Fee hike, bond sign and increase in NEET cut-off has made students apply to foreign colleges, says VP Beniwal
Many students have opted for MBBS abroad. Many medical colleges in India have increased their fee this year. Also some State medical colleges and institutes have levied the filling of bonds.
Haryana has increased its fee from `4 lakh to `10 lakh per year with the conditions to sign a bond. The students can pay this amount by taking the loans and the Government would repay the instalments of the loan. According to the bond, a student on completing MBBS will have to serve at the public health centres in rural areas. If the persons quits to work under the said conditions, the bond repayments shall not be borne by the Government.
Fee hike in Southern States like Kerala has also been reported this year. Where the fee was around `5-`6 lakh till last year for private medical colleges, this year it has hiked to `12-`13 lakh per year. Such high fee is creating financial burden on parents.
Also, the NEET cut off for Government medical colleges has hiked. Hence the students scoring close to 600 have also not got the medical colleges of their choice in India. Such students were left with options to choose either a private medical college if they could afford or opt for MBBS abroad where the latter seems to be a wise decision. Where such students could not secure their medical seat in India, these students are offered scholarships with premium Government universities abroad.
With these changes students tend to get attracted towards MBBS abroad. Some have even cracked the opportunity this year while other are hopeful to apply after NEET 2021.
The writer is Director, Jagvimal Consultants