The delay in counselling process has put those who have qualified the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) for medical courses in a fix.
As per a recent Supreme Court directive, 50 per cent of the seats under government quota will be filled through KEAM-2016 conducted by the Commissioner for Entrance Examinations, Kerala. But allotment in self-financing, deemed, and private medical and dental colleges will be through the NEET rank list.
The State government has decided to conduct centralised allotment process from NEET for seats under management and NRI quota but managements are yet to accept the decision. Moreover, they are trying for a series of litigations. Such a situation will affect the students aspiring for medical courses in the State, K.Nishant of Pulpally, who is eligible for medical admission through NEET, says.
Taking advantage of the crisis, private agencies have started facilitating admissions for medical courses in China, Russia, the Philippines and Georgia, he said.
“Counselling process for MBBS and BDS courses across the country will be completed by September 10. Private medical and dental colleges in Karnataka will complete the process within the stipulated period. Hence, students from the State will be compelled to join these colleges paying huge fees,” says T.P. Sethumadhavan, an educational consultant.
“If the counselling process in the State is delayed further, private managements will not refund the fee paid after their final round of counselling. This will force bright students from the State to pursue education in other States paying higher fees,” he said.
Parents and students are already worked up over the admission process and fee structure. As admissions for all undergraduate courses, except medical and dental courses, have been completed, we are awaiting for an early decision, K.K. Mathew, a parent, said.
