Student clears entrance test

Rudransh Dewan, a student of Sacred Heart Senior Secondary School, Sidhpur, cracked the national-level engineering entrance examinations SRMJEEE, VITEEE and MET-Manipal with brilliant ranks and got admission to VIT,Vellore, without any coaching. He has been a consistent in studies up to Class XII.

Coaching assistance to students

The Higher Education Department has sought applications from meritorious students, who wish to take coaching for CLAT, NEET, IIT-JEE, AIIMS, AFMC, NDA, UPSC, SSC, Baking and Insurance and Railways examinations. Under the Medha Protsahan Yojana of the state Education Department, financial assistance would be provided to 500 meritorious students. Last date for submitting the application is July 24. Details regarding the scheme are available at www.educationhp.org.

HPUTA mourns death of Virbhadra

The Himachal Pradesh University Teachers’ Association mourned the demise of six-time Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh. The teachers recalled his contribution to spread education in the state. He had taken a keen interest in making the HPU a centre of excellence, they said. The teaching fraternity prayed to the Almighty to grant peace to the departed soul and strength to the bereaved family.