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NEET topper Nalin Khandelwal credits parents, teachers support for the feat

Nalin Khandelwal, hailing from Sikar district of Rajasthan, topped the National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET) 2019 Wednesday. Apart from Khandelwal, three more students from the state secured positions in the top ten ranks in the examination. Khandelwal, whose parents are doctors, said he prepared for the examination for two years. He scored 701 marks out of 720 to top the exam. "I fully focused on studies for two years in Jaipur. Since my parents are doctors and my elder brother is also doing his MBBS, I got full support from them as well as from my teachers," he told reporters. The topper said he took a break from social media and smartphones. "I studied for nearly 7-8 hours a day," he said. Speaking at a press conference here, Ashish Arora, academic head and mentor of Allen Career Institute, Jaipur noted, "Nalin has topped the exam and two students from the coaching institute's Kota center have secured fifth and tenth rank." As many as 98,757 students had registered for ...

Nine students from Delhi among top 50 scorers of NEET 2019

Nine students from Delhi are among the top 50 scorers of NEET 2019, with 74.92 per cent candidates from the national capital qualifying the test. While Delhi's Bhavik Bansal came in second in the country with 700 out of 720 marks, Mihir Rai secured the ninth position in National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) with 695 marks. Vishwa Rakesh secured the 38th rank and she scored 685 marks. Among the top 20 male scorers in the country, four are from the national capital. Out of 32,048 candidates who registered for the exam in Delhi, 1,833 did not appear for it. As many as 22,638 candidates (74.92 per cent) qualified the exam, an increase from last year's 73.73 per cent. As many as 14,10,755 candidates had appeared for the exam across the country out of which 7,97,042 qualified the test. NEET was conducted across 154 cities in 11 languages and 2,546 centres. The NTA conducted the test on May 5 and May 20. The Medical Council of India and the Dental Council of India come under the ...

Intermediate question papers go missing from Warangal police station

Days after an alleged goof-up in declaration of intermediate exam results, question papers of the 'Intermediate Advance Supplementary Examinations' were found missing from a police station here where they were stored. The exams are slated to be held from June 7. The question papers of Zoology, Mathematics and English exams scheduled to be held on June 10 and 11 are missing, police said. Warangal-City Deputy Commissioner of Police, M Narsimha said the question papers went missing from the Warangal Inthezar Gunj Police Station. Warangal intermediate department officer Lingaiah lodged a complaint in this regard, police said. Narsimha said two boxes of the the Intermediate (class 12) and class 10 exam question papers were missing from the station, adding that the Assistant Commissioner of Police, Warangal, will probe the matter. The alleged goof-up in the declaration of results by the Telangana State Board of Intermediate Education (TSBIE) on April 18 led to protests by students, parents,

NEET 2019: Rajasthan boy on top, boys take first six slots

Boys outshone girls in the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) results announced on Wednesday, bagging the top six slots.

NEET 2019 results out; Rajasthan boy tops

The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Wednesday announced the results and scorecard of National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test, NEET 2019.Nalin Khandelwal, of Rajasthan, bagged 701 out of 720 marks to be all India topper. Bhavik Bansal of Delhi secured the second position while Akshat Kaushik from Uttar Pradesh secured the third position."I am very happy at securing the first rank. I used to study for eight hours every day. I would like to thank my teachers," he told reporters.Madhuri Reddy of Telangana emerged as the topper among girls and secured an all-India rank of seven.The NEET is conducted by the NTA for admission to MBBS and BDS courses in medical and dental colleges.The NEET result is available on NTA's official website ntaneet.nic.in.The NTA has already released the NEET Answer Key 2019 of the exam and accepted the objection against the same till May 31.The NEET exam was conducted on May 5 and May 20.In Odisha, hundreds of students missed the exam as trains were running late ..

