CMLH-PREM

The scheme aims to provide handholding support in the form of remedial coaching to students studying in government academic institutions or institutions receiving grant-in-aid support from the Government, who belong to minority, OBC or SC communities of the State of Manipur.

The scheme "CM’s Lairik Heiminnashi Programme (CMLH): Pre-Matric Remedial Coaching" by the Government of Manipur aims to provide handholding support in the form of remedial coaching to students studying in government academic institutions or institutions receiving grant-in-aid support from the Government, who belong to minority, OBC or SC communities of the State of Manipur.

Through this scheme, free-of-cost remedial coaching in English, Mathematics, and Science is provided to eligible students studying in Standards 8 to 10 under the Board of Secondary Education, Manipur (BOSEM). Government-run schools, recognised private schools, or reputed registered Private Coaching Centres will be empanelled as Coaching Centres (CC), based on the availability of logistics and manpower for running the coaching classes.

> Selection of Students:

• A merit list shall be prepared in order of increasing family income, thereby indicating 'economic ranking'. Where family income is the same between two applicant students, the student belonging to a family with a larger number of family members will be given a higher ranking. Where the family size is also the same, the older of the two students will be ranked higher.
• Another merit list will be prepared in increasing order of marks secured by the student
• in the final academic assessment of the previous class attended, thereby indicating 'academic ranking'. Where the marks secured by two students are equal, the older student will be ranked higher.
• A final rank will be prepared by adding the academic rank and the economic rank. The final rank will be the basis for the selection of a beneficiary under the scheme.
• In the event of final rank being equal, preference will be given to the student ranked higher in academic rank.
• The Nodal Department, or on its behalf - the Directorate concerned, or the IA, as the Government may specify in this regard, will be responsible for the selection of students for providing coaching under the scheme.
• At least 30% (or higher, as may be decided by the Government) of available seats may be reserved exclusively for girl students.
• In the selection of students for filling up the 30% seats reserved exclusively for girl students, the above scoring/ranking system shall be followed amongst the girl students. The remaining girl students, who do not get a seat after saturation of the 30% seats reserved for girl students, shall be considered in the remaining 70% open seats based on the same scoring system.

> For Coaching Centres:

• The applicant should be a Government school, a private school recognised by the State Government, or a registered private coaching centre.
• The applicant should have at least 3 classrooms, each with a minimum 40-student capacity.
• The applicant should have sufficient toilets, safe & hygienic drinking water facilities, an adequate number of benches and desks, functional fans, functional electricity connections and a good lighting system.
• The applicant should provide an adequate number of qualified teachers for each subject for all classes for which coaching is to be provided.
• The applicants should have excellent teachers who possess at least a graduate degree in the subject for which he/she is assigned to teach.
• The applicant should designate a Centre Coordinator and Peon-cum-Chowkidar.
• The applicant should prepare a course calendar and ensure monthly student progress reports.

> Note: For Students:

• The applicant should be studying in Classes 8 to 10 under BOSEM.
• The applicant should belong to a minority, OBC, or SC community.
• The applicant should be academically weak.

> Preference / Reservation / Relaxation:

• At least 30% of the seats are reserved for girl students.
• Girl students who do not get seats under the reserved 30% will still be considered under the remaining 70% open category.

The scheme provides free-of-cost remedial coaching to selected students. The coaching aims to help eligible students who are weak in studies to achieve higher grades/marks in English, Mathematics, and Science subjects. The duration of the coaching program for each class is 6 months.

> Mode of Disbursement: Fund will be released to the Coaching Centres (CC) as cost for conducting coaching classes.

> Frequency of Disbursement: The fund will be released in installments.

• The first installment, amounting to 40% of the cost, will be released in advance upon commencement of classes after signing a contract agreement with the Implementing Agency.
• The second installment, amounting to 40% of the cost, will be released upon utilisation of 90% of the first installment of funds and continuation of coaching of at least 90% of the initial number of beneficiary students enrolled after completion of two months of the course.
• The third installment, amounting to 10% of the cost, will be released upon completion of the course and after assessment of the quality of the coaching classes as satisfactory, based on measured feedback from the students, to be made by the Implementing Agency.
• The final installment of 10% of the cost will be released after at least 80% of the beneficiary students taking their final academic assessment examination in their respective schools have cleared the same.