{"id":51,"date":"2026-09-28T14:46:50","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T14:46:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saumitrafoundation.com\/?page_id=51"},"modified":"2026-09-28T14:46:50","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T14:46:50","slug":"foundation-updates","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/saumitrafoundation.com\/?page_id=51","title":{"rendered":"Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div><div class=\"wrap page-shell\"><div class=\"breadcrumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/saumitrafoundation.com\/\">Home<\/a> \/ Recent updates<\/div><div class=\"page-title\"><div class=\"eyebrow\">Saumitra Foundation<\/div><h1>Recent updates<\/h1><p>Scholarship progress, examination records and foundation announcements.<\/p><\/div><p class=\"notice\">Updated 26 September 2026. Nirmali interviews are complete. A shortlist does not constitute a final scholarship award.<\/p><section class=\"content-box\" id=\"nirmali-shortlist-2026\"><div class=\"eyebrow\">Selection update \u00b7 26 September 2026<\/div><h2>Nirmali scholarship shortlist &amp; interviews<\/h2><p>Saumitra Foundation shortlisted the following 16 candidates based on the Yogi Babu Memorial Scholarship examination conducted in Nirmali on <strong>19 July 2026<\/strong>. Interviews for these candidates were conducted on <strong>26 September 2026<\/strong>.<\/p><div class=\"shortlist-table\"><table><caption>Class-wise shortlist \u00b7 Nirmali 2026<\/caption><thead><tr><th scope=\"col\">Class<\/th><th scope=\"col\">Shortlisted candidates<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><th scope=\"row\">9<\/th><td lang=\"hi\">\u0930\u093e\u091c \u0932\u0915\u094d\u0937\u094d\u092e\u0940; \u0930\u094b\u0936\u0928\u0940 \u0915\u0941\u092e\u093e\u0930\u0940; \u0938\u0902\u0924\u094b\u0937 \u0915\u0941\u092e\u093e\u0930; \u0936\u093f\u0935\u092e \u0915\u0941\u092e\u093e\u0930<\/td><\/tr><tr><th scope=\"row\">10<\/th><td lang=\"hi\">\u0938\u0941\u092e\u093f\u0924 \u0915\u0941\u092e\u093e\u0930; \u0905\u0928\u093f\u0930\u0941\u0926\u094d\u0927 \u0915\u0941\u092e\u093e\u0930; \u0930\u0940\u0924\u093f\u0915\u093e \u0915\u0941\u092e\u093e\u0930\u0940; \u0930\u094b\u0936\u0928\u0940 \u0915\u0941\u092e\u093e\u0930\u0940<\/td><\/tr><tr><th scope=\"row\">11<\/th><td lang=\"hi\">Rishu Raj; \u0938\u093f\u092e\u0930\u0928 \u0915\u0941\u092e\u093e\u0930\u0940; \u0938\u0941\u092e\u0928 \u0915\u0941\u092e\u093e\u0930; \u0938\u0943\u091c\u0928<\/td><\/tr><tr><th scope=\"row\">12<\/th><td lang=\"hi\">\u0917\u093e\u092f\u0924\u094d\u0930\u0940 \u0915\u0941\u092e\u093e\u0930\u0940; \u091c\u0942\u0939\u0940 \u0915\u0941\u092e\u093e\u0930\u0940; \u092e\u094b\u0939\u0928 \u0915\u0941\u092e\u093e\u0930; \u0905\u092d\u093f\u0937\u0947\u0915 \u092f\u093e\u0926\u0935<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><p><strong>Status:<\/strong> Shortlisted candidates; interviews completed. Final scholarship award decisions are awaited.<\/p><\/section><section class=\"content-box\" id=\"updates-recipients-2025\"><div class=\"eyebrow\">Previous year \u00b7 Scholarship recipients<\/div><h2>2025 Scholarship Selection<\/h2><p>The following <strong>16 students from Nirmali and Barhara<\/strong> received support under the <strong>Yogi Babu Memorial Scholarship<\/strong>. Recipients for the 2025 selection year are listed below.