The existing descriptive pattern was introduced in 2022 after a committee recommended replacing the earlier selected-answer format.
Fadnavis said that students and government job aspirants, during their hearings before the committee, had demanded a change in the exam pattern, including the reintroduction of the objective or multiple-choice format
safety
Mumbai: Maharashtra Cyber has arrested a 49-year-old man from Malad (West) for allegedly possessing more than 20,000 photographs and videos containing Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse Material (CSEAM) on his mobile phone. The accused has been identified as Saifuddin Zamiruddin...
safety
Mumbai: A case of alleged financial fraud has come to light in Chembur, where a woman is accused of cheating a school of Rs7 lakh by promising to secure its affiliation with the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). The RCF police have registered a case against the accused...
Local
Mumbai: Six months after scrapping an earlier tender over a bid 22.5% below the estimated cost, the BMC is set to award a fresh Rs 5.10-crore contract for its video wall upgrade to M/s Faxonics Technologies Pvt. Ltd., whose bid is an even steeper 27. 69% below the civic estimate....
government
Mumbai: The differences between the BJP and the Shiv Sena came to the fore again on Saturday. This time it was the state’s government’s decision to appoint five directors on the board of Kolhapur District Cooperative Milk Producers Dairy (Gokul). Ravindra Dhangekar Opposes Allege...
safety
Mumbai: In a shocking incident, a 26-year-old physiotherapist from Mulund was allegedly kidnapped, assaulted, stripped, and filmed by a gang of four men inside an under-construction building in Vikhroli. The Parksite police have arrested two accused in connection with the crime, ...
business
Mumbai: In a major crackdown on food safety violations during Diwali, the Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has suspended 43 food business licences and seized around 17,824 kg of food products worth Rs 63.09 lakh from 29 establishments and vehicles during a statewide...
News
Indian Fashion icon Bhavitha Mandava after making history as the first Indian model to open a Chanel show in New York City, continues to slay on Instagram feeds as well. In a touching Instagram post, Bhavitha expressed deep gratitude to the creative director, Matthieu Blazywarmly...
Local
Mumbai: In a move to prevent inconvenience to pregnant women travelling long distances for medical care, Cama and Albless Hospital in Mumbai has decided to keep its Antenatal Care (ANC) outpatient department operational on November 10 and 11, even as other OPDs will remain closed...
Local
A 50-year-old man allegedly strangled his wife to death following an argument over suspension over her character. The incident took place at their residence in Nalasopara West in Maharashtra's Palghar district on Saturday. Hours after the alleged murder, the man reportedly died b...
schools
Mumbai: KEM Hospital is set to emerge as a major centre for medical education and advanced clinical training, with the BMC planning a Rs 422-crore nursing and paramedical education complex on the hospital premises. The tender for the project is scheduled to be floated in December...
