Kashmir medical aspirants get Indian Army support for entrance exam preparation

The Indian Army is helping the medical aspirants of North Kashmir areas through their initiative - Army HPCL Kashmir Super 50.

Through their Army HPCL Kashmir Super 50 initiative, the Indian Army is helping the medical aspirants of North Kashmir areas by preparing these students for medical competitive examinations. The Indian Army is providing this coaching service free of cost and also providing financial help to the students who get admission to elite medical colleges.

Major General SS Slaria, GOC, Kilo Force, has said that the situation in the area is moving towards normalcy due to a decline in terror incidents and there is an increase in the number of students going to schools.

"In North Kashmir, the security situation is stable. It is moving towards normalcy. Once you look at the benchmarks, there are many positives. Terror instances are going down. Incidents of 'Hartaals' are going down. The tourism sector is looking up with better arrivals of the tourists, and more students are going to schools. The youth has to choose their heroes well. If they choose them well, they will be on the right path," he said, as reported by TOI.

Wahid Farooq, a teacher in the Army-sponsored institute, said "We started this project in 2018 and visited every school and conducted written examinations to shortlist students for the coaching programme. In 2018, we took 30 students out of which 25 cleared the entrance examination for the medical colleges. The project was converted from Super 30 to Super 50 in 2021 after which girls were also inducted. We have 30 boys and 20 girls studying here and they are provided free of cost facilities to pursue their ambitions. The Army is also sponsoring fees once the students get admissions to institutions such as AIIMS." 

Anupreeta Shandilya, another teacher in the coaching institute, said, "I have been teaching here since July last year. When the students come, we take them through the subjects in a gradual manner, beginning with the basics. It is really surprising that no matter which area they come from they all want to do well. We have a 100 per cent success record for boys and I am sure the girls will also do well in the near future."

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