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Time of India
01-07-2025
- General
- Time of India
KEAM: Boys rule engg, Ekm bags top 2 ranks
Kozhikode: Boys swept nine of the top 10 engineering ranks as the results of the Kerala Engineering Architecture Medical (KEAM) entrance examinations were announced on Tuesday. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now John Shinoj from Muvattupuzha, Ernakulam, bagged the top rank in engineering with a score of 588.58 out of 600 while Hari Kishan Baiju from Cherai, also in Ernakulam, came second. Akshay Biju B N from Kakkur in Kozhikode secured the third rank. Dhiya Roopa B R is the lone girl in the top 10. Hridin S Biju from Nileshwar in Kasaragod and Sabarinath K S from Kottayam topped the rankings in the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes categories, respectively. Higher education minister R Bindu announced the results in Kozhikode. Anakha Anil of Alappuzha secured first rank in Pharmacy entrance. Of the 33,425 candidates who wrote Pharmacy entrance exams, 27,841 have been included in the Pharmacy rank list. The computer-based entrance examinations were held from April 23 to 29 at 138 centres in the state and also in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru and Dubai. A total of 86,549 candidates appeared for the engineering entrance exams, out of which 76,230 qualified. The engineering rank list was prepared by including 67,505 candidates, who had submitted their marks in time. KEAM rank list was prepared as per the new mark normalisation formula approved by the Cabinet on Monday. Due to complaints regarding the standardization process used to prepare the engineering rank list, the govt order for finalizing the list was issued only after detailed scrutiny of various scientific methods for mark normalization and selecting the most appropriate one. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Bindu said that, as per the 2025 academic calendar issued by AICTE, BTech admission procedures should be completed by Aug 14. Three rounds of centralized allotment and a spot allotment are to be completed in a time-bound manner. The allotment process for Architecture course will begin as soon as National Aptitude Test in Architecture scores are received. KEAM is a state-level entrance test for admission to engineering, architecture and pharmacy courses. Those seeking admission to medical courses will be based on NEET scores and not on a separate state-level test.
The Hindu
10-05-2025
- General
- The Hindu
First batch of government model school students in Thoothukudi shines in national-level entrance exams
The first batch of students who passed Class 12 from the government model school at Vallanadu in Thoothukudi district has cleared various national-level entrance examinations conducted so far for the academic year 2025-26. The 74 students from this pioneering batch are ambitiously working towards securing seats in prestigious institutions across the country. Many of the students are awaiting counselling while others have begun the admission process and continue to attempt additional examinations to explore the best possible options for higher education. The government model school at Thoothukudi was inaugurated in 2023. All 74 students admitted to Class XI have now successfully completed their higher secondary education with some even securing admission before the public examinations. Notably, students S. Abivarshini and J.E. Srither secured their seats at Azim Premji University in Bengaluru. J.E. Srither, who chose to pursue Physics, said he had taken the exam in December, cleared the interview in January, and secured his seat by February. 'My father is a daily wage painter and studying in such a premier institution seemed unimaginable. But the model school has made it possible with ease. They provided accommodation, food, and all necessary facilities. All we have to do is study,' he said. He said: 'I have been selected for a fully funded scholarship where the institution will take care of accommodation, food, and provide laptops for educational purposes.' Similarly, four students have been selected for the JEE (Advanced) from the school. A. Balamurugan, one of the selected students from the school, hails from modest background. His mother Valliammal is a daily wage worker. Balamurugan said that his mother was not even aware of entrance tests and institutions existing and added that he aspired to clear the UPSC examination after completing his undergraduate studies. Apart from this, the students were selected for NIFT, Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management, Common Law Admission Test, National Aptitude Test in Architecture, Indian Culinary Institute, and Undergraduate Common Entrance Examination for Design at IIT-Bombay. Ganjennthiran, headmaster of the school, said that other than these courses, students appeared for other entrance examinations and are still applying for a few more exams, including All India Forensic Science Entrance Test. He added that along with students, teachers too continuously got trained on current syllabus and national-level programmes to guide students in choosing their career. Thoothukudi District Collector K. Elambahavath said that the students are excelling in their chosen path, whether it is engineering, medicine, law or other streams. 'The biggest challenge is convincing parents to admit their children into model school after the selection by the government,' he said. He said the campus provided excellent amenities, including quality food, reference material and 24x7 Internet facilities.
