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TNN | Jan 21, 2025, 12.54 PM IST CHENNAI: Gaining admission to undergraduate courses in Indian medicine and homeopathy was tougher this year as the NEET-UG cut-off - the marks of the last student to enter the course - rose by an average of 100 marks in most categories, and by up to nearly 300 marks in select categories. While all seats in undergraduate courses for unani and siddha across colleges were taken, five in ayurveda and 19 in homeopathy were vacant after nearly five rounds of counselling, officials at the selection committee for Indian medicine said. The committee admits students to ayurveda, siddha, unani and homeopathy courses based on merit in NEET scores and the rule of reservation. "This year, we saw an increase in students interested in these courses," said committee secretary Dr M Krishnaveni. The top student to join the bachelor's course in siddha medicine had a NEET score of 592/720. The score was 585 for ayurveda, 551 for unani and 547 for homeopathy. T...

This initiative is offered through two supernumerary seats in each of its undergraduate programmes for Indian nationals, of which one will be reserved for female students. CHENNAI: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras has admitted five athletes with national accomplishments under its ‘Sports Excellence Admission’ (SEA) category for the academic year 2024-25, according to an official statement. In February 2024, IIT Madras became the first IIT in the country to introduce admissions for athletes under the SEA category in its undergraduate programmes. This initiative is offered through two supernumerary seats in each of its undergraduate programmes for Indian nationals, of which one will be reserved for female students. The five students who have been selected for admission at IIT Madras are: Arohi Bhave (volleyball) from Maharashtra, admitted into BS (medical sciences and engineering); Aryaman Mandal (water polo and swimming) from West Bengal, admitted into BTech (computer sci...