Three sisters from poor family clear UGC NET in 1st attempt | Chandigarh News

BATHINDA: Three sisters from a poor family have cleared the University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET). The siblings, Rimpi Kaur, Beant Kaur, and Hardeep Kaur, cleared the test conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) in different subjects. The result was declared on July 22.The eldest, Rimpi Kaur, cleared the test in Computer Science, Beant Kaur in History, and Hardeep Kaur in the Punjabi language. Technically, the three appeared in UGC NET for the first time, even though Rimpi Kaur appeared in UGC NET in June 2024, but it was cancelled over complaints that it may have been compromised.Upon clearing the UGC NET exam, candidates become eligible to apply for the post of assistant professor, and those who qualify for the Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) can also receive a monthly stipend to pursue research and a PhD. All three are alumni of Guru Nanak College Budhlada. Twenty-eight-year-old Rimpi Kaur pursued a Master of Computer Application, Beant Kaur (26) did a Master of Arts in History, and twenty-three-year-old Hardeep Kaur did an MA in Punjabi. The three have a younger brother, who is depressed.Father Bikkar Singh works as a granthi, who earlier was associated with a gurdwara but now works independently. Mother Manjit Kaur is a daily wager and works in the fields. The family somehow managed their studies. Now, the three want to find jobs as assistant professors. “Seeing our parents working very hard to provide us with the best possible education like sons, we wanted to become self-reliant and worked very hard to clear the NET as we wanted to support the family. As we have cleared the NET together, now our focus is to get jobs, maybe in private colleges,” said Rimpi Kaur. Rimpi earlier worked as a teacher in a private school for nearly two years, but left the job to concentrate on the UGC NET.Beant Kaur and Hardeep Kaur also said that as their parents have discharged their duty, it is time for them to support them.Beant Singh says, “I feel proud that all three daughters together cleared the NET and hope they soon will settle in their lives.”