A group of students from Indian Institutes of Technology, Indian Institutes of Management and National Institutes of Technology have expanded the scope of their “career-shaping” examination and scholarship to urban centres in the Northeast.
The group from these three institutes had started the “one nation, one exam” National Level Common Entrance Examination (NLCEE) for Classes IX to XII this year. About 22,000 students appeared for the first exam on March 31 conducted at 62 centres across India.
“This time, we have included all tier 2 and tier 3 cities in the Northeast as our examination centres for better penetration and opportunity to underprivileged students in geographically-challenged areas. We are also offering an additional scholarship of up to ₹60,000 to deserving students, besides an opportunity to visit research and development centres such as Indian Space Research Organisation and IITs for 3-15 days,” NLCEE’s overall coordinator Ullas M.S., an NIT Karnataka product, told The Hindu .
