Kerala: Medical mop-up irks merit' students
Sources said that some candidates who had been denied better seats due to the new norms are planning to move the court.
Thiruvananthapuram: Students with lower ranks manage to get MD or MS admissions in government colleges while the higher rank-holders had to satisfy with Diplomate in National Board (DNB) in self-financing colleges after new norms those who have already got admitted in state quota cannot take part in the mop-up counselling for vacant PG medical seats. The Commissioner for Entrance Examinations (CEE) held mop-up counselling to fill up vacant seats after the final round of allotment for both all India quota and state quota on Monday.
However, some who took up the risk of not joining the seats allotted to the state quota in the second round to take part in the mop-up allotment could manage better ones. There was a disparity in fee between the self-financing and government colleges. The fees for self-financing colleges were Rs 14 lakh and that in government colleges were only Rs 7,000 only. Sources said that some candidates who had been denied better seats due to the new norms are planning to move the court. The last rank for general surgery in government medical college was 935.
However, the person ranked 922 has to contend with seat in Jubilee medical college, Thrissur, as he was not allowed to take part in the mop-up allotment. The same was the case with MD psychiatry. The last rank of candidate admitted to government medical college in MD psychiatry was 1259. However, person ranked 1236 who was admitted to the Jubilee medical college in psychiatry in the second round could not take part in the mop-up interview. These are just two cases that came to light during a random check. There may be other candidates who had to suffer.
Dr Jinesh P.S., a health activist, said the situation would have been avoided if students were allowed to submit higher options after retaining the seats. All India seats which remained vacant after the final round is transferred to the state quota. A postgraduate degree DNB is awarded by the National Board of Examinations under the Union ministry of health, India. DNB candidates are trained at private medical colleges and MD/MS candidates at government medical colleges.