Nongpoh, Nov 4: Around eight youths from Ri-Bhoi district were felicitated at the office of the Deputy Commissioner, on Wednesday for successfully clearing various government recruitment examinations with the support of the FILO App, an initiative under the ASPIRE project designed to provide free educational assistance to students and job aspirants in the district.
The FILO App was specially developed to support students in Ri-Bhoi by providing round-the-clock academic assistance to school students from Classes IX to XII through study notes and other learning resources. It also serves as a platform for Class XII graduates preparing for competitive examinations and seeking employment opportunities in both state and central government departments.
The felicitation programme was attended by Deputy Commissioner Abhishek Saini, FILO Director and Co-Founder Rohit Kumar, along with the successful candidates.
Speaking to reporters, Dr Saini said the government aims to ensure that students from rural areas are not left behind and receive quality educational opportunities equivalent to those available to students in urban areas. He said the ASPIRE project is an important step towards achieving this goal, adding that its collaboration with FILO has been yielding encouraging results.
He further stated that the FILO App provides 24-hour academic support across various subjects and helps Class XII graduates prepare for different government recruitment examinations. He revealed that around 24 youths have so far cleared various competitive examinations, including SSC, MTET and police constable recruitment examinations.
Saini described this achievement as only the beginning and expressed hope that more youths from the district would successfully clear competitive examinations in the coming years.
He also informed that approximately 7,000 youths have registered on the FILO App, of whom around 5,000 have actively participated in the programme and benefited from its educational support.
