A free study centre aims to help college students take up group IV examinations.
What’s it about? The Thadam Training Academy at BB Road is an initiative by the Gold Heart Foundation to help women get government jobs. The centre is open to any first-generation student.
- Students are admitted after taking a basic test to assess their fundamentals in core subjects they learned at school. The centre has a well-stocked library with reference material for competitive exams.
- To encourage more college girls to take the Group IV exams while they’re studying, a team from the centre recently conducted sessions at the Dr Ambedkar Government Arts College.
Who said what? Padmapriya from Queen Mary’s College said the long-distance travel to the centre is worth it since the environment created is accommodating. G Sripriya, the Foundation’s founder, said the possibility of boys going out and studying is higher than girls. Their focus is to encourage and educate girls to take up jobs and be financially independent.