Students in dark on med admissions Tamil Nadu Withholds Rank List
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai:22.06.2019
For almost two days now, N Vishwanathan has been speaking to teachers and education consultants, peering through reports on the internet, and tuning into daily news anxiously for information that will help him decide whether his 17-year-old will make it to medical school.
For instance, the state health department has withheld key information such as whether it would add 25% more seats by adopting quota for people from economically weaker sections.
Although senior ministers and officials discussed the issue with chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami, the outcome of the meeting was never made public. Health minister C Vijaya Baskar told reporters a policy decision was “still under discussion”.
“While passing NEET is basic eligibility, working out the math smartly is extremely important to get admissions. But sadly the state has made it extremely difficult for students this year,” Vishwanathan said. “How can they still not know if they should apply for additional seats when the Medical Council of India deadline has expired,” he asked.
Several parents told TOI that they were groping in the dark without information on medical admissions. Students use their rank and the number of undergraduate medical seats available to calculate which college they may land in if they opt for seats for online counselling through the all India quota or the off-line counselling for the state quota of seats done by the selection committee. “While some states have already released rank lists, the state has not even released the provisional rank list ahead of the counselling,” said Manikavel Arumugam, who has been counselling students on NEET admissions.
The last day for turning in filled in applications for medical and admissions ends on Saturday. On June 25, Tamil Nadu will have locked seats for admission under all India quota. “I want a seat in one of the medical colleges in Chennai. But with my score I don’t know if I should wait for state counselling,” said a student, who has been awaiting medical admissions.
“We are very careful because two years ago, my brother was one of the toppers in the state who could have joined the Madras Medical College. But he joined a medical college in another district through the all India quota because he did not know his state rank,” he said.
Selection committee secretary G Selvarajan said “We had students from other state writing in some of our centres. The provisional rank list may be inaccurate.”
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai:22.06.2019
For almost two days now, N Vishwanathan has been speaking to teachers and education consultants, peering through reports on the internet, and tuning into daily news anxiously for information that will help him decide whether his 17-year-old will make it to medical school.
For instance, the state health department has withheld key information such as whether it would add 25% more seats by adopting quota for people from economically weaker sections.
Although senior ministers and officials discussed the issue with chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami, the outcome of the meeting was never made public. Health minister C Vijaya Baskar told reporters a policy decision was “still under discussion”.
“While passing NEET is basic eligibility, working out the math smartly is extremely important to get admissions. But sadly the state has made it extremely difficult for students this year,” Vishwanathan said. “How can they still not know if they should apply for additional seats when the Medical Council of India deadline has expired,” he asked.
Several parents told TOI that they were groping in the dark without information on medical admissions. Students use their rank and the number of undergraduate medical seats available to calculate which college they may land in if they opt for seats for online counselling through the all India quota or the off-line counselling for the state quota of seats done by the selection committee. “While some states have already released rank lists, the state has not even released the provisional rank list ahead of the counselling,” said Manikavel Arumugam, who has been counselling students on NEET admissions.
The last day for turning in filled in applications for medical and admissions ends on Saturday. On June 25, Tamil Nadu will have locked seats for admission under all India quota. “I want a seat in one of the medical colleges in Chennai. But with my score I don’t know if I should wait for state counselling,” said a student, who has been awaiting medical admissions.
“We are very careful because two years ago, my brother was one of the toppers in the state who could have joined the Madras Medical College. But he joined a medical college in another district through the all India quota because he did not know his state rank,” he said.
Selection committee secretary G Selvarajan said “We had students from other state writing in some of our centres. The provisional rank list may be inaccurate.”
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