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Difficulty: HardExplicit and Fact-Based Information Extraction

Read the following passage carefully:

In October 2025, the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship launched the National Semiconductor Skill Mission (NSSM). Under the scheme guidelines, private polytechnic institutes established prior to 2020 are eligible for a 75% capital grant for cleanroom laboratory equipment, provided they maintain an annual intake of at least 150 students in electronics streams. However, institutes located in designated coastal economic zones receive only a 50% capital grant, regardless of their year of establishment. Furthermore, state-run technical universities are granted 100% equipment funding irrespective of student intake, provided their curriculum is accredited by the National Board of Accreditation (NBA).

Based strictly on the passage above, evaluate the following statement:

Statement: A private polytechnic institute established in 2018 and located in a coastal economic zone with an annual electronics intake of 200 students is eligible for a 75% capital grant under the NSSM.

Is the statement True or False?

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The statement is False.
The statement is false based on the explicit text. While private polytechnics set up before 2020 with over 150 students generally qualify for a 75% grant, the passage explicitly stipulates that any institute situated in a designated coastal economic zone receives only a 50% grant regardless of its year of establishment.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the general rule for private polytechnic institutes established prior to 2020.
General rule: Eligible for a 75% capital grant if annual electronics intake is at least 150 students.
Establishes the baseline factual criterion stated in the passage.
2
Scan the passage for specific scope limiters, conditions, or overriding exceptions.
Identified exception clause: 'However, institutes located in designated coastal economic zones receive only a 50% capital grant, regardless of their year of establishment.'
Special geographical conditions explicitly supersede the baseline establishment date rule.
3
Compare the parameters in the statement against the identified passage rules.
The institute in the statement is situated in a coastal economic zone, making it subject to the 50% grant limit rather than the 75% grant.
Strict extraction of explicit facts demonstrates that 75% grant eligibility is factually incorrect for this specific institute.

Key Concept

Extracting explicit factual conditions and overriding qualifier clauses from text
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