Delhi government has roped in a private agency which will train the students in the state-run schools for competitive exams such as NEET and JEE. According to the agreement, Career launcher will organize special crash courses for the students in the state-run schools for the exams such as JEE and NEET.
Manish Sisodia, Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi, tweeted about the government’s initiative and acknowledged the special guidance given by the company to the schools.
"Since 2015, the number of students getting selected in IIT-JEE have risen from 40-50 to over 300 selections today. This has been the result of constant hard work of the teachers and students of Delhi government schools. We thank Career Launcher and welcome them in building upon this success," said Mr. Sisodia.
The students will be given 130 hours of training which will cover all four subjects namely -- Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Mathematics.
The classes are held after school hours from 7pm to 10 pm and commenced from January 21.
"It's unbelievable that 300-350 students of Delhi government schools
got through IIT-JEE last year. I am from IIT, I know the hard work it takes," Mr. Kejriwal said.