Counselling for MBBS, BDS seats goes online

Sushil Manav

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, June 18

For the first time in the state, admissions to the MBBS and BDS courses in various government colleges, government-aided colleges and private medical colleges are being done through online counselling this year.

Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma University of Health Sciences, the nodal agency appointed by the Department of Medical Education and Research (DMER), Haryana, started registrations for counselling on its webportal www.uhsugadmissions.in on June 17 and it will continue till June 21. The merit list will be displayed on June 23.

“We had introduced online registration in Haryana, but this time even the allotment of seats will be made online. The candidates will have to present in Rohtak on July 3 for the MBBS course and on July 4 for the BDS course for the verification of their original documents,” said Dr Shaleen, Director, DMER, Haryana. The last date of joining institutions is July 12, he said.

Rudra, an aspirant said this would save students from waiting for hours in Rohtak for their turn. “I competed for admission to MBBS last year too. Students had to wait till late night for their turn. Many students, who had come with their parents, were hassled due to counselling,” he said.

Admissions are to be made for 600 seats in government medical colleges, 50 seats for the lone government-aided Maharaja Agarsen Medical College at Agroha and 250 seats in two private medical colleges situated in Gurugram and Panipat.

Among the government colleges, the PGIMS, Rohtak is to admit 200 students, BPS College for Women, Khanpur Kalan 100, SHK Mewati Govt Medical College, Nalhar (Nuh), 100; Kalpana Chawla Medical College, Karnal, 100; while the ESIC, Faridabad, is to admit 100 students.

Among the private medical colleges, SGT Medical College, Budhera (Gurugram), has 100 seats while NC Medical College, Israna (Panipat), will admit 150 students.

As far as the BDS seats are concerned, the PGIMS has 50 seats while nine private dental colleges together have 800 seats.

Shaleen said in government colleges, 15 per cent of the seats would be allotted as per the All-India merit category of NEET while 85 per cent would be allotted under the state category.

He said all government colleges would charge an annual fee of Rs 52,070 for MBBS, Maharaja Agarsen Medical College, Agroha, Rs 1.80 lakh; ESIC, Faridabad, Rs 1 lakh, NC Medical College, Israna (Panipat), and other private colleges Rs 10 lakh with an increase of 5 per cent every year while SGT Medical College, which is a covered under the private universities category, would charge Rs 18 lakh per year.

For BDS, the PGIMS would charge Rs 52,070 per year, private colleges Rs 2.80 lakh with annual increase of 5 per cent while SGT Medical College would charge Rs 3.50 lakh per annum.

900 MBBS seats

• Admissions are to be made for 600 seats in government medical colleges, 50 seats at the lone government-aided Maharaja Agarsen Medical College in Agroha and 250 seats in two private medical colleges situated in Gurugram and Panipat.
• As far as the BDS seats are concerned, the PGIMS has 50 seats while nine private dental colleges together have 800 seats.