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INDIA
Only 2,790 students enrolled against a target of 10,500: parliamentary panel on government free coaching scheme
The report paints a bleak picture of the free coaching scenario at a time when Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his Independence Day speech announced a rollout of “free online coaching” for all students, following the Gen Z protests demanding accountability over NEET-UG paper leak; the road map of the coaching plan has not yet been made public
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- Why it matters
- The scheme has reached less than one-quarter of its intended beneficiaries, undermining a government initiative announced as a response to student protests over exam integrity failures.
- Most affected
- Students targeted by the scheme — Only 27 percent of intended capacity filled; most eligible students have not accessed the program.
- Likely next
- Whether the government publishes the rollout roadmap for the announced free online coaching expansion and whether enrollment figures improve in subsequent reporting periods.