All allied medical courses via NEET: Kerala cabinet

KOCHI: The state Cabinet on Tuesday decided to conduct admissions to medical allied courses next year from the ranklist prepared by the CBSE after conducting the National Eligibility-cum-Entr-ance Test (NEET). These courses are homoeo, ayur-veda, agriculture, veterinary, fisheries, sidha and unani. The SC had earlier made NEET mandatory for MBBS/BDS admissions from next year. Experts said that since NEET is mandatory for all states, separate ranklists will be prepared by the CBSE for each state for admission into MBBS/BDS.  

“Admissions can be conducted to medical allied courses also from this ranklist. There will be 15 per cent all-India quota for MBBS, BDS, forestry, veterinary, fisheries and agriculture and the remaining 85 per cent quota in these courses and 100 per cent seats in homoeo, ayurveda, sidha and unani falls in state quota,” said Dr S. Rajookrishnan, former joint commissioner for entrance exams. “The admission to state quota seats will be conducted according to the stipulations in the prospectus issued by the state for these admissions," said Dr Rajookrishnan.

“So the message is clear for all medical and allied courses aspirants that they must write the NEET exam to figure in the ranklist for medical and allied courses’ admissions,” he added. “Success in NEET depends on the scoring in biology questions. Of the 180 questions there will be 90 questions from biology and 45 questions each from physics and chemistry. Total marks will be 760. A student who scores 90 per cent marks in biology and 50 per cent each from physics and chemistry may get nearly 500 marks so as to get better rank positions for medical or allied courses," said career and education expert Dr T.P. Sethumadhavan.