Two Ph.D. scholars from the School of Physics, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University namely, Meniak Khajuria S/O Puran Khajuria R/O Lower Roop Nagar, Jammu and Arti Khajuria D/O Ashok Kumar R/O City Chowk, Rajouri have qualified Graduate Aptitude Test of Engineering (GATE) – 2024 in Physics conducted jointly by IISc Bengaluru and seven IITs across the nation, the result of which was declared recently by the National Coordination Board (NCB)-GATE. Both the students now onwards are also eligible for the award of Ph.D. assistantship from their host institute as per rules.