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<ul><li>Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Wednesday reiterated his demand that medical and engineering entrance exams <keyword id="6361994" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="NEET">NEET</keyword> and <keyword id="6392660" type="DEFINITION" weightage="20" keywordseo="JEE">JEE</keyword> be postponed and the Central government work on alternative methods for selecting students. </li><li>He said the Union Home Minister tested positive for coronavirus despite staying in a very safe environment, and that many other leaders including Delhi Health Minister have also contracted the contagious disease. </li></ul> Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Wednesday reiterated his demand that medical and engineering entrance exams NEET and JEE be postponed and the Central government work on alternative methods for selecting students. "They (Centre) are saying protocols will be followed. Following the same protocols that the Centre wants 28 lakh students to follow, lakhs of Indians have tested positive," Sisodia told reporters. He said the Union Home Minister tested positive for coronavirus despite staying in a very safe environment, and that many other leaders including Delhi Health Minister have also contracted the contagious disease. "So many top leaders have got infected with COVID-19 despite taking all precautions. So, how can we take the risk of sending 28 lakh students to exam centre and be assured that they will not be infected," Sisodia asked. He said the Central government should immediately postpone the exams and work on "alternative methods" of admission. "I appeal to the government to not be adamant on admission only through these exams. We are not at all saying that the year be declared as a zero academic year. We are not in favour of admitting students just like that as we will need quality doctors and engineers but banking upon only a three hour exam and expecting it to work like a magic wand in identifying talent, is a very conservative thought," he added. The Joint Entrance Examination (Main) and the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET-UG) will be conducted in September as scheduled, the Ministry of Education officials had said on Tuesday, amid a growing chorus for postponing the crucial tests in view of the COVID-19 pandemic. On Tuesday, Swedish teen climate change campaigner Greta Thunberg also threw her weight behind postponing the exams in view of the pandemic. "It's deeply unfair that students of India are asked to sit national exams during the Covid-19 pandemic and while millions have also been impacted by the extreme floods. I stand with their call to #PostponeJEE_NEETinCOVID," she said in a tweet. Several opposition leaders in India including Congress' Rahul Gandhi, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, her Odisha counterpart Naveen Patnaik and DMK President MK Stalin have demanded the exams be postponed. Sisodia had on Saturday also appealed the Centre to postpone or cancel the exams. The Supreme Court had last week dismissed a plea seeking postponement of the two exams amid a spurt in the number of COVID-19 cases, saying a "precious" academic year of students "cannot be wasted" and life has to go on. While a total of 9.53 lakh candidates have registered for JEE-Mains, 15.97 lakh students have registered for NEET. Increasing the number of examination centres, alternate seating plan, fewer candidates per room and staggered entry and exit are among the steps the National Testing Agency will take for safely conducting NEET and JEE in September. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/health/news/oxford-astrazeneca-covid-19-vaccine-phase-ii-trials-will-begin-in-india-today/articleshow/77757085.cms">Oxford-Astrazeneca COVID-19 Vaccine: Phase II trials will begin in India today</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/defense/news/india-military-options-against-china-explained-by-experts/articleshow/77743778.cms">Experts explain India’s 'military options' against China</a>

NEET and JEE exams can expose 28 lakh students to COVID-19, says Delhi CM Manish Sisodia

Six Ministers of opposition-ruled states moved the <keyword id="6354977" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Supreme-Court">Supreme Court</keyword> on Friday seeking review of its order permitting the Centre to conduct NEET and JEE entrance exams this year amid the persisting COVID-19 pandemic. The review plea has been filed by ministers from West Bengal (Moloy Ghatak), Jharkhand (Rameshwar Oraon), Rajasthan (Raghu Sharma), Chhattisgarh (Amarjeet Bhagat), Punjab (B S Sidhu) and Maharashtra (Uday Ravindra Sawant). The plea has been filed through advocate Sunil Fernandes. On Aug 17, the top court had refused to interfere with the conduct of medical and engineering entrance exams -- NEET and JEE scheduled to take place in September saying that life must go on and students can't lose a precious year due to the pandemic. The apex court had dismissed a plea by one Sayantan Biswas seeking direction to National Testing Agency (NTA), which conducts both the NEET and <keyword id="1629686" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="JEE-Exams">JEE exams</keyword>, to postpone them and said that there was absolutely" no merit in the plea.

