MCI Cancels Admissions of 519 MBBS Students in 17 Colleges
Uttar Pradesh stands first among the list of 17 colleges wherein 14 colleges gave direct admission to 481 students.
Medical Council of India (MCI) has cancelled the admissions of 519 MBBS students enrolled in 17 colleges across India. These colleges have been conducting classes for the MBBS students for the past three months.
MCI claimed that these colleges violated the order of Supreme Court and admitted the students directly. As per the order of Supreme Court (September 28, 2016), mentioning that the state government shall conduct a centralised counselling process and allot seats based on the performance of students in NEET-UG or National Eligibility cum Entrance Test.
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One of the senior officials of Medical Council of India revealed that they have scrutinised the admission process of these colleges and found that these colleges have granted direct admission to students and did not take part in the centralised counselling. He further added that the matter is under investigation and more admissions are expected to be cancelled. This is the first time when so many students have been asked to leave the MBBS course, as their admission did not comply with admission process prescribed by Supreme Court.
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Uttar Pradesh stands first in the list of 17 colleges. 14 colleges of the state granted direct admission to 481 students. Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka are other states where one college from each state granted direct admission to a total number of 38 students.
On the other hand, these colleges provided the justification stating that they opted for direct admission process as the counselling process was slow and the colleges were unable to fill the seats on or before the prescribed deadline, i.e., October 7, 2016.
President of Indian Medical Association (IMA) indicated that strict action must be taken by MCI against these colleges that have been playing with the career of hundreds of medical students.