MCI moves to implement 10 percent EWS quota in medical colleges, Asks States to submit Seat Matrix
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New Delhi: Taking cue from the Ministry of Health regarding bringing of 10 percent Economically Weaker Section (EWS) quota in PG medical seats at government medical colleges across the country, the Medical Council of India ( MCI) has now written to the various state governments and medical colleges asking them to provide preliminary details for the same
The council with the notice has moved towards the Implementation of reservation of 10% seats in Postgraduate (PG) course for the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) candidates by enhancing of PG seats in the existing Medical Colleges/ Institutes under the policy 10A of the IMC Act, 1956 for the academic year 2020-21
As per the policy, 10 per cent of seats will be reserved for EWS quota and for the implementation of the same, increments in the PG medical seats will be made at various government medical colleges. For the same, MCI has now asked the DMEs. state secretaries, heads of medical colleges and universities of various states to furnish details of the PG course wise seats at the various medical colleges
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