UnMute campaign

Students of IIT Madras are partnering with NGOs as the part of UnMute campaign for various initiatives like pad distribution drive in Bengaluru, online session on gender inequality and menstrual hygiene management awareness sessions for school going girls in Chennai.

There is more to this UnMute campaign. Through this initiative, the students aim to help women speak up on these issues and also conduct awareness campaigns.

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The launch
Every year, the Shaastra Team attempts to identify a social issue and undertake initiatives to tackle it. This year under Shaastra 2022, the students have taken up ‘UnMute’ campaign. The ‘UnMute’ Campaign was launched virtually on 24 October in the presence of Actor Ahsaas Channa.

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Having collaborated with various NGOs, the students hope to create a long-lasting impact by helping women to pursue a confident life, he said speaking about UnMute campaign.

Also, 62 per cent of women in the age group of 15-24 years still rely on cloth during periods. Facts like these highlight the need for educating girls about the importance of MHM.

The students also intend to inform girls about how MHM can be followed and give them the tools they need to do this as well as a part of UnMute campaign.

As a part of our event, speakers are contacted by various organizations to talk about why women are even now sexually assaulted, empowering the women to understand the disparities in society and enabling them to defend themselves by identifying dangerous situations and employing simple techniques, he said speaking about UnMute campaign.

1. MHM Awareness sessions – Speakers trained on the subject of Menstrual Hygiene will be invited to speak to girls/women of the target audience NGO in an online/offline mode.

They will speak about the need for menstrual hygiene, how the lack of it can lead to diseases and teach how to maintain good menstrual hygiene. In the end, menstrual pads would be distributed to the women.

2. Self-Defence – Address on the topic of why women are even now sexually assaulted, empowering women and enabling them to defend themselves by identifying dangerous situations and employing simple techniques. The students plan to conduct a few sessions as the speakers themselves.

Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM) was established in 1959 by the Government of India as an ‘Institute of National Importance.’

The activities of the Institute in various fields of Science and Technology are carried out in 16 academic departments and several advanced interdisciplinary research academic centres.

The Institute offers undergraduate and postgraduate programmes leading to B.Tech., M.Sc., M.B.A., M.Tech., M.S., and Ph.D., degrees in a variety of specialisations.

IITM is a residential institute with more than 600 faculty and 9,500 students. Students from 18 countries are enrolled here. IITM fosters an active entrepreneurial culture with strong curricular support and through the IITM Incubation Cell.

IITM has been ranked No.1 in the ‘Overall’ Category for the third consecutive year in India Ranking 2021 released by National Institutional Ranking Framework, Ministry of Education, Govt. of India.

The Institute has also been ranked No.1 in the ‘Engineering Institutions’ category in the same Rankings for six consecutive years – from 2016 to 2021.

It was also adjudged as the ‘Top innovative Institution’ in the country in Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements (ARIIA) in 2019 and 2020. ARIIA Ranking was launched by the Innovation Cell of Ministry of Education.

The exam will be conducted in two shifts this time as it was done last year, say sources.

Information bulletin for NEET-PG shall be published at NBEMS website
‘https://natboard.edu.in/viewnbeexam?exam=neetpg’ in due course.

Students who wish to study postgraduation in medicine can aim for the NEET PG 2025 registration. The date for conducting the test has been announced and next thing after that would be submitting applications.

Taking that into account, it could mean, the NEET PG 2025 registration will likely be opened in the last phase of March or first phase of April 2025.

Point to remember

The date mentioned above is a matter of guess work and the exact dates will be known when the process of information bulletin is released along with commencement of NEET PG 2025 registration.

Information bulletin can be availed on the official website ‘https://nbe.edu.in/’ Candidates can visit the website at regular intervals and click the link of the respective exam (here it is NEET PG 2025) to know the updates.

What is NEET PG?

NEET PG is expanded into National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test Post Graduate, it is conducted once every year for providing admission into postgraduate medical courses in colleges located across India.

NEET PG 2025 is meant to be held in 2025 and is conducted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS). NEET PG 2025 registration nothing but applying for the exam.

Who can take up NEET PG 2025 registration?

Candidates who have passed graduation in medicine from a recognized educational institution anywhere in India can take up NEET PG 2025 registration.

Applicants must also have completed the required internship (CRI or CRRI) and have the required registration with NMC/Erstwhile MCI or State Medical Councils.

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

2. Once the website is ready, candidates can click the button NEET PG under Entrance Examinations menu.

3. Clicking the above button will open another webpage with URL ‘https://natboard.edu.in/viewnbeexam?exam=neetpg’

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

5. After the account is created, candidates can log in and take up NEET PG 2025 registration.

Direct link to click for NEET PG 2025 registration is here

Another link to click for NEET PG 2025 registration is here

Point to remember

The link to take up NEET PG 2025 registration may not be active as of now on the above two links. It will be made active at the appropriate time.

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Candidates can visit the official websites for NEET PG 2025 registration at regular intervals for updates.

As the links turn active, candidates can start submitting applications.

Registration fee

Candidates taking up NEET PG 2025 registration have to pay Rs 4250 if they are from General, OBC and EWS categories. The same for those from SC/ST/PwD categories is Rs 3250.

The amount mentioned above can change due to various reasons, candidates can refer the information brochure on the official website mentioned above at the time of registration for latest information.

The link for it will be activated at the appropriate time on the official website. The link will turn active about 10 or 20 days before the exam day. It can be downloaded as per the instructions below:

1. Type the URL ‘https://natboard.edu.in/viewnbeexam?exam=neetpg’ in the browser and submit it for allowing it to download.

2. Once the website is ready, the link for admit card has to be clicked.

3. After clicking the link, candidates have to enter their application number, date of birth and other details and submit them to obtain the hall ticket.

Candidates can appear for the exam with their hall tickets. They have to pass the exam with required qualifying marks to be eligible for the next phase of admission which comprises counselling.

Counselling is the process where candidates can choose the course and the college where they desire to study the program of their choice.