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Medical Colleges Sue Govt Over Admission Rights
15 Oct
Summary
- Two medical colleges challenge state government's ban on institute-level admissions.
- Colleges cite state act and Supreme Court rulings to regain admission rights.
- Petitions could impact ongoing NEET UG and PG admission processes.
Two private medical colleges in Maharashtra are set to challenge the state government's directive prohibiting institute-level counseling for medical admissions. Parbhani Medical College and Vedantaa Institute of Medical Sciences have approached the Bombay High Court seeking permission to fill seats that remain vacant after the centralized admission process concludes.
These institutions argue that the Maharashtra Unaided Private Professional Educational Institutions (Regulation of Admissions and Fees) Act, 2015, does not disallow such counseling. They also reference Supreme Court judgments supporting their right to admit students independently and fill all vacancies.
The state government mandated that all admissions, including the final stray vacancy round, must be conducted online through the centralized admission process (CAP) managed by the state Common Entrance Test (CET) cell. This move, prompted by directions from the National Medical Commission (NMC), follows a 2023 dispute where the NMC had previously directed the cancellation of 141 admissions made through institute-level rounds.
The petitions filed by the colleges could have a substantial impact on the current NEET undergraduate and postgraduate admission process within the state. Concerns have been raised by medical aspirants and activists regarding transparency and potential merit bypass in institute-level admissions, though private colleges maintain its necessity to prevent seats from going unfilled.
