28 students of TN govt schools join IIT Madras

chennai: as many as 28 students from tamil nadu government-run schools have joined iit madras under the iit4everyone (anaivarukkum iit) initiative, state school education minister anbil mahesh poyyamozhi said on thursday.the development highlights both the quality of education in state-run schools and the determination of underprivileged students to pursue higher education at a prestigious central institute.“with the support of the visionary schemes launched by tamil nadu chief minister thiru , our government school students are scaling new heights in education. delighted to share that 28 of our students have joined under the #iit4everyone (#anaivarukkumiit) initiative,” the minister said in a post on social media platform x.he extended his warm wishes to the “bright young achievers as they embark on this new journey.”the anaivarukkum iitm (iit madras for all) initiative, launched by stalin in april 2023, is a collaboration between the state government and iit madras aimed at enabling economically weaker sections of society to access higher education.