Light & Life Academy - Preparing you for a rewarding career in photography

A lot of students these days are showing a keen interest in non-traditional subjects like photography and are not just making a career but also a name for themselves in the field.Photography is both, art and science. Every photograph has a unique story to tell, be it nature, travel, landscape, people, architecture and interior, industrial, product, portraiture, automobile, wildlife, food, fine art, among others. Someone who is passionate about photography and is able to blend creative talent with the required technical skills will be sought after.Answering the need to learn the art and science of photography, Light & Life Academy (LLA), India's first, full-facility institute of professional photography, was established by renowned photographer, Iqbal Mohamed in 2001.Iqbal brings to bear his wealth of experience and dedication on imparting, along with expert faculty, structured learning of the art and science of photography to his students. It is his mission to motivate people to

Rajouri: Bunker built in govt school for children's safety

As part of the government's initiative to provide bunkers for civilians near border areas, a government school in Kalsian area of the district has got a bunker which can be used for running classes when shelling leads to closure of schools.Many schools fall near border areas in Noushera and Manjakote sectors of Rajouri district. With the construction of bunkers, students can continue to study safely inside the bunkers during cross-border firing.Renu Chodhary, a teacher at Government Primary School, Simbal Camp Kalsian said, "Previously the school would be unsafe due to firing. Parents lost trust and most were shifting to cities. Now, when the government has made these bunkers, we can immediately move and run classes whenever there is some disturbance. It is equipped with toilets as well."She also said that the strength of the school has also improved since the construction of bunkers.One of the locals said, "The education of students was getting disturbed due to tension on borders. ...

Over 2 lakh students register on DU's website for admissions to undergraduate courses

Over 2.14 lakh students have registered on the Delhi University's website for admissions to undergraduate courses till Tuesday, the varsity said. The university started registrations on May 30 for undergraduate courses and the admission process will end on June 14. The first cut-off list is likely to be released on June 20, second cut-off list will be out on June 25 and the third will be released on June 29. The fourth and fifth cut-off lists will be out on July 4 and July 9, respectively. Till now, 2,14,322 students have registered and 1,15,999have made payments, the varsity said. Out of the total number of registrations, 73,363 aspirants are from the unreserved category, 20,317 from other backward classes, 16,815 from scheduled castes, 3,379 from scheduled tribes and 2,142 from the economically weaker section (EWS). This year, the varsity has effected a 10 per cent increase in seats for the EWS and there will be a rise of close to 6,000 seats, taking the total number of seats for ...

UGC revises guidelines to fill vacant faculty posts

In a bid to address the issue of shortage of quality teaching faculty in higher education institutions, the University Grants Commission (UGC) has issued fresh guidelines for the recruitment of faculty in these institutions.

HRD Minister seeks action plan to develop Indian languages

Post the controversy on imposition of Hindi on the non-Hindi speaking states, Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' on Tuesday asked officials to prepare an action plan on developing various Indian languages in an integrated manner.

UGC issues norms for hiring of faculty in higher educational institutions

The guidelines said the HEIs should ensure that the details of all the vacant posts, along with the reservations details, were uploaded on the online portal

JNU student alleges entrance exam paper leak

A Jawaharlal Nehru University student has written to vice-chancellor M Jagadesh Kumar, alleging that an entrance exam paper was leaked. "Submitted a letter to Vice Chancellor and Controller of examination JNU demanding an enquiry into the suspicion among the JNUEE candidates that the entrance question paper Cluster 1 of 28th May 2019 was leaked," the student, Vishnu Prasad, said in a Facebook post on Monday. Prasad, who is from the School of International Studies of the university, said the exam paper of Russian, Spanish, French and German were found to be circulating on WhatsApp. This time, the entrance exams are being held online for the first time. Kumar has agreed to forward the concern of the JNU entrance examination (JNUEE) candidates to the National Testing Agency (NTA), the student said. JNU officials remained unavailable for comments. University sources claimed that the paper was circulated after the exam and anybody could claim it was leaked. "We have not received any ...

Prepare action plan for integrated development of Indian languages: HRD minister asks officials

HRD minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' Tuesday directed ministry officials to prepare an action plan on developing various Indian languages in an integrated manner. During a review meeting with senior ministry officials, Pokhriyal also highlighted the importance of quality education and the need to create as many vocational courses as possible in order to push the youth into the employment stream without delay, an official statement said. He also advised the officers to set up a definite target of employment generation through such courses and to customise them region-wise by providing proper linkages with industry and trade, plus other employment opportunities available in that particular region. The skill and education should be given as per the aptitude which should be identified at an early stage, the statement said, adding the minister was briefed about the new vocational courses designed by the Ministry to cater the industry requirements. He asked the officers to prepare an ...

