IN RISK OF LOSING SEAT

Prove Indian citizenship in 3 months: HC to med aspirant

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Chennai:04.08.2019

For many Indians it might be a dream of their lifetime to get citizenship of the United States of America, but for a Chennai-based teenage girl who is a US citizen by birth, her citizenship has become a roadblock in achieving her dream to pursue medicine in India.

Abirami Anbalagan, who was on the verge of lossing her hard-earned admission to MBBS in ESIC Medical College, KK Nagar, has got some solace after intervention of the Madras high court. Justice G Jayachandran granted her 12 weeks time, as against August 8 deadline fixed by the selection committee, to prove her Indian citizenship and secure her admission. If she fails, with denial of admission, she would be compelled to pay ₹10 lakh to the institution as per the terms of the prospectus.

According to the petitoner, her father was was deputed in the US for over a year while employed in an information technology company. Her mother too accompanied him during his deputation. During their stay her mother gave birth to the petitoner in the US on June 30, 2001. Therefore, the petitoner became the citizen of the country by birth.

In February 2002, the family returned to India and thereafter continued their residence in Chennai. The petitoner completed her entire schooling in Chennai,

qualified NEET 2019 with 455 marks. As she belongs to MBC, she applied for the MBBS counselling in that category and simultaneously applied for Indian citizenship on completion of 18 years.

However, in the first round of counselling her request for MBC quota was rejected since she had not submitted her Indian citizenship certificate. She was treated as overseas citizen of India and assigned only OC category.

When she approached the selection committee, they instructed her to get the transfer certificate from her school with the nationality status as ‘Indian citizenship applied’. After the submission of the certificate, she was alloted a seat in the ESIC medical collage in the second round of counselling.

But she was not allowed to make the payment for the seat and further informed that her allotment would be confirmed once she submits the order passed on her application for Indian citizenship and till then her allotment would be withheld. The committee further infringed her that her citizenship status should be cleared before the mop-up counselling (August 8), failing which the allotment would be cancelled and the seat would be allotted to other eligible candidates during mop-up counselling.

Aggrieved, she has moved the court seeking more time to produce her citizenship certificate. When the petition came up for hearing on Friday, Justice G Jayachendran granted her 12 weeks time to comply.

மருத்துவ மாணவர்களுக்கு உற்சாக வரவேற்பு

Added : ஆக 02, 2019 01:13


சென்னை:அரசு மருத்துவ கல்லுாரிகளில், எம்.பி.பி.எஸ்., முதலாம் ஆண்டு மாணவர்களுக்கு, நேற்று வகுப்புகள் துவங்கின.

 புதிய மாணவர்களுக்கு மூத்த மாணவர்கள், பூங்கொத்து கொடுத்து, உற்சாக வரவேற்பு அளித்தனர்.தமிழகத்தில் உள்ள, அரசு மருத்துவ கல்லுாரி களில், எம்.பி.பி.எஸ்., படிப்பில் சேர்ந்த, முதலாம் ஆண்டு மாணவர்களுக்கான வகுப்புகள், நேற்று துவங்கின. சென்னை மருத்துவ கல்லுாரிக்கு வந்த புதிய மாணவர்களை, மூத்த மாணவர்கள், பூங்கொத்து கொடுத்தும், ரோஜா மலர் கொடுத்தும் வரவேற்றனர்.சென்னை மருத்துவ கல்லுாரியில் நடந்தநிகழ்ச்சியில், டீன் ஜெயந்திபேசியதாவது:சென்னை மருத்துவ கல்லுாரியில், 'ராகிங்' முற்றிலும் தடை செய்யப்பட்டு உள்ளது. இதுவரை, ராகிங் நடந்ததாக புகார்கள் இல்லை. 'சீனியர்' மாணவர்கள், முதலாம் ஆண்டு மாணவர்களுடன், நல்லுறவை ஏற்படுத்தும் வகையிலும், 'ராகிங்' நடப்பதை தடுக்கும் வகையிலும், குழு அமைக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது.அந்த குழுவில் உள்ள மாணவர்கள், ராகிங்கில் ஈடுபடும் மாணவர்களை கண்காணிப்பர். இதில், அவர்கள் தவறு செய்தது தெரிய வந்தால், கடும் நடவடிக்கை எடுக்கப்படும்.இவ்வாறு, அவர் பேசினார்.

சென்னை கீழ்ப்பாக்கம், ஸ்டான்லி, ஓமந்துாரார் அரசு மருத்துவ கல்லுாரிகளிலும், முதலாம் ஆண்டு மாணவர்களை, சீனியர் மாணவர்கள் வரவேற்றனர். மலர் கொடுத்தும், மரக்கன்றுகள் நடச்செய்தும், புதிய மாணவர்களுக்கு வரவேற்பு அளிக்கப்பட்டது.தமிழகம் முழுவதும், அரசு மருத்துவ கல்லுாரிகளில் நடந்த நிகழ்ச்சியில், 'ராகிங் செய்ய மாட்டோம்' என, சீனியர் மாணவர்கள், முதலாம் ஆண்டு மாணவர்களுக்கு வாக்குறுதி அளித்தனர். மேலும், விடுதிகள், அங்கு அளிக்கப்படும் உணவுகள் தரமானதாக இருக்கும் என, பெற்றோர்களிடம், விடுதி காப்பாளர்கள் உறுதி அளித்தனர்.

