Monday, September 4, 2017
Curious case of bar on government quota students seeking MBBS
By Siva Sekaran | Express News Service | Published: 04th September 2017 06:59 AM |
Last Updated: 04th September 2017 08:58 AM |
CHENNAI: CAN a student, who has obtained a seat in a professional course under the government quota during the previous academic year, seek admission in MBBS course after writing NEET for 2017-18?
This intriguing question has been raised before a division bench of the Madras High Court, recently. As per two GOs issued by the State government on July 28 and October 12, 2015, no such candidate can seek admission in MBBS course.
When a bench of Justices Rajiv Shakdher and Abdul Quddhose asked Medical Council of India (MCI) senior counsel to clarify the issue, he replied in the negative. No such restriction has been imposed by MCI, he said.
Aggrieved, the two moved the High Court and a single judge — K Ravichandra Baabu — dismissed their plea. Hence, the present writ appeals. Ravi contended there was no provision in MCI Act to deny admission to suitable candidates in MBBS course, on this unsupportive ground.
Govt orders banned entry
Gayathri Swaminath and Kannan had obtained admission in BDS and engineering courses under the government quota a few years back. They wrote NEET this year and emerged successful, but were denied seats due to two GOs in 2015.
By Siva Sekaran | Express News Service | Published: 04th September 2017 06:59 AM |
Last Updated: 04th September 2017 08:58 AM |
CHENNAI: CAN a student, who has obtained a seat in a professional course under the government quota during the previous academic year, seek admission in MBBS course after writing NEET for 2017-18?
This intriguing question has been raised before a division bench of the Madras High Court, recently. As per two GOs issued by the State government on July 28 and October 12, 2015, no such candidate can seek admission in MBBS course.
When a bench of Justices Rajiv Shakdher and Abdul Quddhose asked Medical Council of India (MCI) senior counsel to clarify the issue, he replied in the negative. No such restriction has been imposed by MCI, he said.
Holding that the matter requires serious examination, the bench ordered notice on writ appeals from two affected candidates, returnable in two weeks. Till then, the earlier interim orders directing medical colleges to keep one seat each vacant for the appellants shall hold good, the bench said and added that the duo will be granted admission subject to the outcome of the writ appeals.
According to advocate M Ravi, his clients Gayathri Swaminath and Kannan alias Sivakumar, natives of Puducherry, had obtained admission in BDS and in engineering courses, respectively, under the government quota. While the former joined the BDS course in 2015-16, the latter the engineering course during 2012-13. They both wrote NEET 2017 and emerged successful.
However, they were denied admission by virtue of the two 2015 GOs, which prevented candidates who had obtained admission under government quota earlier in any of the professional courses, from seeking admission in MBBS course.
According to advocate M Ravi, his clients Gayathri Swaminath and Kannan alias Sivakumar, natives of Puducherry, had obtained admission in BDS and in engineering courses, respectively, under the government quota. While the former joined the BDS course in 2015-16, the latter the engineering course during 2012-13. They both wrote NEET 2017 and emerged successful.
However, they were denied admission by virtue of the two 2015 GOs, which prevented candidates who had obtained admission under government quota earlier in any of the professional courses, from seeking admission in MBBS course.
Aggrieved, the two moved the High Court and a single judge — K Ravichandra Baabu — dismissed their plea. Hence, the present writ appeals. Ravi contended there was no provision in MCI Act to deny admission to suitable candidates in MBBS course, on this unsupportive ground.
Govt orders banned entry
Gayathri Swaminath and Kannan had obtained admission in BDS and engineering courses under the government quota a few years back. They wrote NEET this year and emerged successful, but were denied seats due to two GOs in 2015.
Russian medicine's bitter taste
TNN | Sep 4, 2017, 13:52 IST
But for the now Panjab University student, "it was traumatic".
When a Delhi-based educational consultancy got the young woman from Himachal Pradesh into the foreign medical school after Class XII, her dream of becoming a doctor seemed close. Only after landing overseas she came to know that most of the subjects were in the local language. "For two years, I struggled to learn Russian," she said. "From theory to practical, almost everything was in that language. I felt cheated. My studies were hampered. I didn't want to waste any more of my parents' money ."
