Despite the best efforts of the administrators to ensure smooth admission to PG medical and dental courses this year, complaints of denial of admissions by institutions are reaching the Centralised Admission Committee (Centac). With April 20 being the last date to join the PG courses, anxious candidates have alleged that the private medical institutions are denying admissions despite payment of fees for their allotted seats.
Out of the 147 students allotted seats through Centac in the PG medical and dental courses in Puducherry, 22 have paid their fees as on Thursday. At least four students filed complaints at the Centac grievance cell.
A student from Karaikal, who was allotted a medical seat in a private medical college in Puducherry and had paid the fees through Centac, was refused admission to the college. The student the filed a complaint with the grievance cell on Wednesday and returned to her home town. A candidate in Puducherry, who relinquished his seat allotted through Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) in a deemed university in order to join a private medical institution in Puducherry, said he was not admitted even after paying the fees stating a court case.
Court hearing
The student added that he approached the institution on April 13 but the Registrar asked him to wait till the court hearing on April 17. “The Centac asked me to pay the fees. I am still not sure if I will be given admission,” he said.
Puducherry UT All Centac Students Parents Association President M.Narayanassamy said several students approached them to address the problems they are facing.
“Despite being allotted seats through Centac, the private medical institutions are providing different reasons and delaying admissions. Admissions to a few minority students have been delayed following the G.O. passed by the Puducherry government. “The government should ensure that these the institutions abide by the rules,” he said. When contacted, Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences Registrar Anil Purty stated that they had challenged the government order to allow minority students from All India quota instead of reserving it to students from Puducherry alone. “We have received a court order in our favour. We are yet to get a copy of the order,” he said.
However, Centac convenor P.T.Rudra Goud underlined that once the fee is remitted, private medical institutions cannot deny admission to students. The rules are clear and the Puducherry government has also passed an order that minority students from Puducherry should be given priority in the private medical institutions.
“We are not aware of the court order and the institutions have not given us any copy of the court orders. Only if the seats are not taken will it be given to the minority students from All India quota. As per the Supreme Court orders, the medical institutions cannot deny admissions to the students who have already remitted the fees,” he said.
