Medicos demand PG eligibility relaxation

Medicos demand PG eligibility relaxation

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Ahmedabad:  08.07.2020

Candidates seeking admission to postgraduate (PG) medical programmes are demanding relaxations in the eligibility criteria, on the lines of the recent changes made for postgraduate dental students.

The Dental Council of India recently lowered the eligibility criteria for master’s in dental surgery (MDS) program mes.

According to the revised criteria, candidates in the open category who have scored in the 31th percentile in the PG NEET entrance exam will be eligible for admissions, against the 50th percentile required earlier.

The Medical Students Association recently wrote to the Medical Council of India to relax eligibility criteria for MD and MS programmes. The association members felt that as many PG medical seats are vacant in several states, revising admission criteria would help fill them up.

The students are demanding a lowering by about 18 percentile in every category.

The admissions process for PG medical and dental courses are under way.

Vacant seats have been returned to states after admissions for all-India quota seats.

The second round of admissions for PG medical and dental programmes in the state was completed recently, with 20 seats remaining vacant in MD and MS courses and 21in MDS.

The admissions round, completed on June 6, saw the allocation of 1,550 seats in MD and MS courses and 250 seats for postgraduate dental studies.

After the recent decision by the ministry of home affairs to allow colleges to hold final-year exams, students are also demanding that universities first conduct exams for PG medical and dental students. The Medical Council of India (MCI) has directed all varsities to complete PG medical and dental exams by July end.