5% MBBS, BDS Seats reserved for Govt School Students in Madhya Pradesh

Bhopal: Amending the Madhya Pradesh Medical Education Admission Rules 2018, the State Government has allowed reservation of 5% MBBS and BDS seats for the students of government schools.

According to the amendment, this reservation of 5% seats will be applicable for both the government and private medical and dental colleges. Further, the State has reserved three percent each of total MBBS and BDS seats in government colleges for freedom fighters and Army candidates.

Apart from this, the government has also allowed 30 percent reservation for women candidates in all courses in all colleges. Additionally, Divyang (physically challenged) candidates have been granted 5% reservation in all courses in all colleges.

As per the amendment introduced by the Government, while clarifying the category, it has been clarified that it includes women, freedom fighters, soldiers, Divyang, non-resident Indian category and government school students.

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While the amendment means that government schools run by the Madhya Pradesh Government, among the students of government schools, the Government has included such students who have cleared the examination after studying regularly from class 6 to 12th in a government school, adds Times of India.

It also includes those students from private schools who pursued their education in private schools from class 1 to 8 on the basis of admission through the Right to Education Act. Later, these students studied in the government school from Class 9 to 12 and passed the examination.

However, the rules specify that for admission to MBBS/BDS courses from government school student category, the candidates must present the original certificate issued by the district education officer/district coordinator/assistant commissioner of the concerned department.

Medical Dialogues had reported that earlier this year, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan had announced that there will be two merit lists for the undergraduate medical aspirants in Madhya Pradesh and a 5 per cent of the total seats will remain reserved for the students of the government schools

Such an announcement was made by the Chief Minister as he had pointed out that the students belonging to the government schools were left out in the competition for the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test Undergraduate (NEET-UG) examination.

Taking note of the same, CM Chouhan had announced that two merit list would be prepared on the based of NEET entrance examination for the undergraduate medical courses. In one list 5% students from the government school would be given reservation for admission to medical colleges. Another general list will be prepared with names of the rest of the 95% of students.

"Admissions to medical colleges are done on the basis of NEET (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test) exam. We will give reservation to students of government schools, irrespective of caste, in medical studies,” Madhya Pradesh, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan was quoted saying by Careers 360 in February 2023.

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