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The Hindu
2 days ago
- Business
- The Hindu
Eight Coimbatore Corporation school students clear NEET with free coaching
Eight students of schools run by the Coimbatore Corporation have cleared the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) 2025 through a free coaching programme organised by the civic body from last October. Of the 158 students from Classes XI and XII (2023–24 academic year) who received the training, 43 appeared for the examination and eight cleared it. Two of them had taken the test for the second time. Coaching classes were held twice a week. Class XII students completed their training in May 2025, while Class XI students will continue into the next academic year. The Corporation had spent ₹5 lakh for the programme, which covered food and transportation costs for students attending the sessions. 'The NEET syllabus differed significantly from our school curriculum, and the coaching played a crucial role in helping us adapt. I have applied for counselling, and if I am not allotted an MBBS seat this time, I intend to attempt the exam again,' said K. Sadhana, a student of Corporation Higher Secondary School, North Coimbatore. Corporation Commissioner M. Sivaguru Prabakaran said, 'Since this is the first year of the programme, we did not expect major results. Students who started early, especially those in Class XI, are likely to perform better next year. We will commence the next round of coaching later this month and expect around 200 students to enrol. From this year, the coaching will follow a purpose-driven model to help students improve their scores,' he said.
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Business Standard
2 days ago
- Science
- Business Standard
How an AI bot cracked the tough NEET exam, beating most human scores
The results of India's competitive medical entrance examination — the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) 2025 — have recently been announced, but it wasn't just human aspirants in the race this year. As students tackled the high-stakes paper, Allen, one of the country's leading coaching institutes, quite literally put its AI-powered bot 'Allie' to the test. As a result, while Allen's top-performing student, Tanmay Jagga, secured an All India Rank (AIR) of 74 with 650 out of 720 marks, Allie outshone him by some margin with 678 marks, a score likely to fetch a candidate a top-10 rank and a seat at the prestigious All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi, according to the coaching institute. Thankfully, the bot has not been developed to directly compete with students but to build trust in the AI-driven complimentary support system offered to students for academic problem-solving. "We are pedagogically and result-wise quite sound but there was always a scope for improvement. We realised that apart from in-class learning, a lot happens outside of class where students practice, have doubts, and get stuck," said Ankit Khurana, Allen's chief product officer on the company's motivation behind the bot. "In this journey, students face several challenges but teachers can't be a support for every student. So, we thought our digital platform could be a companion for students. With that philosophy, we created 'Allie'." According to data shared by the institute's chief technology officer Saurabh Tandon, over 90,000 students used the bot to solve nearly 600,000 queries last month. Out of these, roughly 80 per cent of doubts were immediately responded to while the rest were transferred to a human teacher for resolution. Allie, who somewhat resembles ChatGPT in appearance, answers the questions within seconds but for complex questions, such as those comprising images, it can take up to three minutes, Tandon said. The bot was initially launched in December 2024 and was trained for biology subjects but by March 2025, it covered almost the entire syllabus for the NEET examination, barring some topics like organic chemistry. That omission could explain why Allie got two questions wrong and didn't attempt eight questions in the NEET exam. As for the underlying technology, the company said it relies on a proprietary verifier model and a dynamic routing system. While a proprietary verifier model refers to the use of targeted strategies to verify answers by cross-referencing them with curated study content, including theory and Q&A (question and answers) archives, the dynamic routing system sends queries to a suitable language model based on the problem type (image-based, text-based, or reasoning-based question), and other metrics. Going forward, the company plans to train the bot with the NEET examination syllabus in its entirety while also assisting students preparing for other examinations such as the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) for admission to undergraduate engineering programs. In the ecosystem of Allen, around 5 lakh students prepare for JEE and NEET examinations as paid subscribers. "The interaction with Allie has grown roughly six times in the last six months, that's something which we did not expect. The amount of interaction that happened was unprecedented. As we improve the technology, we will do the same for JEE examination. We will also keep on refining the bot for NEET in terms of the quality of answers and conversation," Khurana said.
