Maxis eKelas 'Anugerah Gemilang' back to reward students

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 27 (Bernama) -- The ‘Anugerah Gemilang’, a student grant scheme under Maxis Berhad (Maxis)’s flagship community programme, eKelas, is back this year to motivate and inspire students to achieve their academic goals.

This is by rewarding those who have shown progress in their grades at school.

Maxis in a statement today said ‘Anugerah Gemilang’ would be giving cash grants to up to 100 students from Form 1 to Form 5, based on the strict evaluation criteria and assessment.

To qualify for the award, it said students must achieve a minimum of one grade improvement in two or all three of the subjects taught in eKelas, which are English, Science and Mathematics.

Eligible students can submit their final school examination results for the previous and current year which entitle them to receive RM600 and RM1,200 for those improvements respectively, which will be deposited into the students' National Education Savings Scheme (Skim Simpanan Pendidikan Nasional) accounts.

As a pre-requisite, the students must complete pre- and post-assessment quizzes on the eKelas portal from now to Dec 31 this year to qualify for the award.

They will then need to submit their post-assessment results and applications for the ‘Anugerah Gemilang’ from March 1 to April 30, 2023.

For more information, go to https://www.ekelas.com.my/anugerahgemilang2022/.

Meanwhile, Maxis chief corporate affairs officer, Mariam Bevi Batcha said eKelas had received encouraging response in submissions in the past, and she urged more students to register for the programme and take the first step by completing the assessment quizzes on the portal.

“We are proud to see the continued growth of eKelas over the years and ‘Anugerah Gemilang’ is a popular and key highlight of the programme and a great incentive for students to do well in the three subjects,” she said.

As an after-school digital learning initiative for students from Year 4 to Form 5, Maxis eKelas brings learning enrichment in a fun and vibrant way and provides access to quality educational content, in line with the Malaysian school syllabus.

Focusing on Science, Mathematics and English, students are exposed to experiential learning through a combination of live tutorials, group learning, competitions and digital content via the portal and app. 

The programme has been recognised under the Education Ministry’s Highly Immersive Programme since 2019 and connecting over 65,000 students through the eKelas portal.

-- BERNAMA