PUDUCHERRY: Puducherry government withdrew essentiality certificates issued to a private medical college and hospital for increasing students' intake from 100 to 150 after the institute failed to provide MBBS seats to the government proportionate to the increase in intake of students for two academic years 2014-15 and 2015-16.
The government sent copies of its withdrawal order to the Union ministry of health and family welfare, Medical council of India and Pondicherry University.
The government issued the certificates (dated May 21, 2013 and October 11, 2013) to Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) for increasing the intake of students from 100 to 150 with a condition that the institute must allot seats to the government proportionate to the increase in students' intake.
PIMS, which allots 35% of seats to government, has to allot 18 seats to the government out of the additional intake of 50 seats.
However, the institute did not allot additional seats to the government for the academic year 2014-15.
The institute did not also take any efforts to allot 18 additional seats to the government for the academic year 2015-16 also. The government issued a showcase notice to the institute on September 21.
The institute however maintained that the government has absolutely no power to impose any apportionment of seats upon unaided private professional institutions and fixation of quota could only be possible by consensual agreements between the government and such private educational institutions. The institute further said it did not agree to surrender more than 35 seats.
"The willful failure of Pims to provide seats to Puducherry government against the additional intake of 50 seats during 2014-15 and the conduct and recalcitrant attitude of Pims during 2015-16 with a view to avoid giving seats against additional intake are responsible for Puducherry Centac students' and parents' association calling a bandh on September 22.
This supports that PIMS instead of promoting public interest and public order has by its willful action acted against the public interest and public order," said under-secretary (health) V Jeeva in an order dated September 28.
Various students' and parents' forums charged that the institute admitted 50 students last year and another 50 students this year on its own without following the admission procedure stipulated by the permanent admission committee.
The permanent admission committee chairman and former Madras High Court judge justice A C Arumugaperumal Adityan in February this year declared that the admission and other connected activities carried out by PIMS for academic year 2014-15 as null and void.
The government sent copies of its withdrawal order to the Union ministry of health and family welfare, Medical council of India and Pondicherry University.
The government issued the certificates (dated May 21, 2013 and October 11, 2013) to Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) for increasing the intake of students from 100 to 150 with a condition that the institute must allot seats to the government proportionate to the increase in students' intake.
PIMS, which allots 35% of seats to government, has to allot 18 seats to the government out of the additional intake of 50 seats.
However, the institute did not allot additional seats to the government for the academic year 2014-15.
The institute did not also take any efforts to allot 18 additional seats to the government for the academic year 2015-16 also. The government issued a showcase notice to the institute on September 21.
The institute however maintained that the government has absolutely no power to impose any apportionment of seats upon unaided private professional institutions and fixation of quota could only be possible by consensual agreements between the government and such private educational institutions. The institute further said it did not agree to surrender more than 35 seats.
"The willful failure of Pims to provide seats to Puducherry government against the additional intake of 50 seats during 2014-15 and the conduct and recalcitrant attitude of Pims during 2015-16 with a view to avoid giving seats against additional intake are responsible for Puducherry Centac students' and parents' association calling a bandh on September 22.
This supports that PIMS instead of promoting public interest and public order has by its willful action acted against the public interest and public order," said under-secretary (health) V Jeeva in an order dated September 28.
Various students' and parents' forums charged that the institute admitted 50 students last year and another 50 students this year on its own without following the admission procedure stipulated by the permanent admission committee.
The permanent admission committee chairman and former Madras High Court judge justice A C Arumugaperumal Adityan in February this year declared that the admission and other connected activities carried out by PIMS for academic year 2014-15 as null and void.
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