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Electrical engineering students of Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology (VNIT) have developed a 'fault detection system for railway tracks using optical fibre technology'. In case terrorists blast away railway tracks, or the tracks split due to any other cause, this system can detect the fault in real time and send suitable alerts to train drivers using GSM control system at each station. The researchers are further working on an intelligent software for re-routing trains without causing much chaos and delays after detecting a fault.

The students have made a prototype of the monitoring system, which detects any damage caused to the railway tracks and warns the train driver immediately, preventing any mishap between two stations. They plan to extend it to a bigger system, which would have monitoring systems at all stations and a central control station.

Prof B S Umre, the students' guide, told that the students presented their technology at the Texas Instrument's Innovation Challenge held at Mumbai and won the semifinalists award with a cash prize of $200 (about Rs 12,500). Umre said that though there is an advanced anti-collision device (ACD) network in place with the Indian Railways, it still depends on the pilot van, which is a slow and risky process as the protection comes at the cost of the persons manning the van.

Team leader Rahul Chaudhary explained that the existing technology used by railways relies on electrical conductivity and ultrasonic imaging techniques to detect rail breaks. But these techniques also have their limitations. The imaging technique can give a false alarm as the system is not very accurate. Also, it may sometimes fail to detect the fault.

"Hence, the innovation by us holds more promise. The only hitch in our technology is the huge cost associated with optic fibre, which will run along the entire track. But considering the life of over 50 years of the cable, the cost works out to be very less. Additionally, the cost of the cable is very meagre compared to the compensation paid by the railways for deaths in each accident. The technology definitely deserves a try, at least in sensitive areas, as it will save thousands of lives every year and the loss of train bogies," said Chaudhary.

The team which worked on the project includes Ashish Ghatge, Rohit Salem, Shubham Wagh and Aditya Vidolkar.

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JEE topper strays away from norm, wants to pursue Pure Sciences

The highest scorer of JEE (Main) in Pune has surprised everyone with his decision to pursue pure sciences. While most students who appear for the JEE (Main) are Engineering aspirants, only the top scorers get through IITs. Sankalp Gaur from DAV Public School, Pune, doesn't want to do Engineering.

His aim is to get into Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. While other students are busy celebrating, Tanuj Kaza from PACE Junior College, Bandra is already busy preparing for JEE (Advanced). CBSE had lowered the cut-offs this year. For the general category candidates, the cut off has been lowered by 10 marks, this year. For OBC category students, the cut off went from 74 to 70. The cut offs stand at 50 and 44 for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe candidates, respectively. The students were put out of their misery after CBSE declared the cut off score.

Almost 12.92 lakh students appeared for the exam and around 1.52 lakh have qualified for the JEE (Advanced). Of the total eligible candidates, 18 per cent are girls. Some students had challenged the Board regarding their answer key. CBSE charges a fee of Rs 1,000 per challenge. CBSE's reply to this was that they have protected student's interest and grace marks have been awarded for the errors in the offline mode exam.

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