State will get recognition for all medical seats soon: DME
Staff Reporter
CHENNAI, June 07, 2018 00:00 IST
‘Working on addressing the deficiencies pointed out by MCI’
With the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare turning down proposals to increase the number of MBBS seats from 150 to 250 in two government medical colleges in Tamil Nadu, officials of the Directorate of Medical Education (DME) are taking steps to get the nod for the increased intake.
In its notification dated May 31, 2018, the Union Health Ministry rejected the proposal to increase the seats from 150 to 250 each in Government Tirunelveli Medical College and Madurai Medical College based on the recommendations of the Medical Council of India (MCI). The State government had also sought to increase the seats from 100 to 150 in the Government Chengalpattu Medical College. Apart from this, the Ministry also turned down the proposal for increasing the seats in a private institution - Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute.
‘Facilities lacking’
Officials said that MCI rejected the proposals, after it felt that the existing facilities were not sufficient for approving the increased intake.
G. Selvarajan, additional DME and secretary of selection committee, said, “We are looking at how we can rectify the deficiencies and approach the MCI again. There are chances that we would get the approval for the increased intake. If the approval comes, the seats could be added before the first phase of medical counselling itself. If not, they will be added during the second phase of counselling,” he said.
Last year, there were 2,900 MBBS seats in government medical colleges. Of this, 455 seats (15%) were surrendered for all-India quota.
“So, we had 2,445 MBBS seats in the State quota last year. Another 783 seats were from self-financing medical colleges and 127 from Rajah Muthiah Medical College. There were a total of 3,355 MBBS seats. It is only in the last two years that we have significantly increased the number of seats in Tamil Nadu,” he said.
Apart from this, there were a total of 517 management seats in self-financing medical colleges.
No permission for renewal
The Union Health Ministry has refused to renew permission for four private institutions — Annai Medical College and Hospital (150 seats), Ponnaiyah Ramajayam Institute of Medical Sciences, Kancheepuram (150 seats), Annapoorna Medical College and Hospital, Salem (150 seats) and Sree Balaji Medical College, Chennai (150 to 250 seats).
In addition, it has rejected applications to establish four new private medical colleges in the State.
The MCI, in its executive committee meeting in April, had decided to recommend to the Central government not to permit admission of fresh batch of 150 MBBS students at Madha Medical College and Hospital, Thandalam in Chennai for the academic year 2018-2019 and 2019-2020.
If the approval comes, the seats could be added before the first phase of counselling itself. If not, they will be added during the second phase
Additional DME
Staff Reporter
CHENNAI, June 07, 2018 00:00 IST
‘Working on addressing the deficiencies pointed out by MCI’ With the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare turning down proposals to increase the number of MBBS seats from 150 to 250 in two government medical colleges in Tamil Nadu, officials of the Directorate of Medical Education (DME) are taking steps to get the nod for the increased intake.
In its notification dated May 31, 2018, the Union Health Ministry rejected the proposal to increase the seats from 150 to 250 each in Government Tirunelveli Medical College and Madurai Medical College based on the recommendations of the Medical Council of India (MCI). The State government had also sought to increase the seats from 100 to 150 in the Government Chengalpattu Medical College. Apart from this, the Ministry also turned down the proposal for increasing the seats in a private institution - Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute.
‘Facilities lacking’
Officials said that MCI rejected the proposals, after it felt that the existing facilities were not sufficient for approving the increased intake.
G. Selvarajan, additional DME and secretary of selection committee, said, “We are looking at how we can rectify the deficiencies and approach the MCI again. There are chances that we would get the approval for the increased intake. If the approval comes, the seats could be added before the first phase of medical counselling itself. If not, they will be added during the second phase of counselling,” he said.
Last year, there were 2,900 MBBS seats in government medical colleges. Of this, 455 seats (15%) were surrendered for all-India quota.
“So, we had 2,445 MBBS seats in the State quota last year. Another 783 seats were from self-financing medical colleges and 127 from Rajah Muthiah Medical College. There were a total of 3,355 MBBS seats. It is only in the last two years that we have significantly increased the number of seats in Tamil Nadu,” he said.
Apart from this, there were a total of 517 management seats in self-financing medical colleges.
No permission for renewal
The Union Health Ministry has refused to renew permission for four private institutions — Annai Medical College and Hospital (150 seats), Ponnaiyah Ramajayam Institute of Medical Sciences, Kancheepuram (150 seats), Annapoorna Medical College and Hospital, Salem (150 seats) and Sree Balaji Medical College, Chennai (150 to 250 seats).
In addition, it has rejected applications to establish four new private medical colleges in the State.
The MCI, in its executive committee meeting in April, had decided to recommend to the Central government not to permit admission of fresh batch of 150 MBBS students at Madha Medical College and Hospital, Thandalam in Chennai for the academic year 2018-2019 and 2019-2020.
If the approval comes, the seats could be added before the first phase of counselling itself. If not, they will be added during the second phase
Additional DME
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