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UP Expands Free NEET Coaching After 12 Sarvodaya Vidyalaya Girls Clear Exam

The Marihan pilot delivered a nearly 50% pass rate and prompted officials to roll out the program to all 100 Sarvodaya schools

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Overview

  • Twelve of 25 students at Marihan’s Sarvodaya Vidyalaya cleared NEET-UG 2025 through free residential coaching.
  • The 2024 pilot was supported by Tata AIG and the Ex-Navodayan Foundation and focused on girls from SC, ST and OBC communities.
  • Social Welfare Minister Asim Arun and District Magistrate Priyanka Niranjan lauded the results and assured uninterrupted scholarships.
  • Of 39 girls enrolled in NEET and JEE coaching, 25 appeared for NEET, yielding a 48% success rate.
  • The Uttar Pradesh government will extend the Marihan coaching model across its 100 Sarvodaya Vidyalayas.