UDAAN Program: CBSE – MHRD (For Girl Students) 2356 views

UDAAN Program: CBSE – MHRD (For Girl Students)

UDAAN Program: Udaan is a program launched by CBSE under guidance of Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Govt. of India, to address the low enrolment of girl students in prestigious engineering institutions and the teaching gap between school education and engineering entrance examination.

Aim: The effort is to enrich the teaching and learning of Science and Mathematics at School level by addressing the three dimensions of education – curriculum design, transaction and assessments.

Under this program, students are provided free offline / online resources through virtual weekend contact classes and study material while studying in Class XI and Class XII for preparation of admission test to various premier engineering colleges in the country.

Key Benefits / Features:

Free of cost support to Girl students of Classes XI and XII to prepare for engineering entrance examination

1. Availability of tutorials, videos and study material
2. Organization of Virtual contact classes at approx. 60 designated city centres
3. Assessments designed to provide useful feedback on learning
4. Remedial steps to correct learning
5. Peer learning and mentoring opportunities for meritorious students
6. Motivation sessions with students/parents
7. Student helpline services to clarify doubts, monitor student learning and support technology
8. Constant monitoring and tracking of student progress with feedback

Eligibility Conditions

The program is open to Indian citizens residing in India only. .

1. All girl students studying in classes XI of KVs/ NVs/ Government Schools of any recognised Board/ CBSE affiliated private schools in India are eligible to apply.
2. The selection of the students will be based on merit and will be considered against the city chosen by the candidate for the weekly virtual contact classes.
3. Girl students enrolled in Class XI in Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics (PCM) stream.
4. 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.
5. The annual family income should be less than 6 lakhs per annum