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The Hindu
The Hindu
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Special Correspondent

BC Welfare Department to provide free coaching to 1.2 lakh job aspirants

The Backward Classes Welfare Department has tied up with Edtech company ‘Unacademy’ to provide free coaching to aspirants appearing for the 80,039 posts that the government plans to fill up soon.

BC Welfare Minister Gangula Kamalakar along with BC Welfare principal secretary Burra Venkatesham told the media on Wednesday that coaching will be provided to 1.2 lakh aspirants for various recruitment exams through offline and online modes along with a stipend for selected candidates. The government will spend ₹50 crore for the programme.

Mr. Kamalakar said that an online entrance test will be held on April 16 and coaching will start on April 21 at 16 study circles and 103 study centres with 25,000 candidates benefitting directly and one lakh aspirants through hybrid mode. Constituencies, where study circles don’t exist, will get a study centre with facilities like a reading room, online classroom and faculty.

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