ஒரு மாதம் பயிற்சி

இந்திய மருத்துவ கவுன்சில், நாடு முழுவதும், ஒரே பாடத்திட்டத்தை அறிமுகம் செய்துள்ளது. இந்த பாடத்திட்டம் தொடர்பாக, பேராசிரியர்களுக்கு பயிற்சி அளிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது. புதிய பாடத்திட்டத்தின்படி, முதலாம் ஆண்டின் துவக்கத்தில், ஒரு மாதத்திற்கு, மருத்துவமனையில், பயிற்சி பெற வாய்ப்பு தரப்படுகிறது.இதில், நோயாளிகளை எப்படி அணுகுவது, ஒருடாக்டராக, அவர்களை புரிந்து பணியாற்றுவதுஉள்ளிட்டவை குறித்து கற்பிக்கப்படும்.நாராயண பாபு,மருத்துவ கல்வி இயக்குனர்'ராகிங்' குறித்து புகார் செய்யலாம் ராகிங் குறித்து, கல்லுாரி டீன்கள் அல்லது கல்லுாரிகளில் உள்ள, ராகிங் தடுப்பு குழுவினரிடம் புகார் அளிக்கலாம் எம்.சி.ஐ., எனப்படும், இந்திய மருத்துவ கவுன்சிலில், ராகிங் தடுப்புக்கான ஒழுங்குமுறை கமிட்டி உள்ளது.
இந்த ராகிங் தடுப்பு ஒழுங்குமுறை குழுவை, 18001 11154 என்ற இலவச எண்ணிலும், 011 - 2536 7033, 2536 7035, 2536 7036 என்ற எண்களிலும், தொடர்பு கொள்ளலாம்* மேலும், mci@bol.net.in, contact@mciindia.org என்ற, இ - மெயில் முகவரிகள் மற்றும்,www.mciindia.orgஎன்ற இணையதளத்திலும், புகார் தெரிவிக்கலாம். சிறப்பு அவசர உதவிக்கான, 011 - 2536 1262 என்ற எண்ணிலும், antiragging-mci@nic.in என்ற, இ - மெயிலிலும், மருத்துவ மாணவர்கள் புகார் தெரிவிக்கலாம்.

Medical aspirant kills self

Trichy:02.09.2019

A 19-year-old girl from Perambalur committed suicide by hanging on Thursday. Police said Keerthana, daughter of retired TNSTC employee Selvarasu, aspired to become a doctor.

She had passed Class XII with 1,053 marks from a private school in Salem district in 2018. Police said she could not get an MBBS seat since her NEET 2018 score was only

202. She spent a year in Chennai attending a private NEET coaching academy and scored 384 marks in NEET 2019, but wasn’t called for MBBS counselling. Police said Keerthana, who was dejected for a few weeks, was further saddened as her friend managed to secure a medical seat. On Thursday, Keerthana hanged herself when her parents were away. Perambalur police have registered a case and are investigating. TNN

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Siddha doctor from Pudukottai tops Ayush exam  01.08.2019

A siddha doctor from Pudukottai secured the first rank in the All India Ayush Post Graduate Entrance Test (AIAPGET) for admission to post graduate Ayush courses.

G Ponmani of Aranthangi taluk in Pudukottai scored 377 out of 400 to grab the top spot. By securing the first rank in the entrance test, Ponmani has ensured a seat in the National Institute of Siddha, Chennai, which she was aiming for. Now, Ponmani wants to set up her own Siddha clinic in her village after her post-graduation.

DMK seeks paramilitary force for all booths: The DMK on Wednesday demanded that paramilitary forces be deployed at all polling booths in the Vellore Lok Sabha constituency to ensure a free and fair election. Polling in the constituency will be held on August 5, and votes will be counted on August 9. In a petition to the Vellore returning officer, DMK principal secretary and Sriperumbudur MP T R Baalu said the ruling AIADMK in Tamil Nadu was planning to rig polls by capturing booths.

Rohini backs Suriya’s stand on NEP: After Makkal Needhi Maiam chief Kamal Haasan and Rajinikanth, actress Rohini has lauded actor Suriya's stand against the draft National Education Policy (NEP). Rohini, who is also vicepresident of Tamil Nadu Progressive Writers and Artists' Association, was in Thanjavur on Wednesday as part of her signature campaign against the policy.

Tusker found dead in Sathyamangalam: A tusker, aged about 30 years, was found dead in Kadambur forest range of the Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve in Erode (STR) on Tuesday. Forest officials said the jumbo died after complications in its intestines.

