July 19: Ncell has handed over partial scholarships to 258 students who appeared in the Secondary Education Exam (SEE) 2018.

As a part of the company’s  ‘Pahilo SIM’ campaign, Ncell provided the scholarships to the students studying in 69 different institutes to support them complete the bridge courses for pursing further studies.

Pahilo SIM campaign was launched in April 2018 targeting SEE 2018 students. A total of 258 students, comprising 3 to 7 students from each of the 69 educational institutes, have received the partial scholarships worth Rs 5,000 each under the campaign. According to Ncell, the recipients of scholarship were decided based on the merit of internal exams taken by the institutes.

Ncell had collaborated with different educational institutes providing bridge course classes to SEE appeared students across the country to select and handover the partial scholarships under Pahilo SIM campaign.

This is the second year whereby Ncell provided partial scholarships to the SEE appeared students to complete bridge courses under the Pahilo SIM campaign. In 2017, the company said it had awarded partial scholarships to 126 SEE students who enrolled for bridge courses in 42 institutes.

The campaign aimed at recognizing excellence and honouring hard work of SEE appeared students pursuing bridge course in their preparations to enter into the next level of education, Ncell said in a statement.

“The company believes the ‘Pahilo SIM’ subscribed by the SEE appeared students will enable them to remain connected with their friends and family members in a reliable manner,” the statement said.

Under the Pahilo SIM campaign, which was in place from April 2 to July 2, SEE appeared students were availed Ncell prepaid SIM card loaded with exciting offers of iflix video streaming, unlimited talk time to call five My5 numbers for 30 days and more affordable data packs and bonuses on every top up at just Re 1.