Lok Sabha Question No. 3344 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-04
Subject: Common Counseling for Admission
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: ANSHUL VERMA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3344 TO BE ANSWERED ON 4 TH AUGUST, 2017

## COMMON COUNSELING FO R ADMISSION

## 3344. SHRI ANSHUL VERMA:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has received complaints that some Government/ Private Medical Colleges have given admissions in Under Graduate Courses illegally and fraudulently ignoring theNational Eligibility -cum - Entrance test in the country;
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  indicating the  number  of  such  private  and  Government Medical Colleges along with the action taken by the Government in this regard;
- (c) whether the Government has made any provision for common counselling atthe State level for admission to UG/PG medical courses after the introduction of single medical entrance exam and if so, the details including the aims and objectives thereof;
- (d) the details of languages allowed in the common medical entrance test in the country; and
- (e)  the  other  steps  taken/being  taken by  the  Government  to  bring  more transparency  in  the admission process and curb the practice of capitation fee charged by private colleges?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI FAGGAN SINGH KULASTE)

- (a) & (b): Admissions in MBBS course for the academic year 2017 - 18 are underway and the last  date  for  admissions  for  the  academic  session  2017 - 18  is  31 st August,  2017.  Till  date  no complaints about illegal admissions have been received.
- (c) : Yes, with the enactment of IMC Amendment Act, 2016 to introduce NEET, MCI with prior approval of the Central Government has amended Graduate Medical Education Regulations,  1 997,  and  Post  Graduate  Medical  Education  Regulations,  2000,  for  making provision of common counseling. All the admissions in medical courses will be through NE and  common  counseling..  The  Common  Counseling  for  admission  to  All  India  Quota  in Government Medical Colleges and Deemed Universities shall be conducted by the DGHS. The Common  Counseling  for  State  Quota  in  Government  as  well  as  Private  Medical  Colleges including those run by Religious and Linguistic Minorities affiliated to State Universi l be conducted by the State Government or its designated authority.

(d): Section 10D of Indian Medical Council Act, 1956 prescribes conducting of  a unifo entrance examination i.e. National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) in Hindi & Englis such other languages. Accordingly, the candidates are allowed to opt for Question paper of the following ten languages in NEET 2017:

Assamese. Bengali, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Marathi, Oriya, Tamil and Telu

(e): In  the  case  of  Government  Medical  Colleges,  the  respective  State  Government  a responsible  for  fixation  of  fee  and  in  the  case  of  Private  unaided  medical  Colleges, structure  is  decided  by  the  Committee  set  up  by  the  respective  State  Government  und er  the Chairmanship  of  a  retired  High  Court  Judge  in  pursuance  of  the  directions  of  the  Hon'ble Supreme  Court  of  India.  It  is  for  the  Committee  to  decide  whether  the  fee  proposed  b Institute is justified and the fee fixed by the Committee is binding on the Institute.

Further, the Hon'ble Supreme Court in its order dated 09.05.2017 had directed that the students  who  secure  admission  in  MBBS  course  pursuant  to  the  common  counseling  shall deposit  with  the  counseling  committee  the  demand  draft  towards  the fee  payable  to  the Institution/ Colleges/Universities.

Medical  Council  of  India  issued  an  advisory  in  leading  newspapers  with  regard admissions by fake institutions.