Russia is one of the major international destinations for Indian medical students--95% of Indian students in Russia are there to study medicine and the rest are in technical courses such as aviation. Every year, almost 6,000 Indians enter the world's largest country to become doctor. Ukraine, China, and even Kyrgyzstan entice those who find the NEET (National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test) hurdle in India too hard to cross. Of Russia's more than 45 govern ment medical universities, only a handful offer the six-year general medicine course in English. A fourth-year medical student from a leading Russian university says on the condition of anonymity that she, too, was cheated by a contractor and enrolled into a university that has dual medium of instruction. "We were taught Russian in the first year.It is a tough language but we have no choice but to learn it, if we have to clear the examinations, practicals especially," says the student from Dharamsala. Almost a quarter of the Indian medical students in Russia quit midway. "Of 10 in my batch in the second year, 8 left," said another student, requesting anonymity.
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South Indians make up 70% of the desi medical students in Russia but a thousand-odd are also from the northern region--Haryana, Punjab, and Himachal Pradesh especially. In the past two years, the number of Russiabound medical students from Chandigarh has increased. Dr Dinesh Singla, director of Rus Education in New Delhi says: "From 40-to-50, the figure has doubled." Despite all odds.
Educationists warn these stu dents and their parents to gather as much information as possible, and know that in most of these universities, the language of instruction is Russian and most of the professors are not conversant with English.Even the Indian embassy in Moscow has posted all the Russian educational opportunities on its website. Its education wing site. Its education win receives many complaints against contractors who make f alse promises, giving mislead ing information, cheat, and behave in a highhanded manner.
Beware of leeches
Agents and contractors wait to sell gullible Indian stu gullible Indian students the foreign medical studies. Dr Navpreet Kaur, chairman and managing director of Phoenix Educ rector of Phoenix Educational Consultancy, Chandigarh, has a word of caution. "Many agents don't tell you beforehand that half the course will be in Russian. We advise the parents and students to be well informed. The In dian embassy in Moscow is the best source of infor mation," she said.
Some agents charge students triple the fee "They lie about fee structure, and the stu dents have to believe them because the Russian universities deal only with the contractors. Even the fee goes into the contractors' account ges first," Dr Navpreet Kaur said. The Indian embassy in Moscow has posted on its website: "The publicity in India about English-medium medical courses in the Russian federation is not correct. The medium is mostly Russian. No medical books in English are available in Russia. Only in some on contractors provide cases, education contractors provide you with the same."
NEET hurdle
Students, educationists, parents, they all blame the Russian trend on the fewer seats through NEET. Of more than 11 lakh candidates who took a shot at the entrance test in 2017, 6.5 lakh qualified. "When reservation limits the scope of admission, what options do the aspiring doctors have?" says a spokesperson of Jupiter Consultants, Chandigarh.
Dr Dinesh Singla of Rus Education has similar views. "Many more Indian students (than those who qualify) deserve to study medicine. Russia provides them with quality education and infrastructure," he said. Damanpreet, a third-year medical student of Crimea Federal University, is happy studying in Russia. "I like the practical classes and hands-on experience," she says.
India test too tough
The real struggle starts when Russian-educated doctors return home and sit the Medical Council of India's (MCI) mandatory Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FMGE) for a license to practice in India. Only about 15% students from Russian, Chinese, and Ukrainian colleges are able to clear. Ludhiana educationist Teejpreet Singh says: "Easier is to set tle down and practice in Russia and China. The MCI's standards are too high for average students," he says.
Dr Avinash Jindal, president of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) unit in Ludhiana, says Chinese-andRussian-qualified doctors are unable to pass the India test even on the fourth attempt. "I have reservations about the standard of education in those countries," he says. The Indian embassy in Moscow also mentions this low performance in the screening test and warns students to "keep in mind before deciding to study medicine in Russia". Just be informed.
TNN | Sep 4, 2017, 13:52 IST
Chandigarh-based education consultant Dr Navpreet Kaur (third from right) along with some of the Indian medica... Read More
By: Anindita Acharya
Inside her Russian hostel in 2016, Kan upriya (21) sat arms crossed, body shaking. Just two years of the six-year MBBS degree at Orenburg had broken the non-quitter's will. The medical university is one of the best in Russia.
