Last Updated: March 29, 2023, 15:57 IST
CM Soren said that the state government wants to reduce the financial burden on families with the help of this scheme (Representational image)
The Jharkhand board exam 2023 is currently underway. The JAC 10th Exams began on March 14 and will end on April 3. Whereas the JAC 12th exams began on March 17 and will end on April 5
The Jharkhand government has introduced a new scheme to encourage meritorious and deserving students for pursuing higher education. Under the scheme, the top three students (rank holders) of state classes 10 and 12 board examination will be awarded cash prizes up to Rs 3 lakh, a laptop, and a smartphone, Chief Minister Hemant Soren said. Soren said that the state government wants to reduce the financial burden on families with the help of this scheme.
The Jharkhand board exam 2023 is currently underway. The JAC 10th Exams began on March 14 and will end on April 3. Whereas the JAC 12th exams began on March 17 and will end on April 5. “Even if a student from Bihar, Uttar Pradesh or any part of the country tops from any Jharkhand school, he/she will be rewarded by the state government,” the chief minister announced at a prize distribution ceremony on March 27, as per media reports.
मुख्यमंत्री श्री @HemantSorenJMM ने जैक, #CBSE #ICSE बोर्ड परीक्षा 2022 में झारखण्ड राज्य के प्रथम, द्वितीय एवं तृतीय स्थान प्राप्त तथा झारखण्ड स्कूल ओलंपियाड -2022 के प्रथम, द्वितीय एवं तृतीय स्थान प्राप्त विद्यार्थियों को सम्मान राशि देकर सम्मानित किया। pic.twitter.com/Okb2umnwLB— Office of Chief Minister, Jharkhand (@JharkhandCMO) March 27, 2023
Meanwhile, CM Hemant Soren felicitated students of Jharkhand Academic Council (JAC), Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE), and Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) along with toppers of Jharkhand Olympiad in an event organised by the state’s Department of School Education and Literacy.
As per media reports, a total of 130 students (rank holders) of exams conducted by JAC, CBSE, CISCE, and Jharkhand Olympiad were rewarded on the occasion. The toppers were awarded Rs 3 lakh each, under the state government’s new scheme, Meanwhile, the second and third-rank holders were awarded Rs 2 and Rs 1 lakh each. Additionally, many students were also awarded laptops and mobile phones. A total of Rs 1.32 crore, mobile phones and laptops were distributed among students.
Bihar Board too rewards hardworking and deserving candidates with cash prizes and other rewards. The Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) has earlier announced that students who secure first rank in all three streams which are Arts, Science, and Commerce will receive a reward of one lakh, a Kindle e-book reader, and a laptop.
Read all the Latest Education News here
