National Means-Cum-Merit Scholarship (NMMS) is a scholarship instituted by the Department of School Education and Technology, under the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India. The objective of the scheme is to award scholarships to meritorious students of economically weaker sections to prevent dropouts at class VIII and encourage them to continue the study at secondary stage. Scholarship of Rs. 6000/- per year (Rs.500/- per month) is awarded to selected students every year. Scholarship will continue for 4 years for study in classes from IX to XII in State Government, Government aided and local body schools. More information on nmms

What do we do?

Siri volunteers and part-time teachers have been organizing coaching/test-prep since 2014 at the libraries & schools we operate. Many kids from Vechalam school and Koduru received NMMS awards. It not only improves confidence in them, but also provides a decent financial stability for at least 4 years.

Siri Organizes summer camps every year to enhance the self-confidence in kids, especially for 9^th grade kids going into 10^th grade. The camps are organized in both indoor & out door setting that fosters teamwork and personality development.

Over 2000+ hours of online lectures conducted at different schools - Koduru, Vechalam, Vaddadi and Agraharam schools. Introduce Khan Academy and other online teaching sites.