NEET-JEE exams: Ministers from six opposition states file a review plea in Supreme Court

In the several education reforms announced by Finance minister <keyword id="42575" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Arun-Jaitley">Arun Jaitley</keyword>, he has proposed to establish a <keyword id="581232" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="National-Testing-Agency">National Testing Agency</keyword> which will conduct all the academic entrance examinations in India. 
 
This will take away the burden from Central Board of Secondary Education and All India Council for Technical Education in terms of the administration work related to examinations. 
 
Exams conducted by <keyword id="6356155" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="cbse">CBSE</keyword> as of now 
 
Apart from school exams at Class 10 and Class 12 level for CBSE affiliated schools, CBSE conducts major higher education related entrances in the absence of any national testing body. 
 
It conducts the Joint Entrance Exam-main (JEE Main) for engineering schools including IITs, and the National Eligibility Test for UGC for selecting professors in college and university system. 
 
<a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/Finance-Minister-Arun-Jaitley-makes-biggest-announcements-for-Education-Sector-in-India/articleshow/56906634.cms">ALSO READ: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley makes biggest announcements for Education Sector in India</a> 
 
It also conducts the Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) for appointment of teachers across several states. It is also in charge of conducting the single medical entrance test for admission to all MBBS courses. 
 
Thanks to NTA, this central body will now conduct all entrance examinations including the two-tier JEE, CAT, CTET, UGC -NET and NEET, among others.

Jaitley just announced a National Testing Agency, so CBSE doesn't have to bother about academic entrance exams

<ul><li>Delhi may get a separate education board that will help students prepare for competitive exams like <keyword id="178605" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Joint-Entrance-Examination">Joint Entrance Examination</keyword> (JEE) and National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET). </li><li>The move wants to aid students for both school and entrance examinations at the same time. </li><li>This comes in the backdrop of massive examination fee hikes rolled out by CBSE.</li><li>The board had doubled the exam fee for class 10th and 12th students of general category to ₹1,500, which was ₹750.</li></ul>India’s national capital Delhi may get a separate education board that will help students prepare for competitive exams like Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) and National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) among others, news agency PTI <a href="https://www.livemint.com/education/news/delhi-schools-to-get-a-new-education-board-not-a-replica-of-cbse-manish-sisodia-1568111735063.html">reported </a>citing Chief Minister <keyword id="6354681" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="manish-sisodia">Manish Sisodia</keyword>. Sisodia also noted that the ‘next generation board’ will not be a replacement of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). The move aims to help students prepare for school and entrance examinations at the same time. The new board will have separate grades for all subjects, focussing on the career interest of the student. "You have four grades for subjects. For instance, divide science into four grades — science for doctors and engineers, science for sportsperson, science for humanities. If a child wants to become a journalist, he can take A grade language and maybe C grade of science so that if he has to cover science, he is well-versed with the basics," Sisodia explained. The move aims to provide a blended learning experience to students. As of now, the school curriculum helps them with only 10% of entrance examination syllabus, making them go for extra coaching classes. This comes on the back of massive opposition in the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/cbse-exam-registration-fee-hike-rolled-back/articleshow/70669606.cms">examination fee hikes</a> rolled out by CBSE. The board increased the exam registration fee for SC and ST students by 24 times, making it ₹1,200 from the existing ₹50. It also doubled the exam fee for class 10th and 12th students of general category to ₹1,500, which was ₹750. However, it rolled back the fee to ₹50 for the Scheduled Caste(SC)/ Scheduled Tribes (ST) students studying at government schools. The centre announced that the rest of the amount will be paid by the Delhi government. See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/cbse-exam-registration-fee-hike-rolled-back/articleshow/70669606.cms">India’s CBSE has rolled back the hike in exam registration fees in just two days</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/six-times-increase-in-up-board-exam-fees/articleshow/70187452.cms">Exams will a costly affair after UP Board's 6-fold hike in fees for school and college students</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/iit-madras-iit-kharagpur-du-banaras-hindu-university-university-of-hyderabad-gets-institute-of-eminence-tag/articleshow/70995236.cms">IIT-Madras, IIT-Kharagpur, DU, Banaras Hindu University, University of Hyderabad gets ‘Institute of Eminence’ tag</a>

