250 students of Govt. Arts and Science College (Autonomous), Coimbatore, enrol for free IAS training
Two sessions are conducted every week at the centre that has trained thousands of students for UPSC and other competitive examinations since 2014.
The activities for 2025-26 were initiated on Wednesday by Regional Joint Director of Collegiate Education N. Shenbagalakshmi in the presence of the Principal M.R. Yezhili and P. Kanagaraj, Head, Department of Political Science, who has been conducting the programme.
Citing an instance of the outcome of the training programme, Prof. Kanagaraj said a former student, Pradeepa had entered the State Forest Service.
Students who had used the facility were serving in the fields of administration, business, politics, social service, media and education, the Principal added.
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