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Time of India
5 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
350 DAVV PhD seats likely to stay vacant
Indore: Over 350 PhD seats at Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya (DAVV) are expected to remain vacant this academic session, primarily due to the low number of candidates qualifying for the National Eligibility Test (NET) and poor response in the interview rounds. The vacant seats include over 300 from Non-DET (Direct Interview Based) courses across 25 subjects and nearly 70 seats in 13 engineering disciplines. In several subjects, the number of applicants reaching the Research Advisory Committee (RAC) interview stage was significantly lower than the number of available seats. In commerce, one of the highest intake subjects with 125 seats, only 15 candidates appeared for the interview, leaving around 110 seats vacant. Similarly, for 282 seats in management, only 100 candidates were called, indicating that at least 182 seats are likely to remain unfilled. The situation is similar in engineering, where only 51 candidates were expected for 111 seats, and even fewer turned up, resulting in around 70 vacant positions. Notably, 35 research guides across 10 subjects currently have no research scholars under their mentorship, despite having 4 to 8 seats allocated to each. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Family takes a photo on their vacation. Undo Most of these guides belong to commerce, management, and other less-subscribed fields. DAVV PhD Cell in-charge Dr Ashesh Tiwari said that the next round of PhD admissions is expected to begin post-Diwali in November-December. The process will consider NET-qualified candidates from the June 2024 and upcoming December 2025 sessions. Meanwhile, concerns have emerged about subjects like political science, where 125 NET-qualified candidates competed for zero seats this year. Educationists question whether such high-demand candidates will get opportunities in next cycle, given the limited intake and growing competition. Stay updated with the latest local news from your city on Times of India (TOI). Check upcoming bank holidays , public holidays , and current gold rates and silver prices in your area. Get the latest lifestyle updates on Times of India, along with Raksha Bandhan wishes , messages and quotes !
Hindustan Times
15-05-2025
- Business
- Hindustan Times
800 Gujaratis cancel Turkey trip over Pakistan support: ‘We can do this much for our country'
More than 800 members of the Jain Lotus Group in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, have cancelled their post-Diwali travel plans to Turkey, citing the country's recent show of support for Pakistan. According to a report in Mid-Day, the group had planned a 12-day trip, which now stands cancelled. The Jain Lotus Group is among a growing number of Indian travellers who are scrapping trips to Turkey and Azerbaijan in protest. Both countries publicly backed Pakistan following heightened tensions between India and Pakistan in the wake of Operation Sindoor and the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam. While Azerbaijan released an official statement echoing Pakistan's position on the conflict, Turkey supported Islamabad's call for an international investigation into the Pahalgam attack. Turkey has also previously supplied arms to Pakistan. "Bookings for Azerbaijan and Turkey decreasing by 60% (over the last week) while cancellations have surged by 250% during the same period," Reuters quoted a spokesperson for MakeMyTrip, as saying. The Jain Lotus Group is an Ahmedabad-based organisation which counts over 1,000 couples as its members. According to the Mid-Day report, the group members had planned to visit Turkey after Diwali. Jain Lotus Group Treasurer Vipul Shah told Mid-Day that the decision was taken on moral grounds. 'We have canceled the trip due to this. About 800 people from our Jain Lotus Group were to go to Turkey after Diwali. We had planned a tour of 12 days and 11 nights. We had decided to go to four places in Turkey, including Cappadocia and Istanbul. 'All the members had planned to reach Turkey in groups of 80 people every third day, not on the same day,' Shah explained. 'However, considering the current situation between India and Pakistan, the core committee, including our president and joint secretary, took everyone's individual opinions and the committee jointly decided that we would not go to Turkey to tour, a country that supports our country's enemy, Pakistan,' said the treasurer. Shah added that this is the least that they could do for India. 'We cannot go to war as an army, but we can do this much in support of the country, right?' he said.
