Fewer PG medical applicants this year
Times News Network | Mar 31, 2019, 04.40 AM IST
Chennai: The rank list for admission to postgraduate medical courses released by the state selection committee on Saturday had several surprises — fewer students had applied compared to 2018 in spite of more seats. Admission is also likely to get tougher as the number of students with high scores are more.
There were 10,297 candidates compared to 10,576 in 2018. While Dr C R Arunkumar with 1007.5/1200 and Dr V Tamilarasu with 1001.25/1200 got four digit scores, more than 22 had scores above 900, 240 above 800 and more than 1000 had more than 700. The rank list was published on www.tnhealth.org and www.tnmedicalselection.org and counselling will begin on Monday.
Incentive marks – up to 30% of NEET score were given to in-service candidates based on geographical area of work as per recommendation of the Justice A Selvam committee. Those in hilly areas will get up to 10% for each year, those in “difficult plain areas” 9%, those in remote areas 8%, and government doctors in rural areas 5%.
All three toppers are from in-service candidate list, 9 among the top 20 and 27 in top 100. “Toppers will have a big advantage. Many would have been allotted seats in round 1 of all India counselling.
And they have time till April 3 to join. They can come to state counselling to see if they have a chance of getting better course or college,” said selection committee secretary Dr G Selvarajan.
However, those joining colleges through all India counselling can’t participate in state counselling.
On March 11, the state uploaded prospectus for counselling. The state attempted to take the process online, but the selection committee has decided counselling will be off line. Courses will begin by May 1 and admissions closed by May 31.
This year there will be 899 PG medical seats and two diploma seats in the state bouquet apart from 177 seats in self-financing colleges and institutions.
Times News Network | Mar 31, 2019, 04.40 AM IST
Chennai: The rank list for admission to postgraduate medical courses released by the state selection committee on Saturday had several surprises — fewer students had applied compared to 2018 in spite of more seats. Admission is also likely to get tougher as the number of students with high scores are more.
There were 10,297 candidates compared to 10,576 in 2018. While Dr C R Arunkumar with 1007.5/1200 and Dr V Tamilarasu with 1001.25/1200 got four digit scores, more than 22 had scores above 900, 240 above 800 and more than 1000 had more than 700. The rank list was published on www.tnhealth.org and www.tnmedicalselection.org and counselling will begin on Monday.
Incentive marks – up to 30% of NEET score were given to in-service candidates based on geographical area of work as per recommendation of the Justice A Selvam committee. Those in hilly areas will get up to 10% for each year, those in “difficult plain areas” 9%, those in remote areas 8%, and government doctors in rural areas 5%.
All three toppers are from in-service candidate list, 9 among the top 20 and 27 in top 100. “Toppers will have a big advantage. Many would have been allotted seats in round 1 of all India counselling.
And they have time till April 3 to join. They can come to state counselling to see if they have a chance of getting better course or college,” said selection committee secretary Dr G Selvarajan.
However, those joining colleges through all India counselling can’t participate in state counselling.
On March 11, the state uploaded prospectus for counselling. The state attempted to take the process online, but the selection committee has decided counselling will be off line. Courses will begin by May 1 and admissions closed by May 31.
This year there will be 899 PG medical seats and two diploma seats in the state bouquet apart from 177 seats in self-financing colleges and institutions.
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