CBSE to help female students to excel in engineering as a career

CBSE introduces Udaan for girl students

Published on: Jul 25, 2017 Author: Shreoshe Ghosh

Indian Students Abroad

In order to prepare girls for admission to premier engineering institutions of India, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is helping young female students to excel in engineering as a career to contribute in economic growth of India. The initiative named "Udaan" is open for application. All the interested candidates are requested to apply though prescribed format latest by July 31. Applications will be accepted via post and email.

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Eligibility Criteria

All the female candidates studying in class 11 with Physics, Chemistry and Math as subjects are eligible to apply.
Students from KVs, NVs, or government schools of any recognized board or CBSE affiliated private schools with minimum 70% marks in class 10 and 80% marks in Science and Maths or minimum CGPA of 8 and GPA of 9 in Science and Mathematics are eligible to apply
Annual income of applicant must not be more than INR 6 Lakhs
OBC, SC, ST and PWD candidates will get special privilege.

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Students will be assisted with free tutorials, mentoring support, lectures and study material to prepare for engineering entrance examination. Virtual contact classes will be organised in 60 cities. There will be helpline services for doubt clarification and regular monitoring of students will also be carried out.

About Shreoshe Ghosh

Shreoshe has been into content writing for more than a year now. An animal lover since childhood, you can find her watching movies or playing with her pet cat, when she's not writing. She is also enthusiastic about cooking and enjoys trying her hand at new recipes often. She wishes to travel around the world someday and work for animal welfare.