By: Anindita Acharya
Inside her Russian hostel in 2016, Kan upriya (21) sat arms crossed, body shaking. Just two years of the six-year MBBS degree at Orenburg had broken the non-quitter's will. The medical university is one of the best in Russia.
But for the now Panjab University student, "it was traumatic".
When a Delhi-based educational consultancy got the young woman from Himachal Pradesh into the foreign medical school after Class XII, her dream of becoming a doctor seemed close. Only after landing overseas she came to know that most of the subjects were in the local language. "For two years, I struggled to learn Russian," she said. "From theory to practical, almost everything was in that language. I felt cheated. My studies were hampered. I didn't want to waste any more of my parents' money ."
Russia is one of the major international destinations for Indian medical students--95% of Indian students in Russia are there to study medicine and the rest are in technical courses such as aviation. Every year, almost 6,000 Indians enter the world's largest country to become doctor. Ukraine, China, and even Kyrgyzstan entice those who find the NEET (National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test) hurdle in India too hard to cross. Of Russia's more than 45 govern ment medical universities, only a handful offer the six-year general medicine course in English. A fourth-year medical student from a leading Russian university says on the condition of anonymity that she, too, was cheated by a contractor and enrolled into a university that has dual medium of instruction. "We were taught Russian in the first year.It is a tough language but we have no choice but to learn it, if we have to clear the examinations, practicals especially," says the student from Dharamsala. Almost a quarter of the Indian medical students in Russia quit midway. "Of 10 in my batch in the second year, 8 left," said another student, requesting anonymity.
Love continues
South Indians make up 70% of the desi medical students in Russia but a thousand-odd are also from the northern region--Haryana, Punjab, and Himachal Pradesh especially. In the past two years, the number of Russiabound medical students from Chandigarh has increased. Dr Dinesh Singla, director of Rus Education in New Delhi says: "From 40-to-50, the figure has doubled." Despite all odds.
Educationists warn these stu dents and their parents to gather as much information as possible, and know that in most of these universities, the language of instruction is Russian and most of the professors are not conversant with English.Even the Indian embassy in Moscow has posted all the Russian educational opportunities on its website. Its education wing site. Its education win receives many complaints against contractors who make f alse promises, giving mislead ing information, cheat, and behave in a highhanded manner.
Beware of leeches
Agents and contractors wait to sell gullible Indian stu gullible Indian students the foreign medical studies. Dr Navpreet Kaur, chairman and managing director of Phoenix Educ rector of Phoenix Educational Consultancy, Chandigarh, has a word of caution. "Many agents don't tell you beforehand that half the course will be in Russian. We advise the parents and students to be well informed. The In dian embassy in Moscow is the best source of infor mation," she said.
Some agents charge students triple the fee "They lie about fee structure, and the stu dents have to believe them because the Russian universities deal only with the contractors. Even the fee goes into the contractors' account ges first," Dr Navpreet Kaur said. The Indian embassy in Moscow has posted on its website: "The publicity in India about English-medium medical courses in the Russian federation is not correct. The medium is mostly Russian. No medical books in English are available in Russia. Only in some on contractors provide cases, education contractors provide you with the same."
NEET hurdle
Students, educationists, parents, they all blame the Russian trend on the fewer seats through NEET. Of more than 11 lakh candidates who took a shot at the entrance test in 2017, 6.5 lakh qualified. "When reservation limits the scope of admission, what options do the aspiring doctors have?" says a spokesperson of Jupiter Consultants, Chandigarh.
Dr Dinesh Singla of Rus Education has similar views. "Many more Indian students (than those who qualify) deserve to study medicine. Russia provides them with quality education and infrastructure," he said. Damanpreet, a third-year medical student of Crimea Federal University, is happy studying in Russia. "I like the practical classes and hands-on experience," she says.
India test too tough
The real struggle starts when Russian-educated doctors return home and sit the Medical Council of India's (MCI) mandatory Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FMGE) for a license to practice in India. Only about 15% students from Russian, Chinese, and Ukrainian colleges are able to clear. Ludhiana educationist Teejpreet Singh says: "Easier is to set tle down and practice in Russia and China. The MCI's standards are too high for average students," he says.
