Raichur’s Bushra Mateen creates new record in University History by winning 16 gold medals
VTU Convocation
Belagavi: Raichur S.L.N College’s B.E Civil Engineering department’s student, Bushra Mateen has won a total of 16 gold medals from the VTU and created a new record.
Prof. Karisiddappa, Chancellor at Visvesvaraya Technological University, called a press conference regarding the VTU’s Annual Convocation event and said that the University’s 21st Annual Convocation program would be conducted on March 10th at the Jnanasangama Campus, he informed.
Bushra Mateen who has won a total of 16 gold medals has reportedly created a new record, which is the first record in the history of the VTU. The University’s Chancellor also said that to date the record of the maximum number of gold medals won had been at 13, he informed.
Bengaluru B.N.M Technological Institution’s Swathi Dayanand from the E and C Department, Belagavi K.L.E. Dr. M. S. Sheshagiri Engineering College’s Vivek Bhadrakali from the Mechanical Department, Bellary Institute Of Technology and Management’s Chandana M. from the E & C Department have each won 7 gold medals, it is learned.
Governor Thaawar Chand Gehlot is scheduled to preside over the event. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will be delivering the Convocation address and Minister of Higher Education Dr. C. N Aswathanarayan will be participating as the chief guest at the event, the University’s Chancellor informed.
Let the Truth be known. If you read VB and like VB, please be a VB Supporter and Help us deliver the Truth to one and all.
NEET student hangs self in Rajasthan's Sikar
Jaipur (PTI): A student preparing for the NEET examination allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself in a rented room in Rajasthan's Sikar on Friday, police said.
According to the police, the student allegedly hanged himself from a ceiling fan using his sister's scarf while one sister was attending coaching classes and the other was in the bathroom.
He had appeared in the NEET UG exam 2026, which was cancelled due to paper leak, they said.
Udyog Nagar SHO Rajesh Kumar said that the deceased, identified as Pradeep Meghwal, was a resident of Kanika ki Dhani village in Jhunjhunu's Gudha Gaudji area.
He had been living in a rented room in Sikar's Jaldhari Nagar area with his two sisters while preparing for NEET over the last three years.
His elder sister later found him hanging and informed the landlord and police after bringing him down, officials said.
The SHO said the body was kept at SK Hospital mortuary, and a postmortem had not been conducted.
The student's father, Rajesh Kumar Meghwal, told police that Pradeep's NEET examination had gone well and the family was expecting him to score around 650 marks.
Former Rajasthan deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot expressed grief over the incident and linked it to anxiety among students after reports of irregularities and paper leaks in NEET 2026.
Pilot said repeated paper leak incidents and cancellation of examinations were affecting students' mental health and demanded a time-bound investigation and strict action against those responsible.
