:4/6/26:Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has written to Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, urging the state government to upgrade the prestigious Indira Gandhi Institute of Technology (IGIT), Sarang, into a full-fledged Unitary University. The proposal aligns with the state’s recent decisions to elevate Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology (VSSUT), Burla, and Odisha University of Technology and Research (OUTR), Bhubaneswar, ...

Newdelhi:3/6/26:The e-counselling process for admission to six MA and four PG Diploma programmes at the country’s most prestigious media education institute, the Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC), has begun. Admissions to all programmes – MA and PG Diploma – shall be done through an e-Counselling process only. Registrations for the same can be done at https://iimc.admissions.nic.in/. The last date ...

Newdelhi:30/5/26:The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has passed a final order against Vajiram and Ravi IAS Study Centre LLP, imposing a penalty of ₹7,00,000 for indulging in misleading advertisement through deliberate concealment of material information, in violation of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019. The decision was taken to protect and promote the rights of consumers as a class and to ...

Newdelhi:27/5/26:The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), for the first time, has released the Provisional Answer Key for the Civil Services (Preliminary), CSP, Examination, 2026. Candidates who appeared for these Examinations can submit their representations, if any, until 6 PM on May 31, 2026, through the dedicated online portal, “Online Question Paper Representation Portal (QPRep)”, available at upsconline.nic.in. Representations are required to ...

Newdelhi:27/5/26:A high-level review meeting was convened by Union Minister Shri Dharmendra Pradhan along with Dr. K Radhakrishnan, former Chairman of ISRO, to assess the preparedness for the forthcoming NEET-UG re-examination. Dr. K. Radhakrishnan is also the Chairman of the High-Powered Steering Committee constituted to monitor the implementation of recommendations on the National Testing Agency (NTA). The meeting was attended by ...

Bhubaneswar:26/5/26: Thirty young talents from Odisha have begun a four-day educational journey to ISRO’s Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh for hands-on exposure to India’s cutting-edge space research and launch capabilities.The educational tour was flagged off by Science and Technology Minister Krushna Chandra Patra at Pathani Samanta Planetarium in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday. The minister said in ...

Cuttack:26/5/26:The Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC) on Tuesday declared the results of the prestigious Odisha Civil Services (OCS)-2024 examination, recommending 200 candidates for appointment to various Group-A and Group-B posts in the state administration. According to the merit list released by the commission, Bubun Sahu secured the top rank, followed by Sobhana Mohanty in second place and Jitmitra Sahu in ...

Newdelhi:26/5/26:Union Minister for Education, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, today held detailed discussions with senior officials of four major public sector banks – State Bank of India (SBI), Bank of Baroda, Canara Bank, and Indian Bank – regarding the overhaul of the Central Board of Secondary Education’s (CBSE) Payment Gateway System.] During the meeting, the Minister emphasised the need for a robust, ...

New Delhi:26/5/26: As preparations for the International Day of Yoga (IDY) 2026 gather momentum across the country and around the world, the Ministry of Ayush presents the IDY Handbook 2026 as a comprehensive resource for all stakeholders associated with the celebration. Designed to support organizers, institutions, yoga practitioners, government agencies, educational establishments, and community groups, the multilingual handbook brings together ...

Newdelhi:24/5/26:Union Education Minister Shri Dharmendra Pradhan today spoke with Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman in view of the recent technical and payment-related issues being faced by students during the CBSE post-result and re-evaluation process. During the discussion, it was decided that four Public Sector Banks, i.e., State Bank of India, Bank of Baroda, Canara Bank, ...