Just 4 government school students make it to MBBS

Dated: 21^st August 2018

Source: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/just-4-govt-school-students-make-it-to-mbbs/articleshow/65480377.cms

We all know that government school a lack in facilities, but that doesn’t mean they lack in talent, in a place like Tamil Nadu which is much forward in education and has 22 state-run medical colleges, offering 2,447 MBBS seats, a mere four candidates from government schools have gained admission to them this year.

Although, statistically, it is a 100% rise from last year when just two candidates made the cut, government school students have bagged an abysmal 0.16% of available MBBS seats this year.

In 2016, when admissions were based on Class XII marks alone, a total of 30 government school students secured MBBS seats. With just two more seats in government colleges available for mop-up counselling to be held on August 23, data released by state selection committee shows a steep 80% fall compared to 2016 admissions. The performance of government-aided schools is slightly better — 26 students joined MBBS courses.

NEET has left behind a section of students who can’t afford to pay high fees under the management quota or in deemed universities. Even with special training it may take a few years before they compete with students passing out of private schools. And that leads to no seats to actual deserving as the people who pay for private school are also capable of paying the higher price and we know how the system works, they prefer money over quality.

Admission to all medical and dental colleges is conducted by the state committee based on NEET-2018 marks, in accordance with the 69% reservation for backward and SC/ST communities. But admission to MBBS courses in the state was tougher in 2018 compared to 2017, and the last student from a reserved category to enter a state-run medical college in the state this year had a score of 200 in NEET, as compared to 161 in 2017. The difference in scores compared to last year was the smallest among ST category (39) and widest among MBCs (88). For open category, it is 42 marks higher than last year.

The real question is where is all this talent going? why aren’t they getting the right opportunity? We suppose they lack behind in option of money, but even if they manage to make that happen the seat is already taken. This is the reason why we are trying to reach as many people as possible. Because there is another option which will be even better than relentlessly trying to get a seat here. Instead visit http://gkworks.in/about/branch-offices/ and book your seat for a degree abroad, where your true value will matter more! Have a great day!