English Medium schools of Raj Government overwhelmed with over 60,000 applicants.

• All the newly established Mahatma Gandhi State Government Schools (English Medium) in Rajasthan are overwhelming with admission applications. 
• There are nearly 60,000 applications received by the Rajasthan Secondary Education department, almost three times the available seats 18093 seats. 
• One school in the state capital city of Jaipur has received nearly 1,400 applications against 60 seats of class I.

Newly established Mahatma Gandhi State Government Schools (English Medium) in Rajasthan

The demand stands tall even as the state government has added 168 such schools last year. The secondary education department, in consideration of the demand, has even permitted the operation of two batches in schools that have adequate infrastructure. Admissions are being finalized through a lottery system to extend an equal opportunity to all applicants.

Saurabh Swami (IAS), Director Secondary Education, Rajasthan

“This is only the third year since the Mahatma Gandhi State Government Schools came into operation and have earned the trust of people. There were mere 33 schools at district levels in 2019 that have been increased to over 200 by 2021 and 330 existing government schools are being considered to be transformed as English medium. However, wherever the number of applicants is higher than available seats lottery system is adopted for selection,” said Saurabh Swami (IAS), Director Secondary Education, Rajasthan. 

 If merely the public enthusiasm is not convincing of the quality, the fact that more than 3700 students admitted to these schools are wards of the school staff is testimony to the education standard. The Mahatma Gandhi State Government Schools were first introduced in 2019 from classes I to VIII. They have gradually been adding one class each year to accommodate promoted students.

The district-level schools that opened in 2019 have now been upgraded to class X this year. The schools opened in 2020 have been upgraded to class IX. These English medium schools of Rajasthan presently have more than 73,600 students enrolled and with new admission, the number is likely to reach above 1 Lakh. The schools will gradually be increased to standard XII, offering students options of affordable quality education in all streams of arts, science, and commerce. 

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