More high scorers in NEET make med seats tough to get
From 81 To 1.3k: This Year, More Cross 550-Mark
Pushpa.Narayan@timesgroup.com
Chennai:07.06.2019
The cut-off for a medical college seat in the state this time is likely to go up by more than 60 points as more students have scored high marks in NEET. Last year, the cut-off in open category was 424 and 199 for ST.
According to National Testing Agency data, 1,329 students scored more than 550 marks in NEET, compared to 81 in 2018. There are 1,647 students who scored between 451 and 500. The state has added at least 350 more MBBS seats in government colleges and the number of open category seats in the state quota is around 855. “With more students at the top, the cut-off will be high,” said a senior medical education department official.
DGHS is yet to announce the schedule for counselling. Director of medical education Dr A Edwin Joe said the state will release applications for MBBS/BDS admission online by Friday. The last day for downloading applications is June 20. Students can use kiosks in medical colleges and TNEA facilitation centres to download applications in case they don’t have access to internet. The first round of counselling in the state will begin as soon as DGHS completes first round of all India quota online counselling. Last year, most students with scores below 250 opted deemed universities during the first round.
This year, experts feel students with 300 and 390 are likely opt for deemed university. “Rules in DGHS first round are less stringent when compared to the other rounds. Last year students with the lowest marks joined many deemed universities in the first round because they knew they would not get admission in less expensive government colleges or self-financing colleges,” said Manikavel Arumugam, who has been following medical admissions every year.
Student counsellors have been advising students to look for options such as BDS, Ayush and veterinary sciences for which NEET is mandatory. “Students keen on MBBS can take a break year to prepare for NEET. We have students who have written NEET for the second and third time with very high scores,” said S Saravana Kumar, a NEET coach.
Admission agents are asking parents to book seats in self-financing colleges and deemed universities in TN, Karnataka, AP and Telangana. They are happy to take photocopies of demand drafts as advanced booking.
From 81 To 1.3k: This Year, More Cross 550-Mark
Pushpa.Narayan@timesgroup.com
Chennai:07.06.2019
The cut-off for a medical college seat in the state this time is likely to go up by more than 60 points as more students have scored high marks in NEET. Last year, the cut-off in open category was 424 and 199 for ST.
According to National Testing Agency data, 1,329 students scored more than 550 marks in NEET, compared to 81 in 2018. There are 1,647 students who scored between 451 and 500. The state has added at least 350 more MBBS seats in government colleges and the number of open category seats in the state quota is around 855. “With more students at the top, the cut-off will be high,” said a senior medical education department official.
DGHS is yet to announce the schedule for counselling. Director of medical education Dr A Edwin Joe said the state will release applications for MBBS/BDS admission online by Friday. The last day for downloading applications is June 20. Students can use kiosks in medical colleges and TNEA facilitation centres to download applications in case they don’t have access to internet. The first round of counselling in the state will begin as soon as DGHS completes first round of all India quota online counselling. Last year, most students with scores below 250 opted deemed universities during the first round.
This year, experts feel students with 300 and 390 are likely opt for deemed university. “Rules in DGHS first round are less stringent when compared to the other rounds. Last year students with the lowest marks joined many deemed universities in the first round because they knew they would not get admission in less expensive government colleges or self-financing colleges,” said Manikavel Arumugam, who has been following medical admissions every year.
Student counsellors have been advising students to look for options such as BDS, Ayush and veterinary sciences for which NEET is mandatory. “Students keen on MBBS can take a break year to prepare for NEET. We have students who have written NEET for the second and third time with very high scores,” said S Saravana Kumar, a NEET coach.
Admission agents are asking parents to book seats in self-financing colleges and deemed universities in TN, Karnataka, AP and Telangana. They are happy to take photocopies of demand drafts as advanced booking.
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