Delhi will get a new education board which will blend entrance exam prep with school syllabus

<ul><li>The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) and the <keyword id="178605" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Joint-Entrance-Examination">Joint Entrance Examination</keyword> (JEE) are two of the most competitive exams, not only in <keyword id="3658" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="India">India</keyword> but globally as well. </li><li>The <keyword id="581232" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="National-Testing-Agency">National Testing Agency</keyword> (NTA) has announced that they will provide free coaching to aspirants starting next year through their test practice centers. </li><li>While the move may empower candidates from rural and semi-urban regions, it may also deal a blow to India’s booming coaching industry.</li></ul>In a new initiative taken up by the National Testing Agency (NTA) in India, they will be providing <a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/news/free-govt-coaching-for-jee-neet-from-2019/articleshow/65600522.cms?from=mdr">free coaching for students</a> preparing for the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) and the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET). The NTA plans on converting their test practice centers to serve as teaching centers starting 2019. There are around 2,697 test practice centers will be operational starting 1 September. While the JEE ranks second in the world with respect to its toughness, no other examination has been in the news as much as the NEET. In fact, the NEET was discontinued altogether back in 2013 before making a comeback three years later. Even now, the <a href="https://www.dailyo.in/variety/will-jee-neet-twice-a-year-help-students-medical-engineering-cbse-national-testing-agency/story/1/25387.html">decision</a> to conduct the exam twice a year, announced in July, is in flux with reports <a href="https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/news/story/neet-2019-might-not-be-conducted-twice-a-year-1310614-2018-08-10">suggesting</a> that it might be rolled back all together. Impact on the coaching industry Even with cut-offs being lowered, the exams increase in their level of competitiveness with each year as more and more applicants come forward. And, with more applicants coming on-board, the otherwise unorganised coaching industry is booming. In turn, the financial burden of pursuing <keyword id="3113818" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="engineering-in-India">engineering in India</keyword> is becoming an increasingly big issue for many aspirants as these coaching centres charge a bomb for their classes. A study by ASSOCHAM reveals that 70% of the parents, right from high-income families to the bottom stratum of the social hierarchy, are in the favor of spending hefty sums at these coaching institutes in the name of education. Reports <a href="https://ideasmakemarket.com/2013/09/aug-entry16-analysis-of-private-coaching-industry-in-india.html">indicate</a> that middle-class parents shell-out nearly one-third of their income so that their children can attend these private tuitions. But despite these private tuitions flourishing across the country, the reality of the situation remains unaltered. An exam like the JEE can only be cleared by 5,500 and more than 300,000 students appear for the exam. It’s that extreme level of competition that has led to the coaching industry showing a consistent growth of 35% over the past six years. And, that is exactly why free coaching for students will deal a big blow to the industry. That being said, the notion that private education is superior to public education still prevails in India. There might not be an actual loss for the coaching institution since the coaching centers don't cater to students who can’t afford tuition anyway. According to the Human Resource Development Ministry, the aim is to empower candidates from rural and semi-urban centres. While the NEET is the national level entrance exam to gain admission into any graduate medical course in a government or a private medical college, the JEE is an all-India exam for admission into India’s leading engineering colleges like the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and the National Institutes of Technology (NITs). (Representative image)

Indian government is rolling out free coaching for two of the toughest exams in the world

