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Deccan Herald
24-07-2025
- Business
- Deccan Herald
26 years after establishment, Bengaluru's Kristu Jayanti gets university status
The institution, run by the Bodhi Niketan Trust of the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate (CMI), received the status under Section 3 of the University Grants Commission (UGC) Act, 1956 (General Category), 26 years after its establishment.
Time of India
06-07-2025
- General
- Time of India
UGC NET 2025 provisional answer key released at ugcnet.nta.ac.in; check details
The National Testing Agency (NTA) has released the provisional answer key for the UGC NET June 2025 exam, accessible on Candidates can review their responses and raise objections until July 8, 2025, with a fee of Rs. 200 per question. NTA will review objections, publish a final key, and then declare the results. Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Steps to Download the UGC NET Answer Key Visit Click on the 'UGC NET June 2025 Answer Key' link on the homepage Login using your application number and date of birth or password View the answer key and response sheet displayed on the screen Download and save the documents for reference Website link: UGC NET June 2025 Answer Key Objection Window Open Until 5 PM on July 8 Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Popular in New Updates Final Key and Result Declaration to Follow The National Testing Agency (NTA) has released the provisional answer key for the University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test (UGC NET) June 2025 examination. Candidates who appeared for the exam can access the answer key, along with their recorded responses and question papers, at UGC NET June 2025 exam was conducted on June 25, 26, 27, 28, and 29 in two shifts each day—first from 9 AM to 12 PM and second from 3 PM to 6 release enables candidates to review their responses and estimate their probable scores before final results are who are not satisfied with the provisional answer key may raise objections online through the official portal until 5 PM on July 8, 2025. Each objection must be supported with relevant academic documentation or references. A non-refundable fee of Rs. 200 per question is applicable and must be paid online via debit card, credit card, or net objections or those without valid justification will not be considered. No correction facility will be provided after submission, so candidates are advised to review the question IDs and answer options carefully before filing the objection period ends, NTA will review all challenges with the help of a panel of subject matter experts. Valid objections will lead to appropriate changes in the answer key. The final answer key will then be published, based on which the UGC NET June 2025 results will be prepared and released.'This process ensures fair evaluation and accuracy before the declaration of results,' the NTA stated. Candidates are advised to regularly check the official website for the latest updates.
Hindustan Times
24-06-2025
- General
- Hindustan Times
UGC NET Admit Card 2025 for June 27 released, direct link and how to download
UGC NET Admit Card 2025: The National Testing Agency (NTA) has released the University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test (UGC NET) June 2025 admit card for the June 27 examination. Canddiates can download the UGC NET admit card from The direct link is given below. UGC NET Admit Card 2025 for June 27 out(Official website, screenshot) Before this, the agency released UGC NET admit cards for June 25 and June 26 examinations. UGC NET Admit Card 2025 Direct Link Candidates can download their admit cards using their application numbers and dates of birth. Also read: JEECUP Result 2025 declared at direct link to download UPJEE Polytechnic rank card here The exam is scheduled for June 25 to 29. Admit cards for the remaining exam days will be released later. The test will be held in two shifts. The first shift will be from 9 am to 12 pm, and the second shift will be from 3 pm to 6 pm. The agency has also released exam city intimation slips for all exam days. The exam city slip was to inform candidates where their test centres would be located. On admit cards, candidates will find the name and address of their exam centres. On the exam day, all candidates must bring a printed copy of the admit card along with any other prescribed documents. They must follow the exam day instructions given on the admit card. Also read: IISER IAT 2025: Where, how to check results when announced, check what's next after scores are out UGC NET June 2025: How to download the admit card 1. Open the official website, 2. On the home page, click on the link to download the UGC ENT June 2025 admit card. 3. Enter your login credentials and submit. 4. Check and download the admit card. If there is any error in the personal details mentioned on the admit card, candidates should immediately contact the NTA helpline and inform the agency about it.
ABC News
31-05-2025
- Business
- ABC News
Regional SA councils struggling to pay for roads call for fairer funding model
South Australian councils say the system for funding road upgrades and maintenance is unbalanced and unfair. Wakefield Regional Council is responsible for a 2,687-kilometre road network, which is longer than the distance between Adelaide and Perth. The council has a lower-than-average population of 6,780 people. It means the council has a lower annual revenue to fund road projects. "Three or four years ago we did a complete analysis of our road network and we worked out we had a $16 million backlog of road upgrades waiting for us," Mayor Rodney Reid said. He said the council created a program to address the backlog by allocating additional money every year for a 10-year period. "Even then, after 10 years, we won't get it back to zero, that's the level of difficulty a regional council like us faces," Mr Reid said. He said the funding demand for road upgrades and maintenance meant the council had to put off other projects. "We've got masterplans for various sporting precincts and we can't really do anything on it unless we get specific funding for it," he said. Councils receive money from the South Australian Grants Commission, which the state government funds. The federal government funds the state government. Mr Reid said he had written to the grants commission asking for a fairer system for regional councils. The commission said it was examining the distribution process to ensure it was fair. "The commission is currently looking at elements of this methodology, including the proposal put to it by the Wakefield Regional Council regarding the distribution of identified local road grants," a spokesperson said. A state government spokesperson said the commission was an independent body that made recommendations for the distribution of grants in accordance with Commonwealth legislation. South Australia receives 5.5 per cent of the identified local roads grants component of financial assistance grants. However, South Australia's population represents 7 per cent of the nation's total population. It has 11.7 per cent of the nation's local road network. The Mid Murray Council has a population of 9,160 people and the second largest road network in the state at 3,386km. Its chief executive, Simone Bailey, said regional councils did not receive enough funding from the federal government. "A lot of that money from the feds is going to councils in the metro area, who don't need funding," she said. A parliamentary inquiry is examining the sustainability of local governments, with an interim report from February highlighting a need for increased funding to Australia's 537 local governments. Wakefield Regional Council received $4.7 million over five years through the federal government's Roads to Recovery program, while Ms Bailey's Mid Murray received $5.8 million. The City of Onkaparinga in Adelaide's south, which received $20.9 million, is responsible for a smaller road network of 1,530km. Ms Bailey said her council's cost-cutting measures, such as closing the Mannum Pool last summer, had hit communities hard. "It was costing us $35,000, which, maybe to some other councils that's not much but for us, it's a lot," she said. "We're not like city councils where we can have huge parking stations or other forms of income. "It was one of the hottest, driest summers on record and the town of Mannum didn't have a pool." A total of 0.51 per cent — $3.45 billion — is allocated to local governments in this year's federal budget, with some council funding put up for tender as competitive grants. Southern Mallee Council Mayor Ron Valentine said a tender system favoured larger councils. "It's prejudicial against small councils like ours because the big players in town, big growth councils, have professional grant writers, directors and all the support teams to be able to come up with really great glossy tenders," he said. "Even if we wanted to put a tender in, it's problematic because we don't have all those assets to put to it. "And then, there's no guarantee you're going to get the money." Mr Valentine said he had raised his concerns with federal government representatives. He said the government already knew who needed funding. "What's not coming is enough money from the federal government to do it," he said. Federal Minister for Regional Development Kristy McBain said the government had initiated the Parliamentary Inquiry into the Financial Sustainability of Local Government, which was the first of its kind in two decades. "We look forward to receiving the final report of the inquiry," she said.
