1. Employment Status: Sl.No Particulars No.of students So far: 1 Students employed 936 2 Students employed through “Project Genesis” + Partner Organizations supported by VP 724 3 Total number of batches covered through Graduate Finishing School are 48 and Number of Employed through Vidya Poshak ‘s graduate finishing school 1550 Total 3210 Estimates – next 3 years 4 Students pursuing higher  studies (428) 5 Estimated Graduates to be Employed during  2013 293 6 Estimated Graduates to be employed during 2014 and 2015 1360 Total Estimated Employed Graduates by 2015 1653   Total contribution to employment(poverty alleviation through education) = 4863 Families Average investment per student =  50,000(Approx) 2. Other Programs Residential Bridge Camps (bringing change in professional an

Vidya Poshak, India is a registered Non Government Organization (NGO), serving education community. The organization was started by a group of compassionate people in the year 2001 at Dharwad with the aim of supporting financially challenged bright students. Though Vidya Poshak started with the aim of supporting the students financially, many other programs evolved during the journey. Some of the major projects are Nurture Merit, Graduate Finishing School, Centre for Development of Soft Skills and School Leadership Development Program. Nurture Merit Program: This program includes Financial Assistance, Library/Book Bank facilities and Residential Bridge Camp. The mission is to provide financial assistance to meritorious students who cannot afford to continue their higher education owing to their financial difficulties. To date VP has invested Rs.12+ crores on this. The program entirely depends on private org/Co and individuals. Six hundred volunteers across 23 districts are r