Development Management Day was celebrated as the culmination of ISDM’s ‘Development Management Week’ that focused on the theme ‘Re-imagining the new normal with Development Management’.

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The event also showcased the efforts of ISDM in working with esteemed partners to understand and engage with challenges posed by COVID-19 pandemic.

ISDM released a report on ‘Emerging Challenges in the post-COVID Context’ in association with IMPACT that works for the education of girls in socially marginalised and disempowered communities.

Fomer IAS officer and advior to Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) Amarjeet Sinha said when it comes to communities, the 70 million women and three million elected panchayat leaders of the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) have played a critical role in preventing COVID-19 and its consequences for rural society.

Social capital is the essence of development Management, he said speaking at the annual flagship event of ISDM.

Founder and director of ISDM, Mr. Ravi Sreedharan said COVID-19 pandemic has drastically reversed the positive impact of civil society and the social sector over the past four decades by taking away livelihood and pushing millions back into poverty.

ISDM celebrates great development management day

‘It is imperative for us to think of innovative measures and approaches to ensure impact at scale.

ISDM director and founder further said the need of the hour is leadership and management talent that has the knowledge, ability, attitude, and skills to lead social purpose organisations and create impact at scale in sustained ways.

ISDM is even more committed to building the knowledge frameworks and a cadre of professional leaders and managers for the Sector Coordination Group, founder of ISDM said.

In addition, ISDM has also published several research reports and case studies in the year 2020 in its efforts to build a rich and agile body of knowledge to strengthen the development management ecosystem, said Dr. Ravi Sreedharan.

Mr. Sinha said there is an imminent need to focus on development management.

Technology when used efficiently along with local-level community information, innovation and social capital can help resolve developmental concerns, he said while speaking at the flagship event of ISDM.

What comes out clearly is that the discipline of Development Management, especially in challenging times (as has been demonstrated by the role played by SHGs and the Panchayat Bodies) can create a safety net of a kind, even for communicable diseases and pandemic periods, he said.

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Ravi Sreedharan of ISDM said COVID-19 pandemic has drastically reversed the positive impact of civil society and the social sector over the past four decades by taking away livelihood and pushing millions back into poverty.

‘It is imperative for us to think of innovative measures and approaches to ensure impact at scale.’

The need of the hour is leadership and management talent that has the knowledge, ability, attitude, and skills to lead social purpose organisations and create impact at scale in sustained ways, he said during Development Management Day celebrations.

The organisation is even more committed to building the knowledge frameworks and a cadre of professional leaders and managers for the Sector Coordination Group, he said.

The problems that we all are trying to work on, instead of making progress, we have regressed in the last one year due to an unprecedented force in the form of COVID-19, said Dr Pramath.

The inequities that we have been trying to solve have become worse.

It is a grave reality that needs to be accepted that whether it is the issues of health, gender, or education, the gap has widened, said Dr. Pramath of ISDM.

SPO (Social Purpose Organisations) will require a lot of time, patience, grit, perseverance and a new kind of reaffirmation of the commitment, said the co-founder of ISDM.

The flagship event was marked by presence of eminent practitioners and thought leaders from the Indian social sector.

Among others who spoke were Dr. Shubhangi Sharma, Executive Director of IIMPACT, Ms. Irina Snissar, Program Design and Knowledge Director of ASPIRe and Ms. Mukti Bosco, Healing Fields Foundation.

Admission into UG medical courses, popularly known as MBBS would commence with conducting NEET UG for 2025. Candidates who pass the exam have to take part in the counselling for MBBS admission.

A few other sources convey that registration for NEET UG in 2025 may also commence in March 2025.

Schedule

NEET UG 2025 registration schedule will be made known after the announcement about exam’s application submission commences.

The NEET UG 2025 registration would usually be open for a month or more. The application correction facility will be made active after submission comes to an end.

After corrections, the admit cards are made available for download. Those who have completed their NEET UG 2025 application submission process successfully, alone will be able to download the hall ticket.

Candidates have to write the exam and pass it with required qualifying marks to be eligible for taking part in the counselling process for getting admitted into a medical college.

More about the exam

The full name of the exam is National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test  Undergraduate.

The exam is conducted offline in pen-and-paper mode and answers have to be registered on a separate answer sheet.

The questions in NEET UG 2025 would be related to biology, physics and chemistry which are taught in classes 10,11 and 12 in recognized educational institutions across India.

Questions will be in a multiple-choice format where each question has more than one reply and the right one among that has to be chosen to get marks.

Students willing to join BDS in colleges located across India also have to submit NEET UG 2025 application.

Medical colleges abroad also consider scores of NEET UG for providing admission into MBBS courses.

Who can take up NEET UG 2025 application submission?

Candidates who have passed plus-two in the science stream with biology, physics and chemistry as subjects can take up NEET UG 2025 application submission.

Students who have appeared for their final year exams and are waiting for the results or students who are about to appear for the final year exams of their qualifying degree can also take up NEET UG 2025 application submission.

However, these students have to pass their exams and provide proof of it by the time of admission.

1. The above URL has to be typed into the browser and submitted to allow the website to download.

2. Once the webpage is ready, candidates can click the button Click Here for Registration/Login

3. Clicking the above button will open another webpage with URL ‘https://neet.ntaonline.in/frontend/web/’

4. Once the webpage with above URL opens, candidates can click the registration link and create an account with username and password.

5. After obtaining the account, they can come to the same webpage (https://neet.ntaonline.in/frontend/web/) and login and start applying for the exam.

Website for NEET UG 2025 Application is Here

NEET UG 2025 application submission fees

NEET UG 2025 application submission fees is Rs 1700 for General category candidates and NRI applicants. The same is Rs 1600 for General-EWS/OBC-NCL category applicants.

SC/ST/PwBD/Third Gender category applicants have to pay Rs 1000 while taking up NEET UG 2024 registration.

The fee may also change due to various reasons, candidates can read information bulletin related to NEET UG 2025 application when it is released.

How to download hall ticket?

The process to download hall ticket is online and it can be done on the official website ‘https://exams.nta.ac.in/NEET’

1. Candidates have to type the URL mentioned above in the browser and submit it to allow the website to download.

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

3. This will likely open another website and there, they have to enter their application number and other details and submit them to view the admit card.

Point to remember

Once the admit card is visible, applicants can download and take a printout. Only those who have successfully completed NEET UG 2025 application submission will be able to download admit card.

The link to download admit card will be made active on the official website at the appropriate time.

Students can visit the official website as the exam time nears, to find the link for download hall ticket. Link for obtaining admit cards are usually made available about 10 to 15 days before the exam day.

Students who pass NEET UG 2025 application submission with the required qualifying marks can apply for counselling where they choose the college and course. Counselling takes place to fill seats at the All India level and state level.

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Students who wish to study in central government institutions can apply under the All India Quota for which Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) conducts the counselling.

Respective authorities of various states in India conduct counselling at their state level. Candidates can visit the official websites of the respective authorities for more information.

The best thing to do would be to follow the website of NTA for updates on 2025 NEET UG. Registration can be done at the appropriate time.

Candidates who do not get a seat in the institution of their choice in the initial rounds of counselling can apply in the subsequent rounds.

Preparation involves studying all the lessons in the syllabus, students must ensure that they have mastered all the subjects to score marks in NEET UG for 2025.