Aakash BYJU's Launches 'Education For All' Initiative Towards Inclusivity And Girl Child Empowerment

By: WE Staff | Friday, 30 September 2022

To honour the Government of India's Azaadi ka Amrit Mahotsav initiative, Aakash BYJU'S, the national leader in test preparation services, is organising a significant drive towards inclusivity and empowerment of girl students in the realm of private coaching for higher education through "Education for All," a national project to provide free NEET and JEE coaching and scholarships to nearly 2,000 Class VII-XII students from disadvantaged families, especially girls.

According to the plan, all selected students would show up for the Aakash BYJU'S National Talent Hunt Exam - 2022 (ANTHE 2022), the institute's premier scholarship test, which will be offered both online and offline from November 5 through 13, 2022, across the nation.

Based on unique criteria, the top 2,000 students will receive free tutoring for the most sought-after NEET and IIT-JEE coaching programmes at Aakash BYJU.

Aakash will collaborate with a few NGOs to identify the students who will benefit, and these NGOs will be able to suggest students who belong to economically disadvantaged groups, are solely girls, or are parents (mother). The largest network of coaching centres in India, with about 285+ centres, belongs to Aakash BYJU'S. On average, 9 lessons are held each centre.

Commenting on ‘Education for All’ initiative, Mr. Aakash Chaudhry, Managing Director, Aakash BYJU’S, said, “Being in the industry for so long, we see that the aspirations for medical and engineering education are only growing in our country. Our young minds are in awe of these two fields and the opportunities they afford for self-development and social contributions. However, there are millions of students who cannot afford private coaching that can hugely further their chances of cracking the entrance exams. What compounds the issue of affordability is gender disparity, where families do not come forward to spend on educating girl students beyond a certain grade. These contexts lower the morale of the students from underprivileged communities and girls in general. Through ‘Education for All’ we are doing our bit to lift the scope and expand the opportunities of coaching for professional courses for these students.”

He made it clear that the calibre of coaching provided to the recipients of the programme will not be compromised. The goal is to make every location in the rapidly growing Aakash BYJU network a centre of excellence for coaching, inclusion, and women's empowerment. We are convinced that disadvantaged families and those with a single girl child or a single parent or both would respond enthusiastically to this programme.

In addition to the standard ANTHE scholarships, there are scholarships offered through the Education for All initiative. The 13th edition of ANTHE, which will be held in 2022, will continue to reward outstanding students with up to 100% scholarships and cash awards.

Additionally, 5 youngsters will each receive a complimentary trip to NASA with a parent. Over 33 lakh students have received scholarships from ANTHE since its start.

The ANTHE test lasts one hour. On all test days, ANTHE will be held online from 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM. On November 6 and 13, 2022, the offline exam will take place at all 285+ Aakash BYJU'S centres nationwide in two sessions from 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM and 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM. Students can select a comfortable one-hour time window.