Emphasis on Quality Education & Higher Education

Vision

Educational Institutes

Strategies	Achievements
Higher Secondary Schools for science	48 Talukas
Navodaya or Eklavya type model residential schools	84
Establishment of additional hostels	101
Establishment of excellent academic units	33 New ITIs, 3 Engineering Colleges, 8 Nursing & Physiotherapy Colleges, taluka wise Science colleges, 2 Agriculture Colleges, 4 Agriculture Polytechnics and 2 Other Agri institutions started

The literacy gap between the State and ST population reduced from 21.4% in 2001 to 15.5% in 2011 Census
The drop out rate of ST students (Std. 1-5) reduced from 3.24% in 2006-07 to 2.00% in 2013-14; and of Std. 1-7 from 10.29% to 6.91%

Gujarat Tribal Education Society/Eklavya Model Residential School (EMRS) Society has been actively leading various initiatives for Tribal education :

8 EMRS Schools have scored 100% result in SSC board while 4 have scored 100 % results in HSC Board
EMRS Schools students opted professional course like Medical and Engineering - 4 students choose MBBS, 23 Engineering, 1 BHMS, 4 B. Pharm, 1 Air Hostess etc.
1 Students form EMRS School, Ahwa was selected to visit NASA, USA
In Sports event organized by Govt. of Gujarat EMRS students selected in different event, i.e. Khokho, Vollyboll, Judo, Archery etc at National Level as well as State level
Focussing on Nutrition among students, new concept of Kitchen Garden has been introduced in 21 Schools

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