bengaluru when thanglenmang haokip was studying in a jawahar navodaya vidyalaya jnv in manipur he started dreaming of joining iit however when he was in class x last year his father passed away making it impossible for him to join a private coaching centre it was then he learnt that jnv bagalur in doddaballapur district 40km from bengaluru offers free iitjee coaching for students without any second thought thanglenmang applied and shifted there for class xi this year last month he got one step closer to realizing his dream when he was selected for free coaching in the school over 30 students from this school have been clearing iitjee every year since 2009 the school offers four hours of intense coaching daily he said he further said theres free education food and coaching for jee what more can students like me from far flung areas in northeast ask for it is one of the seven jnvs across the country to provide free iitjee coaching to students after an mou with the central government in 2009 dakshana foundation df an organization working towards eliminating poverty through education started funding coaching centres to provide free jee classes in seven jnvs for this programme jnvs across the country conduct an entrance test for class x students and the selected students are shifted to the seven jnvs in bagalur 50 students from class 11 and 12 each are provided jee training by time coaching centre however you would be mistaken if think the school focuses only on jee since 201314 the school has achieved 100 pass in class x exams 967 in class xii exams the secret for this is discipline and a strict regimen which starts at 530am siriya rg a class 11 student said the atmosphere inspires us to study more and work harder even after dinner most students continue discussing the les sons while iit aspirants study till 1am besides the school has all the facilities that a private school would have it offers mandarin as a hobby language and provides archery training so rural students from across the country aspire to study here take for instance harigovind ram belonging to a poor family in jaswanthpur rajasthan who scored cgpa 96 in class 10 in his home state he shifted o karnataka for class xiii want to join iit delhi i joined this school as my parents cant afford the fees charged by private schools t has all the facilities such as computers and a good library while aiming big these students never forget their poor families if i get a seat n iit mumbai i will get a good job after which i will provide good education to my brothers said omkar kumar from bihar who joined the jnv after class x