26 Super-100 batch students qualify for IITs

Chandigarh, October 16

Under the Super-100 programme, 26 state students have bagged IIT seats by clearing the JEE Advanced exam.

CM Manohar Lal Khattar will felicitate these students at a state-level function on October 22 in Panchkula.

A spokesperson of the Education Department said in the session 2019-21, a total of 119 students had completed their training in Rewari and Panchkula centres, of which 54 cleared the JEE (Main) examination. Of the 54, 26 have bagged seats in IIT by clearing the JEE Advanced exam.

Of the 26 students, 10 belong to the SC category.

The Super 100 programme was started in 2018 for the meritorious students of government schools to prepare for entrance examinations of JEE and NEET. Under the programme, the cost of lodging, food, stationery, transport and mock tests is borne by the state. — TNS

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