UDAAN Selection Process

CBSE Udaan Scheme for Girls to Crack JEE Entrance Exam

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The UDAAN scheme launched by CBSE to help girl students in cracking IIT JEE and other entrance exams has started giving results with more number of students getting admissions into premier engineering institutions. IITs have also introduced a special quota for girl students this year to fill the gender gap in IITs.

About 135 girl students have secured admission into premier engineering colleges thanks to Udaan scheme of CBSE. These students have cleared Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Mains.

Need 70 Percent and above marks:

The scheme is aimed at training the girl students with an overall score of 70 percent or above, and 80 percent in science and mathematics stream with free of cost tutorials. The training will be provided with mentoring support, lectures and study material to prepare for engineering entrance exams.

The UDAAN project motivates meritorious girl students towards further education in science and mathematics. The study materials are pre – loaded on tablets and made convenient with mobile applications. According to CBSE, 135 girls cleared the JEE Mains exam in 2017 with the help of the Udaan initiative. Last year, the number of qualifying girl students was
143.

20 Percent seats for girls in IITs:

It is observed that more than 75 percent of the registered candidates for JEE exam are boys. The UDAAN scheme is limited for students from families with an annual income of less than Rs 6 lakh. The Government has created a supernumerary quota of upto 20 percent for girl candidates in IITs to bridge the gender gap in engineering education at IITs.

UDAAN Scheme for Girl Students – Eligibility, Selection Criteria and Online Application Procedure

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UDAAN by CBSE
UDAAN Scheme of CBSE will help the girl students to take on entrance examinations conducted for admission into prestigious engineering institutions like IITs, NITs, IIITs etc.
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has launched UDAAN Scheme for girl students across the country to encourage them to take up engineering courses in prestigious institutions in India. UDAAN prepares the student to compete for the entrance examinations such as JEE Advanced and JEE Main etc.

Salient Features of UDAAN Scheme:

1) CBSE will offer free of cost support to Girl students of Classes XI and XII to prepare for engineering entrance examinations in India.

2) Tutorials, videos and study material will be available for the students. Virtual contact classes at 60 designated city centres will be organised by CBSE.

3) There will be remedial steps to correct learning along with mentoring opportunities for meritorious students. There will also be student helpline services to clarify doubts, monitor student learning and support technology.

Eligibility for UDAAN Scheme:

All girl students studying in classes XI of KVs (Kendriya Vidyalayas / NVs (navodaya Vidyalayas)/ Government Schools of any recognised Board/ CBSE affiliated private schools in India are eligible to apply. Students of Class XI in Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics (PCM) stream only eligible.

Girl students should have secured at least 70 percent marks in Class X overall and 80 percent marks in Science and Mathematics OR a minimum CGPA of 8 and a GPA of 9 in Science and Mathematics.

Selection Procedure:

The selection of the students under UDAAN scheme will be based on merit and will be considered against the city chosen by the candidate for the weekly virtual contact classes. Annual family income of the student should be less than 6 lakhs.

Online Application:

The eligible students have to apply online only for the UDAAN Scheme. For any clarifications and more information, you can contact at helpline at http://udaanweb.cnvg.in/ .

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