Scheme of Residential Education for Students in Targeted Areas
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Each year 3000 such students will be selected by the national Testing Agency through a National level entrance test.DIRECTORATE OF SCHOOL EDUCATION
WEST BENGAL
Admin Section
Bikash Bhavan (7th Floor), Salt Lake City, Kolkata-700091
Memo No. 62-SC/APT DSE-11099/11/2024-CMO SEC-DSE Date- 18/01/2024
From:- Dy. Director of School Education (Admin),
Bikash Bhavan, 7th Floor, Salt Lake City, Kolkata-700091.
To:- D.I of Schools, SE, (All districts).
Sub:- Wide publicity of the “SCHEME OF RESIDENTIAL EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS IN HIGH SCHOOLS IN TARGETED AREAS” (SHRESTHA) for SC students.
Ref:- Letter from the Jt. Secretary to the GoI, Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, vide D.O No. 17013/01/2023-SCD-III, Dated 19/12/2023
With reference to the above, it may be noted that Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, GoI has launched the “SCHEME OF RESIDENTIAL EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS IN HIGH SCHOOLS IN TARGETED AREAS” (SHRESTHA) for the meritorious SC students.
The salient features of the scheme are as follows:
1) Each year 3000 such students will be selected by the national Testing Agency through a National level entrance test.
2) Selected students will be sent to study best private residential schools in the country.
3) The entry classes are class 9 and class 11.
Now, he/ she is requested to circulate this scheme among all the Secondary and Higher Secondary Schools under his/ her jurisdiction.
Letter of the Jt. Secretary to the GoI, Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, vide D.O No. 17013/01 /2023-SCD-III, Dated 19/12/2023 is enclosed for his/her reference.
Dy. Director of School Education (Admin),
West Bengal