Shaheen Group of Institutions launch crowd-fundraising campaign for education of needy students
Bengaluru: Shaheen Group of Institutions on Sunday held a press conference here in the city to detail their latest initiative “Shaheen Kifalah”, a crowd-fundraising platform for the education of poor and needy students.
Speaking at the press conference the CEO of Shaheen Group of Institutions, Tauseef Madikeri said several students from the economically weaker sector drop out of educational institutions due to their financial crisis, adding that their initiative was aimed to provide assistance to such students.
“When we conducted a survey, we found out that most of the students opting out of their studies reasoned the financial condition of their family for their decision. Hence, we have come up with an idea to help students who are seeking help to continue their education.
“The campaign was launched today and we have also created a website for this. Students seeking financial assistance to continue their education can apply and fill in the required details and we will help them.” He added.
“The initiative is not limited to Karnataka. Students from any part of the country can apply and seek help through the campaign. Once the student applies, our team will visit them, and through a screening process will take a call on their applications. We will support them by running a fundraising campaign for them, thereby securing their future.” He further added.
“At least 14 students have so far approached us and we are going through their applications. Students from all sects and communities can apply for donations online there won't be any discrimination on any grounds.” He said.
“With a thorough screening process, we find the honest youth who are good humans with ethics and values, and we work on placing these deserving youth in positions that matter in the fields of medicine, engineering, law, policy/government, journalism, etc.” the official website of the campaign states.
Shaheen Group of Institutions’ Director Asif Ali, Tumkur’s Shaheen Kids’ Umer, and others were present during the press conference.
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Second PUC results: Life convict clears exam with distinction, DGP lauds effort
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Bengaluru: A life convict lodged in Ballari Central Prison has successfully cleared the second PUC examination.
Ashok Kumar S, who appeared for the examination under prison escort, secured 481 marks out of 600, registering 80.1 percent.
Director General of Police (Prisons and Correctional Services), Alok Kumar (IPS), shared the development on his official ‘X’ handle, commending the inmate’s achievement.
In his post, he stated that it was heartening to see a life convict score over 80 percent in the examination, adding that the inmate had appeared from Ballari Central Prison under escort.
It’s heartening to see that one of our life convict prisoners Ashok has obtained 80.1% marks in PUC exam. He appeared under Prison escort from Ballari Central Prison for his exams.
— alok kumar (@alokkumar6994) April 9, 2026
Glad to see that Walls of the prison has not subdued his hopes for a better future. pic.twitter.com/Nzlcy076SR
He further noted that the achievement reflected that the “walls of the prison have not subdued his hopes for a better future.”
Alok Kumar in his post also shared the result sheet of Ashok.
The Karnataka School Examination and Assessment Board (KSEAB) declared the second PUC results for 2026 on April 9.
A total of 6,32,200 students appeared for the examination across all streams, of whom 5,46,698 passed, recording an overall pass percentage of 86.48 per cent.
