Mariam Razana secures 68th rank in GAT-B
Makes history for Mangaluru University
Mangalore: University student Mariam Razana who wrote the final year BSC exams has made an extraordinary achievement by securing 68th rank in the National level GAT-B examinations.
In the history of both Mangalore University and VV College, this is an achievement unlike any as she is the first to secure a rank in a National level GAT-B exams.
Mariam appeared for the examination that is conducted by the Department of Biotechnology of the Central Government and achieved 68th All India Rank in the examination. Mariam was trained by Mangaluru University College’s Assistant Professor in Botany Dr. Siddaraj MN.
The Graduate Aptitude Test - Biotechnology, previously Combined Entrance Examination for Biotechnology (CEEB) by JNU, is being conducted by the Regional Centre for Biotechnology on behalf of the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India. This examination is to rank the eligibility of the candidate among all applicants. The candidates will be given a GAT-B rank based on which they may apply to the various DBT-supported PG programs in participating institutions.
The examination will be conducted in a single shift for a duration of 180 minutes. The question paper will have two parts: PART- A: Part A will have 60 compulsory multiple-choice questions of the level of 10+2 in the subjects: Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, and Biology. Each correct answer will be of one mark each.
Part B will have multiple choice questions of bachelor’s level requiring thinking and analysis. There will be questions from basic Biology, Life Sciences, Biotechnology, and allied areas as per the syllabus given below. There will be 100 questions out of which the candidates will have to attempt 60 questions. Each correct answer will have a weightage of 3 marks. There will be negative marking and for each wrong answer, one mark will be deducted.
In another first for the college another student trained by Dr. Siddaraj, final year B.Sc student Raksha Bela has been selected for the Summer Research Fellowship 2019 and has worked at the Hyderabad University for two months at a stimulus of 12,500/-.
Mariam Razana is admitted by the University of Nehru, Delhi. She plans to join the Indian Forest Service (IFS) in the future.
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Power struggle in ruling Cong has 'created massive confusion' in Karnataka: BJP leader Ashoka
Bengaluru (PTI): BJP leader R Ashoka on Friday claimed that the ongoing power struggle between Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his deputy D K Shivakumar has created massive confusion in Karnataka.
He remarked that the proverb “when two people fight, the third one benefits” has come true, as AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge is also now making efforts to become Chief Minister.
Speaking to reporters here, Ashoka said the entire government has turned into a house of confusion due to the alleged power tussle.
Kharge’s new statement has only added to the chaos, he said.
Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge had on Friday said that no date has been fixed yet to discuss possible leadership change in Karnataka.
This came a day after Kharge said there was no change of CM in Karnataka "for now" and that the leadership issue in the state would be resolved soon.
The BJP leader said that Kharge too has aspirations and that he was cheated earlier.
"Perhaps he has received a green signal from the Congress high command to become CM. Everyone is already saying Kharge should become CM. Kharge himself has declared, “I am ready to become CM.” Despite many attempts in the past, he never became CM. Now he is trying to seize the opportunity," the Leader of Opposition in the state assembly said.
According to him, the situation in Congress has perfectly become a case of “two people fighting, third one benefits.”