<ul><li><keyword id="6503121" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="basicfirst">BasicFirst</keyword> is a Jharkhand-based edtech startup that offers test preparation courses for higher education and Olympiads.</li><li>It is planning to recruit around 1000 employees in sales profile, and 100 engineers in technology teams located in USA and India.</li><li>It will also be looking to add qualified teachers to deliver online programmes in regional languages.</li></ul>Jharkhand-based bootstrapped edtech startup BasicFirst seems to be on a hiring spree. It aims to employ more than 1000 people by the end of this year, the company said in a statement on Monday. The edtech startup announced the expansion of its workforce by four times to fuel the growth of the organisation. The e-learning platform — which provides specialised coaching classes for entrance exams like Joint Entrance Examination (<keyword id="6392660" type="DEFINITION" weightage="20" keywordseo="JEE">JEE</keyword>), All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS), National Talent Search Examination (<keyword id="75234" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="NTSE">NTSE</keyword>), National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (<keyword id="6361994" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="NEET">NEET</keyword>) and Olympiads — will be hiring from Tier-2 and beyond locations across various fields like marketing, sales and technical roles. It is planning to recruit over 1000 people in sales profile, 100 engineers in technology teams located in USA’s Kirkland in Washington and Bengaluru, India. It will also be looking to add qualified teachers to deliver online programmes in regional languages. The homegrown startup said that it will also be creating around 100 job opportunities in its overseas markets including the USA, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Singapore. The founder and chief executive of BasicFirst, Randhir Kumar said, “The company has seen considerable month-on-month growth of 100% with a 52% CAGR [compound annual growth rate] in the last nine months, thanks to strong demand from Tier II and beyond locations. We are responding to this surge by growing our staff and extending our presence across the country to supplement our growth plan.” Founded in 2017, BasicFirst is an edtech startup powered by artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, and data analytics which provides enhanced personalised learning and academic support and content to students in remotest locations of India. It also offers live one-to-one and one-to-many mentoring to its students across different learning stages and courses — JEE for engineering, AIIMS and NEET for medical entrance exams, NTSE for scholarships, and Olympiads courses for class 6 to 12. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/education/news/planning-to-study-in-the-uk-these-are-a-few-scholarships-available-for-international-students/articleshow/85103227.cms">Planning to study in the UK? These are a few scholarships available for international students</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/careers/news/bank-po-and-clerk-exams-these-are-a-few-tips-and-tricks-that-can-help-you-clear-them/articleshow/85230720.cms">Bank PO/clerk exams: These are a few tips and tricks that can help you clear them</a>

Edtech startup BasicFirst plans to hire over 1000 employees for sales, marketing and engineering roles

<ul><li><keyword id="7777762" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="stuti-khandwala">Stuti Khandwala</keyword> got an admission at Massachusetts Institute of Technology(MIT), US for research program in 2019. </li><li>Khandwala made it to the merit list of entrance examinations like JEE Mains, NEET, AIIMS MBBS and JIPMER MBBS. </li><li>She topped Rajasthan Board Class XII examination with 98.8% marks in science subjects.</li></ul>A girl from Gujarat, Stuti Khandwala who cleared four competitive exams including medical and engineering entrances, has caught the attention of <keyword id="50375" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Massachusetts-Institute-of-Technology">Massachusetts Institute of Technology</keyword> (MIT). The premier engineering institute in the US has her extended 90% scholarship to Khandwala. She has opted for research in bio-engineering, <a href="https://www.thequint.com/neon/stuti-khandwala-cracks-neet-jimper-mains-aiims-and-gets-selected-in-mit">The Quint reported</a>. Khandwala, hailing from Surat <a href="https://www.ndtv.com/education/girl-who-cracked-aiims-neet-jipmer-jee-main-skips-engineering-and-medicine-to-go-to-mit-2056002">cracked</a> and crawled up in the merit list of the Joint Entrance Examination(JEE) Mains for engineering, NEET 2019, AIIMS MBBS 2019 and JIPMER MBBS 2019. The 18 year old girl studied at <keyword id="3411086" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="allen-career-institute-kota">Allen Career Institute Kota</keyword>, which has become a hub for students who want to crack competitive exams. Unlike most students from India, Khandwala has chosen research instead of professional courses like medicine and engineering. The multi-talented girl had opportunities to become either as she got 1086 rank in JEE Mains, and secured tenth position in AIIMS MBBS 2019 examination. Khandwala was also the top ranker in Rajasthan board Class XII examination, and scored <a href="https://www.news18.com/news/buzz/kota-girl-cracks-all-major-competitive-exams-in-india-thats-not-all-she-got-through-mit-too-2193805.html">98.8% marks</a> in science subjects. She attributes her success to her parents, who are doctors by profession, and her teachers from Kota. MIT was recently ranked the second best university, globally, according to the QS University Rankings 2020. See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/6-million-indians-will-be-in-the-gig-economy-within-two-years-thats-nearly-twice-the-current-size/articleshow/69854133.cms">6 million Indians will be in the gig economy within two years -- that's nearly twice the current size</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india-introduces-scholarships-for-indian-expatriates-to-pursue-higher-education/articleshow/69686277.cms">Scholarships for Indian students in 66 countries to pursue higher education</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/sexual-harassment-at-educational-institutions-a-challenge-for-indias-lgbtq-community-finds-unesco-report/articleshow/69723003.cms">Sexual harassment at educational institutions a challenge for India's LGBTQ community, finds UNESCO report</a>

