NEET cutoff ranks rise for medical seats in Karnataka
Bengaluru: The allotment of medical seats in Karnataka for the 2024-25 academic year has seen a notable increase in cutoff ranks. The NEET cutoff rank for general merit seats at Bengaluru Medical College and Research Institute, a top choice for medical students, has risen to 2154, up from 2995 last year.
The last rank to secure a general merit government seat for MBBS this year is 69,117 at Jagadguru Gangadhar Mahaswamigalu Moorusavirmath Medical College, Dharwad, compared to 72,354 in 2023. This rise in cutoff ranks aligns with the higher scoring in NEET 2024, which has sparked several controversies.
The first-round seat allotments, announced by KEA, also show increased cutoffs for private colleges. Kasturba Medical College, Mangaluru, now has a cutoff of 6,463, up from 8,144 last year, while Mysuru Medical College has moved to third place with a cutoff of 7,069. Other notable cutoffs include Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Medical Sciences at 7,166 and ESI Medical College, Mangaluru at 12,263.
The next step for candidates begins today, with the procedure starting on August 31. Students can enter their choices from 11 am on August 31 to 11:59 pm on September 3. All participating institutes have been instructed to treat all weekends and holidays as working days to adhere to the schedule.
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Niqab incident: Nitish Kumar perhaps revealing his true colours, says J-K CM
Srinagar (PTI): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday criticised his Bihar counterpart over the niqab incident and said that Nitish Kumar might be slowly revealing his true nature.
"Nitish Kumar, who was once considered a secular leader, may be slowly showing his true colours," Abdullah told reporters here on the sidelines of a function.
Abdullah said Kumar removing the face veil of a Muslim woman doctor was wrong and cannot be justified by any means.
"We have seen this kind of incident here several years ago. Have you forgotten how Mehbooba Mufti removed the burqa of a legitimate voter inside a polling station? That act was wrong, and this act (of Kumar) is also wrong.
"If the (Bihar) chief minister did not want to hand over the order to her (Muslim woman), they could have kept her aside. However, to humiliate her like this is totally wrong," the Jammu and Kashmir chief minister said.
Kumar stirred a huge controversy after he removed the face veil of a Muslim woman at a function earlier this week.
