MBBS, BDS courses: Punjab notifies joint counselling

No varsity or pvt college will now have authority to hold separate counselling

Punjab has notified joint counselling for admission to MBBS and BDS courses. With this, Bathindabased private university Adesh Institute of Medical Sciences, besides private colleges, including Amritsar-based Sri Guru Ram Das Institute of Medical Sciences and Christian Medical College, Ludhiana, will have no authority to hold separate counselling for UG admissions.

BABA FARID UNIVERSITY TO ALLOT STATE QUOTA SEATS FOR ALL GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE INSTITUTES, INCLUDING DEEMED UNIVERSITIES AND MINORITY INSTITUTES

CHANDIGARH: Punjab has notified joint counselling for admission to MBBS and BDS courses for the coming session.

This means that the Bathinda-based deemed private university Adesh Institute of Medical Sciences, besides private colleges, including Amritsar-based Sri Guru Ram Das Institute of Medical Sciences and Christian Medical College (CMC), Ludhiana, will have no authority to hold separate counselling for UG admissions.

The rules notified last week clarifies that the allotment of 85% state quota medical and dental seats in all government, private medical and dental institutes or deemed universities will be conducted by Faridkot-based Baba Farid University of Health Sciences (BFUHS) on the merit of

National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET)-UG that was held nationwide on May 7.

NEET trainer Arvind Goyal said this will make the entire admission process streamlined, transparent and studentfriendly.

He said as it has been seen in the past, students in Punjab faced harassment due to their arbitrary admission rules of private

institution at the time of allotment of seats.

“With combined counselling, state domicile students seeking admission will apply with a single agency for admissions,” he added

The admission process has been delayed due to the Madras high court stay over declaration of NEET results. The stay has been granted on a plea stating that NEET question papers for vernacular languages were not the same as that of English. The SC will hear the case on June 12.

A Patiala based parent Dimple Chopra said the students are under stress due to delay in results.

The legal issues should be sorted out at the earliest since the counselling and admission process will be delayed.

The CBSE had earlier notified June 8 for the NEET result.