May 28 2017 : The Times of India (Chennai)
TN adds 1,000 MBBS seats in six years
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Four New Govt Colleges Since 2012
The Tamil Nadu government has added at least 1,000 MBBS seats in the past six years ensuring that meritorious students with thinner wallets are not denied the chance of donning the coveted white coats in a state where private colleges charge more than `1 crore a year for undergraduate courses.Since 2012, the state has managed to open Government Sivagangai Medical College, Government Tiruvannamalai Medical College, Government Medical College in Omandurar, and ESIC Hospital in Coimbatore with 100 seats in each.
This year, the Medical Council of India has permitted the state to open a medical college in Pudukkottai with 150 seats. “We have meticulously followed up on civil work, infrastructure and human resources to have each of these medical colleges opened in time,“ said state health secretary J Radhakrishnan.
In addition to new medi cal colleges, the directorate of medical education has got permission to add 450 seats in at least eight existing medical colleges. Tamil Nadu now tops the list of states with maximum number of staterun medical colleges. It has 25 state-run medical colleges offering more than 3200 MBBS seats, compared to Maharashtra with 22 and Karnataka with 18. However, the number of private colleges is higher in Karnataka and Maharashtra. While Tamil Nadu has 24 private colleges offering 3,600 MBBS seats, Karnataka has 38 private colleges with more than 6,000 seats and Maharashtra has 28 institutions offering 4,020 seats.
“We can now say that meritorious students will not be easily denied a seat in Tamil Nadu. Once a student clears NEET with a high score, he or she has a chance of getting a seat in a government college or at least a government quota seat in a self-financing college,“ said a senior government official.
The state has also been able to add 305 more PG degree and diploma seats this year, including 272 in clinical subjections, after the MCI gave its approval.
Additionally , in an effort a boost to non-teaching hospitals, the state plans to start diploma in national board (DNB) courses in 11 district headquarters hospitals and one sub-district hospital.These are equivalent to the MDMS courses offered by the MCI. “We have got permission to start two courses in the Cuddalore hospital and the department is hoping to get all others cleared in the next few months,“ said Dr V Vijaykumar, state nodal officer for DNB courses.
This year, the Medical Council of India has permitted the state to open a medical college in Pudukkottai with 150 seats. “We have meticulously followed up on civil work, infrastructure and human resources to have each of these medical colleges opened in time,“ said state health secretary J Radhakrishnan.
In addition to new medi cal colleges, the directorate of medical education has got permission to add 450 seats in at least eight existing medical colleges. Tamil Nadu now tops the list of states with maximum number of staterun medical colleges. It has 25 state-run medical colleges offering more than 3200 MBBS seats, compared to Maharashtra with 22 and Karnataka with 18. However, the number of private colleges is higher in Karnataka and Maharashtra. While Tamil Nadu has 24 private colleges offering 3,600 MBBS seats, Karnataka has 38 private colleges with more than 6,000 seats and Maharashtra has 28 institutions offering 4,020 seats.
“We can now say that meritorious students will not be easily denied a seat in Tamil Nadu. Once a student clears NEET with a high score, he or she has a chance of getting a seat in a government college or at least a government quota seat in a self-financing college,“ said a senior government official.
The state has also been able to add 305 more PG degree and diploma seats this year, including 272 in clinical subjections, after the MCI gave its approval.
Additionally , in an effort a boost to non-teaching hospitals, the state plans to start diploma in national board (DNB) courses in 11 district headquarters hospitals and one sub-district hospital.These are equivalent to the MDMS courses offered by the MCI. “We have got permission to start two courses in the Cuddalore hospital and the department is hoping to get all others cleared in the next few months,“ said Dr V Vijaykumar, state nodal officer for DNB courses.
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