Mukhya Mantri Medhavi Vidhyarthi Yojana has proved to be a boon for children belonging to the poor sections of society for pursuing higher education. Now families do not have to beg before anyone to get their children admitted in any of the big institutions. Whether it is Keshav Rathore of Jabalpur who got admitted in IIT or Jasmin Patel who has taken admission in MBBS, they all are of the opinion that this scheme has made our parents tension free from the educational expenses.
A total of 28,083 applications have been received under the Mukhya Mantri Medhavi Vidhyarthi Yojana till date. Among these, 15,897 applications have been verified by the various institutions and 6,816 applications have been sanctioned. Process to sanction remaining applications is underway.
A total of 16 applications for admissions in courses being run in State and National Institutions of the union Government besides 21 in law, 145 in medical, 327 in engineering and 54 in polytechnic courses have been verified. Similarly, applications of 15 thousand 72 students have been verified for admissions in various undergraduate courses being run in the state.
Students who secured 75 % and above marks in 12th exam conducted by Board of Secondary Education, M P and 85 per cent and above marks obtained in CBSE/ICSE 12th examination are being benefitted. The benefit of the scheme is being extended to the students whose family annual income is less than Rs 6 lakh.