The National Testing Agency conducted the All India AYUSH Postgraduate Entrance Test, AIAPGET 2026, today, Saturday, August 22.

The exam is held for admission to postgraduate medical programmes in India’s traditional medicine systems, covering Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and Homoeopathy, across colleges and universities nationwide.

The first shift, held from 10 am to 12 pm, was for candidates appearing in the Ayurveda subject, while the second shift, from 3 pm to 5 pm, covered Siddha, Unani and Homoeopathy candidates.

The NTA had released the admit card for AIAPGET 2026 on August 18, allowing candidates to download their hall tickets using their application number and date of birth.

AIAPGET results are typically used by AYUSH colleges and universities across India to allocate postgraduate seats through subsequent counselling rounds.

Candidates have been advised to keep checking the NTA’s official website for updates on the answer key, result declaration date and counselling schedule in the coming weeks.

AIAPGET is conducted annually and is considered a key gateway examination for postgraduate seats in AYUSH institutions, with competition for seats remaining intense given the limited number of postgraduate slots available each year.

Candidates were required to carry a printed copy of their admit card along with a valid photo identification document to be permitted entry into their designated examination centres.

The NTA has previously said that provisional answer keys are typically released within a few days of the exam, giving candidates a window to raise objections before the final answer key and result are published.

Educational counsellors have noted rising interest in AYUSH postgraduate programmes in recent years, driven partly by growing demand for practitioners trained in traditional Indian medicine systems both within India and among the wider diaspora abroad.

The NTA, which conducts several major national-level entrance exams each year, has continued to expand its use of biometric verification and CCTV monitoring at test centres to prevent impersonation and other forms of malpractice.

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The Railway Recruitment Board has released the admit card for its Group D exam under CEN 09/2025, allowing candidates to download their hall tickets using their registration number and password.

Admit cards for the Computer Based Test on August 3 and 4, 2026 are already available, with candidates appearing on later dates able to download theirs four days before their scheduled slot.

The exam will be held across August 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 and 25, 2026, in three shifts each day.

The recruitment drive is for 22,195 Level-1 vacancies, with close to 87 lakh candidates competing for posts including Track Maintainer Grade IV, Pointsman, Assistant (S&T) and Assistant (TL & AC).

The vacancies span 21 Railway Recruitment Boards nationwide, making this among the largest ongoing government recruitment exercises in India.

Candidates have been advised to bring a printed admit card and a valid original photo ID to the exam centre, since entry will be denied without both documents.

CEN 09/2025 is one of the largest single recruitment notifications issued by Indian Railways in recent years, reflecting the scale of staffing turnover across track maintenance, signalling and technical support roles nationwide.

Candidates can check their allotted exam city and shift timing in advance through the city intimation slip, which the Railway Recruitment Board typically releases a few days before the admit card itself.

The RRB Group D exam, conducted as a Computer Based Test, is held in multiple shifts to accommodate the large number of applicants across the country’s 21 Railway Recruitment Boards.

The 22,195 vacancies span multiple technical and support roles in Indian Railways, reflecting the scale of staffing needs across the network’s maintenance and operations divisions.

Candidates are advised to carry a printed copy of their admit card along with a valid original photo ID to the examination centre, as entry is not permitted without both documents.

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Tamil Nadu’s Directorate of Government Examinations released the Class 12 supplementary exam result along with HSC +1 arrears results on Thursday, July 31, 2026, for students who had one or more subjects pending from the main board exams.

The supplementary examination was held from June 28 to July 7, 2026, and was attempted by 60,527 students across the state.

Students can download their provisional marksheets from tnresults.nic.in or dge.tn.gov.in by entering their registration number and date of birth in DD/MM/YYYY format.

The passing requirement is a minimum of 35 marks out of 100 in theory-only subjects, while subjects with a practical component need at least 15 marks in theory combined with an overall total of 35 marks.

Students unhappy with their marks can apply for revaluation on August 4 and 5 at their District Assistant Director’s office between 11 am and 5 pm, paying Rs 275 per subject.

The main Class 12 result, declared on May 8, 2026, had shown a 95.20% overall pass rate, and this supplementary round is meant for students who did not clear all subjects at that time.

The regular Class 12 result for 2026, declared on May 8, recorded an overall pass percentage of 95.20%, one of the state’s stronger showings in recent years.

Tamil Nadu’s supplementary exams are typically held for students who failed to clear one or more subjects in the main board examination, giving them a chance to qualify without losing an academic year.

The Directorate of Government Examinations conducts supplementary exams separately for Class 10 and Class 12, along with arrears papers for Higher Secondary First Year students who did not clear all subjects.

Students who remain dissatisfied with their supplementary marks can also apply for a photocopy of their answer sheet in addition to revaluation, a facility offered by the DGE for a separate fee.

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