High score & fee push students to med schools in Russia, China
OC Cut-Off Up From 430 Last Year To 524
Ragu.Raman @timesgroup.com
Chennai:27.07.2019
More and more students from Tamil Nadu are applying to medical universities in Russia, China, and the Philippines as the cut-offs in medical colleges in the state have risen by 100 marks this year. The much lower fee in the medical schools abroad is an added attraction.
At the end of the first round of admission counselling, the cut-off for OC category was 524 marks against 430 last year and BC category was 474 against 375 in 2018. C Ravichandran, managing director, StudyAbroad Educational Consultants, said that as against 60 students last year, the number of students from Tamil Nadu opting for medicine courses abroad rose to more than 180 this year. Even students who had scored 450 marks in NEET this year are opting to study abroad.
“A student belonging to OC category has got 450 marks in NEET and we are sending the candidate to Russia this year. The proposed NEXT test has increased the interest among candidates as all students including those studying in India and abroad, have to clear the exam to practise in India,” said R Sureshkumar, managing director, Truematics, Chennai. The exam would also serve as entrance test for PG courses.
“After round two of medical counselling, the number of students opting for foreign universities would be much more,” Sureshkumar said.
The Medical Council of India (MCI) has made clearing NEET mandatory for even students studying abroad from this year.
Foreign univs cheaper than Indian pvt colleges
Many expected that it would bring down the number of students opting for medical courses in Russia. But high scores in NEET 2019 had the opposite effect. “Though foreign universities will not insist on NEET, students without NEET qualification cannot practice in India. So, they need to be careful while joining foreign universities,” Ravichandran said.
Students and parents said the low tuition fee is one among the main reason for choosing foreign universities. “In deemed universities and private colleges here, a student has to pay 1 crore to 1.25 crore as fees under management quota. Quality universities in Russia and China are charging only around 30 lakh,” a student said.
N.G. Harish from Old Washermanpet has secured 355 out of 720 in NEET 2019. But the first round cut-off for BC category students has increased from 375 to
474 . He has now secured an MD seat in a six-year degree programme in Volgograd State Medical University in Russia.
OC Cut-Off Up From 430 Last Year To 524
Ragu.Raman @timesgroup.com
Chennai:27.07.2019
More and more students from Tamil Nadu are applying to medical universities in Russia, China, and the Philippines as the cut-offs in medical colleges in the state have risen by 100 marks this year. The much lower fee in the medical schools abroad is an added attraction.
At the end of the first round of admission counselling, the cut-off for OC category was 524 marks against 430 last year and BC category was 474 against 375 in 2018. C Ravichandran, managing director, StudyAbroad Educational Consultants, said that as against 60 students last year, the number of students from Tamil Nadu opting for medicine courses abroad rose to more than 180 this year. Even students who had scored 450 marks in NEET this year are opting to study abroad.
“A student belonging to OC category has got 450 marks in NEET and we are sending the candidate to Russia this year. The proposed NEXT test has increased the interest among candidates as all students including those studying in India and abroad, have to clear the exam to practise in India,” said R Sureshkumar, managing director, Truematics, Chennai. The exam would also serve as entrance test for PG courses.
“After round two of medical counselling, the number of students opting for foreign universities would be much more,” Sureshkumar said.
The Medical Council of India (MCI) has made clearing NEET mandatory for even students studying abroad from this year.
Foreign univs cheaper than Indian pvt colleges
Many expected that it would bring down the number of students opting for medical courses in Russia. But high scores in NEET 2019 had the opposite effect. “Though foreign universities will not insist on NEET, students without NEET qualification cannot practice in India. So, they need to be careful while joining foreign universities,” Ravichandran said.
Students and parents said the low tuition fee is one among the main reason for choosing foreign universities. “In deemed universities and private colleges here, a student has to pay 1 crore to 1.25 crore as fees under management quota. Quality universities in Russia and China are charging only around 30 lakh,” a student said.
N.G. Harish from Old Washermanpet has secured 355 out of 720 in NEET 2019. But the first round cut-off for BC category students has increased from 375 to
474 . He has now secured an MD seat in a six-year degree programme in Volgograd State Medical University in Russia.
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