Over 20K students get admission to 115 residential schools in Gujarat; ₹16 crore scholarships to over 30K

Gandhinagar: The Education Department of the Gujarat Government has completed the online allotment process for admission to 115 residential schools for over 20,000 students who cleared the state-level Common Entrance Test (CET) for Class V, held on March 22, 2025.

Under this initiative, 12,450 students were allotted seats in 42 Gyanshakti Residential Schools of Excellence, 3,900 in 13 Swami Vivekananda Tribal Gyanshakti Schools, 700 in 10 Rakshashakti Schools, and 3,020 in 50 Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS), including two Sainik Schools.

In addition, the Chief Minister also launched the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) of over ₹16 crore to 30,000 students (14,595 boys and 15,405 girls) under the Chief Minister Gyan Setu Scholarship Scheme. This scholarship supports students from government and grant-in-aid schools to pursue quality education from Class 6 to 12. The application process for this scheme has also been made fully online. DeshGujarat