Delhi govt announces free one-year JEE, NEET coaching scholarship for Class 12 students

New Delhi: The Delhi Government on Monday announced a free one-year residential coaching programme for JEE and NEET aspirants studying in Class 12 in government and government-aided schools under a scholarship offered by a Pune-based non-profit organisation.

The Delhi Directorate of Education (DoE) has informed government and government-aided schools about a free one-year residential coaching programme for students preparing for the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) and the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) under a scholarship offered by the Dakshana Foundation.

Students will be selected through the Joint Dakshana Selection Test (JSDT) 2027, which is scheduled to be held in December this year.


According to a circular issued by the DoE, the scholarship is open to meritorious and deserving students of Class 12 (Science) studying in government and government-aided schools during the current academic session.

The selected students will receive free residential coaching for one year at the foundation's campus, Dakshana Valley, located in Kadus village in Pune district of Maharashtra, it stated.

The programme will be provided at no cost to the students and will include free coaching, accommodation and food for the entire duration of the course, the department said.