Over 30% students studying under Delhi 'Free Coaching Scheme' gets admission to IITs, NITs & other colleges

13,000 students had enrolled for the "Jai Bhim Mukhyamantri Pratibha Vikas Yojana" in the last batch and around 4,000 of them got free coaching for engineering and medical entrance exams.

Delhi Free Coaching Scheme: The government of the National Capital commenced a free coaching scheme to support students coming from economically weak sections. According to Social Welfare Minister Rajendra Pal Gautam, more than 30 percent of the poor students who received free coaching for engineering and medical entrance exams under a Delhi government scheme have been accepted in reputed institutions, including the Indian Institutes of Technology.

13,000 students enrolled for Jai Bhim Mukhyamantri Pratibha Vikas Yojana

Addressing a press conference in Delhi, Gautam said around 13,000 students had enrolled for the "Jai Bhim Mukhyamantri Pratibha Vikas Yojana" in the last batch and around 4,000 of them got free coaching for

1,303 students got admission to IITs, NITs, Central Universities

 A total of 1,303 students have got admission into IITs, NITs, Delhi Technological University, IP University and other reputed institutions, he said. The Delhi government spends a maximum on INR 1.4 lakh on free coaching of such students.

Each student gets allowance of INR 2,500

Besides, each student gets an allowance of INR 2,500 to cover miscellaneous expenses. Started in 2019, the scheme initially covered students belonging to Schedules Castes. The government then expanded it to include all children who have passed Classes 10 and 12 from Delhi and their annual family income is less than INR 8 lakh.

Students can avail the scheme to prepare for examinations conducted by the Union Public Service Commission, Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board, Staff Selection Commission, Railway Recruitment Board, banks and insurance companies and for medical and engineering pre-examinations. In 2019-2020, 4,953 students got free coaching under the scheme. Later, the Covid pandemic disrupted the classes until October 2020.

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