JIPMER to release entrance exam result on June 1

JIPMER to release entrance exam result on June 1 Puducherry: Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research in Puducherry will release on June 1 the result of the entrance exam held at the all India level for selection of students to first MBBS course during 2012-2013 academic year in the institute. Seventy five per cent of the 40,000 candidates who had applied for the entrance test in various parts of the country simultaneously appeared for the test on...
03:43 PM, May 29, 2012

Common MBBS, MD entrance tests from 2013: Govt

Common MBBS, MD entrance tests from 2013: Govt New Delhi: The proposed common exams for admission to MBBS and MD courses all over the country will be held from the next academic session, Health Ministry officials said on Monday. The officials told MPs at the Consultative Committee Meeting on Health that the proposed common tests, the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for Undergraduate (NEET-UG) and Postgraduate (NEET-PG) medical courses, have been notified for commencement from 2013-14. "The common...
07:05 PM, May 14, 2012

SC restricts medical admission till July 15

SC restricts medical admission till July 15 New Delhi: The Supreme Court has framed a series of guidelines for admission to MBBS and BDS courses in the country, saying after July 15 each year, neither the government nor the medical or dental councils shall issue any recognition or approval for that academic year. "The commencement of new courses or increase in seats of existing courses of MBBS/BDS are to be approved/recognised by the government of India by...
10:46 AM, May 13, 2012
Govt service still an attractive career option: UPSC topper

Govt service still an attractive career option: UPSC topper

Speaking to CNN-IBN's Editor-in-Chief Rajdeep Sardesai, Shena Aggarwal said there is no success formula to crack UPSC Civil Services exams. ...
10:46 PM, May 04, 2012

Retro Review: 'Parinda' redefines underworld

Retro Review: 'Parinda' redefines underworld Dadasaheb Phalke's silent Marathi feature film Raja Harishchandra premiered in May, 1913. The countdown to 100 years of Indian cinema begins this year. As part of our celebrations, we start with a series of retro reviews of some of the timeless classics. How would you rate films such as Saheb Biwi Aur Ghulam, Pakeezah or Sholay if you saw them today? We hope to revive the familiar nostalgia and fondness...
12:55 PM, Apr 10, 2012

Sequels are the latest fad in Bollywood

Sequels are the latest fad in Bollywood Mumbai: For all we know, the new Vidya Balan hit Kahaani may turn into a franchise soon. Director Sujoy Ghosh wants to cast Vidya in a series of films based on her character. "I feel her character Vidya Bagchi has the potential to grow and go much further. I don't want to do a sequel for a sequel's sake. I see my protagonist growing into other stories and circumstances. It...
11:01 AM, Apr 07, 2012

Vidhu Vinod Chopra: I hate producing films

Vidhu Vinod Chopra: I hate producing films Mumbai: Director-producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra says he hates producing films but does so to ensure that the idea that directors want to communicate is not lost under commercial pressure. "I hate producing films. If I don't produce films like '...M.B.B.S.' and others, the idea that directors wanted to communicate must have lost in the commercial pressure," Chopra told reporters here Wednesday before the screening of '3 Idiots', which was shown...
01:53 PM, Apr 05, 2012

SRK as Munna Bhai: Possibility of a love triangle

SRK as Munna Bhai: Possibility of a love triangle New Delhi: Film producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra confessed in an interview that he wanted to cast Shah Rukh Khan in 'Munna Bhai MBBS' and '3 Idiots' but the actor refused to accept the role due to date issues. This interview left the readers wondering about what would have happened if Shah Rukh would have played the lead roles in both the films. Shah Rukh could have taken the role of...
11:30 AM, Apr 02, 2012
Vidhu Vinod Chopra's trade secrets

Vidhu Vinod Chopra's trade secrets

Filmmaker Vidhu Vinod Chopra shared some trade secrets with fans at a special screening of some of his best works in Mumbai. ...
11:02 AM, Apr 02, 2012

How Vidhu Vinod's Parinda shaped Bollywood

How Vidhu Vinod's Parinda shaped Bollywood New Delhi: Those who have seen 'Parinda' would understand the importance of this film in shaping the Hindi film industry of today. The dreaded underworld with all its loneliness didn't look overhyped for the first time. Terror didn't have a face this time. 'Parinda' coined the term Indian noir. Vidhu Vinod Chopra, the director of 'Parinda', was a man with vision since his college days. His diploma film 'Murder at...
01:52 PM, Mar 30, 2012

AIIMS students suspend relay hunger strike

AIIMS students suspend relay hunger strike New Delhi: Agitating MBBS students at AIIMS in New Delhi on Thursday suspended their indefinite relay hunger strike, called in the wake of the alleged suicide by a first-year student, after the premier medical hospital's authorities promised to look into some of their demands. "We have decided to suspend our strike as of now. The decision has been taken after the hospital administration gave us a written assurance that they...
08:46 AM, Mar 08, 2012

1,000 more MBBS seats in AP from next year

1,000 more MBBS seats in AP from next year HYDERABAD: As many as 1,000 additional seats will be available in medical colleges in the state from this academic year. According to the medical and health minister DL Ravindra Reddy, the Medical Council of India has promised 600 medical seats in 10 government medical colleges and the remaining 400 in private colleges. As recruitment of faculty is imperative for allotment of seats, the state government has decided to hasten the...
09:02 AM, Jan 06, 2012

Now, 'made in China' doctors in India

Now, 'made in China' doctors in India Yunnan Province, China: Twenty eight Chinese universities are promoting their MBBS degrees and are top picks for Indians. Dali University - one of the top universities in China is busy promoting their MBBS course - the top pick of several aspiring Indian students. Bimbadhar and Vamshi Krishna from Andhra Pradesh was readily accepted in this university four years back along with 300 others from their state after failing to make...
08:59 AM, Jun 27, 2011

Indian doctors, made-in-China

CHAKRAVIEW |  Sumon K Chakrabarti

If you have often baulked at the 'Made in China' tag, there's a new product coming your way: Indian doctors. Thousands of made-in-China Indian ...
12:48 PM, Jun 18, 2011

Karnataka: MBBS students pay Rs 1 lakh to pass

Karnataka: MBBS students pay Rs 1 lakh to pass Bangalore: One lakh rupees for every mark added - that's the going rate in the fake marks scam in Karnataka. If you are an MBBS student, you could pass the university exam by just shelling out money. Evaluating officers will change the marks when they get the copies for retotalling. Students have paid a lakh for every percentage that is needed for them to clear the exam. MBBS students from...
08:02 PM, Jun 14, 2011
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