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Latest News |
| 03rd
July 2010 / Times of India / Ahmedabad Edition |
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Merit list for medical and paramedical courses declared
Low GujCET Score Of Toppers, Proposed Addition
In Seats To Benefit Students
Ahmedabad: The Admission Committee for Medical and Paramedical
Courses declared merit list of 11,257 students on Friday.
Of these students, 10,590 are from the state education
board and 578 from the CBSE.
The merit has given a breather for those seeking admission
into highly competitive medical courses in the state.
Usually even a fraction of a mark could also keep a student
away from the dream of becoming a doctor, however, the
list this time has gone down by two marks as compared
to last year. Overall, the merit is expected to be down
by up to 8 marks.
There are nearly 6,800 medical and paramedical seats in
the state and 11,482 students had filled the application
forms seeking admission. However, there was a drop of
more than 500 application from the Gujarat board this
year. Members of Admission Committee for Professional
Courses (ACPC) said the first student who got admission
into medicine last year had scored 98.60 per cent marks
while this year, it had gone down to 98.38 per cent marks.
Between rank 1 and 100, the marks have gone down from
94.4 per cent to 92.8 per cent.
The lowering of the merit is attributed to better average
performance in Gujarat Common Entrance Test (GujCET),
the marks for which are included in HSC score to form
the final merit list.
“Most students who have performed exceptionally
well in the boards have not done so well in GujCET exam
this year. This has pushed the merit down,” said
an admission committee member. The lowering of the merit
is a big deal for students seeking admission to medical
courses where merit is high.
Last year, there were 1,490 sanctioned seats on which
admission was given and merit had closed on 81. This year,
there are an estimated 1,905 medical seats. Some of these
are yet to get final nod from Medical Council of India,
which is expected to come soon. “If state gets the
expected seats, it will be good news for students as final
merit is expected to go down by as much as 8 to 10 marks,”
an official said.
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