Priyanka Paul, Blog Content Writer at Edumarz
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What Did the Topper Say?
Response from Residential Coaching Academy (RCA)
About the Residential Coaching Academy (RCA)
Frequently Asked Questions
What Did the Topper Say?
Topper Shruti Sharma credited the Residential Coaching Academy (RCA) in Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) for bagging AIR 1 in the UPSC exam 2021.
Quoting her, “The facilities I got here helped me focus on my studies and not bother about other tiny little things. The peer group at the academy also helped me a lot as I think our peers can be our teachers also. The RCA helped us form small groups to study together, learn from each other and have discussions. Many others from my peer group also succeeded in the exam”.
Shruti Sharma is an ex-student of St Stephen’s College and Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU). RCA was an essential part of her preparation journey, making her more confident about the exam.
Response from Residential Coaching Academy (RCA)
Jamia Millia’s vice chancellor Najma Akhtar congratulated her on a special event organized by Jamia Teachers’ Association (JTA) to felicitate Shruti. She described Shruti as a symbol of women’s empowerment.
Quoting Najma, “On behalf of the entire Jamia fraternity, I would like to offer my heartiest congratulations to every RCA achiever, especially to Shruti Sharma, on her spectacular and outstanding success that made us proud beyond measure. She has also emerged as a symbol of women empowerment”.
Other office bearers like Nazim Husain Jafri (Registrar), JTA’s general secretary Md Irfan Qureshi, JTA’s president Majid Jameel and JTA’s vice president Nafis Ahmad also felicitated Shruti.
About the Residential Coaching Academy (RCA)
Established in 2010, RCA is a Delhi-based coaching centre that provides free coaching for competitive exams taken by UPSC and state PSCs to women and people in the minority castes. It aims to empower socially and financially underprivileged students. University Grants Commission funds the RCA.
To date, it has produced around 266 civil servants and 403 Central and State workers in other fields. Some of the well-known civil servants that RCA made are Junaid Ahmed (UPSC 2017, AIR 3), Faiz Aquil Ahmad (UPSC 2013, AIR-17) and Shruti Sharma (UPSC 2021, AIR 1).
23 students from RCA cracked UPSC in 2021. This academy recruits 200 students every year. According to a few students, admission to this academy is quite difficult. The entrance exam that they take is almost at the level of prelims. Once they get in, they have to pay a one-time fee of Rs 2500, 50 times cheaper than other coaching centres.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the Residential Coaching Academy free of cost?
No. Once you get admission, you pay a one-time fee of Rs 2500.
Will I crack UPSC if I get into this academy?
Whether you’ll crack UPSC depends on how hard you work. The academy will provide top-class faculties, but success is in your hands.
Does RCA provide online classes?
No. There will be offline classes at its centre in Delhi.
About the Author
Hey guys, this is Priyanka here. I am a blogger at Edumarz. I write content on the latest competitive exams, colleges and universities. You can learn more about me here.