Dr Avinash Jindal, president of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) unit in Ludhiana, says Chinese-andRussian-qualified doctors are unable to pass the India test even on the fourth attempt. "I have reservations about the standard of education in those countries," he says. The Indian embassy in Moscow also mentions this low performance in the screening test and warns students to "keep in mind before deciding to study medicine in Russia". Just be informed.
TN sets up special panel to scrutinise nativity certificates of MBBS aspirants
CHENNAI A scrutinising committee will verify nativitycertificates submitted by more than verify nativity certificates submitted by 428 students who have been admitted to MBBS/BDS courses through the single window counselling under the government quota, state health secretary J Radhakrishnan said.
A scrutinising committee has been set up to verify the authenticity of the certificates students have produced during the counselling conducted by the state selection committee. All nativity certificates will be sent to the districts and the respective collectors will hold inquiry. "If the reports are not genuine, the admission will be cancelled and criminal action will be initiated against the student," the state health department said in a press release.
Parents and activists had filed complaints with the health department and police alleging that several students had claimed "dual nativity." The counselling for 4733 MBBS/BDS government quota seats - in government colleges and government quota seats in self-financing colleges -- began August 24 based on the merit list drawn on the basis of NEET 2017. This year, there was 10 times increase in the number of students claiming nativity compared to 2016, when there were 49 students, officials said.
On Wednesday, the selection committee said of the 4546 admissions so far, 3012 students had studied in state board. Among these 28 who were not natives of Tamil Nadu, but have studied here since Class VII were given admission on the basis of their domiciliary status. Similarly, 428 native students, who studied in other states, have been admitted.
The students claiming nativity have produced a nativity certificate have given an undertaking to the state government that their certificates are genuine and that they have not claimed nativity in any other state. "If a native of Tamil Nadu has studied in Kerala, he or she may apply Kerala on the basis of domiciliary and apply to Tamil Nadu on the basis or nativity.
But no one can submit nativity certificates in more than one state," Radhakrishnan said.
If students who joined any of the government colleges across the state or deemed universities after being allotted the seats by the Directorate General of Health Services through the all India quota had joined the state counselling, their admissions will also be cancelled. Admission to management quota seats in self-financing colleges will be conducted until September 1. The second round of counselling for government quota seats left vacant after the first round will be held for two days from September 2, a release seat.
CHENNAI A scrutinising committee will verify nativitycertificates submitted by more than verify nativity certificates submitted by 428 students who have been admitted to MBBS/BDS courses through the single window counselling under the government quota, state health secretary J Radhakrishnan said.
A scrutinising committee has been set up to verify the authenticity of the certificates students have produced during the counselling conducted by the state selection committee. All nativity certificates will be sent to the districts and the respective collectors will hold inquiry. "If the reports are not genuine, the admission will be cancelled and criminal action will be initiated against the student," the state health department said in a press release.
Parents and activists had filed complaints with the health department and police alleging that several students had claimed "dual nativity." The counselling for 4733 MBBS/BDS government quota seats - in government colleges and government quota seats in self-financing colleges -- began August 24 based on the merit list drawn on the basis of NEET 2017. This year, there was 10 times increase in the number of students claiming nativity compared to 2016, when there were 49 students, officials said.
On Wednesday, the selection committee said of the 4546 admissions so far, 3012 students had studied in state board. Among these 28 who were not natives of Tamil Nadu, but have studied here since Class VII were given admission on the basis of their domiciliary status. Similarly, 428 native students, who studied in other states, have been admitted.
The students claiming nativity have produced a nativity certificate have given an undertaking to the state government that their certificates are genuine and that they have not claimed nativity in any other state. "If a native of Tamil Nadu has studied in Kerala, he or she may apply Kerala on the basis of domiciliary and apply to Tamil Nadu on the basis or nativity.
But no one can submit nativity certificates in more than one state," Radhakrishnan said.
If students who joined any of the government colleges across the state or deemed universities after being allotted the seats by the Directorate General of Health Services through the all India quota had joined the state counselling, their admissions will also be cancelled. Admission to management quota seats in self-financing colleges will be conducted until September 1. The second round of counselling for government quota seats left vacant after the first round will be held for two days from September 2, a release seat.