Centre returns 150 MBBS seats to state
To Be Added To 2nd Round Of Counselling

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Chennai:28.07.2019

More than 150 MBBS seats, of the 550 surrendered by Tamil Nadu for admission under all India quota, have remained vacant after two rounds of counselling and will be included in the second round of counselling in the state along with vacant seats in self-financing institutions.

There were 146 seats in government medical colleges, 48 in the three category B institutions run by the government and 69 in self financing medical colleges for the second round that is set to begin on Tuesday Of the seats TN surrendered this year, only 10% of those allotted confirmed their seats though 30% joined the college after the first round . Now, at the end of the second round, nearly 25% of seats are still vacant.

The selection committee is yet to formally announce the number of seats. “The late date for students to join colleges allotted to them during the second round ended on July 25. We have asked deans of all medical colleges to write to us. We are yet to compile data,” said selection committee secretary G Selvarajan.

Though the returned seats may come as a boon to those awaiting admission, counsellors and parents say unless the Centre changes the process many seats will be returned. In 2018, the Centre returned 98 seats to TN compared to 107 in 2017. “There are about eight seats in Madras Medical College. Many allotted seats in round 1 will opt for an upgrade. There will be confusion,” said R Sathya Narayana, whose son is awaiting medical admission.

Health department sources said health secretary Beela Rajesh has asked the Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University to take “an appropriate decision” to include Sri Muthukumaran Medical College. The university earlier withheld affiliation to the college as CMDA issued lock, seal and demolition notice to more than 14 buildings including seven blocks, that house a library, hostels and residential quarters for doctors and nurses. The health department did an inspection and the management said it would set right all deficiencies in three months. If approved, 150 more seats will be added to the seat matrix.

Each year, every state surrenders 15% of MBBS seats in state-run colleges for admission of students from across the country. Tamil Nadu surrendered more than 550 seats this year

Super Speciality courses 2019-20

All vet science seats filled in TANUVAS

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Chennai:27.07.2019

All 260 seats in bachelor of veterinary science and animal husbandry (BVSc and AH) have been filled during the first round of counselling at Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (TANUVAS) on Friday. Animal husbandry minister Udumalai K.Radhakrishnan has issued the allotment letters to the top 10 rank holders.

“We have called 789 students and 463 students attended the counselling. At the end of day, we have filled all the 260 seats in veterinary science,” officials said.

The admission is based on class 12 board marks. The cutoff for OC category was 193 marks out of 200. For BC category, 190 marks, 190.5 for MBC, 187 for SC and for ST it is 176.5.

On Saturday, the Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University will conduct counselling for B.Tech courses. The university is offering B.Tech. in food, diary and poultry technology.


The University called 789 students, out of which 463 attended counselling. The admission is based on class 12 board marks

High score & fee push students to med schools in Russia, China
OC Cut-Off Up From 430 Last Year To 524

Ragu.Raman @timesgroup.com

Chennai:27.07.2019

More and more students from Tamil Nadu are applying to medical universities in Russia, China, and the Philippines as the cut-offs in medical colleges in the state have risen by 100 marks this year. The much lower fee in the medical schools abroad is an added attraction.

At the end of the first round of admission counselling, the cut-off for OC category was 524 marks against 430 last year and BC category was 474 against 375 in 2018. C Ravichandran, managing director, StudyAbroad Educational Consultants, said that as against 60 students last year, the number of students from Tamil Nadu opting for medicine courses abroad rose to more than 180 this year. Even students who had scored 450 marks in NEET this year are opting to study abroad.

“A student belonging to OC category has got 450 marks in NEET and we are sending the candidate to Russia this year. The proposed NEXT test has increased the interest among candidates as all students including those studying in India and abroad, have to clear the exam to practise in India,” said R Sureshkumar, managing director, Truematics, Chennai. The exam would also serve as entrance test for PG courses.

“After round two of medical counselling, the number of students opting for foreign universities would be much more,” Sureshkumar said.

The Medical Council of India (MCI) has made clearing NEET mandatory for even students studying abroad from this year.

Foreign univs cheaper than Indian pvt colleges

Many expected that it would bring down the number of students opting for medical courses in Russia. But high scores in NEET 2019 had the opposite effect. “Though foreign universities will not insist on NEET, students without NEET qualification cannot practice in India. So, they need to be careful while joining foreign universities,” Ravichandran said.

Students and parents said the low tuition fee is one among the main reason for choosing foreign universities. “In deemed universities and private colleges here, a student has to pay 1 crore to 1.25 crore as fees under management quota. Quality universities in Russia and China are charging only around 30 lakh,” a student said.

N.G. Harish from Old Washermanpet has secured 355 out of 720 in NEET 2019. But the first round cut-off for BC category students has increased from 375 to

474 . He has now secured an MD seat in a six-year degree programme in Volgograd State Medical University in Russia.

