Aspirants allege irregularities in PG seat allotment

Aspirants allege irregularities in PG seat allotment

Question Why GO550 In Force All Of A Sudden

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Hyderabad: 13.05.2020

Postgraduate (PG) medical aspirants, after protesting the fee hike of medical seats in private colleges, are now alleging that there are irregularities in seat allotment in the first phase of counselling.

While students claimed seats in various specialities in the open category are not allotted, the medical university officials said the seats, which are left vacant in this phase, will be filled in the second phase by taking GO 550 into consideration.

PG aspirants claimed that allotment is not carried out according to the reservation matrix released by the Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences (KNRUHS), the medical university which is conducting counselling on behalf of the state.

“Initially, KNRUHS released a seat matrix. Later, it was modified according to high court orders on diploma seats. However, the seat allotment is not done according to either of these matrices,” said Bharath, a PG aspirant.

He also questioned why GO 550, which was not implemented last year, is being implemented this year.

“The said GO can be implemented for those seats, which are not allocated. What about those open category seats, which are already converted to reserved category,” questioned another aspirant.

The Telangana Doctors Federation said that the varsity should look into these allegations and address the issue. “Higher officials should look into the matter and do the needful,” said PS Vijayender, state convener of the federation.

As per GO 550, open category seats have to be filled based on merit irrespective of reservation category. Later, reserved seats are to be filled as per norms. In case a reserved candidate secures seat in the open category on merit basis and leaves it for better chances in the reserved quota, that vacant seat has to be filled up with a candidate from the same reserved category on merit basis.

“Students have no reason to worry. Seats are not going anywhere and will be filled up following all norms. In the second phase, vacant seats will be filled by taking the said GO into consideration,” said B Karunakar Reddy, vicechancellor, KNRUHS.