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Latest News |
| 19th
Aug 2010 / Times of India / Mumbai Edition |
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Maha says no to common MBBS entrance test plan
Mumbai: Barely a month after the Centre approved a proposal
to conduct a common entrance test (CET) for MBBS seats
in all government and medical colleges in the country,
the ambitious plan has run into rough weather. Over half-a-dozen
states, including Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh
and Karnataka, have expressed reservations about the scheme.
Pointing out that implementation of the plan, in its existing
form, would be unfair to sons of the soil, the state government
have demanded that private medical colleges and deemed
universities be also brought within the purview of the
CET.
We are not opposed to a common entrance test, but the
scheme, if implemented in its existing form, would not
be fair on students domiciled in the state, a senior medical
education department official told TOI. We will soon send
our objections and demands regarding the CET to the Centre.
Private colleges and deemed universities should be brought
within the ambit of the CET. Also, we want 85% of the
seats to be reserved for students domiciled in Maharashtra,
the official said.
Tamil Nadu, which scrapped the all-India quota three years
ago, has informed the Centre that it will not participate
in the admission process. Maharashtra, too, has initiated
the process to abolish the all-India quota. We are sure
that a legislation to this effect will be passed very
soon. Students can expect more seats from the next academic
session, the official added.
Maharashtra has 4,600 MBBS seats. Most of the states have
only three to four medical colleges. If we factor in the
all-India quota during admissions without reserving any
seats for domiciled students, then aspirants from Maharashtra
would be at a great disadvantage, the official said.
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