Free coaching by Employment and Career Guidance Centre in Salem helps 563 candidates land government jobs over five years
The Employment and Career Guidance Centre in Salem has successfully helped 563 candidates secure government jobs over the past five years through free coaching. The center plans to expand its outreach to rural students to increase awareness of competitive exam opportunities.
Why it matters
Publicly funded coaching initiatives play a vital role in promoting social mobility and providing equitable access to government employment for rural populations.
A total of 563 people who received free coaching provided by the Employment and Career Guidance Centre in Gorimedu over the past five years have landed government jobs.
The centre employs 15 subject-matter experts to coach candidates preparing for various State and Central competitive exams. Between 2021-2022 and 2025-2026, a total of 50 coaching classes were held and 3,523 students attended them. Of these, 51 candidates landed government jobs in 2021-22; 137 in 2022-2023; 218 in 2023-2024; 39 in 2024-2025; and 118 in 2025-2026.
Of the 563 candidates, 105 cleared Group II exams, 48 Health Inspector exams, 34 Group IV exams, 11 Sub-Inspector exams, 16 Cooperative Department exams and one candidate cleared Group I exams. A. Sathish Kumar, who cleared Group I exams in 2025-2026, now serves as District Employment Officer (DEO) in the same department.
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