UT quota seats filled at GMCH-32 counselling

Tribune News Service

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Chandigarh, July 23

Counselling for admission to MBBS course under the state quota was held at the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Sector 32, here today. All seats were filled in the first round of counselling.

Out of total 150 seats, 115 UT pool seats, including seats for the SC and PwD categories, were filled. As many as 15 per cent seats are reserved for the SC candidates and 5 per cent seats are reserved for persons with disability (PwD).

The counselling for nine seats of foreign-Indian students will be held on July 29.

Registrar (Academic) Satpal Singh said counselling was conducted smoothly. “Candidates and parents were satisfied with the arrangements,” he said.

A group of parents of local MBBS aspirants had filed a petition in the Punjab and Haryana High Court against the eligibility criteria prescribed by the UT Administration for admission to the GMCH under state quota seats.

On July 4, the High Court had directed the UT Administration to implement the condition of passing Classes X, XI and XII from the city for admission to the MBBS course at the GMCH-32 under the UT quota.

However on July 18, the Supreme Court set aside the order of the High Court. With the Supreme Court directions, those who have passed Class XII from the city were eligible for admission to the GMCH under the state quota this session. The Supreme Court upheld the criteria prescribed by the UT Administration for admission in the current academic session. The condition of passing Classes X, XI and XII from Chandigarh will be implemented in a staggered manner. The eligibility criteria will be only Class XII in 2019, Classes XI and XII in 2020 and Classes X, XI and XII in 2021.

The Supreme Court also directed the GMCH to conduct the counselling within 10 days for the 85 per cent seats under the state quota.