Mukhya Mantri Medhavi Vidhyarthi Yojana will be extended now in non-Government colleges too. This scheme was applicable in Government colleges earlier. This decision was taken in a review meeting held by the Chief Minister here on Friday. Currently, this scheme has been implemented in 450 Government colleges of the State. Now 800 private colleges will also be included in the scheme. Chief Secretary BP Singh was also present in the meeting.
The benefit of the scheme will be extended to the meritorious students on getting admissions in undergraduate courses being conducted by the non-Government colleges of the State provided they secure over 75 per cent marks in 12th examination. A total of 9,000 students will be benefitted this year by this scheme. This scheme has benefitted students a lot.
Chouhan mentioned that the benefit of this decision should be given to the students from this session itself. The Mukhya Mantri Medhavi Vidhyarthi Yojana is an ambitious scheme to fulfill the dreams of the meritorious students. Courses which give guarantee for employment should be encouraged under the scheme. The students who have secured over 75 per cent marks in 12th examination during the last 2 years have been considered eligible for the scheme. Such kind of students should not be deprived of the benefit of the scheme. Fee distribution work should be carried out within the stipulated time limit. The scheme will be reviewed every month, he added.
It was informed that 26,000 meritorious students who have taken admissions in the colleges have already been benefitted till now under the scheme. Applications have been submitted by 1,092 students for engineering courses, 697 students for medical courses, 60 students for law course and 40 students who are taking admissions in educational institutions of national level under the scheme.