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The University of Delhi also abbreviated as DU is a public central university created in 1922. DU offers a wide range of courses in the under graduation, graduation, doctoral levels besides many diploma courses across a diverse range of fields like humanities, science, commerce, management, law, and engineering. Here we discuss how to get admission to the DU for the various graduate programs. Entry into Delhi University Admissions to DU are based on merit. The candidates seeking admission to the various courses need to clear an entrance examination conducted by NATA. For management courses, the scores of the CAT examination will be considered. For providing admissions to the dental and medical courses, NEET scores will be taken into account. Eligibility criteria for admission While seeking admission to the various courses in DU, students must ascertain if they satisfy the eligibility criteria specified by the university. Students of any age can seek admission to the various courses excepting in courses where the regulatory authorities including MCI, BCI, DCI and AICTE have specified the age limit. For taking admission to the various graduation courses the students must have completed 10+2 education in their school level with the main subjects related to the courses they wish to pursue in the graduation level. In addition, admission criteria to each of the courses specify a minimum percentage of marks for admission for which the details are available in the DU website. Entrance examination pattern The entrance examination pattern of the DU consists of multiple choice questions excepting in case of admission to language courses. The total duration of the entrance examination will be two hours. The students will have to take the entrance tests on computer-based mode. For UG courses, each question carries four marks with one negative mark for a wrong answer. The syllabus for the entrance tests for the UG courses will be based on the topics students studied in their plus 2 levels in their respective streams. The way to score well in the DU entrance exams for graduation courses includes becoming familiar with the exam syllabus, mastering the exam preparation materials available in the market, and practicing the previous year question papers. Admission process after the entrance examinations The results of the various entrance exams will be announced online in the month of July. For each of the categories, a separate merit list will be prepared by the university. The students are required to take a print out of the results for moving ahead with the subsequent admission process. For admission to the various merit-based UG courses, the university will announce the cutoff. The same will be published on the official website of the DU. The cut off will vary year on year depending on the demand of the seats in the given course. Candidates scoring the marks specified in the cut off can apply for admission. Scanned copies of the required documents will have to be uploaded online and once the admission is approved, the candidates will have to pay the admission fee online.

