UDAAN (A Programme To Give Wings To Girl Students)

To address the teaching gap between school education & engineering entrances and to enrich the teaching & learning of Science and Mathematics at School level, the CBSE has launched a project to provide free offline / online resources through virtual contact classes and study material on tablets, to girl students of Class XI and Class XII for preparation of admission test for the premier engineering colleges in the country.

The special focus of project Udaan is to address the low enrollment ratio of girl students in these prestigious institutions and to enable girl students to receive special incentives and support so that they can join these institutions and go on to take leadership roles in the future.

OBJECTIVES

• To address the challenge of lower enrolment of girls in higher education institutes which is causing the socio- economic gap.
• To enable girl students from disadvantaged section of the society to soar to higher levels of education.
• To minimize the gap between curriculum intended, curriculum taught and curriculum learnt at senior secondary level.
• To enrich and enhance teaching and learning of Science and Mathematics at senior secondary level.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR SELECTION

• Girl students enrolled in Class XI in PCM stream
• Minimum 70% marks in Class X overall and 80% marks in Science and Mathematics; for Boards which follow CGPA, a minimum CGPA of 8 and a GPA of 9 in Science and Mathematics
• The annual family income should be less than 6 lakhs per annum
• Reservation as per JEE (Advanced)

• OBC (NCL) - 27 % , SC – 15 % , ST – 7.5 % ,
• PWD – 3 % of seats in every category.

WHO CAN JOIN

• The program is open to Indian citizens residing in India only.
• All girl students studying in classes XI only from KVs/ NVs/ other Government run Schools affiliated to any Board in India are eligible to apply based on criteria given above.
• The selection of the students will be based on merit and will be considered against the city option made by the candidate for the weekly personal contact classes.

SPECIAL FEATURES

Udaan is designed to provide a comprehensive platform to deserving girl students who aspire to pursue higher education in engineering, and assist them to prepare for the entrance examinations while studying in Classes XI and XII.

The following are the salient features of this program -

• Free of cost support for Girl students of Classes XI and XII
• Provision of preparatory material through an online portal
• Availability of tutorials, videos, and study material
• Organization of Virtual contact classes at 60 designated city centres
• Financial Assistance of Rs 6000/-for purchasing the tablets
• Orientation Session on using technology will be given to all selected students
• Assessments designed to provide useful feedback on learning
• Remedial steps to correct learning
• Peer learning and mentoring opportunities for meritorious students
• Motivation sessions with students/parents
• Student helpline services to clarify doubts, monitor student learning and support technology
• Constant monitoring and tracking of student progress with feedback to parents
• Assistance in application to colleges

How To Apply:

• To Apply Go to www.cbseacademic.in website
• Go through the Udaan Brochure thoroughly
• Fill the application form online and press submit link
• Take the printout of
• Filled Application form
• Undertaking to be signed by the parent
• Verification certificate to be signed by the school Principal
• Applicant’s confirmation certificate
• Get the printed application form duly verified from your school principal along with following documents:

(a) Undertaking that applicant is a regular student of the mentioned school
(b) Annual income certificate
(c) Reservation certificate (if applicable)
(d) Class X marksheet / gradesheet fulfilling the eligibility criteria.
(e) Undertaking (attached in the annexure of Udaan brochure) filled and signed by the parent/guardian of the applicant

• After verification, collect filled verification certificate from your school principal.
• Take the verified application form along with required documents including verification certificate of the school principal and confirmation by applicant to the city coordinator of the chosen center.
• Submit all your documents to the city coordinator and collect filled acknowledgement receipt of your application and keep it with yourself for later use.

Important Dates:

• Last Date To Apply Online For UDAAN-2015 Has Been Extended Up To 8 August, 2015.

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Courtesy: CBSE