TED NewsDesk, Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Government has launched the Abhyudaya Scheme which will help student’s access free online and offline coaching classes for competitive examinations.
Launching the scheme through video-conferencing, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that the scheme will be a guiding light for students preparing for competitions. He said that the government had decided to launch this unique scheme when over 30,000 students were stuck in Kota, Rajasthan after the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic.
“It was then the government had decided to extend the Kota-like facility within the state free of cost to students preparing for competitive exams. The scheme will help those students who can’t afford to get enrolled in coaching classes due to their poor financial conditions,” he stated. “I am sure students will be benefited greatly by the scheme in cracking competitive examinations to make a career of their choice,” he added.
The offline classes will begin from Tuesday and the first phase, offline classes have been set up at 18 divisions. Later, the facility will be made available in all 75 districts of the state for the convenience of students.
Around 4.84 lakh students registered themselves for the free coaching classes in just four days. Out of all the registered students 50,192 have been given the opportunity to attend offline classes via an entrance exam.
Selected students will be provided guidance by senior IAS, PCS and other officials. Principals of Army Schools will make arrangements to run classes for the NDA, CDS and CRPF and students will be trained by professionals for UPSC, UPPSC, NEET, JEE, Banking Services, B.Ed TET etc.
