CHENNAI: For this year's medical college admission, Tamil Nadu will continue its current practice of preparing the medical merit list based on marks scored in plus two and allot seats in government medical and self-financing colleges according to the rule of reservation, said state health secretary VK Subburaj. Tamil Nadu will not participate in the nationwide Common Entrance Test (CET) conducted by the Medical Council of India. The Supreme Court ruled on Monday that Tamil Nadu can be exempted from the CET that will be conducted across the country.
The Union health ministry has also clearly stated that it does not favour a test this year, said Subburaj. "They are aware of Tamil Nadu's view on this," he added.
Four years ago, Tamil Nadu scrapped the common entrance test for admission to medicine and engineering courses. Now, students are admitted through a single-window counseling. The state presently has 17 government medical colleges and nine self-financing colleges affiliated to the state medical university.
On Dec 21, the MCI notified that a national eligibility-cum-entrance test is mandatory for admission to MBBS courses. It also said that marks obtained in mathematics would also be considered for admission. Only candidates who had scored 50% will be eligible for admissions.
The Union health ministry announced that the notification was issued without its consent and was hence "invalid." The deputy secretary Sube Singh had written to the MCI asking them to withdraw the notification.
Meanwhile, the Madras High Court stayed the notification in January. The MCI had assured that there will not be a common entrance until all states come to a consensus.
Subburaj maintained that the view of the state government has not changed. Since students appear for the public examination there is no need for another entrance test.
Officials fear that urban students will have an edge in such aptitude tests. "The subjects and the portions are the same. The only difference is testing the aptitude," said Subburaj. Most of the students admitted to the professional courses before 2006 were from the city, and they have access to professional coaching centres. "Students in rural areas are denied such opportunities," he said.
Many private colleges have also rallied behind the state government. Administrators of deemed universities argue that the college's right to choose the students would be stymied if the admission is centralized. "Our entrance helps the selection committee admit students who can cope with the syllabus. Common entrance can't do this," said the chancellor of a private university.
Moreover, many colleges managements say that they have already sold application forms for 2011. For instance, DD Medical College has sold more than 12,000 applications this year. "Why will the students pay again for a common entrance test?" asks TD Naidu, college chairman.
The Union health ministry has also clearly stated that it does not favour a test this year, said Subburaj. "They are aware of Tamil Nadu's view on this," he added.
Four years ago, Tamil Nadu scrapped the common entrance test for admission to medicine and engineering courses. Now, students are admitted through a single-window counseling. The state presently has 17 government medical colleges and nine self-financing colleges affiliated to the state medical university.
On Dec 21, the MCI notified that a national eligibility-cum-entrance test is mandatory for admission to MBBS courses. It also said that marks obtained in mathematics would also be considered for admission. Only candidates who had scored 50% will be eligible for admissions.
The Union health ministry announced that the notification was issued without its consent and was hence "invalid." The deputy secretary Sube Singh had written to the MCI asking them to withdraw the notification.
Meanwhile, the Madras High Court stayed the notification in January. The MCI had assured that there will not be a common entrance until all states come to a consensus.
Subburaj maintained that the view of the state government has not changed. Since students appear for the public examination there is no need for another entrance test.
Officials fear that urban students will have an edge in such aptitude tests. "The subjects and the portions are the same. The only difference is testing the aptitude," said Subburaj. Most of the students admitted to the professional courses before 2006 were from the city, and they have access to professional coaching centres. "Students in rural areas are denied such opportunities," he said.
Many private colleges have also rallied behind the state government. Administrators of deemed universities argue that the college's right to choose the students would be stymied if the admission is centralized. "Our entrance helps the selection committee admit students who can cope with the syllabus. Common entrance can't do this," said the chancellor of a private university.
Moreover, many colleges managements say that they have already sold application forms for 2011. For instance, DD Medical College has sold more than 12,000 applications this year. "Why will the students pay again for a common entrance test?" asks TD Naidu, college chairman.
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