TAPAS of these economically challenged students help shine at IIT JEE (advanced) Examination 2014

"TAPAS", a free residential program initiated in 2012 by Rashtrotthana Parishat and BASE was a small experiment that sought to sow the seeds of social change. This course is provided with free PU education and IIT entrance training to all its selected students belonging to the economically challenged sections of the society such as children of daily wage earners, cobbler, auto driver, house maid etc. It has successfully stood up to the expectations of its initiators, with a remarkable achievement in both PU board examinations and competitive examinations like JEE - Main, JEE-Advanced, CET this year.

The achievements of the 34 Tapas students this year is as under:-

- 30 out of 34 students qualified in JEE Main and were eligible to appear for JEE Advanced

- 7 have qualified in the JEE-Advanced and become eligible for entry into IITs

This outstanding achievement of the young 'Tapas' achievers have paved a strong ground for many other bright students from economically challenged sections of the society to accomplish higher dreams of being an IITian in future.

Tapas selects about 30 - 40 bright students from economically weaker sections across Karnataka and offer them free PU education & IIT JEE training, free food & hostel accommodation. Many of these students are from Kannada medium till their class X. The selected students are admitted to the Pre University course at Rashtrotthana PU College in the city. The programs are conducted by experienced teachers from Rashtrotthana PU College and BASE.

Reaching the unreached and bringing them to main stream is key objective of TAPAS. We are humbled to see all 34 students of batch one will get into prestigious institutes and come out as great engineers who will uplift their family and transform the society they are part of. At TAPAS we focus on building character along with sharpening their skills for entering IITs. We hope this small initiative creates chain reaction in providing platform to talented needy children, resulting in "Rashtra-Uttana", taking our country to the pinnacle of glory" said Sri. Dinesh Hegde, General Secretary, Rashtrotthana Parishat.

"This is a unique initiative by Rashtrotthana and BASE to provide free training to the deserving students who have excelled well in their studies. We are delighted and proud to be a part of this exceptional program. We will provide our best training to the students. There are lots of students in the weaker sections of the society from rural areas who are really outstanding in their field of studies and are waiting for the right training to help them reach their aspirations. We are glad to take up this initiative and help economically weaker sections build their career", said Dr HS Nagaraja, Founder Director of BASE.

Source : Equity Bulls

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