MDS aspirants from Telangana await NEET clarity
Hyderabad: With the examination approaching and the applications process yet to begin, aspirants of the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) for Masters of Dental Surgery (MDS) have been left in a flux.
The National Board of Examinations for Medical Sciences (NBEMS) had marked January 31 as the tentative date for conduct of NEET MDS along with the calendar of other examinations to be held in 2025, in November 2024.
Aspirants wondered that with 21 days left for the exam as per the calendar, how could the board complete the application process and release of admit cards. “Students are in a state of panic as the board has released no official notification even in the case of its postponement,” said Dr C. Rohit Kalyan, an aspirant.
“The usual duration of application process is 40-45 days. The application process lasts 20 days and admit cards are released at least 10 days before the exam. This gives the students time to fill in their forms, pay the application fee and make arrangements to reach their examination centres,” Dr Kalyan said.
Telangana colleges have about 6,500 dental PG seats, and over 30,000 students appear for NEET MDS every year. The NBEMS has not released notifications for postponements this year.
Last year, the tentative exam date was February 9 and students were informed in the end of January that the exam would be held in mid-March.
Another aspirant, Dr Aishwaryaa Ravishankar, was of the view that it would be good if the exam was postponed as many students were still completing their internships. “Our internship will end in March. If the exam is held anytime before that, we would have no time to prepare for it,” she told Deccan Chronicle.
She said there was a trend of postponing NEET PG and NEET MDS. “The exam date is shifted and students have at least a month’s time to apply. For us, even this does not help, Dr Ravishankar noted. NEET PG dates are announced at least seven months in advance and NEET MDS aspirants are intimated only two months in advance, she said.
( Source : Deccan Chronicle )
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