MCI will for the first time hold an All India level examination for admission in
post-graduate medical courses across the country early next year
The Medical Council of India (MCI) will for the first
time hold an All India level examination for admission in post-graduate medical
courses across the country early next year. According to MCI, the syllabus for the
National Eligibility and Entrance Test (NEET-PG) will be that of MBBS and further
information carrying relevant details in this regard would soon be put on its website.
"The Common Entrance Test (CET) for admission to Medical Postgraduate Courses across
the country i.e. NEET-PG shall be held in Jan-Feb 2012 for admissions in the academic
year 2012-2013," a notice issued by MCI said.
"The Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
would be based on the MBBS syllabus as well as the knowledge that needs to be acquired
during internship. The distribution of questions, model questions and method of
tie breaking for ranking would be placed on the website in the due course," MCI
said. The move assumes significance as MCI decision to hold a national level examination
for admission in undergraduate and postgraduate courses was opposed by various
stake holders. Whereas, several group of students had moved the Supreme Court supporting
an All India level examination. After a brief legal battle, the apex court had in
March this year held that the MCI will oversee the common entrance test each for
undergraduate and postgraduate medical programmes following which the recent notification
was issued.
In general, an aspirant has to take over a dozen examinations for one
medical seat despite facing problems like clash of dates and multiple fees. Various
students' bodies have demanded single examination for PG medical entrance on the
lines of All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE). Every year about 40,000
students are admitted to undergraduate programmes and some 19,000 for postgraduate
courses, MCI officials said. As per official statistics, there are close to 300
private and government controlled medical colleges in the country.
Courtesy: IBN Live
