Medical students likely to get direct admission to PG courses
Mumbai: Medical students willing to pursue post-graduate courses likely to get admission to PG courses on the basis of marks secured by them, as the Department of Medical Education and Research (DMER) has proposed to remove entrance test conducted to admission for post-graduate course. "We are planning to offer admission to PG courses on the basis of marks secured by a student and the proposal is likely to be approved by the state government," said a DMER official As per the regulations of Medical Council of India (MCI) students can be admitted to post-graduate courses on the basis of an entrance exam conducted by the central government or the state government or on the basis of the MBBS aggregate if a particular state has one medical university. Currently PG courses are offered by 10 government colleges in Maharashtra and three civic colleges in Mumbai, in which admissions are offered on the basis of entrance examination. "The State Government will soon take a decision ...