Four UP College Students Clear UGC-NET; One Earns JRF

VARANASI: Four students from the Hindi department of Uday Pratap College have cleared the University Grants Commission’s National Eligibility Test, with one of them also qualifying for the Junior Research Fellowship. The results, announced on Saturday, give the college a strong showing in an examination that shapes entry into research and university teaching.

Shreya Yadav scored 198 marks and a reported 99.73 percentile to qualify for JRF. Khushboo Yadav secured 188 marks and 99.32 percentile, while Riya Shukla recorded 159 marks and 87.97 percentile. Nancy Keshari scored 142 marks and 81.77 percentile. The college also reported that Divyansh Raghuvanshi, an MA Political Science student, qualified for the PhD category.

UGC-NET is not a conventional college final in which one fixed percentage guarantees the same result every year. Eligibility thresholds vary by subject and category, and a percentile places a candidate in relation to others who took that paper. JRF qualification is particularly competitive because it can support full-time research through a fellowship, subject to the relevant rules and admission process.

The examination was held on June 29. Between the test and the result lies a period familiar to many postgraduate students: provisional answer keys, score calculations and uncertainty about cut-offs. For candidates balancing coursework, jobs or family responsibilities, sustained preparation usually means reading beyond notes, practising past papers and keeping track of developments in the discipline.

College principal Professor Dharmendra Kumar Singh congratulated the students. Hindi department head Professor Gorakhnath credited hard work and consistency, while faculty members from Hindi and Political Science also extended their wishes. The institutional celebration is deserved, but the more useful follow-up is structured mentoring for what comes next.

NET-qualified students still need to identify doctoral programmes, research questions and supervisors. JRF holders must understand activation timelines and documentation. Those eligible for assistant-professor roles enter a recruitment environment where teaching demonstrations, publications and subject depth matter alongside the certificate.

For UP College, the results can become a practical resource if the successful candidates speak with the next batch about schedules, materials and mistakes. Competitive examinations often look opaque from the outside. A recent student who has navigated the process can make it concrete—and show that a strong result is built less by a last-minute sprint than by months of ordinary, repeatable study.

Success stories can also hide the unequal cost of preparation. Libraries that stay open, affordable books, internet access and quiet study space make competitive examinations more reachable. The college can build on the result by offering shared resources and scheduled guidance so that a capable student is not excluded simply because private coaching is beyond the family budget.