Dakshana
Prepares meritorious students from underprivileged rural areas for IIT and medical entrance exams
- Bronze Certified 2023
- FCRA
- 80G
- 12A
- CSR-1
About
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Headquarters
Pune, Maharashtra
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Since
2006
The Dakshana Foundation focuses on brilliant students from poor backgrounds in rural areas and provides academic coaching for IIT and NEET entrance ex Read moreams. The foundation aims to provide equal opportunity to students from underprivileged sections to study at premium engineering and medical colleges in India. It offers 1-year and 2-year coaching programs under which the students are given intensive educational coaching through experienced faculty from various institutes. It collaborates with The Govt. of India and Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya to train these students. Students are chosen based on a selection test. The training centres are situated at Dakshana valley in Maharashtra and on Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya campuses at Bangaluru, Pune, Lucknow, Silvasa, Bundi, Kottayam and Rangareddy. The students are provided accommodation, food and medical services.
Demographies Served
Cause Area
Impact
Dakshana impacted 7271 students from low-income families, invested Rupees 150 crores in quality education. currently training 1400 scholars every year to prepare for IITs and medical entrance examinations, runs 7 campuses across India and has touched 36,355 lives.
Programs
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E-Programmes
The Foundation also offers e-programmes for interested students who are preparing for JEE and NEET entrance examinations. The programme consists of video lectures, practice problems with video solutions and regular tests. It is available free of cost to all students across India.
The various sub-programmes offered under this umbrella are Dakshana e-Aarambh: For Class 09 & 10, Dakshana e-Umang: For JEE Class 11 & 12, Dakshana e-Dhyey: For JEE After Class 12, Dakshana e-Ummeed: For NEET Class 11 & 12 and Dakshana e-Dhyaan: For NEET After Class 12.
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Two year Coaching Programme
Is offered to students of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas. Students from poor backgrounds in grade 10 are selected on the basis of an entrance test that Dakshana conducts for the purpose.
The test is conducted in more than eighty centres across India and includes questions on logical reasoning, mathematics or biology, physics and chemistry and follow the NCERT syllabus of class nine and ten.
On successfully clearing the entrance exam the student is offered a Dakshana coaching opportunity, post which they can shift to its facilities at selected seven JNV campuses JNV Bengaluru Urban (Karnataka), JNV Bundi (Rajasthan), JNV Kottayam (Kerala), JNV Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh), JNV Pune (Maharashtra), JNV Rangareddy (Telangana) & JNV Silvassa (Dadra & Nagar Haveli).
The cost of coaching, study material and other academic related items is borne by Dakshana whereas cost of boarding and lodging is borne by Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya for a period of two years until the candidate appears for JEE or NEET entrance examinations.
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One year Coaching Programme
This programme empowers meritorious but poor students of science background studying in grade twelve, from Government aided or Government schools in India, to fulfill their dreams of appearing and securing admission in Government medical colleges or the IITs.
The students have to qualify an entrance examination conducted by Dakshana, students can apply to appear via the principal's email to the Foundation. Students can also apply through Dakshana's online portal. An applying candidate must have scored above seventy-five percent in mathematics and science in grade ten for state boards, while for CBSE, a CGPA of 9 is desired.
The candidate spends a year at Its campus in Kadus village, Maharashtra, after clearance of the entrance exam and qualifying the income criteria. Dakshana bears the cost of accommodation, coaching and food for a period of one year till the candidate appears for JEE or NEET exam.
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Scholarship Programme
The Foundation provides scholarships to economically challenged undergraduate students and helps them by connecting them to funding agencies. The scholarships are provided for engineering/medical disciplines based on academic criteria besides the economic condition of the family. The candidates are supposed to apply after which the organisation connects to the funding agency for its final decision.
Impact Metrics
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Since Its Inception, 7271 Scholars Have Been Trained by Dakshana in Last 17 Years, 5768 Scholars Are Admitted Into Iits, Nits or Gmcs, 79% Success!
Year-wise Metrics- 2022-23 65
Leadership Team
Demographics & Structure
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No. of Employees
100+
M&E
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Internal, External Assessors
No
Policies
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Ethics and Transparency Policies
No
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Formal CEO Oversight & Compensation Policy
No
Political & Religious Declarations
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On Affiliation if any
No
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On Deployment Bias if any
No
Registration Details
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PAN Card
AAATD9787D
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Registration ID
DIT(E)/BLR12A/D-362/AAATD9787D
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VO ID / Darpan ID
MH/2017/0176031
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12A
DIT(E)/BLR/12A/D-362/AAATD9787D/W-1/2007-08
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80G
DIT(E)BLR/80G(R)/73/AAATD9787D/ITO(E)-1/Vol2011-2012
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FCRA
083930632
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CSR Registration Number
CSR00003803
Location
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Headquarters
The Dakshana Foundation, Dakshana Valley, Kadus Village, Taluka Rajgurunagar, Pune, 412404
Directions
Other Details
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Parent Organisation
THE DAKSHANA FOUNDATION, USA
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Type & Sub Type
Non-profit
Trust
Website
Financial Details
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2022-23
IncomeRs.85,308,152ExpensesRs.195,076,766Admin ExpensesRs.4,187,418Program ExpensesRs.190,889,348Tip: Click on any value above to exclude it.