Deadline nears, but 50-plus BDS seats in govt quota go abegging
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai: Times of india 07.09.2018
With less than a week’s deadline for the state to complete admission formalities for the undergraduate dental course, the selection committee has received only 207 applications for the 264 BDS seats in government quota. According to the tentative mop-up counselling schedule for BDS released by the selection committee, counselling will be held on Monday.
This year nearly 50% of BDS seats — including 23% under the government quota — were vacant at the end of counselling. With 833 out of 1,993 seats vacant, the selection committee called for fresh applications on Friday after it exhausted the rank list. Several self-financing colleges are wooing students by slashing the tuition fees from Rs 6 lakh to Rs 2.5 lakh. “We will complete counselling by Wednesday,” said selection committee secretary Dr G Selvarajan.
The last date for joining dental courses for 2018 fixed by Dental Council of India is September 15. The selection committee will handover the remaining seats to college managements after September 12. Colleges will have to admit students before the deadline. “We have asked colleges to reduce fees so they can fill seats,” he said.
Last year, 265 management quota seats in self-financing colleges remained vacant. Many students told TOI that they would appear for NEET 2019 to better their scores and apply for MBBS than taking up a seat in BDS this year.
TN Dr MGR Medical University governing council member Dr Yashwanth Kumar Venkataraman said DCI should close down dental colleges with poor infrastructure and less patients, after giving them six months time to correct inadequacies. Meanwhile, Tamil Nadu should also ensure it has more government dental colleges and departments in other medical colleges, so jobs can be created. “It will also create awareness among people on the need for good oral health and hygiene,” he said.
Dentists said a separate university for dentistry should be set up and students with the right aptitude taken in. “As of now most students choose dentistry either because their family owns a clinic or a hospital or because they did not get an MBBS seat,” said Dr Venkataraman.
10K seekers for 2K nursing seats
Chennai:
More than five students will compete for every diploma seat in nursing this year, with toppers having a cut-off touching 98.75 in Class XII examinations.
For about 2,000 diplomas in nursing seats in government colleges, the state selection committee has received 10,500 applications. There are two reasons for the rush, said officials. The government will start sale of applications for four-year paramedical degree courses, including nursing, only on Monday. Hence, students have applied for diploma which is a three-year course. “Also, students are accommodated in secure hostels. They get good food and education and are paid a small stipend,” said S Senbarithi, a nurse working for a private hospital. TNN
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai: Times of india 07.09.2018
With less than a week’s deadline for the state to complete admission formalities for the undergraduate dental course, the selection committee has received only 207 applications for the 264 BDS seats in government quota. According to the tentative mop-up counselling schedule for BDS released by the selection committee, counselling will be held on Monday.
This year nearly 50% of BDS seats — including 23% under the government quota — were vacant at the end of counselling. With 833 out of 1,993 seats vacant, the selection committee called for fresh applications on Friday after it exhausted the rank list. Several self-financing colleges are wooing students by slashing the tuition fees from Rs 6 lakh to Rs 2.5 lakh. “We will complete counselling by Wednesday,” said selection committee secretary Dr G Selvarajan.
The last date for joining dental courses for 2018 fixed by Dental Council of India is September 15. The selection committee will handover the remaining seats to college managements after September 12. Colleges will have to admit students before the deadline. “We have asked colleges to reduce fees so they can fill seats,” he said.
Last year, 265 management quota seats in self-financing colleges remained vacant. Many students told TOI that they would appear for NEET 2019 to better their scores and apply for MBBS than taking up a seat in BDS this year.
TN Dr MGR Medical University governing council member Dr Yashwanth Kumar Venkataraman said DCI should close down dental colleges with poor infrastructure and less patients, after giving them six months time to correct inadequacies. Meanwhile, Tamil Nadu should also ensure it has more government dental colleges and departments in other medical colleges, so jobs can be created. “It will also create awareness among people on the need for good oral health and hygiene,” he said.
Dentists said a separate university for dentistry should be set up and students with the right aptitude taken in. “As of now most students choose dentistry either because their family owns a clinic or a hospital or because they did not get an MBBS seat,” said Dr Venkataraman.
10K seekers for 2K nursing seats
Chennai:
More than five students will compete for every diploma seat in nursing this year, with toppers having a cut-off touching 98.75 in Class XII examinations.
For about 2,000 diplomas in nursing seats in government colleges, the state selection committee has received 10,500 applications. There are two reasons for the rush, said officials. The government will start sale of applications for four-year paramedical degree courses, including nursing, only on Monday. Hence, students have applied for diploma which is a three-year course. “Also, students are accommodated in secure hostels. They get good food and education and are paid a small stipend,” said S Senbarithi, a nurse working for a private hospital. TNN
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