Pragativadi,Bhubaneswar,14th Feb 2010
In an attempt to give opportunity to meritorious students belonging to the backward communities, the ST and SC development department has decided to bear the entire tuition fees of these students who will get admission at the Sainik School.
Students of these categories would be given tool kits and baggage so that they should not feel inferior to their affluent counterparts.
Financial hardship comes as a stumbling block for meritorious ST and SC students who are aspiring for education at the Sainik Schools.
Statistics reveal that in 2009-10 only five tribal students were enrolled at the Sainik School, Bubaneswar, out of a total intake of 92 in Class VI.
This was despite the fact that there is provision of 7.5 per cent reservation of seats for the ST students in the school.
Similarly, only 13 SC students received admission at the Sainik School, though there is a 15 per cent reservation of seats for their category.
The reason for this poor intake of ST and SC students in one of the topmost schools is poverty, said a senior faculty in the school.
The Sainik School charges Rs 68,000 per annum towards fee.
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