Reduction of marks to 5% for the govt doctors pursuing postgraduate courses
Posted on: 27/Dec/2017 2:34:23 PM
The central government has decided to reduce the marks from 10% to 5% which are allotted for the government doctors pursuing the postgraduate medical course.
NEET (National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test) was conducted for admission to the postgraduate medical courses and diploma course in the colleges throughout the country.
In Tamil Nadu, the 50% reservations kept for the government doctors for admission to the above postgraduate medical courses was cancelled and the mark system was introduced.
As per the new mark system, 10% marks were given for the government doctors who worked in long-distance remote places, mountainous regions, and thus worked in the villages (Thiruvarur, Nagapattinam, and Ramanathapuram districts) for 1 year. The doctors who had worked for 2 years in the above regions were given 20% marks and those who worked for 3 years were given 30% marks. These marks were based on the performance (mark scored) by the doctors in the NEET.
When enquiring about this, the Health Department officials responded by explaining that the Medical Council of India (MCI) has suggested that the 10% marks allotted for the doctors as explained above should be reduced to 5% from 10%.
As such, with directions only from MCI, there is no link regarding this between the committee and the reduction of marks to 5%. This committee has been formed exclusively to decide about the marks to be allotted to the government doctors according to their place of work.
