On Tuesday, the minority welfare department released the list of 100 selected minority students, who had appeared for the screening test, for free coaching for civil services preliminary examinations.
Syed Omer Jaleel, special secretary, minorities’ welfare department, stated that 1,050 students had written the entrance examination at 10 centres across the state. “The selected students will be enrolled with some of the finest coaching institutions. The fee of the students will be borne by the government. Thirty-three of the selected candidates are girls,’ he said.
SA Shukoor, Director of Centre for Education Development of Minorities that conducted the tests in support of the department said that the government has allocated Rs 70 lakh for the coaching. Students who would come to Hyderabad for coaching from places in the state would be given monthly stipend of Rs 1,500.
“The government aims at providing the disadvantaged students with opportunities to prepare themselves on par with students from other communities and also make a mark on their own. This scheme is likely to be expanded to include more students in the future,” Shukoor said.
The screening tests were held on March 2 at Hyderabad, Guntur, Kurnool, Visakhapatnam, Karimangar, Kadapa, Nizamabad, Warangal, Mahbubnagar and Sangareddy.