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New Delhi, Aug 26 () Over four lakh admit cards for medical entrance exam NEET were downloaded within three hours on Wednesday, sources said. <keyword id="7726423" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="The-National-Testing-Agency">The National Testing Agency</keyword> (NTA) released the admit cards for the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) at 12 pm on Wednesday. "Admit cards of NEET were available for download at 12 today. Over 4 lakh candidates have downloaded in first 3 hours," sources said. While the NEET is planned on September 13, engineering entrance exam <keyword id="1373000" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="JEE-main">JEE Main</keyword> is scheduled from September 1-6. Around 9.53 lakh candidates have registered for <keyword id="1115324" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="JEE-Mains">JEE-Mains</keyword> and 15.97 lakh students have registered for NEET. Amid rising clamour for postponement of the crucial exams in view of rising COVID-19 cases, the Ministry of Education (<keyword id="343481" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Moe">MoE</keyword>) officials had reiterated on Tuesday that the exams will be conducted as per schedule in September. Increasing the number of examination centres, alternate seating plan, fewer candidates per room and staggered entry and exit are among the steps the NTA will take for safely conducting NEET and JEE next month. "The number of examination centres have also been increased from 570 to 660 (for JEE Main) and 2,546 to 3,843 (for NEET). While JEE-Mains is a computer-based test, NEET is a pen-paper test," the NTA said in a statement on Tuesday. "Additionally, in case of JEE-Mains, the number of shifts have been increased from the earlier 8 to 12, and the number of candidates per shift has been reduced from earlier 1.32 lakh to 85,000 now," it said. "In order to ensure proper social distancing inside the examination halls, the candidates will be seated in alternate seats in case of JEE-Mains. In case of NEET, the number of candidates per room has been reduced from 24 to 12," it added. For ensuring social distancing outside the examination hall, the entry and exit of candidates has been staggered. "Adequate arrangements have also been made outside the examination centers to enable candidates stand with adequate social distancing, while waiting. Candidates have also been issued an advisory guiding them about the 'Dos and Don'ts' for proper social distancing," the NTA said. There have been demands from several quarters to further postpone the entrance exams in view of increasing coronavirus cases. On Tuesday, Swedish teen climate change campaigner Greta Thunberg also threw her weight behind postponing the exams in view of the pandemic. "It's deeply unfair that students of India are asked to sit national exams during the COVID-19 pandemic and while millions have also been impacted by the extreme floods. I stand with their call to #PostponeJEE_NEETinCOVID," she said in a tweet. Several opposition leaders in India including Congress' Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, her Odisha counterpart Naveen Patnaik, <keyword id="6357766" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="dmk">DMK</keyword> president MK Stalin and Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia have demanded the exams be postponed. The Supreme Court had last week dismissed a plea seeking postponement of the two exams amid spurt in the number of COVID-19 cases, saying precious year of students "cannot be wasted" and life has to go on. "We find that there is absolutely no justification in the prayer made for postponement of the examination in question relating to NEET as well as JEE-Mains," the Supreme Court had said. The NTA has also written to state governments to extend support in local movement of the candidates so that they are able to reach their examination centres on time.

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(<keyword id="6355222" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Piyush-Goyal">Piyush Goyal</keyword> responding to congratulatory messages from inside the jail. Image credit: NDTV) 
 
Eighteen-year-old Piyush Goyal, an <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=engineering+aspirant&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">engineering aspirant</a>- just like countless others in the country managed to secure a rank of 458 in the <keyword id="919732" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="engineering-entrance-exams">engineering entrance exams</keyword>. 
 
This would have been good news for any other person as it guaranteed entry into any of the top <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=IIT&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">IITs</a>, but for Goyal this was more than a piece of good news. This was victory. 
 For the past two years, the 18-year-old has been studying day and night like any other <keyword id="27859" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="engineering">engineering</keyword> aspirant- but unlike every other engineering aspirant who was doing the same from the comfort of their homes, Goyal was doing it at the Open Jail in <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=KOTA&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">Kota</a> where his father is a convict. 
 His father, <keyword id="3451007" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="phool-chand-goyal">Phool Chand Goyal</keyword> originally hails from Dakiya village in <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=RAJASTHAN&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">Rajasthan</a> and used to be a school teacher until he was convicted in a murder case in 2007 and sentenced to life imprisonment. 
 
Being a convict in a murder case, his father, Phool Chand Goyal had meagre resources. There was not enough money to spend or books neither could he afford his son staying at a hostel in the city. As a result, the young boy had to live in a room which was barely 8x8 feet and where the lights were out right at 11 pm in the night. 
 
There was a lot to complain about. But, Goyal toiled hard. 
 
And, after the results came out, his hardships hardly seemed to matter for him. 
 
“The jail is not so bad,” he said. 
 
He also thanked his father for showing great courage by keeping him in the jail with him and funding his studies. 
 
“Today, I have fulfilled my father’s dream,” Goyal added proudly. 
 
His father, Phool Chand who is almost done serving his 14-year-jail sentence has been allowed to live in an open jail due to his good behaviour. This means, he can go out of the jail campus for work but has to ensure that he’s back in his cell by evening. 
 
In the past two years, he has been funding his son’s studies from the Rs 12,000 salary he got from working at a shop in the city. Using that money, he sent Goyal to a <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=COACHING+INSTITUTE&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">coaching institute</a> in Kota for his preparations. He even stayed and slept outside the tiny room from 6 pm to 2 am so his son wouldn’t be disturbed while studying. 
 
Phool Chand said that though it was difficult for his son to study inside a cell, the jail administration kept encouraging Goyal. 
 
For, the eighteen-year-old’s journey has just begun.

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