Ministry of social justice invites application from SC, OBC students for free coaching scheme

NEW DELHI: The ministry of social justice and empowerment (MoSJE) has invited applications from students belonging to the Scheduled Caste (SC) and Other Backward Classes (OBC) communities for providing assistance to undertake coaching classes for various competitive examinations in the country. Candidates can apply for assistance from the ministry till May 31 on coaching.dosje.gov.in.

The free coaching scheme for SC and OBC students 2022 aims to provide quality coaching to economically and socially disadvantaged SC, OBC candidates to help them clear competitive examinations and get employed in both public and private sectors. According to the scheme, the ministry will pay the coaching fee for the course, up to a maximum amount of Rs 1,20,000 and a stipend of Rs 4000 for a maximum of up to nine months or the duration of the coaching classes, whichever is less. Only students belonging to SC and OBC communities, having a family income of Rs. 8 lakh per annum or less are eligible under the scheme. SC, OBC candidates who also belong to a minority community can apply for such benefits under a similar scheme by the minority affairs ministry.

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Free Coaching Scheme: Exams under the free coaching scheme for SC and OBC students 2022

Under the free coaching scheme for SC and OBC students 2022, assistance will be provided for the following competitive exams:

• State Public Service Commission (SPSC) and Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) civil services exam
• National Defence Academy (NDA) exam
• Combined Defence Service (CDS) exam
• Joint Entrance Examination (JEE)
• National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET)
• Common Aptitude Test (CAT)
• Common Management Admission Test (CMAT)
• Indian Engineering Services (IES)
• Graduate Record Examinations (GRE)
• Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT)
• Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT)
• International English Language Testing System (IELTS)
• Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOFEL)
• Chartered Accountant Common Proficiency Test (CA-CPT)
• Commercial Pilot License (CPL) courses
• Public Sector Undertakings (PSU) exams
• Common Law Admission Test (CLAT)
• Staff Selection Commission (SSC) exams
• Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) exams

There are 3500 seats available this year for the free coaching scheme. About 60 percent of these seats are to be allotted to the courses which require graduation as eligibility. The rest 40 percent is for the courses that require the Class12 exam as eligibility.

List of exams and maximum fee, duration under the free coaching scheme for SC and OBC students 2022

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