Successful Rehmani-30 initiative shortlists students from the
community for free special coaching
In the face of the
low number of students from the Islamic faith studying in the Indian Institutes
of Technology (IIT), a new Bihar Model called the 'Rehmani-30' has been
imported to the state, in which 30 deserving Muslim students will get free
special coaching for entrance examinations to the prestigious institutions.
In the new
initiative by the Maharashtra Rajya Urdu Shikshak Sanghatna, the 30 students
will be shortlisted after written tests and interviews for IIT coaching to be
conducted at Anjuman Islam, alongside their Junior College education.
The programme,
targeting underprivileged and deserving Muslim children, is the first initiative
of its kind in Maharashtra, to be run with the help of the Super-30 coaching
centre in Bihar . "Out of 6,100 total
seats in IIT Bombay, only 250 are occupied by Muslim candidates.
We have also spoken
to several Muslim students from rural areas — most do not even know what an IIT
offers, how to prepare for it, or even that it exists as an option. We felt it
imperative to take some steps for the community's betterment," said Abur
Raziq Hussain, the association's district president.
The initiative was
advertised using different methods, like circulating leaflets in
Muslim-dominated residential areas, conducting introduction seminars at
schools, shortlisting promising candidates by speaking with school heads and
also by personal visits to their households.
The written test,
for which more than 1,000 Class X children appeared, was conducted on April 13
this year. The top 30 candidates will be shortlisted after the interviews.
"This initiative will continue every year.
In the future, we
plan to go beyond the Bihar Model, offering preparatory training for other
education sectors as well, like medicine, management etc.," added Hussain.
Ahad Ali, a student of the Indo-Public School who has just appeared for his
Class X examination, said, "I have tremendous interest in machines,
especially auto-related, and want to be an engineer.
When my father came
across this new initiative where Muslim students are to be given free coaching
to help them crack IIT entrances, half my dream came true. I have given the
test, and now hope to be shortlisted in the top 30."
His father Waheed
Ali, himself an engineer, said, "A leaflet in our newspaper informed us
about the initiative. These days, junior colleges coaching charges cost lakhs,
and IIT entrance coaching costs even more. This programme may ensure quality
coaching for my son for free. Had this been available for my elder son, who is
now in a polytechnic college, he too could have tried to avail of this the
facility for better results."
According to the
'Bihar Model', run by the Rahmani Foundation of Munger, the coaching programme
handles the entire expenses of the 30 students — their junior college
education, IIT coaching, accommodation, food etc. The initiative is aided by
the Bihar DGP, Abhayanand.
Source:
Pune Mirror
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