

The children of Bal Ashram who have been selected by SRM, despite the multiple hurdles they faced in their lives, secured high grades in the Board examinations.ġ9-year-old Sanjay Kumar, who scored 86 per cent marks, has been selected for Hotel Management and Catering course. The university has been ranked 35th nationally in 2020 under the category of universities by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF). The institute has been ranked first with 12B status by the Ministry of Human Resource Development and University Grants Commission. SRM Institute of Science and Technology has been awarded the highest rank in the year 2018 by NAAC (National Assessment and Accreditation Council).

SRM Institute of Science and Technology (earlier known as SRM University) is one of the top universities in India with over 52,000 full-time students and over 3,200 faculty across campuses. These children have been selected in the courses of B.Sc (Physical Education), Bachelor of Physiotherapy, Hotel Management, Diploma in Nursing and Bachelor of Administration of SRM University. Till date, 1431 children have been rehabilitated and mainstreamed with the society.Ĭhildren of Bal Ashram who have been enrolled in various courses of SRM Institute of Science and Technology, hail from the most vulnerable and marginalized sections of the society. While some have become engineers and lawyers, some have become social workers and even singers etc. Since then, Bal Ashram has established itself as a center for child participation and child leadership development across the country.Ĭhildren rescued from labour and bondage, who were rehabilitated at Bal Ashram, have now become role models for other children and the community. Bal Ashram was the first long-term rehabilitation centre for children rescued from child labour, trafficking, abuse and exploitation established in 1998 in the Aravalli Hills of Viratnagar, Rajasthan. Living and studying in Bal Ashram, all of them passed Class 12 examination with flying colours. They were rescued by Shri Satyarthi’s organization BBA and were rehabilitated at Bal Ashram where they continued with their studies. These five children - Sanjay Kumar, Imtiyaz Ali, Manish Kumar, Chirag Alam and Mannu Kumar - were once child laborers and their childhood was spent in suffering and torture. Sumedha Kailash, have secured admission in the prestigious SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai. On the eve of Children’s Day, five children rehabilitated at Bal Ashram established by Nobel Peace Laureate Shri Kailash Satyarthi and Smt.
