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Radheshyam

Radheshyam Zanwar  |8640 Answers  |Ask -

MHT-CET, IIT-JEE, NEET-UG Expert - Answered on Oct 29, 2026

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Sir, I'm in class 12th, appearing. Last evening I sat down to fill my form for JEE mains session 1 using digilocker. Now the problem is that I mistakenly used my father's phone number to fill up the form, and the digilocker linked wit his phone number contained his aadhar details and face and not mine. I actually skipped this step by mistake because I was an ICSE student till class 10 and hence unfamiliar with this system. Now the problem is that my initial form and credentials have been filled and accepted by the NTA, and hence I am not in a position to fill a duplicate form, and I haven't tried it either. In the Aadhar details window pane ,my father's photo instead of my photo is showing up. Hence there is a photo mismatch and I'm stuck on that step. I've talked to 3 NTA officials, and all of them are in dilemma whether I'd be able allowed or not. What should I do now ? Should I proceed with the mismatched picture of my father, and if I do so, is there any means of some application or mismatch form. Thanks a lot sir.
Ans: Do not proceed with your father's photograph or Aadhaar details without clarification from NTA. (1) Contact the official JEE Main helpdesk via email and a direct phone call immediately to explain the DigiLocker/Aadhaar mismatch. (2) Submit a written grievance through the official JEE Main website and retain the complaint number and screenshots. (3) Ask NTA whether your Aadhaar details can be corrected or whether an alternative identity-verification method is permitted. (4) Do not submit a duplicate application unless NTA explicitly instructs you to do so. Since your application has already been accepted, that does not necessarily mean the identity mismatch has been resolved.

My advice: Obtain written confirmation from NTA before proceeding. Do not assume that an application addressing a mismatch will automatically be accepted. Since your father's photo appears in the Aadhaar/DigiLocker verification step, email NTA and request a correction before the window opens.

Worst Case - If your form is rejected by all means, you have 2nd chance/attempt to appear for JEE (Mains). But resolve the mismatch with NTA as soon as possible.

Good luck.
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Krishna

Krishna Kumar  |439 Answers  |Ask -

Workplace Expert - Answered on Oct 29, 2026

Asked by Anonymous - Oct 27, 2026
Career
With rising expenses, I continue working in this job though I don't enjoy because I have EMIs, children's education and family responsibilities to manage. How I shoud plan financially so that I have the freedom to leave an unsuitable job or take a career break when needed?
Ans: Hello Dear

There are two parts to the question: part one not liking the job and second building financial corpus. Let's look at both.

Firstly, ask yourself why you are not engaged in your work, is it because the industry you are in, the company, boss you are working with ...or any other reason. Address that first, because having an engaging work is very important for the overall well being. So first address that.

Secondly, building financial corpus is anyway a must and there are multiple ways to do that.

Build a "freedom fund" and shrink your fixed obligations. The goal is to make leaving affordable, not just possible.

1. Know your number
Add up your essential monthly spend: EMIs, school fees, groceries, utilities, insurance premiums, basic household costs. Strip out discretionary spending. This "survival number" is what you need to cover up at any given point. It's like what is MUST have to live life.

2. Build an emergency/transition fund
Target 12-18 months of essential expenses, kept separate from regular savings. Since you want the option of a break, lean toward 12 - 18 months.

3. Reduce fixed obligations
EMIs are what trap people in jobs. Prioritize:

Prepay or close the highest-interest loans first (personal loans, credit cards, car loans).

Avoid new EMIs, including lifestyle ones.
For a home loan, prepayment helps, but don't starve the emergency fund to do it.

4. Ring-fence the non-negotiables
Health insurance: a family floater independent of your employer, so a job change doesn't leave you exposed.
Term insurance: adequate cover on your life.

Children's education: separate goal-based investments (SIPs) so that a career break doesn't force you to break them.

5. Create a second source of Income.
Even a small side income (consulting, training, freelancing) lowers the monthly amount you need to cover and gives you a bridge during a transition.

My suggestion would be keep these two things different. Even when you build a corpus, don't stop working, as I sai engaging work is a basis of overall well being. Similarly building a financial corpus will give you much needed comfort in life overall.

Hope this helps. All the best.

Warm Regards
KK
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