சித்தா மருத்துவ படிப்பு மாணவர் சேர்க்கை குறையும்

Added : ஜூலை 24, 2019 22:28

காலதாமத அறிவிப்பு மற்றும் கவுன்சிலிங் காரணமாக, சித்தா மருத்துவ படிப்பில், இந்தாண்டும் மாணவர் சேர்க்கை குறைய வாய்ப்புள்ளது.நாடு முழுவதும், எம்.பி.பி.எஸ்., - பி.டி.எஸ்., போன்ற, அலோபதி மருத்துவ மாணவர் சேர்க்கை, 'நீட்' நுழைவு தேர்வு அடிப்படையில் நடைபெறுகிறது. அதேபோல், 'சித்தா, ஆயுர்வேதா, ஓமியோபதி, யோகா மற்றும் இயற்கை மருத்துவம் உள்ளிட்ட, இந்திய மருத்துவ முறை படிப்புகளும், 2018 - 19ம் கல்வியாண்டு முதல், நீட் நுழைவு தேர்வு அடிப்படையில் நடைபெறும்' என, மத்திய ஆயுஷ் அமைச்சகம் அறிவித்தது.

இதுகுறித்து, அனைத்து மாநிலங்களுக்கும், மத்திய ஆயுஷ் அமைச்சகம் சுற்றறிக்கை அனுப்பியது. ஆனால், 2018 - 19ம் கல்வியாண்டு மாணவர் சேர்க்கையை, பிளஸ் 2 மதிப்பெண் அடிப்படையிலேயே, தமிழக அரசு நடத்தியது.இந்தாண்டு, 'யோகா மற்றும் இயற்கை மருத்துவ படிப்பை தவிர, சித்தா, ஆயுர்வேதா, யுனானி, ஓமியோபதி ஆகிய படிப்புகளுக்கான மாணவர் சேர்க்கையை, நீட் நுழைவு தேர்வு அடிப்படையில் நடத்த வேண்டும்' என, மத்திய அரசு உத்தரவிட்டது.பிளஸ் 2 அடிப்படையில் நடத்த அனுமதி கோரிய, தமிழக அரசின் கோரிக்கையை, மத்திய அரசு நிராகரித்தது. ஆனால், இதுகுறித்த அறிவிப்பை, தமிழக அரசு வெளியிடவில்லை. அதற்கு மாறாக, கடந்தாண்டுபோல, பிளஸ் 2 அடிப்படையில் நடத்த நடவடிக்கை எடுத்து வருவதாக கூறி, மாணவர்களை நம்ப வைத்தது.நீட் நுழைவு தேர்வு, மே மாதம் நடந்தது. தமிழகத்தில், ஒரு லட்சத்து, 23 ஆயிரத்து, 78 பேர் எழுதினர். இவர்களில், 59 ஆயிரத்து, 785 பேர் தகுதி பெற்றனர். இவர்களில் பெரும்பாலானோர், அலோபதி மருத்துவ படிப்பில் சேரவே, நீட் தேர்வு எழுதினர்.

இந்நிலையில், நீட் தேர்வு முடிவுகள் வெளியான பின், சித்தா உள்ளிட்ட மருத்துவ படிப்புகள், நீட் தேர்வு அடிப்படையில் நடைபெறும் என, சுகாதாரத்துறை அதிகாரிகள் கூறுகின்றனர்.இதனால், சித்தா மருத்துவ படிப்பில் சேர நினைத்த, மாணவர்கள் ஏமாற்றம் அடைந்தனர்.மேலும், காலதாமத அறிவிப்பு மற்றும் கவுன்சிலிங் காரணமாக, இந்தாண்டும் மாணவர் சேர்க்கை பாதிக்கப்பட உள்ளதாக, கல்வியாளர்கள் தெரிவித்துள்ளனர். - நமது நிருபர் -

ALL-INDIA QUOTA LEFTOVER
Post nat’l counselling, TN to get vacant med seats

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Chennai:25.07.2019

The state selection committee will receive the number of seats vacant in government medical college after two rounds of online counselling conducted by the medical counselling committee in New Delhi. The Centre conducts counselling for 15% of seats that states surrender for the all-India quota (AIQ).

The vacant seats will be returned to the respective state governments, who will fill them up during the counselling conducted locally. “We will be adding the vacant AIQ seats to the seat matrix for the second round of counselling,” said selection committee secretary Dr G Selvarajan. The committee has asked medical college deans to send in the vacancy details by Thursday evening, he said.

At the end of the extended phase of counselling for dental admissions in TN, there were 271 management quota dental seats vacant. The committee removed names for four students from the common merit list on Wednesday.

Harsh Vardhan introduces National Medical Commission Bill in Lok Sabha, with a view to replacing Medical Council of India

India Press Trust of India Jul 22, 2019 16:20:13 IST

New Delhi: The National Medical Commission (NMC) Bill which seeks to replace the 63-year-old Medical Council of India (MCI) to reform the medical sector in India, was introduced in Lok Sabha on Monday.


