Marginalized aspirants to have a 'SATHEE' for JEE, medical entrances

The Union Ministry of Education is set to launch a platform that will give students self-paced interactive learning and assessment to prepare for competitive and other exams, according to University Grants Commission Chairman M. Jagadesh Kumar.

Students, who are unable to afford to coach for various competitive exams for pursuing higher education in engineering and medicine, are now going to immensely benefit from ‘SATHEE’. (Representative Image/IANS)

The Union Ministry of Education is set to launch a platform that will give students self-paced interactive learning and assessment to prepare for competitive and other exams, according to University Grants Commission Chairman M. Jagadesh Kumar.

Students, who are unable to afford to coach for various competitive exams for pursuing higher education in engineering and medicine, are now going to immensely benefit from ‘SATHEE’.

The platform – Self Assessment Test and Help for Entrance Exams (SATHEE) – has been prepared in association with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur.

The Ministry of Education also says that through ‘SATHEE’, the faculty of the country’s renowned IIT institutes and IISc Bangalore will help train students across the country.

The ‘SATHEE’ platform for students across the country will come into existence by next week.

Till now, free coaching was being provided by the Central government for preparing students for civil services examination in many institutions like Jamia Millia Islamia and Banaras Hindu University.

However, now going a step further, students will be able to get free training for various engineering exams, NEET, and other competitive exams, including JEE. All the expenses incurred on this arrangement will be borne by the government.

This new platform from the Union Ministry of Education aims to provide Indian students with the opportunity of a self-centered interactive learning and assessment platform to prepare for competitive and other exams. According to the Education Ministry, the purpose of SATHEE is to help students learn concepts and focus on their weak areas.

For this, the faculty of IIT and IISc will help students across the country. Special videos will be prepared by these faculties on various topics which can be of immense help to the students appearing in competitive examinations.

In Delhi government schools, students are being guided for exams like NEET and JEE. Special instructions have also been given to government school teachers in this regard regarding students seeking extra help.