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A national-level sports meet of Eklavya schools will be held in December," Oram said, adding, "With an average of 90% pass rate, the students of Eklavya schools have performed consistently in the last few years." "The Union government has given priority to promotion of fine arts, music and sports among the tribal students. "Our aim is to produce IAS and IPS officers, engineers, doctors and business manager from Eklavya schools," he said.The students are, however, lagging behind in confidence in the competitive exams, he said. Oram said the focus of the Union government is to bring the Eklavya model schools at par with other mainstream schools and promote the leadership qualities among tribal students.With 214 Eklavya units functional, the schools admit 320 students every year with 50% of the seats reserved for the girls. Altogether, 212 participants from 12 states, including Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telegana, Nagaland, Odisha, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Jharkhand took part in the competition..