Hindustan Times
2 days ago
- Hindustan Times
From PSA to cracking NEET, Kupwara boy makes most of second chance
They say success tastes sweeter when it comes from the grit and grind of a second chance. Zubair ul Islam Bhat, a youngster from the remote village of Khumrail in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir, knows for sure as he emerges triumphant from the depths of hopelessness. Zubair was given a second chance by the Jammu and Kashmir Police that did not book him under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) and he used the opportunity to excel in academics and crack the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET), the result of which was announced on June 14. The inspiring story of Zubair was shared by People's Conference chairman and Handwara legislator Sajjad Lone, who played an important role in securing the second chance for the youth so that he could pursue his education. Congratulating Zubair and posting his photos on X, a proud Lone wrote: 'He is much more than a young boy who has cracked NEET. I share a special bond with him. From the depths of despair a year ago, Zubair has bounced back and will soon embark on a career in medicine. A year back, he was set to be booked under the PSA. The dossier was ready. His family approached me. He is a couple of years older than my children. I don't know what happened. But I was convinced that Zubair had to be saved. I was convinced that he is special and can deliver academically and move on to have an excellent career. I believed he deserves a chance.' Lone approached the Kupwara senior superintendent of police, who was apprehensive about the move initially. 'I volunteered to take personal guarantee for Zubair's conduct. We talked so many times over the phone and the conversation would end in disagreement. But I remember the day I got a call from the Kupwara SSP when he said he had given it a thought and was convinced Zubair deserved a chance,' he said. Expressing gratitude to the Kupwara SSP, Lone said: 'His decision to release Zubair means he has added a doctor to the society. I would have never talked about this. But Zubair's story is a story of triumph of love and compassion. Maybe there is a message in this story. I hope our decision makers understand that message. My thanks to @OfficeOfLG J&K. Without the consent of top officials, this would never have been possible. Victory in Kashmir lies in love and compassion,' Lone said. Zubair ul Islam isn't the first. In the past too, Lone has helped many students, particularly those from north Kashmir, to excel in academics. They include children of those who were killed during the years of militancy in the early '90s. Zubair said he was detained by police last year in Kupwara after a complaint against him. 'My family approached Sajjad Lone, who took personal interest in getting me released,' he said, adding it was his second shot at NEET and he secured 535 out of 720 marks. 'I had started pursuing Bachelor of Unani Medicine and Surgery in Ganderbal last year and worked hard to crack the NEET with a higher merit this time,' he added.
India Gazette
2 days ago
- Politics
- India Gazette
Andhra Minister Nara Lokesh to meet with Union Ministers in Delhi today
New Delhi [India], June 18 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Cabinet Minister for Information Technology and Education is on a two-day visit to Delhi to meet with various union ministers and discuss issues regarding the state, among other things. According to the state minister's itinerary, today he will be meeting with Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar at 10:30 AM, while at 2 PM he will meet with Union Minister for Food Processing Industries Chirag Paswan, at 4:30 PM with Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, followed by a meeting at 5:30 PM with Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal. Meanwhile, on Thursday, the Andhra minister will be meeting with Union Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya in the morning and later on will be meeting former United Kingdom Prime Minister Tony Blair. Earlier on June 16, intending to help students get better coaching for exams, the Andhra Pradesh government announced that over 1 lakh students across over a 1,300 government junior colleges will be provided with free study material and free coaching for the Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) and the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET). 'Proud to launch a transformative initiative under the Andhra Pradesh Model of Education-- providing free JEE & NEET coaching along with expertly curated study material to 1 lakh+ students across 1,355 govt junior colleges,' Nara Lokesh wrote in a post on X. Underlining the policy ensuring that every child has a Right to Education, Lokesh added, 'Quality education is every child's right, not a privilege. This model gives every student in Andhra Pradesh a fair chance to dream big and achieve bigger.' His post added, 'For the first time in India, a state government is delivering IIT/NEET-level academic support within the public education system -- bridging the gap between rural talent and national aspirations. Students in MPC & BiPC streams will now receive daily coaching, extended learning hours, structured tests, and tracked academic progress -- just like in elite private institutions.' (ANI)
Hindustan Times
2 days ago
- Business
- Hindustan Times
3 city girls score 100 percentile in MHT-CET for sciences
Pune: Fourteen students from the state have scored a perfect 100 percentile in the Maharashtra Technical Common Entrance Test (MHT-CET) for pharmacy and agriculture undergraduate courses, whose results were declared on Tuesday. According to the list released by the CET cell, city girls have secured top ranks. Shreya Yadav, Siddhi Manjabapu Badhe and Snehal Nivrutti Diwate are among the 14 students who have scored 100 percentile. The next step for successful students is the counselling process likely to start in late June. There will be three rounds of counselling, where students will get seats based on their choices, category, and marks they obtained. Many CET toppers also performed exceptionally well in the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) and wish to pursue medicine. Anshika Shah of Mumbai has decided to pursue medical education despite securing 100 percentile in CET. Her interest in pursuing medicine stems from her aunt and uncle who are in the medical field. The MHT-CET exam for the physics, chemistry, and biology (PCB) group examination was held from April 22 to 30. Of the 301,072 registered students, 282,734 took the test. This year, the number of meritorious students scoring between 90 to 100 percentile has decreased by 1,390 compared to last year. The 100 percentile, which was achieved by 17 students last year, has been reduced to 14 this year. The number of students scoring 80 to 89.99 has also decreased by 1,451 students. In addition to the CET results, the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) has also released the schedule for its recruitment exams for 2023, which is expected to attract thousands of government job aspirants across the state.
