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Students counselled on higher studies

Trichy: The district administration conducted a special counselling on Tuesday for students who passed Class XII exams to guide them on higher studies. One student was honoured for her achievement in Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) exam during the day. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Around 200 students who recently passed their higher secondary level including those with disabilities, those from refugee camps, and those who lost one or both parents participated in the counselling conducted under Naan Mudhalvan scheme at the collectorate. Led by collector M Pradeep Kumar, officials from the education and revenue departments, principals from various arts, science and engineering colleges, and other institutes guided the students. The lead bank manager made the students aware of educational loans that they can avail of. Some of the students received spot admissions in a few institutes. The collector honoured a student named N Viji from S Aiyyampalayam in Mannachanallur block who achieved 105th rank in GATE and got admission to IIT Kharagpur for her postgraduate in engineering. She received a financial aid of Rs25,000.