Centre returns 154 PG med seats, state gets 309 in total
2nd Counselling Round In TN To Begin Soon
Pushpa.Narayan@timesgroup.com
Chennai:24.04.2019
The Centre has returned 154 of the 850 postgraduate medical seats in state government colleges that were left vacant after the second round of counselling held by the directorate general of health services for admission under all India quota.
Every year, the state surrenders 50% of the seats in government medical college to the directorate general of health services for admission through all India quota. In March, the state directorate of medical education surrendered 850 of the 1,758 degree and diploma medical seats. “The first round of counselling for the state quota has been completed. We will transfer the returned seats to the state bouquet,” said selection committee secretary G Selvarajan. The second round of counselling with 309 vacant seats is expected to begin later this week.
The percentage of seats being returned to the state government has also come down substantially. In 2018, of the 600 seats, 136 were vacant and the previous year, the Centre returned nearly 300 of the 500 surrendered seats. “Our students are now able to not just crack NEET better, but are learning the ropes to select colleges and seats of their choice through online counselling. This is a good sign,” said director of medical education Dr A Edwin Joe.
Despite opposition to NEET, this year, one in seven doctors who cleared PG NEET 2019 was from Tamil Nadu. The National Board of Examination summary shows that of the 79,633 who qualified, 11,121 were from the state, which also had the most candidates (17,067) appearing, against 9,219 from Karnataka, 7,441 from Maharashtra and 6,323 from Andhra Pradesh. Although qualifying in the exam does not guarantee a seat, experts said the high numbers have given TN candidates more opportunity to get placed in premium colleges outside the state and has increased the possibility of more state candidates getting seats in state colleges.
Getting admission, however, was competitive as there were many students with same score in round one of state counselling. There were 10,297 candidates compared to 10,576 in 2018. There were no quota for government doctors. According to the government order, in-service candidates were given a maximum of 30% marks over the NEET score depending on the geographical area and number of years they have served. “We expect more government candidates to take up the remaining seats,” Dr Selvarajan said.
2nd Counselling Round In TN To Begin Soon
Pushpa.Narayan@timesgroup.com
Chennai:24.04.2019
The Centre has returned 154 of the 850 postgraduate medical seats in state government colleges that were left vacant after the second round of counselling held by the directorate general of health services for admission under all India quota.
Every year, the state surrenders 50% of the seats in government medical college to the directorate general of health services for admission through all India quota. In March, the state directorate of medical education surrendered 850 of the 1,758 degree and diploma medical seats. “The first round of counselling for the state quota has been completed. We will transfer the returned seats to the state bouquet,” said selection committee secretary G Selvarajan. The second round of counselling with 309 vacant seats is expected to begin later this week.
The percentage of seats being returned to the state government has also come down substantially. In 2018, of the 600 seats, 136 were vacant and the previous year, the Centre returned nearly 300 of the 500 surrendered seats. “Our students are now able to not just crack NEET better, but are learning the ropes to select colleges and seats of their choice through online counselling. This is a good sign,” said director of medical education Dr A Edwin Joe.
Despite opposition to NEET, this year, one in seven doctors who cleared PG NEET 2019 was from Tamil Nadu. The National Board of Examination summary shows that of the 79,633 who qualified, 11,121 were from the state, which also had the most candidates (17,067) appearing, against 9,219 from Karnataka, 7,441 from Maharashtra and 6,323 from Andhra Pradesh. Although qualifying in the exam does not guarantee a seat, experts said the high numbers have given TN candidates more opportunity to get placed in premium colleges outside the state and has increased the possibility of more state candidates getting seats in state colleges.
Getting admission, however, was competitive as there were many students with same score in round one of state counselling. There were 10,297 candidates compared to 10,576 in 2018. There were no quota for government doctors. According to the government order, in-service candidates were given a maximum of 30% marks over the NEET score depending on the geographical area and number of years they have served. “We expect more government candidates to take up the remaining seats,” Dr Selvarajan said.
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