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The Medical Council of India has issued circular stating medical colleges to admit students under the Non-resident Indian (NRI) quota based on merits through a common entrance test.
The circular, dated January 16, available on the MCI website upsets the colleges making mandatory to abide by the norm from the next academic year of 2015-2016.
Since government-run medical colleges do not admit NRI students, the rule does not apply to them, a medical education official said.
Every private medical college is allowed 15 per cent seats under the NRI quota. Self-financing colleges have management quota and a guideline exists that deemed universities should form a consortium of colleges and hold a common entrance test for admission. “But we don’t how far this is transparent,” the official added.
The medical colleges of Private and deemed universities are just admitting the students for money, The NRI quota has completely changed its meaning by allotting them to rich kids of politicians and corporate leaders.
This will certainly help the meritorious aspirants and students. However the private college managements are simply ignoring the message and may decide in further stages.
-Kannamsai
