The Nobel Peace Prize was on Friday awarded to Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese organization of survivors of the US atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, for its activism against nuclear weapons. The taboo against the use of nuclear weapons is under pressure.” said Jorgen Watne Frydnes, chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee. Last month Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a shift in his country’s nuclear doctrine in a move he hoped would deter the West from allowing Ukraine to launch strikes at Russia with longer-range missiles.

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The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons won the Peace Prize in 2017, and in 1995 Joseph Rotblat and the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs won for “their efforts to diminish the part played by nuclear arms in international politics and, in the longer run, to eliminate such arms.” This year’s prize was awarded against a backdrop of devastating conflicts raging in the Middle East, Ukraine and Sudan.

“It is very clear that threats of using nuclear weapons are putting pressure on the important international norm, the taboo of using nuclear weapons,” Watne Frydnes said when asked whether rhetoric coming from Russia into its invasion of Ukraine had been a factor in this year’s move. “Therefore it is alarming to see how threats of use are also damaging this norm.” To maintain an international taboo against the use, it is important for all of humanity, he added.

EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on X: “The spectre of Hiroshima and Nagasaki still looms over humanity. This makes advocacy from Nihon Hidankyo invaluable. This Nobel Peace Prize sends a powerful message. We must remember. And an even greater duty to protect the next generations from the horrors of nuclear war.”

Alfred Nobel stipulated in his will that the Peace Prize was to be conferred from Nihon Hidankyo “to the person who, during the preceding year, shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for holding and promoting peace congresses.” Last year’s prize was awarded to jailed Iranian activist Narges Mohammad for advocating women’s rights and democracy and against the death penalty.

Conclusion:

The fact that Nihon Hidankyo was awarded this year’s Nobel Peace Prize places an even stronger imperative on nuclear disarmament in today’s world as nuclear conflict hangs high over the horizon. Such an award is not only a recognition of survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki but also serves a reminder as powerful as the atomic blast that had hit those places of the devastation wrought by such armaments.

While the world continues to be on shaky ground because of the war in Ukraine and bellicose nuclear rhetoric, the Nobel Committee’s move reinforces the case for further efforts at maintaining the taboo against nuclear use and the avoidance of that anguished future among generations. Nuclear arms shall never be remembered as a possibility even in the face of conflicts – while this is the only way the world can become peaceful, free of nuclear weapons.

The exam will be conducted on 18 May 2025.  This is for those keen on admission into IITs situated in various states of India.

The entrance exam for IIT admission will be conducted by IIT Kanpur for 2025.

Age Limit

Students trying to take up JEE Advanced 2025 application submission must have been born on or after October 1, 2000. Five years age relaxation is given to SC, ST, and PwD candidates, i.e. these candidates should have been born on or after October 1, 1995.

Admission process

Candidates have to take up JEE Advanced 2025 application submission online. Those who have submitted applications will appear for JEE Advanced 2025 conducted by IIT Kanpur.

Individuals have to pass the entrance test with required qualifying marks to be eligible for further procedure which includes counselling.

Counselling is the process where the students can choose the course of their choice and the institution where they desire to study it.

Selection will be done based on performance in the qualifying exam, written test, choice of the course by candidate and availability of seats there.

Who can take up JEE Advanced 2025 application submission?

The eligibility required to take up JEE Advanced 2024 registration is a pass in plus two from a recognized educational institution located anywhere in India.

They must have passed plus two from science stream with subjects as maths/biology physics and chemistry.

Those keen on pure engineering can pass plus two with maths, physics and chemistry as core subjects.

And, candidates focusing on biology or biotechnology oriented engineering courses should have passed plus two with biology, physics and chemistry as subjects.

Applicants must also have passed JEE Mains with a rank among the top 2.5 lakhs on a national level. Candidates who fulfill all these conditions can take up JEE Advanced 2025 registration.

The URL mentioned above has to be typed into the browser of the computer and the website has to be allowed to download.

Process differs here as applicants are divided into two categories – Indian citizens and foreign nationals and the process to register is different for both these categories.

Foreign applicants

Once the web page is available in the browser, candidates must click the registration link.

Post clicking the link, candidates can provide details like their name, date of birth, and email id and create an account comprising a username and password.

Once the account is ready, candidates can log in and start filling out the application form for JEE Advanced 2025.

The form has to be filled and the registration fee has to be paid and submitted.

Post submission, applicants have to wait for the message indicating successful submission, once it is obtained, it can be downloaded and a printout of it has to be taken and preserved for future use.

Indian applicants

Eligibility for Indian applicants is a pass in plus-two and also in JEE Mains. They can visit the official website mentioned above and click the registration link.

Post clicking the registration link, they can enter their JEE Mains roll number, date of birth and other information and log in and begin JEE Advanced 2025 application submission.

JEE Advanced 2025 application submission fee is to be paid and the form has to be submitted.

Website for JEE Advanced 2025 application submission can be accessed here

1. Type the URL mentioned above and submit it to allow the website to download.

2. Once the website is ready, click the link for downloading the hall ticket.

3. Enter application number, date of birth and other details to view the admit card.

4. Download the admit card and take a printout of it.

After JEE Advanced 2025 application submission

Candidates have to attend the exam on the date which would be mentioned at the appropriate time.

Those who have passed the exam with required qualifying marks and are keen on studying BTech in IITs can go for the counselling conducted by JoSAA.

Students who have a desire to study BArch in IITs can appear for AAT (Architecture Aptitude Test) which will open for registration after result declaration for JEE Advanced 2025.

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