The Hindu 15.12.2010
NGO to help corporation students get admissions
Staff Reporter
MADURAI: Students of Corporation schools who score 1,000 or more marks in the ensuing Plus Two public examination would get the support of an NGO in the process of getting admission for professional courses.
Corporation Commissioner S. Sebastine launched the programme at a meeting held here on Thursday. The NGO, Vellaiyan Education and Medical Charitable Trust, would bear all the expenses for the outstanding students from buying application forms for professional courses and taking the students and their parents to Chennai -- including transport, accommodation and food – for the professional course counselling.It would also help them to get educational loans from banks for those who get admissions. Addressing Plus Two students of Corporation higher secondary schools, Mr. Sebastine asked them to make the best of the opportunity. The intervention of the NGO would be of immense help to the poor students, especially those whose parents do not have awareness on professional courses and the admission process.
The Commissioner said that napkin vending machines would be installed in the Corporation girls's schools soon. The students need to put a one rupee coin which would be used to pay a disabled person who would maintain the machine.
Corporation Chief Educational Officer Vaidhyanathan, Chief Engineer K. Sakthivel, and NGO representative Jagadeesan were present.
