Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar : The Nanded district administration has announced free coaching for NEET , JEE and CET for 200 meritorious students from rural areas, seeking to ensure that drought-related financial hardship does not derail their medical and engineering aspirations.
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“Our aim is to ensure financial distress due to drought does not derail education.
Nanded district collector Rahul Kardile said students currently in Class X would be selected through a pre-entrance test scheduled for Dec. Those selected will get structured, quality guidance for national and state-level entrance exams, opening doors to medical, engineering and other professional courses,” he said. We want rural talent to compete on merit with confidence,” Kardile said. Under the “Save Water, Save Cattle, Support Farmers” drive, Kardile and ZP CEO Mahesh Patil have asked schools to lead awareness. Teachers have been asked to hold essay, drawing, elocution and poster contests, prabhat pheris, seminars and street plays on water conservation and environment protection,” Patil said.
The initiative will support students from zilla parishad and aided schools who cannot afford expensive private coaching. “The screening is designed to identify bright, needy and promising students from the rural belts. The district administration has appealed to eligible students from rural areas to make the most of the opportunity. Schools roped in for drought fight To tackle drought, water scarcity and fodder shortage, the Nanded district administration has appealed to schools, students, parents and teachers to join its drought mitigation campaign. “Students are encouraged to learn about local water bodies and adopt simple habits — reusing hand wash and vegetable-washing water for plants and spreading the message of water saving.