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2.PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND GOALS

The project is divided into Unit level, cluster level and neighbourhood level interventions.

The project aims to address the below problems:

2.1Academic Pressure:

- High-pressure environment right after students leave home for the first time

Thesis Report V-SPARC VIT
- Managing the newfound lifestyle and high-pressure environment together

2.2JEE Advanced 2022 Statistics:

- 2184 Students out of 13801 who appeared in JEE Advanced 2022 from
Rajasthan got admission into IITs

- More than 2,500 students out of 3 lakh students from Kota actually make it ,
representing 1%

2.3.Socioeconomic Background:

- Mostly from a lower-middle-class background

- Kota's coaching business worth up to Rs 5,000 crore per year

- 46% of students move to Kota due to the reputation of its coaching centers

- 39% move to the town on parental insistence, and 10% are influenced by
friends who were going to Kota

2.4.Health Concerns:

- Food issues with terrible nutrition or non-edible and unhygienic food

- Falling sick and losing track of health

- Unhealthy competition and lack of communal feeling
- Loneliness as a prevalent issue

2.5.Education System and Focus:

- Focus primarily on toppers, with the rest seen as a money-making scheme

- Lower batch and shuffling system for upward movement

- Lack of emphasis on a holistic school experience