Madhya Pradesh reserves 5% MBBS, BDS seats for govt school students

Bhopal: The state government has amended the Madhya Pradesh Medical Education Admission Rules-2018 to reserve 5 per cent seats to students of government schools for admission to the MBBS and BDS courses.

According to the amendment, 5 per cent seats have been reserved for government school students out of the total seats sanctioned for MBBS and BDS in all government and private colleges. 30 per cent reservation has been fixed for women candidates in all courses in all colleges and 5 per cent for Divyang (physically challenged) candidates in all courses in all colleges. Three percent each of total seats for MBBS and BDS in government colleges are also reserved for freedom fighters and Army candidates.

According to the amendment, while clarifying the category, it has been clarified that it includes women, freedom fighters, soldiers, Divyang, non-resident Indian category and government school students.

Similarly, according to the added sub-rule, government school means the government schools run by the Madhya Pradesh government.

Among the students of government schools, such students have been included who have passed the examination after studying regularly from class 6 to 12th in a government school or those who, after studying in private schools from class 1 to 8 on the basis of admission through the Right to Education Act, have passed the examination after studying regularly from class 9 to 12 in government school.

According to the amended rules, for admission to the graduate course (MBBS/BDS) from the government school student category, it is mandatory for the candidate to present the original certificate issued by the district education officer/district coordinator / assistant commissioner of the concerned department.