MBBS Admissions For Wards Of COVID Warriors: MCC invites applications from eligible candidates, Details

New Delhi : Through a recent notice, the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) Directorate General of Health Services, has invited applications from interested and eligible Children of "COVID Warriors (Deceased)" through respective Directorate of Medical Education (DME)/ Directorate Health Services (DHS) of their domicile states.

It is for the information to all the candidates, who have appeared and qualified for NEET examination conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) for the academic year 2021, that Ministry of Health and Family Welfare have decided to allot 5(five) MBBS Seats to Children of COVID Warriors (Deceased) this year also as was done last year. Hence, the MCC has now invited the applications form the concerned candidates seeking MBBS admissions this academic year.

The applications, filled in the Format appended in the document attached below, along with all supporting documents, duly certified by respective Directorate of Medical Education (DME)/ Directorate Health Services (DHS), should be submitted to respective DME/DHS who will then forward to MCC for allotment as per NEET Merit.

The aspirants are advised to note that duly filled applications of candidates forwarded by DME/ DHS of respective states only will be accepted. Direct applications sent to MCC of DGHS will not be entertained.

The Applications should reach the office of MCC of DGHS by 17th March, 2022.

Terms & Conditions for eligibility:

a) Definition of COVID Warrior: As defined by the Ministry of Health & FW vide their OM dated 18.11.2020 and 23.11.2020, which is quoted below:

"Covid Warriors means Public healthcare providers including community health workers, who may have to be in direct contact and care of COVID19 patients and who may be at risk of being impacted by this. Private hospital staff and retired/volunteer/local urban bodies/contractual/daily wage/ad-hoc/outsourced staff requisitioned by States/Central hospitals/autonomous hospitals of Central/States/UTs, AIIMS and INIs/Hospitals of Central Ministries drafted for COVID-19 related responsibilities are also included."

b) Only NEET Qualified and eligible wards of COVID Warriors (Deceased) to be considered

c) Nominations/ Applications to be routed through respective Director Medical Education/ Director of Health Services of concerned State/UT after scrutiny about their eligibility;

d) Candidates are required to state their preference of medical colleges where one seat in each college is made available for the academic year 2021. The names of the colleges are:

(i) Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi (for Girls only),

(ii) NSCB Medical College, Jabalpur, MP

(iii) JLN Medical College, Ajmer, Rajasthan

(iv) Medical College, Alapuzha, Kerala

(v) Late Sh. Lakhiram Memorial Govt. Medical College, Raigarh, Chhattisgarh

e) Director, Medical Education of all States are requested to give wide publicity through their websites/local Newspapers for these Central Pool Seats.

This issues with the approval of competent authority

To view the official notice click on the following link:

https://medicaldialogues.in/pdf_upload/notice-for-children-of-covid-warrior-171032.pdf