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From Kashmir to IITs: Meet the girls who cracked JEE Advanced 2025
Kashmiri girls break barriers, secure IIT admission, reflecting growing educational impact in the region.
With 100% in Maths, Kashmir’s JEE Mains topper Toiyeb Ashiq seeks to ace Advanced
Toiyeb Ashiq’s record-breaking brilliance in JEE Main 2025 symbolizes hope and possibility for Kashmir’s youth.


‘There were sirens, blackouts..it was difficult to concentrate,’ says Kashmir’s JEE Advanced qualifier
Not only internet issues, but Pakistan’s attack, Operation Sindoor, changed exam centre, lack of resourceful materials and the snow-clad roads of Kashmir during winters affected the JEE preparation.
Defying all odds, two Kashmiri girls secure 99+ percentiles in JEE Main 2025
Two girls from Pulwama, Kashmir, have secured above the 99 percentiles in the JEE Main 2025 January session. Simrah Mir and Sadaf Mushtaq have shattered barriers by achieving the 99.50 percentile and 99.39 percentile by Sadaf and Simrah respectively….


2 Kashmiri girls crack JEE Main 2025 in first attempt, score over 99 percentile
Two Kashmiri friends living in Pulwama and Kulgam cracked JEE Main 2025 in their first attempt. Simrah Mir and Sadaf Mushtaq scored 99.39 and 99.50 percentile, respectively in the JEE Main session 1. Amid the challenges of weather and internet shutdowns, the girl’s determination stood unwavering. Both are focusing on JEE Advanced.
Cracking the IITs: Kashmir’s very own Super 30 on the rise
Aqib Amin, son of a small shopkeeper who earns less than Rs 20,000 a month, is one of the four students coached by Srinagar-based RISE institute in its first batch that managed to crack the entrance examination for the coveted Indian Institutes of Technology this year.
Amin, 17, who has partial visibility, secured a rank of 99 in the people with disability (PwD) category in the JEE Advanced examination…..


Meet Simrah Mir and Sadaf Mushtaq, 2 Kashmiri friends who cracked JEE Main 2025 in 1st attempt, scored over 99 percentile, their aim is…
The JEE Main 2025 Session-1 results have brought joy to many students and their families, while some faced disappointment. Among the successful candidates are two best friends from Jammu and Kashmir, Simrah Mir from Kulgam and Sadaf Mushtaq from Pulwama…
In a first, three girls from RISE crack IIT
In a moment that will be remembered for generations, three girls from Kashmir Maleeha, Sadaf, and Janees have cracked the prestigious IIT entrance exam,…


Epicentre | #ValleyOfHope | Adeba and Moin overcame all odds to fulfil their dreams | CNN News18
IIT students took up the responsibility of changing the fate of Kashmiri students
Kashmir is home to more than just stone-pelters, but also brilliant students eager to achieve success in the country’s top institutions, driven by a passion to achieve. However, the worsening situation in the Valley has prevented them from accessing uninterrupted internet services or textbooks. Some Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) students have taken up the task of bridging the gap between these Valley students aspiring to study engineering and success…


Three Kashmir girls make history, crack IIT
In a moment that will be remembered for generations, three girls from Kashmir Maleeha, Sadaf, and Janees have cracked the prestigious IIT entrance exam,…
Kashmir creates history: For the first time ever, three girls from RISE crack IIT
In a moment that will be remembered for generations, three girls from Kashmir Maleeha, Sadaf, and Janees have cracked the prestigious IIT entrance exam,…


Gujjar youth cracks ‘IIT-JEE Advanced’ in first attempt
after joining RISE Institute in Srinagar for coaching, that he truly began to understand the path to competitive exams like IIT-JEE.
The valley will RISE’: how ex IIT Bombay Mubeen Masudi set up his institute for JEE aspirants in Kashmir
Kashmir’s first of its kind institute, RISE, offers specialized mentoring and coaching to aspirants of JEE (mains and advanced). Started in October 2012 by an IIT Bombay graduate, Mubeen Masudi, the only Kashmiri from his batch at IIT, RISE wants to make a positive impact on the lives of people in Kashmir through education…


Four Srinagar-based students crack IIT-JEE, open new vista for others
Four students from the Kashmir Valley have cracked one of the most prestigious and toughest examinations in the country, the Indian Institutes of Technology Joint Entrance Examination (IIT-JEE), bringing laurels to the state.
What is remarkable that normally students prefer to go outside the valley for professional coaching to crack the exam,…
J&K Bank sponsored RTSE concludes with prize distribution
J&K Bank sponsored Rise Talent Search Examination (RTSE) concluded with prize distribution among the students who topped in the said examination. The prizes and merit certificates among the students were distributed in a function held at J&K Bank Corporate Headquarters…


Mock tests on your smartphone
RiSE, an app developed in J&K, is proving to be a boon for aspirants trying to crack IIT and AIPMT entrance exams…
Cracking the IITs: RISE institute is Kashmir’s very own ‘Super 30’
Aqib Amin, son of a small shopkeeper who earns less than Rs 20,000 a month, is one of the four students coached by Srinagar-based RISE institute in its first batch that managed to crack the entrance examination for the coveted Indian Institutes of Technology this year.


Three Kashmiri Girls Secure IIT Admissions
Three Kashmiri girls, Maleeha, Sadaf, and Janees, have cracked the highly competitive JEE Advanced exam on Monday, securing admissions to the prestigious Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs)…
IITians give up lucrative offers for ‘engineering’ success in Kashmir
When Imbesat Ahmad, an IIT-Kharagpur alumnus, came to Kashmir in 2012 in his 20s to train students at a workshop, he was blown away by the responses of students.


How One Institute Helped 4 Kashmiri Students Crack the IIT Advanced This Year
In October 2012, three IIT alumni – Mubeen Masudi from IIT Bombay and Imbesat Ahmad and Salman Shahid from IIT Kharagpur, decided to give up their lucrative corporate jobs and go to Kashmir to set up a coaching institute.
RISE and shine: opportunity for Kashmiri students to be IITian/NITian
A bunch of dedicated, zealous IITians have set out to coach and empower poor talented Kashmiri students to get into prestigious educational institutions


Two Kashmiri girls make history by scoring 99+ percentile in JEE 2025 aim solve ‘real-world problems’
JEE Main Toppers 2025: 65 students have secured above 90+ percentile, representing all districts across the Kashmir Valley, including Budgam, Kupwara and Shopian.
