Under the Udaan scholarship scheme, meritorious girl students would get resources from the IITs and CBSE to prepare themselves for competitive exams. There will be a CBSE helpline and call centre, and they can also take help in studies from a mentor on weekends, Irani said.
The HRD Minister said, the biggest challenge was to provide access to education for students willing to study further.
"From the next academic session, we will launch MOOCs (Massive Online Open Courses) which will be available on laptops, computers and mobile phones on a platform named Swayambhu.
"Courses will be offered from IITs, IIMs, NITs and central universities free of cost for acquiring graduate, post-graduate degrees. The students will be issued certificates after they appear in the exams at the institutes or any authorised centres. For the first time, students will benefit from the knowledge of IITs and IIMs", Irani said. "This online course will be a good enabling factor for the youths", she added.
