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The Hindu
26-06-2025
- General
- The Hindu
35 students from government schools in Tiruchi clear NEET
A total of 35 students out of 351 from government and aided schools who appeared for the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) 2025 in Tiruchi district have cleared it. According to the official data, 351 students from government and aided schools took the entrance examination this year. Of them, only 35 students secured scores above 113, which was the cut-off score. Among the 35, four students were repeaters and also emerged as the toppers. M. Jeevanantham, a repeater from Government Higher Secondary School, Thandalaiputhur, secured 423 and stood first among the government schoolchildren in the district. Kishore, a student of Syed Murthuza Government Higher Secondary School, has scored 221 and has become the topper among the freshers. A senior official from the School Education Department said six students would be allocated MBBS and BDS seats under 7.5% reservation. A total of 220 students enrolled for the free NEET coaching programme in the district, but only 172 appeared for the exam. NEET coaching was offered at five centres in the district — Syed Murthuza Government Higher Secondary School in Tiruchi, Government Boys Higher Secondary School in Manapparai, Government Boys Higher Secondary School in Musiri, Government Girls Higher Secondary School in Thathaiyangarpet, and Government Girls Higher Secondary School in Manachanallur, where sessions are conducted by teachers from government and aided schools. The number of successful students has significantly come down. Last year, 132 students out of 553 from government schools cleared it. Although extensive training was given, only a few cleared the exam this year, the official added.
The Hindu
02-06-2025
- General
- The Hindu
Children in govt. and aided schools get new sets of uniforms, books and stationery on the first day
After summer vacation, schools in Tiruchi welcomed students on Monday. On the first day of the new academic year, textbooks, notebooks, school bags, stationery, shoes, and two sets of uniforms were distributed to children in government and government-aided schools. A total of 7,79,101 textbooks, 8,65,401 notebooks, 1,33,928 sets of school uniforms, and 2,41,282 books were distributed to students of 1,297 government and 363 aided schools in Tiruchi this academic year. Collector M. Pradeep Kumar distributed textbooks, uniforms, and other items to students at Syed Murthuza Government Higher Secondary School here. In Perambalur, about 418 government and aided school students received 31,903 sets of uniforms, 52,071 notebooks and 53,877 books. Children in 11 self-financed Tamil-medium schools also received notebooks. A total of 36,301 students studying in Tamil medium and 5,048 in English medium from Classes 1 to 5 at 751 government and aided schools, and 73,827 Tamil medium students and 14,116 English medium students of Classes 6 to 12 studying at 140 schools in Karur district received textbooks and other school items on Monday. Textbooks, notebooks, school bags, shoes, socks, atlases, crayons, colour pencils, geometry boxes, and uniforms were distributed to the students. Collector P. Rathinasamy distributed textbooks, uniforms and other items to 462 students of Classes 6 to 12 at the Government Model Higher Secondary School in Asithinapuram in Ariyalur. As many as 1,32,155 textbooks, 95,086 notebooks, and 64,610 uniforms have been distributed to students studying in government and aided schools in Ariyalur district. About 34,448 pairs of socks were given to students from classes 6 to 10, 48,168 school bags for classes 6 to 12, 13,966 geometry boxes for classes 6 to 9, and 5,462 drawing books for class 6 students have been distributed to the students, said Mr. Rathinasamy. Earlier, officials conducted a meeting with the school heads and inspected the availability of textbooks and other school items. They ensured that the schools were cleaned and repair works were carried out on the premises to welcome the children after a month-long break.
