COURSES
1.
Free Coaching for BPL Students for Entrance Examinations
It is ascertained that the students of the economically weaker section
of our State are faring badly at the national level entrance examinations.
In the present scenario only those students who are undergoing specialized
entrance coaching by private agencies, which charge heavy fees secure
high ranks in these examinations. This prompted the Centre to prepare
a proposal for providing free training for national level entrance examinations
to economically weaker students. The Proposal was submitted to the Government
and State Planning Board. The Planning Board has approved the proposal
‘in- Principle’. The Centre proposes to offer free training
to those students who are economically weaker but do not get adequate
opportunities for appearing in the entrance examinations at the national
level. The programme is targeted on the students from economically weaker
sections of the society and those undergoing their regular qualifying
examination. +2 course for the examinations for admission on Engineering,
Medical, Pharmacy, Law etc; and final year graduation for the examinations
to IIMS, and PG programmes.
Identified resource group, trained in a common platform, will carry
out the training in the 14 districts, through the selected Sub-Centres
of Centre for Continuing Education Kerala.
The training is proposed to be of 10 months duration, which will be
conducted along with their regular course of study. The classes will
be conducted on weekends during their academic period and as full time
exclusive programme during their vacation. The total duration is worked
out to be of 300 hour.
As
a pilot strategy, during 2006-07 this Centre has started free coaching
to 75 BPL students. 18 students from BPL families undergone the free
coaching for entrance examinations 2008. Due to paucity of funds, the
Centre could not extent the programme to other districts.
The
programme will be implemented as soon as Government assistance is obtained.
A Crash course for coaching Engineering and Medical Entrance Examinations is scheduled to commence from March 25, 2009. The coaching will be free for students belonging to BPL category and SC/ST community. For others, there will be a nominal fee of Rs.1500/-.