Education
Two hours after school — how remedial coaching changed Trishna's year
Trishna Majhi at her desk with her textbooks, working through an exercise at the remedial coaching centre
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Trishna Majhi wanted to learn but was losing ground in Mathematics and English. Two hours of structured coaching a day rebuilt both her understanding and her confidence.
Getting children into school and getting them learning are two different problems. In Lakhanpur Block the second one persists: academic support is thin, learning resources are scarce, and household circumstances often leave no one at home who can help with homework.
Trishna Majhi, a Class 10 student at Uday Behera High School from a rural and economically vulnerable family, was willing to learn and still falling behind in Mathematics and English. Confidence goes first, then classroom participation, and after that the gap widens on its own.
The remedial centres
With support from the LTIMindtree Foundation, AJKA runs remedial coaching centres under the Integrated Village Development Programme, offering after-school academic support in English, Science and Mathematics to students from marginalised communities.
Trishna enrolled and received two hours of structured support each day after regular school. The approach is deliberately unglamorous:
- Concept-based teaching rather than rote drilling
- Time set aside to clear doubts
- Regular practice
- Individual mentoring, in a room where asking a question is safe
What changed
Her understanding of Mathematics and English strengthened. She began participating in class again, and completing assignments on her own. Her instructors describe a student who has become independent rather than one who has been carried.
Earlier, I lacked confidence in studies and found Mathematics difficult. The remedial classes helped me improve my understanding and motivated me to study regularly. Now I feel more confident about my future.
— Trishna Majhi, Class 10, Uday Behera High School
Beyond the marks, the programme has built her communication, established regular study habits, and turned higher education into something she is aiming at rather than something she has ruled out.
That is what timely academic support does. It is not remedial in the sense of catching up; it is the difference between a student’s aspirations surviving Class 10 or not.