Medical aspirant commits suicide after failing to get admission
K Sambath Kumar| TNN | Updated: Sep 2, 2017, 11:03 IST
HIGHLIGHTS
17-year-old S Anitha was in distress after failing to secure a medical seat as NEET was made compulsory in Tamil Nadu for medical admissions this year.
She even went to the Supreme Court last month seeking stay for NEET based admissions in the state run medical colleges saying it would shatter the aspirations of many rural students.
S Anitha even went to the Supreme Court last month seeking stay for NEET based admissions in the state run medical colleges.
TRICHY: S Anitha, a 17-year-old medical aspirant from Ariyalur committed suicide on Friday. She was in distress after failing to secure a medical seat as NEET was made compulsory in Tamil Nadu for medical admissions this year.
If admissions were made this year based on plus two marks then Anitha, a state board student from Tamil medium would have been the first doctor from her community in her entire village of Kuzhumur.
She even went to the Supreme Court last month seeking stay for NEET based admissions in the state run medical colleges saying it would shatter the aspirations of many rural students. But she chose to finally give up after admissions were made based on NEET this year.
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The Supreme Court implead Anitha as a respondent against the petition filed by Nalini Chidambarama, dvocate and wife of former union finance minister P Chidambaram. She had urged the Apex Court to direct the state government to admit students in the medical colleges based on NEET.
The state government had maintained till the last minute but failed to ensure NEET exception this year which led to NEET based admissions in the state.
Ariyalur superintendent of police Abhinav Kumar confirmed TOI over phone that Anitha had committed suicide by hanging herself at home.
Though she could not crack NEET but a meritorious student from poor dalit family, she had secured 1176 marks in the plus two exam this year. With a medical cutoff of 196.75 she was assured of a seat if admissions would have been made based on the plus two marks.
K Sambath Kumar| TNN | Updated: Sep 2, 2017, 11:03 IST
HIGHLIGHTS
17-year-old S Anitha was in distress after failing to secure a medical seat as NEET was made compulsory in Tamil Nadu for medical admissions this year.
She even went to the Supreme Court last month seeking stay for NEET based admissions in the state run medical colleges saying it would shatter the aspirations of many rural students.
S Anitha even went to the Supreme Court last month seeking stay for NEET based admissions in the state run medical colleges.
TRICHY: S Anitha, a 17-year-old medical aspirant from Ariyalur committed suicide on Friday. She was in distress after failing to secure a medical seat as NEET was made compulsory in Tamil Nadu for medical admissions this year.
If admissions were made this year based on plus two marks then Anitha, a state board student from Tamil medium would have been the first doctor from her community in her entire village of Kuzhumur.
She even went to the Supreme Court last month seeking stay for NEET based admissions in the state run medical colleges saying it would shatter the aspirations of many rural students. But she chose to finally give up after admissions were made based on NEET this year.
View image on Twitter
The Supreme Court implead Anitha as a respondent against the petition filed by Nalini Chidambarama, dvocate and wife of former union finance minister P Chidambaram. She had urged the Apex Court to direct the state government to admit students in the medical colleges based on NEET.
The state government had maintained till the last minute but failed to ensure NEET exception this year which led to NEET based admissions in the state.
Ariyalur superintendent of police Abhinav Kumar confirmed TOI over phone that Anitha had committed suicide by hanging herself at home.
Though she could not crack NEET but a meritorious student from poor dalit family, she had secured 1176 marks in the plus two exam this year. With a medical cutoff of 196.75 she was assured of a seat if admissions would have been made based on the plus two marks.
Prince Gajendra Babu, general secretary of State Platform for Common School System - Tamil Nadu (SPCSS-TN) expressed deep shock over such a decision by Anitha. Prince had accompanied her to the Supreme Court last month.
Anitha studied in an aided school till class 10. Among the toppers in the district, she could have got admitted to a self-financing school with partial fee waiver.
Her father working as a load man at Gandhi vegetable market in Trichy, comes home once in a week. Losing her mother at an early age, Anitha was raised by single parent and four siblings as the first medical aspirant in her community in the village.
Speaking to TOI last month over phone, Anitha had said that her father did his best to give education and raise her to this level but he could not afford NEET coaching. She has come all the way to New Delhi to represent many aspirants like her in the state who may have to bury their MBBS dream if NEET based admission are made in the state.
