Supreme Court Gives Nod For Online Counseling for UG Medical Courses

The Supreme Court has permitted the union health ministry to undertake online counseling for admission of students to undergraduate medical courses for 15 percent central seats in government colleges across the country.

An apex court bench of Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan and Justice J.S. Khehar cleared the decks for online counseling for admissions to MBBS and BDS after it gave the go-ahead to the scheme submitted by the health ministry in this regard.

The scheme is on the lines of the prevailing online counseling for PG (post-graduate) courses.

Under the scheme, students seeking admission to nearly 2,500 seats under all-India quota would get three instead of two chances, as available now, to exercise their option in choosing their colleges.

The online counseling would also eliminate the chances of central seats being taken away by the states after they fall vacant.

There are about 20,000 undergraduate medical seats in government colleges in the country and all eligible students can take their chances for online counseling for all-India seats.

The counseling for undergraduate medical courses will commence on June 24 and will continue till September-end.

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Source-IANS