Medical counselling likely from Nov 17: Health minister
Trichy: 11.11.2020
Counselling for MBBS, BDS admissions in the state could begin tentatively by November 17, state health minister Dr C Vijayabaskar has said.
Speaking to reporters at the Trichy International Airport on Tuesday, Vijayabaskar said that online applications from candidates will be accepted till November 12. “The rank list will be released on November 16 after which the counselling will commence between November 17 and 19, according to the decision of the chief minister,” he said.
Terming the 7.5% reservation for students of government schools in medical admissions as an historical achievement of the AIADMK government, the health minister said that students of rural schools would secure a minimum of 303 seats in the counselling.
He also ridiculed DMK president and opposition leader M K Stalin for taking credit for the 7.5% reservation.
On the status of Covid-19 vaccine Covishield, the health minister said that the Tamil Nadu government has successfully completed the first round of trial by administering the vaccine to 75 volunteers who developed no side effects. He said that the next phase of the trial will start soon.
Vijayabaskar also appealed to the people to wear face masks and follow social distancing during the festival to avoid the second wave. TNN
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