Karnataka to Move SC for Fresh Counseling of PG Medical Seats

From Our Special Correspondent
Daijiworld Media Network - Bangalore

Bangalore, May 31: Karnataka will be approaching the Supreme Court seeking permission to hold second round counseling for filling up post-graduation medical seats in Government colleges and also Government quota seats in private colleges before June end.

As per the Supreme Court directive, May 31 was the deadline for filling Government quota of PG seats in government as well as private colleges.

The seats remaining unfilled after May 31, go to the management quota.

With a view to help the students, the State Government has decided to file an appeal before the Apex Court seeking extension of period for admission of students under its quota.

The Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS) held counseling for clinical and para-clinical PG seats on Monday and allotted 603 seats in 13 different branches of medicine in different medical colleges in the State as per the direction of the Karnataka High Court. A total 34 seats remained to be filled.

The RGUHS also conducted counselling for in-service and entrance quota candidates on Monday, according to Medical Education Minister S Ramdas.

The Supreme Court would be approached seeking permission to hold second round of counseling for remaining 34 seats and government quota of seats in deemed universities, the minister said.

The government was unaware of availability of PG medical seats in deemed institutions, he said pointing out that a report would be sought from the Medical Council of India to find out number of seats available in deemed institutions.

Though RGUHS conducted counseling for PG seats on April 10, 2011, the Karnataka High Court held that allotment of seats under government quota through counseling to PG medical and dental courses for the academic year 2011-12 would be subject to the court order.

The ruling was in respect of the writ petitions filed by 11 candidates whose results have been annulled by the RGUHS on the charge of indulging in malpractices during entrance test.

Candidates have been allotted seats but validity of their seats would be subjected to the final order of the High Court, he said.

He said 25 per cent of MBBS seats in deemed medical institutions will be filled under the Government quota during the counselling, which will commence from June 20.

Deemed medical institutions have submitted affidavits to the State government stating that 25 per cent of the total undergraduate seats would be filled under the Government quota.

Students would be admitted to private medical colleges in the ratio of 40:40:15:5 in the current academic year, he said.

While 40 per cent seats each would be filled under the Government and COEMD-K quota, 15 per cent set would be aside for Karnataka Religious and Linguistic Minority Professional Colleges Association (KRLMPCA) and 5 per cent for NRI students, he said.

The exact number of seats available for admission for 2011-12 for MBBS would be known only after June 15. The details of seats available in each college would be displayed on the website, the minister said.