CBSE to conduct special engineering entrance prep sessions for girls; Application ends Nov. 4

The last date for Udaan Application is November 4, 2014. 

Under this programme, girl students of class XI and class XII will be provided free online resources for preparation of admission test for the premier engineering colleges in the country.

Udaan aims at improving the learning of Science and Mathematics at senior secondary level with its focus on special support to 1000 selected disadvantaged girls per year in which 50% enrollment will be from general category and remaining 50% will be from SC/ST/Backward Class category. Free of cost assistance for IIT-JEE entrance examination preparation will be given to these girls.

Eligibility Criteria:

• Girl students currently enrolled in Class XI and XII in PCM stream
• Minimum 70% marks in Class X overall and 80% marks in Science and Mathematics; for boards which follow CGPA, a minimum CGPA of 8 and a GPA of 9 in Science and Mathematics
• For Class XII students, a minimum of 75% marks in PCM in Class XI in addition to the Class X requirements

Note:

• Selection will be based on merit basis.
• Preference will be given to girl students from economically disadvantaged background.

Click here for online application.

Features of Udaan:

Some of the salient features of the programme are as follows-

• Free of cost
• Preparatory material through an online portal
• Tutorials, videos, study material
• Virtual contact classes
• Tablets provided with preloaded content to allow 24x7 learning
• Motivation sessions with students/parents
• Student help line to clarify doubts, monitor student learning and support technology
• Points accrued during assessments and mentoring activities to be converted to money used for fees, if selected in IITs and NITs.