NAGPUR: Admission process and fee structure has apparently hit the number of students opting for Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) course. This is evident from the fact that of the 50 undergraduate seats at Government Dental College (GDCH), only 33 were filled this year. Besides this, 15 BDS seats in the college have continued to remain vacant for the past four years.
Sources said that students are reluctant to opt for BDS seat in a private college as they have to pay fees for the four-year course at the admission time. This leaves them with no option to shift to GDC in case they happen to get a seat in subsequent rounds of admission. Besides, many students to get admission to MBBS course during later rounds of admission leave the GDC seat.
"We have been writing about these problems to the state directorate of medical education and research (DMER) several times suggesting that we be allowed to take in students who wish to take admission here later. Otherwise all these seats go vacant. They officials have told us they are helpless following Supreme Court order saying that the admission procedure needs to be completed by September 30 which is exactly when the central admission procedure as well as that of the state ends," said Dr Vaibhav Karemore, an assistant professor and the PRO of the college.
GDC had 30 undergraduate seats till four years ago, which increased to 40 in 2010 and to 50 in 2012. Like all other nationally accredited institutions, 15% seats here are reserved for admissions via All India Pre Dental Entrance Examination (AIPDEE). In the last four years, the number of seats filled in the college has been 33, 34, 37 and 36 respectively.
The faculty members have come up with probable solutions for this tricky situation. It includes suggestions like shifting the centralized rounds to an earlier date, not allowing the private colleges to take the entire fees in one go but rather take fees for one semester at a time like government institutions do and making the students fill status retention forms.
Out of the 50 undergraduate seats at Government Dental College (GDC), only 33 have been filled this year. Over the last four years, around 15 Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) seats in the college remain vacant every year. This is due the structure of the admission procedure, and the private colleges taking the entire four years' worth of fees during the admission among other reasons.
Even after a couple of months of getting admitted to the college, people leave their seats if they get shifted to a better institution or get an MBBS seat during the subsequent rounds of admission. Also, those who wish to shift to GDC from the private institutions in these rounds can't do so as they have already paid the hefty fees.
Sources said that students are reluctant to opt for BDS seat in a private college as they have to pay fees for the four-year course at the admission time. This leaves them with no option to shift to GDC in case they happen to get a seat in subsequent rounds of admission. Besides, many students to get admission to MBBS course during later rounds of admission leave the GDC seat.
"We have been writing about these problems to the state directorate of medical education and research (DMER) several times suggesting that we be allowed to take in students who wish to take admission here later. Otherwise all these seats go vacant. They officials have told us they are helpless following Supreme Court order saying that the admission procedure needs to be completed by September 30 which is exactly when the central admission procedure as well as that of the state ends," said Dr Vaibhav Karemore, an assistant professor and the PRO of the college.
GDC had 30 undergraduate seats till four years ago, which increased to 40 in 2010 and to 50 in 2012. Like all other nationally accredited institutions, 15% seats here are reserved for admissions via All India Pre Dental Entrance Examination (AIPDEE). In the last four years, the number of seats filled in the college has been 33, 34, 37 and 36 respectively.
The faculty members have come up with probable solutions for this tricky situation. It includes suggestions like shifting the centralized rounds to an earlier date, not allowing the private colleges to take the entire fees in one go but rather take fees for one semester at a time like government institutions do and making the students fill status retention forms.
Out of the 50 undergraduate seats at Government Dental College (GDC), only 33 have been filled this year. Over the last four years, around 15 Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) seats in the college remain vacant every year. This is due the structure of the admission procedure, and the private colleges taking the entire four years' worth of fees during the admission among other reasons.
Even after a couple of months of getting admitted to the college, people leave their seats if they get shifted to a better institution or get an MBBS seat during the subsequent rounds of admission. Also, those who wish to shift to GDC from the private institutions in these rounds can't do so as they have already paid the hefty fees.
Source: TOI Nagpur
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