INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
MUMBAI: The counselling process for medical and dental courses in the country will tentatively commence from July 20
Counselling Committee (MCC), on Friday released a tentative schedule for MBBS/BDS counselling in all-India quota seats
The notification mentions nothing about the states
It will be the same as last year, but there is a possibility of an overlap in the schedules for all-India and state seats, said an official
from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.The notification released by the MCC mentioned that it was a tentative schedule for online
counselling for NEET-UG in seats from all-India quota, deemed, central universities, all AIIMS institutes and JIPMER
While verification of the tentative seat matrix by the participating institutes will be done on July 20 and 21, for students, registration
will commence on July 20 and choice filling on July 22.After the National Medical Commission (NMC) mooted centralised counselling in a
gazette notification in June, students and parents applauded the move and were looking forward to it
A centralised process will save students from the anxiety of a highly-stressful admission process and also bring in more transparency
However, a ministry official later said that even if the all-India process included states, it would be voluntary in the first year
The official had mentioned that the Centre is in talks with state counselling authorities to understand their process and reservations and
include it all in one software
The confusion continued for some time, as the Centre did not release any schedule even a month after the NEET-UG results were out
admission schedule.Dr Milind Navlakhe, parent of an aspirant, said there has been confusion throughout
circular this time does not mention state schedule
