Niyati Rana
Principal Correspondent at Ahmedabad Mirror
Special Correspondent @AhmedabadMirror. Reports news from premier educational institutes #education, #politics. Is a #foodie #tea_addict. Views are personal
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1 week ago |
ahmedabadmirror.com | Niyati Rana
Gujarat board students are increasingly preferring biology over mathematics in Class 12, with those eligible for engineering courses dropping sharply from 55 per cent in 2015 to just 30% in 2025, signalling a dramatic shift in career preferences among science students. Statistics from the Admission Committee for Professional Courses reveal that of 1,16,363 students of Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSHSEB) in 2015, 55 per cent opted for Group A with mathematics.
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1 week ago |
ahmedabadmirror.com | Niyati Rana
When Ahaskhan Pathan scored just 55 percentile in CAT-2023, his dream of studying at an Indian Institute of Management seemed shattered. The Amreli boy from a Gujarati medium government school fell into depression, started consulting a psychologist, and took up internships to fund his living expenses in Ahmedabad. A year later, his persistence paid off spectacularly. Ahaskhan not only scored 90.40 percentile in CAT-2024 but also secured admission to IIM-Indore.
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1 week ago |
ahmedabadmirror.com | Niyati Rana
When Ahaskhan Pathan scored just 55 percentile in CAT-2023, his dream of studying at an Indian Institute of Management seemed shattered. The Amreli boy from a Gujarati medium government school fell into depression, started consulting a psychologist, and took up internships to fund his living expenses in Ahmedabad. A year later, his persistence paid off spectacularly. Ahaskhan not only scored 99.40 percentile in CAT-2024 but also secured admission to IIM-Indore.
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1 week ago |
ahmedabadmirror.com | Niyati Rana
Abhishek Batra says he has lived a Bollywood life—chasing fraudsters and criminals as a Directorate of Revenue Intelligence officer. Now he’s swapping handcuffs for textbooks at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. His mission: learning management lessons that could reshape how India fights financial crime. Batra detected $61 million and recovered $35 million during his tenure by investigating 20 customs fraud cases.
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1 week ago |
ahmedabadmirror.com | Niyati Rana
Women have already scaled Mount Everest and dominated space missions, so it comes as no surprise that more girls are enrolling for engineering degrees in Gujarat colleges. Female students pursuing degree engineering after Class 12 science have increased from 16 per cent in 2015 to 28 per cent in 2025, marking a dramatic shift in the state’s technical education landscape. This surge reflects broader changes in how families view women’s professional education.
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