Colleges admits 96 without NEET data

A COMMITTEE HAD FOUND THAT SEVEN COLLEGES HAD GIVEN ADMISSION TO 96 CANDIDATES IN MDS WHO HAD NOT APPEARED FOR NEET

JABALPUR/BHOPAL: The Madhya Pradesh Medical Science University has directed 10 private medical colleges and one government medical college to submit admission related documents by August 28, MP Medical Science University vice chancellor RS Sharma told HT.

A university committee had found that seven colleges had given admission to 96 candidates in MDS who had not appeared in the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test or NEET. The university now wants to check all the colleges to see whether more candidates have taken admission without NEET.

Sharma said this prompted them to institute an inquiry and constitute a three-member committee, which has been directed to present its report within seven days.Vikram University vicechancellor SS Pandey will head the committee.

Sharma said that for admission in MDS, candidates have to provide details online. “The candidate has to open an account on the university portal and upload the scans of the required documents. After this the dean of the college concerned verifies these documents. The admission is provided on the basis of the allotment letter issued by the department of medical education, the documents related to appearing for NEET, its mark sheet and migration certificate. This is the set procedure for admission...” he said.

MP Medical Science University officer on special duty, Tripti Gupta, said that 113 candidates had applied online but only 17 produced the allotment letter issued by the department of medical education. “Rest of the 96 candidates hadn’t produced any allotment letter or NEET marks sheet,” she said.