State Govt To Offer Free Coaching To Eligible & Needy Students
State Govt To Offer Free Coaching To Eligible & Needy Students
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Bhubaneswar: For the next three years, the Odisha government plans to provide free coaching to 3,000 Class 11 students for the IIT-JEE, NEET-UG, and NDA admission exams. The state government has agreed to this through a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Unacademy.
Students from government and non-government aided higher secondary schools connected with the Council of Higher Secondary Education, Odisha will be considered for the scholarship programme.
Students must take an aptitude exam on January 15 to be eligible for the grant. The test will be open for registration starting December 15 and running until January 12.
During the academic year 2021-22, 1,000 students from 30 districts will receive the scholarship — 300 students for IIT-JEE and NEET-UG, and 400 students for NDA.
Only scientific students will be chosen for free IIT-JEE/NEET-UG tutoring. However, students from all disciplines — Arts, Science, Commerce, and Vocational Courses — are eligible to get free NDA training.
The applicants' parents' annual income should be less than Rs 6 lakh.
