After a long
Diwali break, the coaching capital of the country is again abuzz as students
have returned to the classrooms from their far-flung homes across the country.
The Diwali break
is one of the major holiday breaks in the coaching institutes of Kota when
students get ample time to visit their homes to celebrate the festival of
light. Almost all the institutes in Kota stay closed for around a week to let
students spend some time with their families back home. The vacation arrives
mid-way during the academic year, hence students tend to make full use of this
break. Naveen Maheshwari, director, Allen Career Institute, said that the break
refreshed students for their further studies afterwards. The break started just
before Diwali and continued for over a week.
Saumya Mehta,
a student from Udaipur, said that the vacation was a big and welcome break for
students as it happened mid-session. “Now the routine schedule has returned to
the institute,” she said.
Nitin Vijay, director, Motion Institute, said that their
institute also had a week long Diwali break, helping students rejuvenate
themselves and provide enough time for a self-assessment about their own
preparations. “Students also get time during the vacation to prepare a strategy
for the competitive exams in the next summer,” he said.
Amit Kumar, a student from Agra, said that he enjoyed his break,
spending time with his family members, particularly his parents and siblings. “The
vacation leaves a positive impact on the students and reorients them for
studies,” he said.
Life has also returned to the local markets in Kota, in places
like Talwandi, Vigyan Nagar, Indira Vihar, Kunhadi and others, which are known
for being coaching student-centric habitats. Kota hosts over 1.25 lakh students
from across the country for coaching in medical and engineering entrance
examinations.