Medical counselling ends, waitlisted candidates still hopeful

Waitlisted candidates hoping for another round

September 11, 2014 02:00 pm | Updated 02:00 pm IST - CHENNAI:

At the end of the third and final phase of counselling for medical courses on Wednesday, 247 seats were filled and 73 seats remained vacant in self-financing dental colleges.

The seats in the BC (27), MBC (19) and SC (16), followed by BCM (6) and SC-A (5), categories remained vacant. On Monday and Tuesday, seats were allotted to medical colleges. As of now, there are no vacancies in medical colleges.

S. Meiarasi, with a cut-off of 196.25, has been waitlisted for a dental college seat. “There should be another round of counselling even if there are just a handful of seats,” she said.

Sindhu, a candidate from the BC category with a cut-off of 197 marks, could not get into any government dental college. “Every year, the number of students goes up. Around 300 students with a cut-off of 197 and 198 marks are waitlisted. The MCI has added to our woes by not permitting five self-financing colleges to admit students,” she rued.

Candidates were upset that self-financing colleges had fleeced them. Though the prospectus provides instructions on fees, they are rarely followed. According to this year’s prospectus, self-financing colleges can levy a tuition fee of Rs.1.15 lakh, but parents say the colleges ask the students to cough up more.

K. Saminathan, father of a candidate who was allotted a seat in a self-financing dental college in Coimbatore, said he was asked to pay Rs.3.6 lakh. “My daughter has been allotted another college today. I have no idea how much it will refund,” he said.

According to selection committee officials, the vacancy position will emerge by September 17 when candidates finish the admission process. “It is for the government to determine if there should be another round of counselling,” an official said. According to him, it is normal for a few seats to fall vacant in self-financing colleges every year.

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