Govt doctors may get 30% over NEET score as incentive
Proposal Given To State Govt Awaits Nod
Pushpa.Narayan@timesgroup.com
Chennai:23.02.2019
Doctors in government service are likely to get up to 30% over their NEET scores as incentive for admission to postgraduate medical courses if the recommendations of the seven-member committee chaired by Justice A Selvam are accepted. The committee, set up on the Madras high court’s orders, submitted them to the state government earlier this week.
The committee, said a member, put doctors into four broad categories — those working in hilly regions, in difficult areas in the plains, in remote areas and in rural areas.
It recommends that doctors working in hilly areas get 10% over their NEET score for each year with a maximum of 30%. There are 119 primary health centres under the directorate of public health in hilly areas such as Ooty, Javadu hills and Kothagiri and about 20 district headquarters and taluk hospitals under the directorate of medical services (DMS).
Those working in difficult areas in the plains will get 9% each year for a maximum of 27% over their NEET score. There are 660 PHCs and about 85 DMS-run hospitals in this category. Those working in remote areas will get 8% over their NEET score with a maximum of 24%. About 23 PHCs and three DMS hospitals are in this category. The largest is the rural category, where PG aspirants in 1,201 PHCs and 119 DMS hospitals will get 5% over their NEET score each year with a maximum of 15%. There will be no quota for students applying for postgraduate degrees. However, 50% of seats in diploma courses will be reserved for in-service candidates.
Unlike last year, no doctor working in medical college hospitals that come under the directorate of medical education or urban primary health centres – including those serving in casualty centres or Ce-Monc centres -- will get any incentive.
In 2018, a six-member committee used “hybrid” methods to work out difficult and remote areas based on terrain, doctor-patient ratio and vacancies in hospitals. The court had asked the Selvam committee to come up with fresh recommendations by 2019.
This year, students appeared for the PG 2019 NEET examination on January 6. Of the 79,633 who qualified, 11,121 were from TN, which also had the most candidates appearing. “Most of our students have performed well. We have more than 100 additional seats taking the total number of degree seats to 1,357. We have also urged the centre to convert 396 diploma seats to degree. So even if we share 50% of the seats with the Centre for all-India quota, students in our state will have more than 800 seats,” said director of medical education Dr A Edwin Joe.
“The prospectus will be issued once the government releases a GO based on the Selvam committee report. Counselling will begin after DGHS completes first round for all-India quota,” said selection committee secretary Dr G Selvarajan.
Selvam committee has classified doctors into four broad categories based on their location and recommended up to 30% over their NEET scores as incentive for admission to postgraduate medical courses
Proposal Given To State Govt Awaits Nod
Pushpa.Narayan@timesgroup.com
Chennai:23.02.2019
Doctors in government service are likely to get up to 30% over their NEET scores as incentive for admission to postgraduate medical courses if the recommendations of the seven-member committee chaired by Justice A Selvam are accepted. The committee, set up on the Madras high court’s orders, submitted them to the state government earlier this week.
The committee, said a member, put doctors into four broad categories — those working in hilly regions, in difficult areas in the plains, in remote areas and in rural areas.
It recommends that doctors working in hilly areas get 10% over their NEET score for each year with a maximum of 30%. There are 119 primary health centres under the directorate of public health in hilly areas such as Ooty, Javadu hills and Kothagiri and about 20 district headquarters and taluk hospitals under the directorate of medical services (DMS).
Those working in difficult areas in the plains will get 9% each year for a maximum of 27% over their NEET score. There are 660 PHCs and about 85 DMS-run hospitals in this category. Those working in remote areas will get 8% over their NEET score with a maximum of 24%. About 23 PHCs and three DMS hospitals are in this category. The largest is the rural category, where PG aspirants in 1,201 PHCs and 119 DMS hospitals will get 5% over their NEET score each year with a maximum of 15%. There will be no quota for students applying for postgraduate degrees. However, 50% of seats in diploma courses will be reserved for in-service candidates.
Unlike last year, no doctor working in medical college hospitals that come under the directorate of medical education or urban primary health centres – including those serving in casualty centres or Ce-Monc centres -- will get any incentive.
In 2018, a six-member committee used “hybrid” methods to work out difficult and remote areas based on terrain, doctor-patient ratio and vacancies in hospitals. The court had asked the Selvam committee to come up with fresh recommendations by 2019.
This year, students appeared for the PG 2019 NEET examination on January 6. Of the 79,633 who qualified, 11,121 were from TN, which also had the most candidates appearing. “Most of our students have performed well. We have more than 100 additional seats taking the total number of degree seats to 1,357. We have also urged the centre to convert 396 diploma seats to degree. So even if we share 50% of the seats with the Centre for all-India quota, students in our state will have more than 800 seats,” said director of medical education Dr A Edwin Joe.
“The prospectus will be issued once the government releases a GO based on the Selvam committee report. Counselling will begin after DGHS completes first round for all-India quota,” said selection committee secretary Dr G Selvarajan.
Selvam committee has classified doctors into four broad categories based on their location and recommended up to 30% over their NEET scores as incentive for admission to postgraduate medical courses
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