Centre of Excellence for Tribal students in A.P.’s Marikavalasa to provide competitive exam coaching
The Andhra Pradesh government has established a Centre of Excellence in Marikavalasa to provide competitive exam coaching for Scheduled Tribe students. The program aims to increase representation in elite institutions like IITs and medical schools through merit-based selection and professional coaching.
Why it matters
This initiative highlights state-level efforts to bridge the educational gap for marginalized communities in India.
The State government on Sunday (August 30, 2026) said that it had established a Centre of Excellence (CoE) at the Residential School (RS-B) in Marikavalasa to provide intensive coaching to Scheduled Tribe (ST) students preparing for the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) and the Indian Institutes of Technology Joint Entrance Examination (IIT-JEE), with the aim of increasing their representation in premier educational institutions. The remark comes at a time when controversy is brewing over the shifting of the residential school in Marikavalasa.
Andhra Pradesh Tribal Welfare Residential Educational Institutions Society (APTWREIS) secretary, M. Gowthami, visited the Centre on Sunday and inspected the classrooms. She described the initiative as a “historic decision” by the State government and said a CoE had been sanctioned for the Tribal Welfare Department on the lines of similar centres functioning under the Backward Classes and Social Welfare Departments.
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