Technical Education Department of Madhya Pradesh has issued an order related to five per cent reservation in admission in MBBS and BDS courses in all Government and private medical colleges after making changes in Medical Education Admission Rules 2018. The special thing is that after this there will be two merit lists for the undergraduate medical aspirants in the State and five per cent reservation of total seats will remain reserved for students of Government schools.

In this regard, the Technical Education Department of Madhya Pradesh issued an order related to reservation on May 10, 2023, making changes in the Medical Education Admission Rules 2018. Notably, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan had announced that five per cent quota in Government and private medical colleges of the State will be provided to those children who have received their education from Government schools. Children of Government schools of Madhya Pradesh will start getting 5 per cent reservation in Government and private medical colleges from next session.

In this 5 per cent reservation, those children will be eligible, who will pass the examination after studying regularly from class VI to XII in the Government school as per prescribed rules. Under Right to Education Act after studying in a private school from class I to VIII, students who passed the examination after studying regularly from class IX to XII in a Government school will also be included in reservation quota. Issuing this new provision by Department of Technical Education, changes have been made in Madhya Pradesh Medical Education Admission Rules 2018. After these new changes, now women candidates will get 30 per cent reservation and differently-abled candidates will get 5 per cent reservation in all courses in medical colleges of the State. Apart from this, for the first time in the country, it has been decided by Shivraj Government of Madhya Pradesh that now medical and engineering studies will be done in Hindi as well. The reason behind this is believed to be that with this the children of farmers and poor families will also be able to fulfill their dreams of becoming doctors and engineers.