A helping hand for poor, meritorious students

Kochi | Friday | 21st July, 2017

Summary:

more-inPuthuyugam, a unique comprehensive educational supportive programme conceived by the district administration to support meritorious students from financially backward families to pursue higher education, will get under way on Sunday. Mr.

Safirulla said the district administration was also exploring the possibility of striking up tie-ups with higher educational institutions reserving a few seats for meritorious students from economically backward families. Participants will receive 450 hours of training in entrance exams and another 50 hours in communicative English. They will be given year-long coaching during weekends to crack medical and engineering entrance exams along with training in communicative English. “The objective is to impart quality training to ensure that no meritorious student from government and aided schools in the district miss out on educational opportunities owing to economic backwardness..