<p>Aiming to improve the results in the Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) exams, a unique programme — Bengaluru South Education and Social Transformation (BEST) — has been inaugurated on Friday.</p>.<p>The brainchild of Bangalore South MP Tejasvi Surya, the programme targets to bring out the best results in the SSLC exams to be held in March-April 2020.</p>.<p>State primary and secondary education minister S Suresh Kumar and Surya inaugurated the programme.</p>.<p>Over 17,753 students from the Bangalore South education district could not clear the SSLC examination in the 2017-18 academic year. Through the BEST programme, government and aided school students will be trained with the help of volunteers.</p>.<p>"It is shocking to know that the constituency with the highest number of literates has performed poorly in SSLC," Surya said. "With Youth for Seva and E-Vidya (non-government organisations), involving over 10,000 volunteers, we have started this initiative with the goal of increasing results," he added.</p>
<p>Aiming to improve the results in the Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) exams, a unique programme — Bengaluru South Education and Social Transformation (BEST) — has been inaugurated on Friday.</p>.<p>The brainchild of Bangalore South MP Tejasvi Surya, the programme targets to bring out the best results in the SSLC exams to be held in March-April 2020.</p>.<p>State primary and secondary education minister S Suresh Kumar and Surya inaugurated the programme.</p>.<p>Over 17,753 students from the Bangalore South education district could not clear the SSLC examination in the 2017-18 academic year. Through the BEST programme, government and aided school students will be trained with the help of volunteers.</p>.<p>"It is shocking to know that the constituency with the highest number of literates has performed poorly in SSLC," Surya said. "With Youth for Seva and E-Vidya (non-government organisations), involving over 10,000 volunteers, we have started this initiative with the goal of increasing results," he added.</p>