Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Guidelines of Medical Council of India for S.T. Students
12:39 IST
Rajya Sabha
In the Medical Council of India Graduate Medical Education Regulations
1997 as approved by the Central Government, relaxation has been
provided in criteria for admission to MBBS course, in respect of SC/ST
students. While 50% of marks has been provided for General category
candidates for qualifying examination as well as entrance examination,
it is 40% of marks for candidates belonging to SC/ST categories.
The MBBS seats are filled up under two categories namely "All India
Quota" and "State Quota". Under All India quota, 15% MBBS seats of the
State are contributed by the respective State Government. In so far as
admission of SC and ST students in the All India quota is concerned,
reservation at the rate of 15% and 7-1/2% respectively has been
introduced from the academic year 2008-09. As per information
available, for the academic year 2008-09, against 164 total seats for
ST students, 111 ST candidates were allotted and for the year 2009-10,
against 202, 75 candidates were allotted.
With regard to State Quota for the remaining 85% seats, the admission
process is conducted by the respective State Government. As such the
Central Government does not maintain any data in the matter. While the
State Governments have not pointed out any problem of shortage of
filling up of SC/ST MBBS seats in the State, in the recent past the
Government of Kerala informed the Central Government that ST
candidates of their State are not able to qualify in the entrance
examination getting admission against the reserved seats due to the
above mentioned MCI norms. In the meanwhile, a Civil Writ Petition No.
393/2008 – Vineeth K. and others versus State of Kerala and others -
has also been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the criteria of
40% marks for ST students. The Court taking a note of the shortfall,
has issued notices to Union of India and eight other States viz.
Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Orissa, West Bengal, U.P., M.P. and
Karnataka. The matter is subjudice.
This information was given by Shri Dinesh Trivedi, Minister of State
for Health & Family Welfare in a written reply to a question in the
Rajya Sabha today.
DS/GK
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