Member of Parliament Dr. Prabha Mallikarjun releasing pamphlets of Sankalpa Free Coaching Centre after its inauguration in Davanagere on July 18, 2025.
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Sankalpa Free Competitive Examination Coaching Centre, set up jointly by Davangere district administration, Davangere University, S.S. Care Trust and IAS Baba Coaching Centre, will be offering free coaching to 300 aspirants appearing for various competitive examinations, in Karnataka.
Inaugurating the centre in Davanagere on July 18, Member of Parliament Dr. Prabha Mallikarjun said that the aspirants selected after an entrance examination would get free coaching from experts, for appearing for civil services, banking and other competitive examinations. The centre has been set up at College of Visual Arts at Vidyanagar in Davanagere.
Dr. Prabha Mallikarjun said that centre had been set up with the objective of training young minds from the district and help them crack competitive examinations. “S.S. Care Trust has tied up with IAS Baba Coaching Centre, and will be bearing the expenses of coaching the aspirants. The students will not have to pay anything,” she said.
Entrance exam on July 29
The MP said that aspirants would have to register at Sankalpa Centre for the free coaching by visiting www.IASbaba.com and filling up the Google form before July 24. “The entrance examination will be held on July 29 at Davanagere. 300 candidates will be chosen for the free coaching. The classes will start from August 4,” she said.
She said that thousands of students graduate from colleges in the district. Many shift to bigger cities, like Bengaluru, in search of jobs. “So, we decided to establish a competitive examination coaching centre,” she said.
Dr. Prabha said that Software Technology Parks of India (STPI) is functioning in Davanagere with a workforce of 60. “They have sought two acres of land. But we are willing to give 10 acres. The smart city scheme buildings can also be used for the purpose. We are searching for 10 to 30 acres of land for IT, BT companies, and efforts are on to build a ‘Brand Davanagere’,” she said.
Deputy Commissioner G.M. Gangadharswamy said that considering the availability of space at College of Visual Arts, a building for the coaching centre was constructed, utilising materials salvaged during relocation of the bus stand at High School Ground. The district-in-charge Minister had released ₹80 lakh for the purpose, he said.
He said that the students would also get free books at the coaching centre, which would be run under the supervision of Deputy Commissioner, ZP CEO, Superintendent of Police and other authorities. A library would be opened soon, and required staff would be appointed, he said.
Mr. Gangadharswamy said that students from other towns would be provided hostel facilities, but priority would be given to candidates from Davanagere district.
Mohan of IAS Baba Coaching Centre briefed mediapersons about the coaching. Davanagere University Vice-Chancellor Prof. B.D. Kumbar said that, for the first time, such a centre had been established in a university. Expert teachers from the university would be giving coaching at the centre, and they had plans to avail services of retired teachers too, he said.
Published – July 19, 2025 11:02 am IST
