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  • PWNSAT 2026: secure up to 100% scholarships for JEE, NEET

    PWNSAT 2026: secure up to 100% scholarships for JEE, NEET

    PhysicsWallah (PW) has launched the fourth edition of PWNSAT 2026, its national scholarship cum admission test, to help students prepare for JEE and NEET.

    Registrations are free and open to students from Class V to XII, as well as Class XII pass-outs, in both PCM and PCB streams. Eligible candidates can secure scholarships covering up to 100% of tuition fees and cash prizes totaling up to INR 2.5 crore. The top 500 eligible students will also receive free education and hostel support.

    PWNSAT 2026 will be held in online and offline modes. Online exams run from October 1 to 15, 2026. Offline tests take place on October 3, 4, 10 and 11, 2026 at PW Vidyapeeth, Pathshala and Tuition centres across India. Results will be announced later.

    Alakh Pandey, Educator, Founder and CEO of PhysicsWallah, said: “Access to quality education should not be determined by a student’s financial circumstances. Through PWNSAT, we aim to support learners by reducing some of these barriers while providing academic guidance that can help them continue their preparation with confidence. We hope the initiative encourages more students across the country to pursue their aspirations without financial constraints becoming a limiting factor.”

    Select high performers in PWNSAT 2026 will gain additional mentorship through the Exclusive Rankers’ Group to support their JEE and NEET preparation.

    PhysicsWallah Limited, founded in 2020 by Alakh Pandey and Prateek Maheshwari and headquartered in Noida, offers online, offline and hybrid education programmes. The company listed on the NSE and BSE on November 18, 2025.

  • Muthoot Finance hikes CSR spend to Rs 174 crore for FY27

    Muthoot Finance hikes CSR spend to Rs 174 crore for FY27

    Muthoot Finance, India’s largest gold loan non-banking financial company, said on Monday it will boost its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) spending to Rs 174.03 crore for fiscal year 2027, extending programmes in healthcare, education and housing to underserved communities nationwide.

    The Muthoot Finance CSR outlay follows FY26 spending of Rs 106.42 crore, which the company said reached approximately 3.37 million beneficiaries through initiatives spanning education, healthcare, livelihood support, community development and sports promotion.

    “At Muthoot Finance, we believe sustainable growth must go hand in hand with meaningful social impact,” Managing Director George Alexander Muthoot said in a statement.

    He said the FY26 results reflected the company’s commitment to underserved communities through healthcare, education, housing and social inclusion programmes.

    Education remained a central focus of the Muthoot Finance CSR strategy, with flagship programmes including the Muthoot M. George Excellence Awards, higher education scholarships and the Muthoot Shiksha Jyothi initiative supporting nearly 11,900 students, including first-generation learners, the company said.

    Muthoot Finance has also established several educational institutions, including Sanskara School in Kochi, the Muthoot Institute of Technology and Science, and the newly launched Kalaivani School in Tamil Nadu.

    On healthcare, the company said its Muthoot Snehasraya programme and related interventions benefited more than 100,000 people in FY26 through medical outreach, rehabilitation support and community healthcare services.

    The company’s housing initiative, Muthoot Aashiyana, has built more than 270 homes for vulnerable and disaster-affected families since its 2018 launch, providing shelter and stability to underserved households, Muthoot Finance said.

    Muthoot Finance also expanded its Soundscape Project, which provides digital hearing aids to children with hearing impairments, reaching 267 beneficiaries across Kerala, Hyderabad and Mumbai.

    Separately, the company’s prison rehabilitation programme, Radio Parvaaz, supports emotional wellbeing and informal learning among inmates, alongside initiatives for children of incarcerated parents.

    Other community programmes included Box of Hope for fisherwomen’s livelihoods, a maritime safety programme for coastal communities in Tamil Nadu, and Pedal for Progress, which distributes bicycles to tribal students.

    Deputy Managing Director George Muthoot George said the company aims to move beyond addressing immediate needs toward empowering communities for long-term self-reliance.