PG admission delay: 2,200 MBBS doctors kept in limbo - The Times Of India

PG admission delay: 2,200 MBBS doctors kept in limbo - The Times Of India

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Ahmedabad:11.11.2021

Yash Patel, who completed his MBBS degree earlier this year, is waiting for his turn to get admission in postgraduate doctoral programme at a medical college in Gujarat.

Patel, who has cleared NEET PG, the results of which were declared one and a half month ago, says he had to let go of a job offer from a private hospital that wanted him to join as a resident doctor.

There are about 2,200 PG medical seats in the state that are yet to be allotted as the admissions are running about six months behind schedule due to multiple reasons.

The MBBS graduates who join PG medical courses serve as resident doctors at medical college hospitals. This year about 2,200 doctors are yet to join duty as the admission process is not completed so far.

The NEET PG exams are usually held in April but they got delayed till August this year due to Coronavirus pandemic.

“Last year, the candidates had joined first-year of PG programme in the month of May. These students have finished their first-year studies and moved on to the next year. As a result, about 2,200 doctors who are all ready to join the PG courses and serve in hospitals, cannot do so as the admission process is stuck,” according to a medical faculty in one of the government-run colleges in the state.

The admission committee on Wednesday announced that the online registration process for admissions to MD, MS programmes will start from November 12.

“The admission process is stuck due to an ongoing case in the Supreme Court regarding admission for economically weaker section (EWS) category. Also, the admissions at the state level can only be held once two rounds of admissions are completed under All India Quota,” said an academic expert from the medical field.

Online registration for NEET PG from November 12

The Admission Committee for Professional Postgraduate Medical Educational Courses (ACPPGMEC) on Wednesday announced that the online registration for admissions to MD and MS programmes will be held from November 12 to November 16. Candidates who have cleared NEET PG-2021 are eligible to apply for admissions. On Wednesday, instructions were given by video-conferencing, regarding document verification process and submission of documents. Though the committee announced the date for online registration, experts said that the admissions cannot start immediately due to a case in the Supreme Court in connection with admission to PG medical for EWS category. Also, the admissions at the state-level can only be held once two rounds are completed under all-India quota, according to an expert. TNN