File image of the Lok Sabha. PTI

The bill, introduced by Health minister Harsh Vardhan, also seeks to repeal the Indian Medical Council Act 1956, stating that the Council set up under it was corrupt. It has been alleged that the process by which the MCI regulated medical colleges was flawed.

The new bill has the provision for making national standards in medical education uniform by proposing that the final year MBBS exam be treated as an entrance test for PG and a screening test for students who graduated in medicine from foreign countries. This exam will be called the National Exit Test (NEXT).

At present, different medical colleges have different MBBS exam patterns which means there is no surety of the quality of the medical graduate passing out of MBBS.

The NMC proposal is to ensure a uniform national pattern for final year MBBS exam so that all medical graduates who get the licence to practise conform to uniform national standards and quality.

The bill also puts a cap on fees on 50 percent of seats in MBBS and PG colleges. The NMC will be a 29-member body which would comprise of 20 members selected through nomination, and nine through election.

The medical colleges will have to conform to standards the NMC will lay down. Once they conform and are permitted to operate, there would be no need for annual renewals, the government believes.

No change in communal rank for med aspirant: HC

tnn | Jul 23, 2019, 04.23 AM IST

The Madurai bench of the Madras high court set aside the order of a single judge in an appeal moved by the National Testing Agency (NTA) of central government against revising the communal rank of a medical aspirant.

In the petition, the agency submitted that any change in the ranking list would cause repercussions throughout the country and that other students who were careful in mentioning their category would be affected.

When the petition was heard on Monday, the agency submitted that though several opportunities were given to the petitioner, it was not utilized by them.

Recording the submission, a division bench of Justice K Ravichandrabaabu and Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy set aside the order of the single judge to revise the communal rank of a medical aspirant.

It can be recalled that M Vikram Balaji, a minor represented by his father V Maran, a resident of Periyakulam in Theni district stated that the school in which his son was studying had engaged some private consultants and they inadvertently entered his son’s communal category as OBC instead of SC at the time of application for NEET exam.

He said that if his son’s communal category is corrected as SC there is an imminent chance for him to get medical admission. If not, he may miss his chance of getting admission for MBBS course. Hearing the plea, a single judge directed the authorities concerned to correct the communal category and to modify his communal category rank within two weeks.

தேசிய மருத்துவ கமிஷன் அமைக்க மத்திய அமைச்சரவை ஒப்புதல்

dinamalar 18.07.2019

நாட்டின் மருத்துவ கல்வியை சீரமைப்பதற் காக, தேசிய மருத்துவ கமிஷனை அமைக்க, பிரதமர் மோடி தலைமையில் நேற்று கூடிய, மத்திய அமைச்சரவை முடிவு செய்துள்ளது. இதற்கான புதிய மசோதாவுக்கு, கேபினட் ஒப்புதல் அளித்துள்ளது.

அமைச்சரவை கூட்டத்திற்கு பின், பத்திரிகை யாளர்களை சந்தித்த, மத்திய தகவல் மற்றும் ஒலிபரப்புத்துறை அமைச்சர், பிரகாஷ் ஜாவடேகர் கூறியதாவது: தேசிய மருத்துவ கமிஷனை ஏற்படுத்த, மத்திய அரசு
திட்டமிட்டுள்ளது. மருத்துவ கல்வியை சீரமைப்பதற்கான இந்த நடவடிக்கை, தற்போது செயல்பாட்டில் உள்ள, இந்திய மருத்துவ கவுன்சிலை மாற்றி அமைக்கும்.

இதற்காக தயாரிக்கப்பட்டுள்ள மசோதாவில், பல அம்சங்கள் இடம்பெற்றுள்ளன. குறிப்பாக, எம்.பி.பி.எஸ்., படிக்கும் மாணவர், இறுதி ஆண்டில், 'நேஷனல் எக்சிட் டெஸ்ட்' எனப்படும், 'நெக்ஸ்ட்' தேர்வு எழுத வேண்டும்.அது, இரு வித குறிக்கோள் களை கொண்டுள்ளது. ஒன்று, இதில் வெற்றி பெறுபவர்கள் தான், இந்தியாவில் டாக்டராக பணியாற்ற முடியும்.இரண்டாவது, இந்த தேர்வில் பெற்ற மதிப்பெண்களே, முதுகலை மருத்துவம் படிப்பதற்கான தகுதியாக கருதப்படும்.

மேலும், வௌிநாடுகளில் மருத்துவம் படித்த மாணவர்களுக்கும், இந்த தேர்வு, சோதனை தேர்வாக இருக்கும். இந்த தேர்வில் வெற்றி பெற்ற பிறகு, இந்தியாவில் மருத்துவ சேவை புரிய, தனியாக தேர்வு எழுத தேவையில்லை. அதே நேரத்தில், 'நீட்' தேர்வு, பொதுவான கவுன்சிலிங் மற்றும் 'நெக்ஸ்ட்' தேர்வு மூலம் தான், 'எய்ம்ஸ்' மருத்துவமனை யில் படிக்க முடியும்.இவ்வாறு, பிரகாஷ் ஜாவடேகர் கூறினார்.

