Government to provide free online coaching for competitive examinations: Here’s what to know
The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has announced a new initiative to provide free online coaching to aspirants of major competitive examinations across the country, according to the latest press release by the PIB..
MoU signed with Physics Wallah Foundation
The Department of Social Justice and Empowerment has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Physics Wallah (PW) Foundation to offer free online coaching to 5,000 candidates every year. The scheme is open to students belonging to Scheduled Castes, Other Backward Classes and beneficiaries of the Pradhan Mantri CARES for Children Scheme from all states, including Odisha.
Exams covered under the scheme
The coaching support will cover preparation for examinations such as the Civil Services Examination, Staff Selection Commission Examination and Banking Examinations. The Ministry clarified that no such MoU has been signed by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs with any organisation for Scheduled Tribe students.
Features of the online coaching programme
Under the initiative, selected beneficiaries will receive free access to online courses that include live and recorded classes, test series, previous year question papers, study material, mentorship, doubt-solving support and counselling. Selection of candidates will be carried out on a merit basis through a dedicated online portal.
Objective of the initiative
The objective of the initiative is to enable eligible beneficiaries to appear in competitive examinations for employment and to improve their access to preparatory resources, with a focus on social inclusion and equal opportunity.This information was provided by the Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, Shri Ramdas Athawale, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.Read the official press release available here.
