THE Indian Army is preparing students for medical competitive examinations free of cost under the ‘Army HPCL Kashmir Super 50’ initiative in the North Kashmir areas. The Army is also providing financial support to students who get admissions to elite medical colleges by sponsoring their fees. Speaking to ANI, Major General SS Slaria, GOC, Kilo Force, said that the situation in North Kashmir is moving towards normalcy as the prevailing parameters are improving including the decline of terror incidents along with an increase in the number of students going to schools. Speaking about the project, Wahid Farooq, a teacher in the Army-sponsored institute, said that there are 30 boys and 20 girls studying in the coaching free of cost as part of the initiative of the Army.

 

“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,” he told ANI.