Five students of Parmar University excel in National Eligibility Test

Bringing laurels to the university, five students of Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, have excelled in the National Eligibility Test (NET) conducted by various agencies. Among these achievers, one student hails from the Department of Forest Products, while the others represent the Department of Environmental Science.

Nivedita Kapoor, a graduate of MSc Environmental Science, successfully cleared the University Grants Commission (UGC)-National Eligibility Test (NET) Junior Research Fellowship with a score of 204, securing a 99.94 percentile and an All India Rank of 12 out of 18,548 candidates. Nivedita’s master’s research focused on the ‘Assessment of Climate Change Mitigation Potential of Major Horticulture Crops in Solan District, Himachal Pradesh,’ under the mentorship of Dr SK Bhardwaj, professor and head of the Department.

Similarly, Arvind Rana, a doctoral student from the Department of Forest Products, cleared the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) Junior Research Fellowship in Life Sciences with an All India Rank of eight. Arvind, who completed his MSc in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants at the university, is currently pursuing his PhD at Nauni under the guidance of Dr Yashpal Sharma, head of the Department.

Additionally, three other MSc students from the Department of Environmental Science—Jalaj Pandit, Tanvi and Aanchal—also successfully cleared the UGC-NET in their respective subjects.

The students expressed their gratitude to their guides and faculty for their unwavering support and guidance throughout their academic journeys. Vice Chancellor Prof Rajeshwar Singh Chandel extended his heartfelt congratulations to the students and their mentors for their outstanding achievements in the exams.