TN adds 508 PG seats in govt medical colleges, 2-fold jump in key specialties
Pushpa.Narayan@timesgroup.com
Chennai:02.03.2019
Tamil Nadu will add 508 postgraduate seats in government medical colleges soon, making it the state with the most number of PG government seats in the country. The total number of PG seats will be 1,758, compared to 2,900 undergraduate medical seats. A major share of the 40% increase came through conversion of diploma seats — barring three in diabetology — into PG degree programmes.
The increase in PG seats, officials say, will directly benefit healthcare services in the state. For instance, the number of obstetrician-gynecologists the government colleges produces every year will nearly double from 109 to 203 and the number of anesthesiologists will go up from 126 to 193. There will also be at least 29 more general surgeons and 18 more general medicine practitioners from the state colleges, said deputy director of medical services Dr K Rajasekar.
The directorate of medical education received the Centre’s permission, from the board of governors in supersession of the Medical Council of India, on Thursday to convert 384 of its 396 PG diploma seats into PG degree seats. The diploma seats in diabetology could not be converted as there was no PG degree equivalent; and the state had to forgo the remaining seats in some colleges as it had reached the limit.
State has most PG seats in govt colleges
In addition, the state has permission to start 124 new PG degree courses across 14 state-run medical colleges.
This means, during the 2019 PG counselling, after surrendering 50% of seats towards the all-India quota the state will still be left with more than 850 seats. The state is known for having the maximum number of MBBS seats in 22 government medical colleges; it will now have highest number of PG degree seats in government colleges as well.
In some colleges, there are more PG degree seats than UG degree seats. The Madras Medical College has 433 MD/MS seats and 250 MBBS seats. “That’s how premium medical colleges work. Centre-run colleges such as All India Institute of Medical Sciences and JIPMER have very few undergraduate seats. As the MCI has made it mandatory for all colleges to have PG courses, we will be increasing the seats every year. Converting two-year diplomas to three year degrees will also mean we will also have more teaching faculty to help us do this. Diploma holders can practice their speciality, but aren’t allowed to teach,” said director of medical education Dr A Edwin Joe. Stanley Medical College has 204 MD/MS seats and 250 MBBS seats. At the Madurai Medical College where MBBS seats are expected to go up to 250 from the present 155, there are 184 PG seats.
More than 11,000 candidates from the state have cleared PG Neet this year.
Pushpa.Narayan@timesgroup.com
Chennai:02.03.2019
Tamil Nadu will add 508 postgraduate seats in government medical colleges soon, making it the state with the most number of PG government seats in the country. The total number of PG seats will be 1,758, compared to 2,900 undergraduate medical seats. A major share of the 40% increase came through conversion of diploma seats — barring three in diabetology — into PG degree programmes.
The increase in PG seats, officials say, will directly benefit healthcare services in the state. For instance, the number of obstetrician-gynecologists the government colleges produces every year will nearly double from 109 to 203 and the number of anesthesiologists will go up from 126 to 193. There will also be at least 29 more general surgeons and 18 more general medicine practitioners from the state colleges, said deputy director of medical services Dr K Rajasekar.
The directorate of medical education received the Centre’s permission, from the board of governors in supersession of the Medical Council of India, on Thursday to convert 384 of its 396 PG diploma seats into PG degree seats. The diploma seats in diabetology could not be converted as there was no PG degree equivalent; and the state had to forgo the remaining seats in some colleges as it had reached the limit.
State has most PG seats in govt colleges
In addition, the state has permission to start 124 new PG degree courses across 14 state-run medical colleges.
This means, during the 2019 PG counselling, after surrendering 50% of seats towards the all-India quota the state will still be left with more than 850 seats. The state is known for having the maximum number of MBBS seats in 22 government medical colleges; it will now have highest number of PG degree seats in government colleges as well.
In some colleges, there are more PG degree seats than UG degree seats. The Madras Medical College has 433 MD/MS seats and 250 MBBS seats. “That’s how premium medical colleges work. Centre-run colleges such as All India Institute of Medical Sciences and JIPMER have very few undergraduate seats. As the MCI has made it mandatory for all colleges to have PG courses, we will be increasing the seats every year. Converting two-year diplomas to three year degrees will also mean we will also have more teaching faculty to help us do this. Diploma holders can practice their speciality, but aren’t allowed to teach,” said director of medical education Dr A Edwin Joe. Stanley Medical College has 204 MD/MS seats and 250 MBBS seats. At the Madurai Medical College where MBBS seats are expected to go up to 250 from the present 155, there are 184 PG seats.
More than 11,000 candidates from the state have cleared PG Neet this year.
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