Prospectus for MBBS and BDS admissions to follow Supreme Court order

By Express News Service  |   Published: 13th June 2017 04:21 AM  |  

CHENNAI: The Directorate of Medical Education will release prospectus for admission to MBBS and BDS courses 2017-18 and will subsequently issue applications within 24 to 48 hours of the government’s direction, said Director of Medical Education Dr A Edwin Joe.

The prospectus will be released after making changes to it as per the Supreme Court order. “We are yet to receive full details of the judgment. Once that is done, the State government will make changes to the prospectus. The prospectus will be released after the State’s direction,” said Dr Joe.

The announcement came after the Supreme Court on Monday asked the CBSE to declare the results of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) for admission to MBBS and BDS, staying the Madras High Court order restraining the publication of results.

According to the Medical Council of India regulations, MBBS and BDS counselling should be completed by September 31. However, there are outstanding issues, including whether management seats in the self-financing colleges and deemed universities would be filled by the government. Full details are awaited, officials added.

The DME will conduct the counselling for admissions to MBBS and BDS courses after merit list is released based on NEET marks.Going by the current developments, the medical admissions for this academic year will most probably be conducted on the basis of NEET marks, as the State is yet to get the Presidential assent for two NEET bills adopted by the Tamil Nadu Assembly.

Docs want all-party meet for Presidential assent
The Doctors’ Association for Social Equality requested the State government to convene an all-party meeting to pressure the Central government to expedite the process to get the Presidential assent for NEET bills. The association added that the Centre should intervene and conduct a re-exam of NEET, as the recently-concluded one did not have uniform question paper.