<\/p><div class=\"shortlist-table\"><table><caption>Nirmali \u00b7 8 scholarship recipients<\/caption><thead><tr><th scope=\"col\">Class at selection<\/th><th scope=\"col\">Recipients<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><th scope=\"row\">9<\/th><td>Satyam Kumar; Anjali Kumari<\/td><\/tr><tr><th scope=\"row\">10<\/th><td>Himanshu Kumar; Nandani Kumari<\/td><\/tr><tr><th scope=\"row\">11<\/th><td>Abhishek Kumar; Umme Salma<\/td><\/tr><tr><th scope=\"row\">12<\/th><td>Manjit Kumar; Soni Kumari<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><div class=\"shortlist-table\"><table><caption>Barhara \u00b7 8 scholarship recipients<\/caption><thead><tr><th scope=\"col\">Class at selection<\/th><th scope=\"col\">Recipients<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><th scope=\"row\">9<\/th><td>Shivam Kumar; Khushbun Pravin<\/td><\/tr><tr><th scope=\"row\">10<\/th><td>Md Farhan Alam; Lakshmi Bharti<\/td><\/tr><tr><th scope=\"row\">11<\/th><td>Suchit Kumar; Radha Kumari<\/td><\/tr><tr><th scope=\"row\">12<\/th><td>Raghunandan Kumar; Priyanka Kumari<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/section><div class=\"filters\" role=\"group\" aria-label=\"Filter updates by category\"><button class=\"filter\" data-filter=\"All\" aria-pressed=\"true\">All updates<\/button><button class=\"filter\" data-filter=\"Examinations\" aria-pressed=\"false\">Examinations<\/button><button class=\"filter\" data-filter=\"Functions\" aria-pressed=\"false\">Functions<\/button><button class=\"filter\" data-filter=\"Events\" aria-pressed=\"false\">Events<\/button><\/div><p id=\"result-count\" class=\"results\" aria-live=\"polite\">Showing 4 updates<\/p><div class=\"cards\"><article class=\"card\" data-category=\"Functions\"><div class=\"card-banner\"><span>FUNCTIONS<\/span><span class=\"sample\">COMPLETED<\/span><\/div><div class=\"card-body\"><h3>Nirmali interviews conducted<\/h3><div class=\"meta\">26 September 2026<\/div><p>Interviews were conducted for the 16 candidates shortlisted after the examination held on 19 July 2026.<\/p><details><summary>Read details<\/summary><p>Four candidates from each of Classes 9\u201312 appear in the class-wise shortlist above. Interviews were completed on 26 September 2026; final scholarship award decisions are awaited.<\/p><\/details><\/div><\/article><article class=\"card\" data-category=\"Examinations\"><div class=\"card-banner\"><span>EXAMINATIONS<\/span><span class=\"sample\">ARCHIVE<\/span><\/div><div class=\"card-body\"><h3>Nirmali examination notice<\/h3><div class=\"meta\">Held: 19 July 2026<\/div><p>The scholarship examination for Classes 9\u201312 was held on 19 July 2026.<\/p><details><summary>Read details<\/summary><p>The examination notice lists mathematics, science, general knowledge and logical reasoning. Sixteen candidates were shortlisted for interviews conducted on 26 September 2026. Final award decisions are awaited.<\/p><\/details><\/div><\/article><article class=\"card\" data-category=\"Functions\"><div class=\"card-banner\"><span>FUNCTIONS<\/span><span class=\"sample\">ARCHIVE<\/span><\/div><div class=\"card-body\"><h3>Final interaction invitations<\/h3><div class=\"meta\">October 2025<\/div><p>Shortlisted students and guardians were invited to meet the foundation team in Nirmali.<\/p><details><summary>Read details<\/summary><p>Shortlisted students and their parents or guardians were invited for a final interaction with the foundation team at Saumitra Sadan, Nirmali.<\/p><\/details><\/div><\/article><article class=\"card\" data-category=\"Examinations\"><div class=\"card-banner\"><span>EXAMINATIONS<\/span><span class=\"sample\">ARCHIVE<\/span><\/div><div class=\"card-body\"><h3>Eight students shortlisted<\/h3><div class=\"meta\">22 October 2025<\/div><p>The Nirmali provisional list follows the scholarship examination held on 5 October 2025.<\/p><details><summary>Read details<\/summary><p>Eight students across Classes 9\u201312 were shortlisted: four girls and four boys. 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