MCI Implements 10 Percent EWS Quota In PG Medical Courses, 145 Seats Added
By GarimaPublished On 18 April 2020 1:25 PM | Updated On 18 April 2020 1:25 PM
New Delhi: While implementing the 10% EWS quota in PG medical courses in the State quota in Government Medical Colleges and institutions for the academic year 2020-21, the Union Health Ministry has increased the PG Medical seats with 145 in 6 states. Andhra Pradesh got 10 additional seats and Chandigarh got 4 in 1 medical college each. 56 seats were increased in 12 medical colleges in the state of Gujarat. 7 were added to 2 Himachal Pradesh Medical colleges. 3 GMCs in Punjab got 17 additional seats in the EWS Quota and lastly, Rajasthan got 51 seats in 6 of its government institutes.
The confirmation to this effect was recently announced by the Union Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHFW) further citing the decision made by the Board of Governors in Supersession of Medical Council of India (MCI BoG). In order to implement 10% EWS quota in PG medical courses in the State quota in Government Medical Colleges/institutions, the States were required to enhance PG medical seats for the AY 2020-21 and observed that most states had increased their PG seats in Government medical colleges for 2020-21 either by way of applications made to MCI under section 10/A and/ or by way or conversion of denotified diploma seats to degree seats.
As noted from the table below the States of Assam, Bihar, Chattisgarh, Goa, Jharkhand, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Puducherry, Telangana, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West Bengal had more increase in seats than the seats required to be enhanced for implementing 10 % EWS quota. These states have been informed to implement the reservation roster, including the EWS quota as per State policy after including the seats enhanced during the AY 2020-21 since they had been granted an adequate increase in seats for the same
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