Government officials indicated that the free coaching programme could also cover crucial courses such as NEET entrance exams, apart from courses that help students prepare for other high value professional courses.
New Delhi: As the government gears to implement the free coaching initiative announced by the Prime Minister at his Independence Day speech from Red Fort starting October 2, the government is planning to mount a massive outreach programme under which each university will be visited by an union minister so that the government can know about their concerns and issues. To this end, union education minister Pralhad Joshi on Wednesday held a meeting with the prime minister to discuss the free coaching programme.
Government officials indicated that the free coaching programme could also cover crucial courses such as NEET entrance exams, apart from courses that help students prepare for other high value professional courses.
After his meeting with the PM, Joshi said that he also held meetings with senior officials of the Department of Higher Education to review the implementation of PM Modi’s initiative to provide free online coaching to youth preparing for competitive examinations.
“Focused on building a robust national platform that makes high-quality learning content, expert guidance and structured preparation accessible to students across the country,” he posted on X.
Held a meeting with senior officials of Department of Higher Education to review the implementation of Hon’ble PM Shri @narendramodi ji’s initiative to provide free online coaching to youth preparing for competitive examinations. Focused on building a robust national platform… pic.twitter.com/OY3s7RABAD
— Pralhad Joshi (@JoshiPralhad) August 19, 2026
As for the One Minister, One University programme, the responsibility of the initiative will be shared by Joshi alongside Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, who have been tasked with the responsibility of coordinating with the universities and the ministers. The initiative also came up for discussion at the meeting of the Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday.