Anitha studied in an aided school till class 10. Among the toppers in the district, she could have got admitted to a self-financing school with partial fee waiver.
Her father working as a load man at Gandhi vegetable market in Trichy, comes home once in a week. Losing her mother at an early age, Anitha was raised by single parent and four siblings as the first medical aspirant in her community in the village.
Speaking to TOI last month over phone, Anitha had said that her father did his best to give education and raise her to this level but he could not afford NEET coaching. She has come all the way to New Delhi to represent many aspirants like her in the state who may have to bury their MBBS dream if NEET based admission are made in the state.
Blue Whale game: They will kill me... player cries for help
TNN | Updated: Sep 2, 2017, 10:06 IST
HIGHLIGHTS
A 12-year-old from Tirupur in Tamil Nadu confessed that he had entered the sinister 'Blue Whale Challenge' and he wanted to get out.
After a number of suicides across the country having been linked to the dangerous online game, teenagers who have entered the 'challenge' are looking for exit routes.
TNN | Updated: Sep 2, 2017, 10:06 IST
HIGHLIGHTS
A 12-year-old from Tirupur in Tamil Nadu confessed that he had entered the sinister 'Blue Whale Challenge' and he wanted to get out.
After a number of suicides across the country having been linked to the dangerous online game, teenagers who have entered the 'challenge' are looking for exit routes.
CHENNAI: On Thursday, a hysterical 12-year-old from Tirupur in Tamil Naducalled the state-operated 104 helpline: "They will kill me and family," he told the counsellor. When the counsellor at the other end asked who, there was a pause before the boy confessed that he had entered the sinister 'Blue Whale Challenge' and he wanted to get out.
After a number of suicides across the country having been linked to the dangerous online game, teenagers who have entered the 'challenge' are looking for exit routes. "Most of them are scared to get out because they are being threatened with death or harm to their family," said Dr Lakshmi Vijayakumar, founder of suicide prevention center Sneha.
Two leading psychiatrists TOI spoke to said both of them had seen at least one child in the last three days who confessed to have participated in the game. It was curiosity that had initially drawn both to the challenge, which entails an online administrator assigning them 50 tasks, most of them self-destructive. The last one is to commit suicide. One of the children was a 13-year-old from Chennai.
After a number of suicides across the country having been linked to the dangerous online game, teenagers who have entered the 'challenge' are looking for exit routes. "Most of them are scared to get out because they are being threatened with death or harm to their family," said Dr Lakshmi Vijayakumar, founder of suicide prevention center Sneha.
Two leading psychiatrists TOI spoke to said both of them had seen at least one child in the last three days who confessed to have participated in the game. It was curiosity that had initially drawn both to the challenge, which entails an online administrator assigning them 50 tasks, most of them self-destructive. The last one is to commit suicide. One of the children was a 13-year-old from Chennai.
NEET row: 343 people arrested and let off in city
TNN | Updated: Sep 4, 2017, 00:13 IST
Chennai: The city police on Sunday cordoned off Marina and launched a hunt for people who posted on the social media that there was going to be a mass protest at Marina Beach over NEET and the death of S Anitha on Friday, a medical aspirant in Ariyalur. Police put traffic restriction on Kamarajar Salai to check people staging protest in front of the secretariat.
A total of 343 people who protested on Sunday against the Centre in connection with the suicide of Anitha, were arrested and released in different parts of the city.
Protests were held in nine places. Around 10.50am, at least 100 members of May 17 Organisation, Tamizhar Vidyal Katchi and Dec 3 Organisation, under the leadership of Praveen Kumar staged a protest in T Nagar.
They walked towards the T Nagar BJP office, condemning the Central government and shouting slogans, around 11.10am when they were arrested. Police detained them at a marriage hall on South Boag Road in T Nagar and released them in the evening.
Members of some student outfits were also arrested in T Nagar. Around 30 students staged a road roko at the subway close to Loyola College. The Nungambakkam police rushed to the spot and dispersed the crowd.
Members of political parties like DMK, VCK and CPI (M) were also arrested and released for staging protests in different parts of the city. A total of 730 people also held silent meetings and candle light vigil in 14 locations in the city for Anita.
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