Guidance to students on financial aid at grievance redressal meet held in Madurai
The camp aimed to support students with financial aid, academic guidance, and admission-related queries for their higher education.
During the meeting, students seeking financial support were assessed for eligibility under available government aid and scholarships. Students who were deemed ineligible for such options were guided to apply for bank loans through https://www.vidyalakshmi.co.in/Students/ portal.
Collector M.S. Sangeetha also instructed the bank officials present at the camp to collect academic and contact details for follow-up.
Counselling was offered to students preparing for supplementary examinations.
Ms. Sangeetha advised students not to lose hope and motivated them to work hard and succeed in the upcoming exams.
Students were asked to contact the helpdesk at 0452-2522995 or reach out via call or WhatsApp at 72006 47475 for immediate resolution of higher education-related queries.
As a dedicated higher education guidance control room had been established at the education department office at Tallakulam, students seeking in-person guidance were told to visit the office. The guidance control room would operate from June 5 to October 31 on all working days between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
Additionally, assistance was provided to students regarding college admissions.
Officials from the Government Industrial Training Institute offered guidance tailored to the individual interests.
Interestingly, a 35-year-old woman aspiring to join a beautician course received support from officials of the Government ITI (Women).
The Government ITI (Women), Madurai, announced the commencement of admissions for the 2025 academic year and there would be no training fee for the courses and no age limit for applying to the courses.
Some of the perks of securing admission in the ITI would be that the selected candidates would be provided with free accommodation and meals, a cumulative stipend of ₹1,750, free uniforms, bicycles, textbooks, and bus travel, along with course completion certificates.
As immediate employment opportunities were assured upon course completion, candidates were urged to submit their applications through www.skilltraining.tn.gov.in or in person at the institute, the officials added.
The eligibility for applying was completion of class VII or X and candidates could opt for a variety of courses such as electronics, mechanics, medical electronics technician, computer operator and programming assistant, desk-top publishing operator, sewing technology and cosmetology.
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