News update

Project Competitive Crew was launched in 8 schools of Semi-English Medium from June 2023. In 2024 1 more school was added. 6 of these schools are under Maharshi Karve Stree Shikshan Sansthan. 

The objective of this project is to create awareness regarding competitive exams among underprivileged children by conducting special practice sessions throughout the year for them in the school, providing study material, mock tests, tips and tools for attempting such exams and also by working with their parents who can be their support pillars.

  2025-26 is the 3rd year of our project. This year we worked with 4th, 5th and 6th standards. 4th and 5th had  special sessions but for 6th standard there were no regular sessions. We will gave them study material regularly and connected with them twice a month.  

In 2026-27 we will include 7th standard under this program. For 7th standard there will be no special sessions but we will be providing them with ample study material as they will be appearing for Scholarship Exams as per the new directive.

 Scholarship exam for 4th standard was declared in October 2025. Most of the schools were not prepared for it. Project Competitive Crew sessions for 4th standad had started in July 2025. Our children were ready for the challenge. They were also used to OMR answer sheets. 91 of our beneficiary children appeared for this exam held in April 2026. Interim results were declared recently, 42 of our students are eligible for scholarship provided they qualify in the final merit list. We are so proud of them!!  

With this project we aim to enhance the vocabulary of children from 1st to 3rd standard in both English and Marathi language. We will be conducting half hour session thrice a week for this activity. The sessions will include Song, poems, stories and games. For 1st the activity will be oral, for 2nd & 3rd standards it will be oral and written. In 2025-26 we started the project in 2 schools. In 2026-27 we have added 4 more schools to this project.