Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: A total of 1312 students from the district have passed the National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship (NMMS) scheme, which is for the economically weaker section (2025-26). Of them, 925 students are from Zilla Parishad (ZP) schools while 377 are from private schools.
Primary Education Officer Jayshree Chavan said that ZP students came out with flying colours in the scholarship exam.
ZP schools from Sillod, Vaijapur, and Gangapur tehsils achieved great success in this national scholarship exam conducted by the Central Government.
Among the successful students, 370 students are from ZP schools of Vaijapur, while 121 students are from Sillod tehsil. A total of 51 students from Andhari ZP school alone passed, while 48 students from Nimgaon school declared qualified.
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Successful ZP schools
--Andhari 51 out of 61, passed
--Nimgaon 48 out of 58 passed
--Narla 30 out of 34
--Lasurgaon 22 out of 47
--Nadi 16 out of 17
-- Sudamwadi 16 out of 21
-- Anchalgaon 16 out of 19
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Tehsil.................... ZP students... Pvt School Students...Total
Chh Sambhajinagar....66................15.........................81
Gangapur.....................121...............25........................146
Kannad.......................72..................16.......................88
Khuldabad....................34..................24.......................68
Phulambri...................40....................15.....................55
Vaijapur.....................370...................182.....................552
Paithan........................77.....................55.....................132
Sillod.........................125.....................30....................155
Soyegaon....................20.....................15......................35
Total..........................925....................377.................1312