Over 3,500 candidates benefited from free coaching for competitive exams in four years, says Collector

Over 3, 500 candidates benefited from free coaching for competitive exams in four years, notes Collector Published – August 20, 2026 05: 59 pm IST – Salem.

Key points

• For further details, individuals may contact 9943710025, 9486159320 and 0427-2401750, the Collector went on.
• At the District Employment and Career Guidance Centre located at Gorimedu on Yercaud Main Road.
• In the last four years, free coaching has been conducted by the Salem District Employment Department for various competitive examinations like TNPSC, TRB, MRB, and TNUSRB.
• The training will be conducted by experienced faculty members in competitive exams.

Salem District Collector, K. Elambahavath, on Thursday (August 20, 2026), stated that in the last four years, 3, 523 students in Salem district have benefited from the free coaching provided for various competitive exams by the District Employment and Career Guidance Centre.

In a release, the Collector remarked that a free coaching class for the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC) Group II and IIA preliminary examination, unveiled by the TNPSC, will commence on Friday (August 28) at 10 a.m. At the District Employment and Career Guidance Centre located at Gorimedu on Yercaud Main Road.

Meanwhile, the training will be conducted by experienced faculty members in competitive exams. Free mock exams will be conducted and scores will be shared instantly. All books required for preparing for the exam have been kept in the library, functioning at the centre, for the employ of the students.

In the last four years, free coaching has been conducted by the Salem District Employment Department for various competitive examinations like TNPSC, TRB, MRB, and TNUSRB. A total of 3, 523 candidates received training, of whom 563 individuals have passed the competitive examinations and are working in various administration departments to date. Further, details regarding the free coaching can be obtained by contacting 0427-2401750, the Collector continued.

Similarly, for males and females under the age of 45, a private job fair is to be conducted under the Tamil Nadu State Urban Livelihood Mission and Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) scheme at Kailash Women's College in Nangavalli on August 22 (Saturday). Candidates who have completed a minimum of Class VIII, graduates, and those with technical education shall participate in the job fair with their education certificate and copies of their ration and Aadhaar cards. For further details, individuals may contact 9943710025, 9486159320 and 0427-2401750, the Collector went on.

In short, over 3, 500 candidates benefited from free coaching for competitive exams in four is the central thread here, and readers can expect follow-up reporting as the picture becomes clearer.