State may get 375 more med seats, not 1,000 in EWS quota
Pushpa Narayan | Jul 12, 2019, 04.41 AM IST
Chennai: If Tamil Nadu chooses to implement the 10% economically weaker section (EWS) reservation, it may get around 375 additional MBBS seats, and not 1,000-plus seats as projected by the government.
Even if the Centre is extremely generous and offers the state a bonanza, it would still get only 650 seats, says the fresh estimate of the state health department.
Directorate of Medical Education officials, who met MCI authorities in Delhi on Wednesday, said Madras Medical College, Stanley Medical College, Madurai Medical College and Tirunelveli Medical College will be excluded from the list as they already have 250 seats each, the maximum permitted by the MCI. While Coimbatore Medical College and Kanyakumari Medical College, which had applied for additional seats in 2020, are ineligible, three other colleges that have not completed five years, too, don’t make the cut.
Hence, factoring in the 25% seat increase promise, TN may get 225 seats in nine colleges with 100 seats each and 150 seats in four colleges with 150 seats each. Officials say if the MCI is generous, the colleges may get up to 50 seats in each college. “If it happens, we will get 650 more seats,” another official said. As per TN’s analysis, only 13 of 23 government colleges are eligible for the 25% seat hike. Officials were not given the exact number of seats the state would get if Tamil Nadu were to adopt EWS. “However, we were given the eligibility criteria and we made our own calculations,” said a senior official.
The Union cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi had cleared 10% quota in education and government jobs to people from the economically weaker section, a key demand of forward castes, ahead of the Lok Sabha elections in January this year. Tamil Nadu said it was considering implementing the quota in medical education as the Medical Council of India (MCI) offered 25% increase in number of medical seats for states adopting EWS quota.
In June, in a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami officials said the state can expect more than 1,000 seats. They also said they would use 600 seats for 69% reservation after giving away 400 for EWS candidates among forward caste. All regional parties, including the DMK, PMK and MNM, opposed the the state’s proposal as it would affect people from the reserved class.
Health minister C Vijaya Baskar also told the assembly as well as the all-party meeting that the state can expect more than 1,000 seats. “It will be equivalent to more than six new medical colleges. We want to ensure we do the best for everyone. Unless we are assured that the 69% of the reserved category is not affected, we will not implement it,” he told reporters later.
The state health department will update the government with revised calculations and if required call for another all-party meeting before making a final decision.
Pushpa Narayan | Jul 12, 2019, 04.41 AM IST
Chennai: If Tamil Nadu chooses to implement the 10% economically weaker section (EWS) reservation, it may get around 375 additional MBBS seats, and not 1,000-plus seats as projected by the government.
Even if the Centre is extremely generous and offers the state a bonanza, it would still get only 650 seats, says the fresh estimate of the state health department.
Directorate of Medical Education officials, who met MCI authorities in Delhi on Wednesday, said Madras Medical College, Stanley Medical College, Madurai Medical College and Tirunelveli Medical College will be excluded from the list as they already have 250 seats each, the maximum permitted by the MCI. While Coimbatore Medical College and Kanyakumari Medical College, which had applied for additional seats in 2020, are ineligible, three other colleges that have not completed five years, too, don’t make the cut.
Hence, factoring in the 25% seat increase promise, TN may get 225 seats in nine colleges with 100 seats each and 150 seats in four colleges with 150 seats each. Officials say if the MCI is generous, the colleges may get up to 50 seats in each college. “If it happens, we will get 650 more seats,” another official said. As per TN’s analysis, only 13 of 23 government colleges are eligible for the 25% seat hike. Officials were not given the exact number of seats the state would get if Tamil Nadu were to adopt EWS. “However, we were given the eligibility criteria and we made our own calculations,” said a senior official.
The Union cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi had cleared 10% quota in education and government jobs to people from the economically weaker section, a key demand of forward castes, ahead of the Lok Sabha elections in January this year. Tamil Nadu said it was considering implementing the quota in medical education as the Medical Council of India (MCI) offered 25% increase in number of medical seats for states adopting EWS quota.
In June, in a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami officials said the state can expect more than 1,000 seats. They also said they would use 600 seats for 69% reservation after giving away 400 for EWS candidates among forward caste. All regional parties, including the DMK, PMK and MNM, opposed the the state’s proposal as it would affect people from the reserved class.
Health minister C Vijaya Baskar also told the assembly as well as the all-party meeting that the state can expect more than 1,000 seats. “It will be equivalent to more than six new medical colleges. We want to ensure we do the best for everyone. Unless we are assured that the 69% of the reserved category is not affected, we will not implement it,” he told reporters later.
The state health department will update the government with revised calculations and if required call for another all-party meeting before making a final decision.
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