Jadavpur varsity student bodies sell past papers

Flouting the rules, Jadavpur University student union members on Tuesday opened help desks for aspirants seeking admission to undergraduate (UG) courses and sold question papers of previous years.

Delhi govt issues heatwave advisory for students

In view of the prevailing heat, the Delhi government has issued an advisory for school students and discontinued the summer sports and yoga coaching camps for them. The advisory directed the heads of all government, government-aided and unaided recognised schools under the Directorate of Education (DoE) to sensitise the students regarding heatwave-related illnesses in the morning assembly or in classrooms by the nodal teachers, designated to carry out activities related to raising awareness on heatwave-related illnesses in schools. "Keep yourself updated regarding the local weather forecast to know if a heatwave is on the way in the coming days by means of radio, TV, newspaper etc. Even if you are not thirsty, you should drink sufficient water as often as possible, especially while working outside under high temperature," the advisory said. It also said lightweight, loose and porous clothes should be worn and protective goggles, umbrellas or hats, shoes or chappals should be used ...

Students can produce equivalence certificate if their subjects are not in list accepted by DU

Students from other boards who feel that a subject they studied has a similar syllabus to that of NCERT and is not in the list accepted by the Delhi University can produce an equivalence certificate from their board, officials said Tuesday. This year, the DU's admissions committee has mapped different subjects from various state boards that have different nomenclature but same curriculum as the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) subjects, which are considered standard by the varsity. Some of these subjects are biochemistry, which is taught by the Jammu and Kashmir Board but is similar to biology, civics which is a subject under the Uttar Pradesh Board. Earlier, students from other boards would face 2.5 per cent deduction in marks since these subjects would fall under the category of vocational subjects, but this year students will not lose out on marks. However, if a student finds that the subject he or she studied in his or her respective board is similar to the NCERT class .

Centre's reply to BSF polytechnic staff plea sought

The Delhi High Court has asked the Centre and the Border Security Force (BSF) to file their responses to a petition by 30 teaching and non-teaching staff of BSF's polytechnic seeking regularisation of their jobs.

Three students drown in river during school picnic in Mizoram

Three school students on Tuesday drowned while swimming in a river in central Mizoram's Serchhip district, a police officer said. The three were students of Baktawng Higher Secondary School and they drowned in river Tuirial during a school picnic, the police officer said. The deceased were identified as Vanlalhruaii and Lalthanzauva, both students of class 12 and Lalthanfela, a class 11 student, he said. The bodies were brought to Baktawng village for post- mortem examination, the police officer said, adding, the funeral services will be held on Wednesday.

HC seeks reply from Centre, BSF on Polytechnic STS employees' plea for regularisation

The Delhi High Court has asked the Centre and the BSF to respond to a plea by 30 employees of Polytechnic, Signal Training School who have sought regularisation of their services so that they can be relocated to other centres following the closure the branch in the capital. A bench of Justice Vipin Sanghi and Rajnish Bhatnagar issued notice to the Ministry of Home Affairs, BSF Director General, BSF Education Fund and BSF Polytechnic, Signal Training School (STS), on two limited prayers in the petition. It said that in the meantime, considering that the 30 petitioners have been serving the authorities in the polytechnic institutes for long years, they may explore the possibility of accommodating them in the other institutes being run by BSF. The court asked the authorities for file their responses on the petition and listed the matter for further hearing on July 9. The petitioners are presently working as teaching and non-teaching staff in the institute which is situated in Tigri in ...

Streamline entire education system, SC tells state & central govts

The entire education system of the country should be streamlined so that students do not have to face stress while seeking admissions to various courses, the Supreme Court said Tuesday. Taking note of "plight of students" due to uncertainty over admissions to post graduate medical and dental courses in the academic year 2019-20 in Maharashtra, the apex court said such a situation is difficult for the meritorious students. "Our anxiety is for the students. This happens every year and there is uncertainty in the mind of students with regard to admissions in medical or other courses," a vacation bench comprising Justices Indu Malhotra and M R Shah said while hearing the Maharashtra medical admission matter. "Why don't you streamline the entire education system? Why this tension and stress to the students? Why all these litigations," the bench said. "We are telling the states as well the Union of India to look at the plight of the students," the bench said, adding that uncertainty over ...