- நமது சிறப்பு நிருபர் -

File report on MBBS admission of PwD: HC

Madurai Bench directed the government to inform the petitioner of the second counselling date and adjourned the case to August 7 for filing a compliance report.

Published: 18th July 2019 04:56 AM |

By Express News Service

MADURAI: Following an undertaking given by the State government that it would allot MBBS seat to a visually-challenged medical aspirant from Tirunelveli, the Madurai Bench on Tuesday adjourned a contempt petition filed by the aspirant to August 7 for filing compliance report.

The Secretary of Selection Committee of the Directorate of Medical Education submitted in his report said that after the Supreme Court, on July 8, dismissed the Special Leave Petition (SLP) filed by them challenging an order passed by the Bench last year granting medical seat to the petitioner Vibin, he was allowed to participate in the medical counselling on July 12.

“However, he was not allotted seat in the counselling and was put on wait list as all seats under BC category were already filled,” the secretary added. He gave an undertaking that after the Central government surrenders the medical seats under All India Quota on July 23, Vibin would be allotted a seat in a government medical college under BC category.

Recording the same, a Bench directed the government to inform the petitioner of the second counselling date and adjourned the case to August 7 for filing a compliance report. Vibin had secured 285th rank under physically-challenged category in NEET last year.

Ready for special Assembly session on NEET, says CM

SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT

CHENNAI, JULY 18, 2019 00:00 IST

DMK leader M.K. Stalin emerging from the Assembly on Wednesday.

‘No point drafting another resolution without knowing why Bills were rejected’

Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Wednesday said a special Assembly session could be convened if the Centre does not respond to the Tamil Nadu government’s request for clarification on the reasons for the President’s decision to reject the two Bills seeking exemption from NEET for the State.

Responding to Opposition leader M.K. Stalin, who urged the State government to adopt another resolution seeking exemption from NEET and send it to the Centre, the Chief Minister said there was no point in passing a resolution without knowing the reasons [behind the rejection of the Bills], since nothing could be done if the Centre decides to reject such a resolution again.

“A solution could be found only if we find out the reasons behind the rejections and make appropriate amendments to the resolution to be adopted in the House,” he said.

Mr. Stalin said the President had withheld assent for the Bills under Article 201 of the Constitution, and that it would amount to rejection. “It was rejected on September 22, 2017, and the message has been conveyed to the Madras High Court. Another resolution should have been sent within six months, but the State government has not done anything for the last 21 months. I openly allege that you have failed to use the powers of the Assembly that reflects the sentiments of 7.5 crore people,” he said.

Law Minister C.Ve. Shanmugam said the State government had sent 12 reminders to the Centre, seeking to know the reasons behind the rejection of the Bills, so that the issues could be rectified. He said though the “Legislature could pass the Bills again with or without any amendment and present them again to the President for consideration”, the Centre had not explained the reasons for the rejection of the Bills so far.

‘Issue raised with PM’

When Mr. Stalin alleged that the Chief Minister had failed to bring pressure to bear on the Centre on the subject despite having met Prime Minister Narendra Modi many times, Mr. Palaniswami said he had indeed brought the issue to the notice of the Prime Minister, and the memorandum submitted to him had also included the issue of exemption from NEET.

“We have been telling the Prime Minister that NEET should not be conducted in Tamil Nadu since it has affected the poor and students from rural areas. The press release issued to the media clearly conveyed the issue,” he said.

Mr. Shanmugam said senior counsels were appearing in the case on behalf of the State, and the T.N. government will approach the court for relief after sending one more reminder to the Centre.

Another resolution should have been  sent within six months, but the government has not done anything for the last 21 months

M.K. Stalin

‘Hold AYUSH counselling along with other courses’

STAFF REPORTER

MADURAI, JULY 16, 2019 00:00 IST

PIL plea says delay in the process forces students to join other courses

When counselling for admission to all professional courses ends by July, the one for AYUSH is to be held only in November. Even those candidates willing to join AYUSH courses would pick other professional courses instead of waiting with uncertainty, complained a public interest litigation petition filed before the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court, on Monday.

The petitioner, R. Appu Nadesan of Kanniyakumari, a former MLA and founder of Shree Ramakrishna Group of Institutions, Kulasekharam, complained that with counselling for AYUSH courses conducted belatedly in November, aspirants for these courses were not willing to wait till the last moment and instead chose other courses, fearing losing a year in case of non-admission.

For the past three academic years this was the case. With NEET not being a requirement to join AYUSH courses, if counselling was held at the same time as that of the other professional courses, aspirants, particularly those from rural background, would benefit, the petitioner said.

A Division Bench of Justices M. Sathyanarayanan and B. Pugalendhi summoned Joint Director in the Directorate of Indian Medicine and Homoeopathy, Chennai, and adjourned the case till July 30.

