Bhopal, Apr 8: The written test for admission in Excellence Schools for the year 2008-09 would be held on May 18. These schools are being run at the district headquarters by School Education Department and Tribal Welfare Department. Like previous years, this year also written test for admission would be conducted by Professional Examination Board and students would be selected on the basis of merit. The last date for submitting applications is May 1, 2008.

Those who have secured 50 per cent or more marks in class VIII are eligible to apply for admission. The medium of education at Excellence Schools would be Hindi/ English. Those students who have appeared in this year's class VIII examinations can also appear at the admission test. These students can apply on the basis of self-proclamation if their mark sheets are not yet available.

A student must secure at least 33 percent marks in the admission test to become eligible for admission. After the admission test, a merit list would be prepared and students would be given admission against vacant seats as per the merit list. Reservation would be given to schedule castes, scheduled tribes, other backward classes and handicapped students.

The Excellence School at the district level would be the centre for admission test for the students of that district. Wherever, there would be excess number of candidates, the principal of the concerning Excellence School would determine an additional admission test centre. Application forms can be had from offices of the Excellence School/Block Education Officer. It is compulsory to submit OMR Sheet along with application form.

The application forms with OMR Sheet would be accepted at the office of Excellence School by May 1, 2008. The admission test would be conducted under the control and supervision of the district collector with the coordination by principals and secretaries of Excellence School, District Education Officer/Assistant Commissioner Tribal Welfare. The test for admission in class IX of Excellence Schools would be conducted on May 18 from 8 to 10 am.

Rs 81.52 lakh released for primitive tribes

By Our Staff Reporter

Bhopal, Apr 8: The state government has released Rs 81.52 lakh as a Special Central Grant for the year 2007-08 under Tribal Sub-Plan head. These funds have been allotted for primitive tribes. The government has also issued necessary instructions and directives for spending the funds to Project Administrative, Integrated Tribal Project, Baiga and Bhariya Development Authority, Mandla, Dindori, Sohagpur (Shahdol), Pushparajgarh (Anuppur), Bandhavgarh (Umaria), Baihar (Balaghat) and Tamia (Chhindwara) and District Organiser, Tribal Welfare Department, Sahariya Development Authority Gwalior, Sheopur, Shivpuri and Guna.

Out of the above funds, an amount to the tune of Rs 4.45 lakh has been allocated to Sahariya Development Authority in Gwalior district including Rs 80,000 for Datia district. Sahariya Development Authority of Sheopur district has been allocated Rs 12.65 lakh including Rs 39000 for Morena and Rs 89000 for Bhind district.

Similarly, Rs 16.50 lakh has been allocated to Sahariya Development Authority of Shivpuri district, Rs 12.85 lakh to Guna including Rs 24000 for Ashok Nagar district. Rs 6.65 lakh has been allocated to Baiga Development Authority of Mandla district, Rs 5.85 lakh to Baiga Development Authority of Dindori district, Rs 5.95 lakh to Baiga Development Authority of Shahdol district, Rs 1 lakh to Baiga Development Authority of Pushparajgarh (District Anuppur), Rs 7.50 lakh to Baiga Development Authority of district Umaria, Rs 4.90 lakh to Baiga Development Authority of Baihar (district Balaghat) and Rs 3.22 lakh to Bhariya Development Authority of Tamia (Chhindwara district) from special central grant.

About expenditure of the allocated funds, Instructions have been issued to seek approval on proposals of income-oriented schemes. Directives have also been issued for immediate fund allocation to agencies implementing the approved proposals and submission of fund utilisation and works completed certificates on the proforma fixed by the Union government. Instructions have also been issued to implement the directives with a firm hand.