Rajasthan Government to register online details of students studying at various coaching centres

The project approval has been given by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot which will be completed at an estimated cost of Rs 68 lakh.

The Rajasthan government is planning to create an online register of students preparing for competitive examinations in Kota city. The government is taking all the important steps to make necessary arrangements for these students, who come from across the country, in situations such as the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an official statement issued here on Friday. The project approval has been given by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot which will be completed at an estimated cost of Rs 68 lakh.

According to the proposal received by the Department of Information Technology and Communication, “a student database will be prepared to create a web portal and a mobile app with information like students' address, their family, hostels and PGs, coaching centres in Kota. Through the portal, students' issues regarding coaching, housing and meals will be resolved. The RajComp Info Services Limited (RISL) will prepare the student register which will have a database of around two lakh students in Kota.”

As the register will resolve problems related to coaching, meal, housing, hostels, PG, etc, it is being considered that similar student registers will also be prepared for other cities with coaching institutes, the statement added. There are around 50 small and 10 big coaching institutes in Kota where around two lakh students prepare for competitive examinations of engineering, medical and other fields.

A total number of 25,000 paying guest facilities, 3,000 hostels and 1,800 kitchen messes are available in Kota city. The official statement reveals that the annual turnover of the coaching industry in Kota is more than Rs 3,000 crore.

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