The Directorate of Medical Education and Research bars aspirants from taking Common Entrance Test on January 21.
Medical Council of India bars aspirants from taking CET on January 21.
MUMBAI: The Directorate of Medical Education and Research (DMER) has debarred several medical students seeking admission for postgraduate courses in medicine from government colleges from appearing for the Common Entrance Test (CET) for two years.
For most of them, it came as a shock as the exam has been scheduled on January 21 and they were busy preparing for the same.
Disgruntled, parents of the students now decided to fight the matter legally. The parents said it was a punishment to their wards for refusing to accept the postgraduate seats allotted to their wards in the last academic year. “With several students refusing to accept the seats allotted to them in the third round of admission, large number of government medical seats in various medical colleges went vacant. The DMER failed to conduct the fourth round of admissions and thus our wards had to give up their admissions. Meanwhile, the DMER also sent a communication noting that my daughter is eligible for the CET in January 2007,” said a parent, seeking anonymity.
He added: “After that, my daughter was focusing on cracking the CET. It’s a highly unfair.”
But the authorities said they adhered to a Supreme Court ruling. WB Tayade, director, DMER, said: “It’s as per the norms of the Medical Council of India which state that students responsible for postgraduate seats going vacant in the third round of admissions in 2006 will be debarred from appearing for the entrance tests for a period of two years.”
The Parents’ Association for Medical Students’ (PAMS) and the medical students’ wing attached to the Maharashtra Navnirman Vidyarthi Sena (MNVS) flayed the move and said they decided to support the parents’ fight against the DMER’s decision.
Akash Akinwar, vice-president, MNVS, said: “There is a lack of transparency in admissions to postgraduate medical courses. Instead of adopting the preference system which creates confusion, DMER should adopt the counselling pattern. Admission through the counselling pattern identifies transparency and allotment of seats as per the students’ interest areas.”
An aspirant, who wants to pursue postgraduate in orthopedic stream from the renowned KEM Hospital, is shocked. “DMER has communicated about my ineligibility for the CET at the last minute. It’s DMER fault. They failed to cancel my admission despite my request to withdraw the admission. They also ensured that I would be allowed for the CET in 2007. But now they refused my application,” said the student. Students have urged the government to allow them for appearing for the examination.
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