Govt medical colleges are ‘selling’ seats now
NRI Quota Provides Easy Entry Route For Those With Moolah

Rema.Nagarajan@timesgroup.com
17.07.2019

If you’re a resident Indian with poor NEET scores, getting admission in a government medical college is a pipedream, but if you are an NRI, you have a good shot at it.

The reason is that it is not just private colleges commercializing medical education, but some state governments too have joined the bandwagon in the name of making their colleges self-financing. So, 3%- 15% seats are set aside for NRIs and some even have “management quotas”.

Five states — Gujarat, Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh — and Puducherry have government medical colleges with NRI quotas. Unlike caste-based quotas, which are to compensate for historical deprivation and backwardness, the NRI quota is for being able to charge lakhs as fees.

Most states claim the quota is to mobilize funds for maintenance and infrastructure, something that would earlier have come from the health budget. Gujarat has the highest number of NRI seats, 241, followed by Rajasthan with 212, Punjab with 41, Puducherry with 22, Himachal Pradesh with 20 and Haryana with 15 seats. NRI seats are open not only to NRIs but also those they sponsor. Thus, many can use this quota if they have a brother, sister or parent who is an NRI willing to give an undertaking to sponsor the entire course fee.

If a student has no parents or is taken as a ward by near relatives, even NRI uncles, aunts or grandparents can be sponsors. There have been several cases of candidates faking eligibility, prompting greater scrutiny of candidates’ NRI claims. A look at over 1,900 NRI candidates admitted in 2016 shows that almost three-quarters were unreserved category students, barely 3% belonged to SC/STs and rest were OBCs.

While the average NEET score of government quota students including reserved SC, ST and OBC seats in 2016 was 472.5, that of NRI candidates in private colleges was 220.8 and of those in government colleges was 339.6. The NRI quota fees in government colleges range from ₹14 lakh to almost ₹20 lakh per annum.

While this is very high compared to the fee charged for the other government seats in most of these colleges (₹25,000 to ₹1 lakh per annum), it is much cheaper than the ₹30 lakh per annum charged by most private colleges for NRI seats.

Andhra Pradesh too earlier had NRI seats in government colleges, but has discontinued this. Madhya Pradesh had about 28 NRI seats in government colleges till 2016, but discontinued the practice in the face of public protests.

Last year, the Karnataka government had toyed with the idea of starting an NRI quota in government colleges, but dropped the idea after student organizations threatened agitations.

Former vice-chancellor of Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences and eminent cardiologist Dr KS Ravindranath explained that the reason for opposing NRI quota in Karnataka government colleges was because it would encroach on seats for poor meritorious students.

The government ought to allocate more, but there are never sufficient funds to provide facilities for sports, research, simulation lab etc, he added. Former joint director of medical education in Madhya Pradesh, NM Shrivastava questioned the concept of using NRI seats to generate funds to improve the college.

“The money earned from NRI seats was small in comparison to the resources required for running a college. Moreover, government colleges are meant for public welfare, for poor to get free treatment and for meritorious students. They are not meant to make money. Free education is the government’s job in a democratic welfare state. That’s why the government decided to put an end to NRI quota in MP,” explained Shrivastava.

(with inputs from Bharat Yagnik in Ahmedabad, Initshab Ali in Jaipur, Shimona Kanwar in Chandigarh and Pushpa Narayan in Chennai)

Axe could fall on NEET, but only for PG admissions

In a move aimed at helping hundreds of thousands of medical students looking to pursue masters in medicine, the Union health ministry has proposed to scrap the NEET-PG exam.

Published: 15th July 2019 03:33 AM |

By Express News Service

NEW DELHI: In a move aimed at helping hundreds of thousands of medical students looking to pursue masters in medicine, the Union health ministry has proposed to scrap the NEET-PG exam. This means MBBS final exam results will be enough for admission to PG courses in medicine. The changes have been made on the directions of the PMO, sources said.



“According to the amendments made in the fresh NMC Bill, entry into the PG programmes will be on the basis of the results of the National Exit Test (NEXT), which would be held as a common exam across the country. So, the candidates would not have to appear in a separate exam after clearing the MBBS final exam for admission to PG courses,” the source added.

However, one would need to clear a separate exam for admission into PG courses in AIIMS, NEET Super Speciality, the national entrance test for DM/MCh courses, will continue.
It is estimated that close to 1.5 lakh students take the entrance exams for admission to 50,000-odd PG seats.

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.

முற்பட்ட வகுப்பினருக்கு 10 சதவீத ஒதுக்கீட்டில் சிக்கல்

Added : ஜூலை 10, 2019 21:41

சென்னை : முற்பட்ட வகுப்பினருக்கு, 10 சதவீத ஒதுக்கீடு வழங்குவதை, இந்த கல்வியாண்டில் அமல்படுத்துவதில், பல்வேறு நடைமுறை சிக்கல்கள் இருப்பதாக, சுகாதாரத்துறை அதிகாரிகள் தெரிவித்துள்ளனர்.

