Our Correspondent
Imphal, June 17 (EMN): A mega scholarship exam was conducted across 10 districts in Manipur to select the top 150 candidates to be sponsored under Chief Minister's Scholarship Scheme for civil services aspirants.
The exam was conducted by the Alternative Learning System (ALS), a Delhi-based premier institution established in association with the Government of Manipur.
ALS institution aim to initiate, enable and empower individuals to grow up to be extraordinary civil servant.
According to DIPR, more than 2000 IAS aspirants appeared for the exam in the districts of Imphal east and west, Chandel, Thoubal, Bishnupur, Churachandpur, Kangpokpi, Senapati, Jiribam, Tamenglong and Ukhrul.
The Exam was supervised by the deputy commissioners of each district along with nodal officers.
This Exam has created an opportunity for 450 talented, needy and deserving IAS of Manipur to avail of 450 scholarship (150 to be sponsored by Government of Manipur under Chief Ministers Scholarship Scheme for Civil Service Aspirants) and (300 Scholarships to be sponsored by ALS under CSR initiative for Youth of Manipur), source available here said.
The results of the exam will be generated on June 23 and selected students will be trained from July 1 by best IAS mentors from Delhi at 6 ALS Authorised Learning centres in Imphal, Churachandpur, Senapati, Motbung, Tamenglong and Ukhrul.
It may be mentioned that the Chief Minister's Scholarship Scheme for civil services aspirants was launched in March this year to provide the much-needed support to those deserving and meritorious students of the state by earmarking INR 1 crore. The scheme plans to provide at least 150 civil services aspirants will be provided 100% scholarship under the scheme.
