Andhra Pradesh Human Resource Minister Nara Lokesh launched a state-wide initiative to provide free JEE and NEET coaching to the students of government junior colleges. The announcement of the launch was made on Sunday.
Under the new programme, over 1 lakh students from 1,355 government junior colleges will receive specially designed material that will be readied by expert faculty to help prepare for these national-level exams, Lokesh said in a press release.
"This initiative gives every Andhra student a fair chance to dream big and achieve bigger," Lokesh's press release further said, while introducing the new initiative to the government.
The government has extended college hours till 5 pm and has also allotted two hours daily for focused coaching using new and high-quality study material, reports said.
As part of the initiative, junior lecturers have been trained to deliver the content effectively. The lecturers have also been trained to ensure uniform teaching quality across colleges regardless of location or background, the press release said.
To ensure that the students are understanding what is being taught to them, weekly tests, regular progress reviews, and performance tracking will be implemented as part of the initiative by the Andhra government.
Lokesh said this training is a "first of its kind' and it will help students from economically weaker sections to compete on 'equal footing with their peers in elite institutions'.
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