முற்பட்ட வகுப்பினரில், பொருளாதாரத்தில் பின்தங்கியோருக்கு, 10 சதவீத இட ஒதுக்கீடு அளிக்கும் திட்டத்தை, மத்திய அரசு முன் வைத்துள்ளது. இதை, தற்போது நடைபெறும், எம்.பி.பி.எஸ்., - பி.டி.எஸ்., படிப்புக்கான சேர்க்கையில் அமல்படுத்த, தீர்மானிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது.இதற்கான திட்ட அறிக்கையை, அனைத்து மாநிலங்களுக்கும், இந்திய மருத்துவ கவுன்சிலான, எம்.சி.ஐ., அனுப்பியுள்ளது. இந்த அறிக்கையின் விபரங்கள் குறித்து, அனைத்து கட்சிகளின் கூட்டம், துணை முதல்வர், பன்னீர்செல்வம் தலைமையில், தலைமை செயலகத்தில், நேற்று முன்தினம் நடந்தது. இதில், தி.மு.க., உள்ளிட்ட, 16 கட்சிகள் எதிர்ப்பு தெரிவித்தன; அ.தி.மு.க., - பா.ஜ., உள்ளிட்ட ஐந்து கட்சிகள், ஆதரவு தெரிவித்துள்ளன. சட்ட வல்லுனர்களுடன் பேசி, முடிவை அறிவிப்பதாக, துணை முதல்வர் தெரிவித்துள்ளார்.

இந்நிலையில், எம்.பி.பி.எஸ்., - பி.டி.எஸ்., படிப்பிற்கான முதற்கட்ட கவுன்சிலிங் நடந்து வரும் நிலையில், முற்பட்ட வகுப்பினருக்கான, 10 சதவீத ஒதுக்கீட்டை அமல்படுத்துவதில், நடைமுறை சிக்கல் இருப்பதாக கூறப்படுகிறது. இது குறித்து, சுகாதாரத்துறை அதிகாரிகள் கூறியதாவது : இந்தியாவில், அனைத்து மாநிலங்களும், முற்பட்ட வகுப்பினருக்கு, 10 சதவீத ஒதுக்கீடு அளிக்கும் திட்டத்திற்கு அனுமதி அளித்துள்ளன. இதை, தமிழகம், கர்நாடகம், புதுச்சேரி மாநிலங்கள் ஏற்கவில்லை. 10 சதவீத ஒதுக்கீட்டை தமிழக அரசு ஏற்றால், கூடுதலாக, 1,000 எம்.பி.பி.எஸ்., - பி.டி.எஸ்., இடங்கள் கிடைக்கும். இதில், 450க்கும் மேற்பட்ட இடங்கள் மட்டுமே, ஒதுக்கீட்டிற்கு செல்லும். மீதமுள்ள இடங்கள், ஏற்கனவே உள்ள, இட ஒதுக்கீட்டில் சேர்க்கப்படும். மேலும், 31 சதவீத பொதுப்பிரிவில் தான், முற்பட்டோருக்கு, 10 சதவீதம் இட ஒதுக்கீடு அளிக்கப்பட உள்ளது. எனவே, ஏற்கனவே உள்ள, 69 சதவீத ஒதுக்கீட்டில் பாதிப்பு ஏற்படாது. ஆயினும், நடப்பு கவுன்சிலிங்கில், ஒதுக்கீட்டை அமல்படுத்துவதில், பல்வேறு நடைமுறை சிக்கல்கள் உள்ளன. குறிப்பாக, பொதுப் பிரிவினருக்கான நேற்றைய கவுன்சிலிங்கில், 'நீட்' தேர்வில், 650 மதிப்பெண் பெற்ற, முற்பட்ட வகுப்பைச் சேர்ந்த மாணவர், சென்னை மருத்துவக் கல்லுாரியில் இடம் கிடைக்காமல், ஸ்டான்லி மருத்துவக் கல்லுாரியை தேர்ந்தெடுத்தார். அதே நிலையில், 600 மதிப்பெண் பெற்ற, பிற்படுத்தப்பட்ட வகுப்பை சேர்ந்த மாணவர், இட ஒதுக்கீடு அடிப்படையில், சென்னை மருத்துவ கல்லுாரியை தேர்ந்தெடுத்தார். இதுபோன்ற நிலையில், 10 சதவீத ஒதுக்கீடு அமல்படுத்தப்பட்டால், ஒதுக்கீட்டில் இடம் கிடைக்காத மாணவன், சென்னை மருத்துவ கல்லுாரியை கேட்டு, நீதிமன்றத்தில் வழக்கு தொடர வாய்ப்புள்ளது. இதுபோன்ற பல்வேறு சிக்கல்களை ஆராய்ந்து வருகிறோம். எனவே, இந்த கல்வியாண்டில், ஒதுக்கீடு அமல்படுத்துவதில் சிக்கல் நீடிக்கிறது. ஆனாலும், இறுதி முடிவை, தமிழக அரசு, ஓரிரு நாட்களில் அறிவிக்கும். இவ்வாறு அவர்கள் கூறினர்.