Plus-Two students from State board schools who finish their exams on Tuesday will soon have to move on to the next step.
Students of the science stream are likely to begin preparations for NEET and other competitive examinations and the School Education Department is scheduled to start the residential coaching programme for government school students from March 25.
1 month programme
The month-long coaching programme will take place in 11 colleges in Kancheepuram. Tiruvallur, Coimbatore, Thoothukudi, Erode and Namakkal . Last year, it was done in 9 colleges.
“The course will be conducted in both Tamil and English and centres will be accordingly allotted. While 3,000 students took up the coaching last year, over 4,000 students are expected to attend the programme this year,” said an official from the School Education department.
Arrangements are being made to accommodate the students in these colleges as well as to provide them with the study material.
NEET is scheduled to be held on May 5 across the country.