It appears students are not deterred by the hike in fines for moving from the government dental college to medical colleges.
On Thursday, the fourth day of the first phase of counselling, among those who were allotted seats in government medical colleges were a few candidates from previous years.
These included two students who moved from a government dental college to government medical colleges after paying a fine of Rs. 10 lakh.
Officials said the fine had been increased from Rs. 5 lakh after nearly 60 students of the 2014 batch moved last year to medical colleges. “Despite the fine, the students sought the medical college, as otherwise they would have to pay hefty fees charged by self-financing medical colleges,” a senior medical education official said.
At the end of the day, 473 seats were allotted to government and self-financing medical colleges and 46 candidates were admitted to the government dental college.
Since Monday, when counselling began, a total of 2,101 candidates have been allotted seats in medical colleges and 49 candidates admitted to the government dental college.
On Thursday, there were more worried parents and students as seats in the BC category vanished. By lunch, several candidates with a cut-off of 196.5 marks were waitlisted, though seats were available in self-financing institutions.
On Friday, officials expect the 970 seats in self-financing dental colleges to fill up.
Nearly 60 students shifted last year though the fine
has been hiked
to Rs. 10 lakh
