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1051 aspirants appear at Srinagar centre

KT NEWS SERVICE. Dated: 2/11/2019 3:49:26 PM

SRINAGAR, Feb 10: Some 1051 aspirants, in aggregate, who were unable to travel due to snowfall-led disruptions, appeared in GATE and JAM 2019 examinations held in Srinagar on Sunday.
The exam centre was set up in Srinagar after individual efforts by Governor Satya Pal Malik, Advisor to Governor Khurshid A Ganai, Chief Secretary BVR Subrahmanyam, Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Baseer Ahmad Khan, Deputy Commissioners of Srinagar and Budgam Dr Syed Abid Rasheed Shah and Dr Syed Sehrish Asgar.
The state government expressed profound gratitude to Professor Vaasa of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras for his instrumental role in holding the GATE exam in Srinagar. It also appreciated the efforts therein of Professor Rajesh Sehgal of NIT Srinagar.
It also thanked the Union MHRD Secretary, R Subrahmannyam, for his support therein.
The centre in Srinagar provided a huge relief to aspirants after snowfall last week led to complete travel disruptions. The GATE aspirants from across the Kashmir valley lauded the Governor administration for its efforts in making setting up of an examination centre possible in Srinagar.