Two hundred candidates have passed the All-India Joint Engineering Entrance Examination (JEE) main examination from Chhattisgarh for which the results had been declared, officials informed.
Chief Minister Raman Singh congratulated the successful candidates and wished them a bright future. School Education and Tribal Development Minister Kedar Kashyap also congratulated the candidates.
It may be mentioned here that out of 200 candidates selected 112 students belong to the Tribal Development Department run Prayas Boarding Schools.
The schools operate in five divisional headquarters- Raipur, Bilaspur, Durg, Ambikapur and Jagdalpur (Bastar)-. Two schools for boys and girls operate in Raipur. The students from left-wing Extremism (lWE) affected districts are selected and admitted to XI standard in the Prayas Boarding Schools on merit basis. Apart from regular studies the students are given coaching for medical and engineering entrance examinations also.