To ensure timely and hassle- free enrollment for the upcoming academic year of newly-approved Doon Medical College, Dehradun, State Government has decided to enroll students for this year through NEET (National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test) only. Even the State quota seats will also be filled through NEET. The Principal Secretary Health Omprakash informed this while interacting with media person in the secretariat on Friday.
Notably, regarding cases of 261/2016 Sankalp Charitable Trust and Anr Vs Union government and Ors, Supreme Court had pronounced that for all the state/ deemed/ private medical colleges approved from MCI/DCI, the state quota and management quota seats should be filled through common entrance test.
This way, all the medical aspirants, including girls and boys, will get equal opportunity, he said.
Notably, NEET exam is being conducted in two phases - May 1 and July 24. Significantly, after the first phase of the exam was conducted on May 1 the Centre has issued the notification on May 24. As per the notification, the state is allowed to select students by conducting state level exam for this academic year.
Uttarakhand being a Hindi- speaking state, NEET entrance test syllabus is equal to what was during the UPMT entrance exam held last year.
The order signifies that the State Government has decided to give equal opportunity to all residing in the State.
Sources said that CBSE New Delhi would prepare merit list as per the State quota and give other necessary instructions following which online counseling procedure would begin.
The State Government has also decided that the aspirant who has deposited examination fee for the Uttarakhand Pre-Medical Test (UPMT)-2016 in the account of university through online will be reverted to the candidates through RTGS/NEFT as well.
Omprakash also disclosed that CBSE, Dehli second phase examination is due on July 24 and applications are being received. He asked the aspirants to apply for NEET-II test at the earliest.