Jharkhand Free UPSC Coaching Scheme: Jharkhand government has come up with a big gift for students who are deprived of preparing for civil services due to financial crisis and lack of money. Jharkhand government will now provide free coaching to 100 bright and economically weaker youth every year for civil services examination. It also includes coaching for civil services exams of other states including Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC).
For this, the State Higher and Technical Education Department has prepared a proposal for ‘CM Training and Mentorship Scheme for Civil Services Examination’. Chief Minister Hemant Soren has approved this proposal. Now it will be kept in the cabinet.
What is the purpose of the plan?
Chief Minister Training and Guidance Scheme for Civil Services Examination Scheme aims to provide free quality training, study material, guidance from expert teachers and regular evaluation to candidates from economically weaker sections. Many papers are kept for this purpose.
What are the eligibility criteria?
Candidates should be resident of Jharkhand: Candidates availing this scheme should be local residents of Jharkhand. The annual income of his family should be less than 8 lakh rupees. A valid local resident certificate issued by a competent authority or 10th and 12th pass or diploma from a recognized educational institution of Jharkhand is required. Candidates who have availed the scheme once will not be eligible again.
Apply online, selection will be based on merit: You have to apply online to avail this scheme. A category wise merit list will be released following the reservation policy in the selection process. Selected candidates will have minimum 16 hours of offline classes per week. The total duration of the training program will be 13 months. In which 9 months time will be given to prepare for the preliminary exam, while candidates who clear the preliminary exam will be given 3 months to prepare for the main exam and selected candidates will be given one month training.
Coaching will be provided in these subjects: 100 selected candidates will be given free coaching in subjects like Political Science and International Relations, Sociology, Geography, History, Economics, Public Administration, Philosophy, General Science, Environment and Technological Development. Along with this, live and recorded videos and online test material will also be made available.
It is being planned to give an incentive amount of Rs. 2 lakh if finally selected in UPSC, while Rs. 1 lakh if selected in State Service Commission. The proposal will be implemented after Cabinet approval.
