40 students from Bihar's 'IIT village' clear JEE Main 2025
Among this year's top JEE Main scorers from the village are:Sharanya: 99.64 percentileAlok: 97.7 percentileShaurya: 97.53 percentileYash Raj: 97.38 percentileShubham: 96.7 percentilePratik: 96.35 percentileKetan: 96.00 percentileNivas: 95.7 percentileGaurika Yadav: 95.1 percentileSagar Kumar: 94.8 percentileMost of them studied at Vriksha Sansthan, which has been offering free coaching and study materials funded by IIT graduates since 2013. Classes are conducted online by IIT graduates living in cities like Delhi and Mumbai.HOW VRIKSHA IS CHANGING LIVES"There are some families who cannot send their children out of the village for studies. They are not financially capable. That is why we started Vriksh Veda Chain and created a library model, in which financially weaker children are taught," Dubeshwar Prasad, President Vriksh Veda Chain, told ANI in an interview last year.advertisement"Online classes are run in our library. Our seniors who teach in Delhi, and Mumbai teach our children (students) free of cost. This village was earlier called the city of weavers, but today every year students qualify in IIT, so it is called the village of IItians," he said.Studying after Class 10 used to be tough for children from this village but the scene changed after Vriksha Sansthan started to provide free education for students there. Students could study to become engineers for free which resulted in every other house in the village getting an engineer or an IITian.Many students from this village also prepare for NEET. The overall change in the higher education opportunities has opened the doors for girls working on a better future for themselves and being allowed to step outside the village.Founded by IIT alumni, Vriksha Sansthan provides free JEE coaching, books, and access to expert teachers through a unique library model. Its mission is to make quality education accessible to students who can't afford private coaching or move to cities.
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