Bhopal, Apr 1: The written test for annual quiz programme, to be conducted for Muslim students by Muslim Education Career Promotion Society, (MECAPS), will be held on April 27 at MHK Technical Institute.

According to Sagheer Baidaar, secretary MECAPS, Muslim students of Standard IX to XII can appear in this written test. On the basis of result of this test 20 students will be short-listed to form four teams. These teams will contest in the second week of May. Winners will receive handsome cash award and trophies.

The students can collect application forms from the MECAPS office situated at Moti Masjid campus. The MECAPS' office timing is 5 pm to 8 pm (Telephone No 2530823)

Stipends for poor students for medical edn

By Our Staff Reporter

Bhopal, Apr 1: With a view to creating an all round conducive atmosphere for medical education, the state government has decided to provide stipends and scholarships to poor medical students. For this, provision to the tune of Rs one crore has been made during the current financial year which has started from today.

One of the examples of state government's sincere efforts for promoting medical education in the state is that this year budget allocation for medical education has been increased by Rs 7.91 crore. Last year total budgetary allocation under this head was Rs 155.51 crore which has been increased to Rs 163.42 crore this year.

The decision to provide stipends and scholarships to medical students would go a long way in making their future bright apart from saving them from adverse financial constraints. The benefit of this scheme would be extended to those meritorious students who have secured more than 80 per cent marks in class XII examinations and are pursuing admission in medical education provided their families' yearly earnings are less than Rs 75,000 or have less than 10 acres of arable land.