Aryan Gupta of Punjab and Panshul Bansal of Haryana emerged as joint toppers with 715 out of 720 marks, while 19 candidates scored 700 or more and 1,492 secured at least 650 marks.
Foreign journalists will be limited to stays of just 240 days, or around eight months, although they can apply to extend by 240-day periods, except for Chinese journalists who will get just 90 days.
The FCRA Bill was introduced during the Budget session but was not taken up for passage due to opposition from certain quarters in Kerala ahead of the state's Assembly elections.
