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22 fake universities in is no clarity on whether an ordinance College in Delhi said, "It is indeed a
country: Smriti Irani will suffice or a new law will be re proud moment for me".
quired.
As many as 22 'fake' universities are Athar, 23, who hails from Anantnag in
functioning in the country, Human Re 130 million workforces be- South Kashmir, secured the rank in his
sources Development Minister Smriti low Matriculation level second attempt. In his first attempt in
Irani told Rajya Sabha, adding states 2014, Athar had got through to the
have been asked to initiate action Over 130 million people who form a Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS)
against these. She also said that the bulk of the workforce in India have and and is undergoing training at the In
ministry is in the process of writing to education level below matriculation, dian Railways Institute of Transport
Ministry of External Affairs to seek a the government said. Citing the 2011 Management, Lucknow.
list of all fake varsities and institutions census, minister of state for home
abroad so that students do not get Haribhai Parathibhai Chaudhary told IITs release 50 years solved
trapped and duped. the Lok Sabha that 130.2 million main question papers to combat
workers and 43.4 million marginal Kota
Govt ponders on an ordi- workers in the country are literate but
nance to defer NEET below matric or secondary level. Illit The central government and the Indian
erate main workers constitute 28.8% Institutes of Technology (IITs) have
The centre is mulling bringing an ordi of the total 362.6 million main work jointly decided to release solved ques
nance to defer by one year the imple ers, while 19.7% is literate with ma tion papers of all Joint Entrance Exami
mentation of the Supreme Courtor triculate or secondary but below nations (JEE) held in the last 50 years,
dered National Eligibility cum Entrance graduate level, he said in a written Union human resources development
Test (NEET) as the sole entrance test reply in the house. (HRD) minister Smriti Irani said. The
for admissions to medical and dental move is aimed at helping students and
colleges. Delhi's Tina Dabi tops reducing the influence of the coaching
UPSC exam industry. The papers will be released
People in the government who are fa through an app and a portal.
miliar with the matter said the ordi The Union Public Service Commission
nance could be brought to "postpone said Delhi girl Tina Dabi has topped the The IITs and the HRD ministry have
the effect of the Supreme Court judge 2015 civil services examination, while also decided to prepare questions for
ment by 12 months". Though no deci railway officer Athar Aamir Ul Shafi JEE exams keeping in mind the Class XII
sion has been taken, one view within Khan from Jammu and Kashmir has got syllabus to reduce the difficulty level of
the government is to bring the ordi second rank. Delhibased Jasmeet the JEE, the minister said.
nance to delay the implementation of Singh Sandhu, an Indian Revenue Ser
the court verdict that disallowed vice officer, has secured the third posi The ministry has also asked IITs to help
states to conduct their own entrance tion. Topping the list in her first at aspirants with video and audio lec
exams and ordered that only the NEET tempt, a beaming 22yearold Tina, tures.
be the basis for admissions. But there who graduated from Lady Shri Ram
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