NEET Counselling: MCC lists designated disability centres to issue certificates to PWD candidates
New Delhi: Through a recent notice, the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) has listed the disabilities and the Designated Centres to issue Disability Certificate to PWD candidates for NEET Counselling 2020 with respect to MBBS and BDS admissions this academic year.
As the UG Counselling for the current academic year 2020-21 is scheduled to start from 27th October 2020 as per schedule uploaded on MCC website, the candidates will be approaching Disability Centres designated by MCC of DGHS (as per the list attached below) across India to obtain Disability Certificate after getting their disability assessed at the centre in order to avail the benefit of 5% PwD reservation in medical courses.
The MCC has directed these centres to arrange for issuing of Disability Certificates for 21 Benchmark Disabilities given under Rights of Persons with Disability Act 2016 as per MCI's guidelines, so that inconvenience is not caused to the candidates, desiring to avail the benefit of PwD reservation. The format of Disability has been enclosed below.
List of Centres who will issue Disability Certificates as per 21 Benchmark Disabilities given under RPWD Act-2016.
| S/No. | Centres who will issue Disability Certificates as per 21 Benchmark Disabilities given under RPWD Act-2016 | City/State |
| 1. | Vardhman Mahavir Medical College & Safdarjang Hospital, | New Delhi |
| 2. | All India Institute of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (for Locomotor Disability only) | Mumbai |
| 3. | Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research | Kolkata |
| 4. | Madras Medical College | Chennai |
| 5. | Grant Government Medical College, J.J. Hospital Compound | Mumbai, Maharashtra |
| 6. | Goa Medical College | Goa |
| 7. | Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram | Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala |
| 8. | SMS Medical College | Jaipur, Rajasthan |
| 9. | Govt. Medical College and Hospital, Sector32 | Chandigarh |
| 10. | Govt. Medical College, Agartala, State Disability Board | Agartala/Tripura |
| 11. | Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, | Varanasi/ Uttar Pradesh |
To view official notice, click on the following link:
https://medicaldialogues.in/pdf_upload/pdf_upload-141424.pdf
Moreover, the MCC has further listed the Disabilities for which the designated MCC Disability Centre are capable of issuing Certificate as per MCI Guidelines
|
S/No. |
Disability Centre Designated by MCC |
Disabilities for which the designated Disability Centre is capable of issuing Certificate for 21 Benchmark Disabilities as per MCI Guidelines |
|
1. |
Vardhman Mahavir Medical College & Safdarjang Hospital, New Delhi |
All 21 disabilities as per MCI Guidelines except Ophthalmology Tests |
|
2. |
All India Institute of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (for Locomotor Disability only), Mumbai |
Only for Locomotor Disabilities
|
|
3. |
Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research, Kolkata |
All 21 disabilities as per MCI Guidelines |
|
4. |
Madras Medical College, Chennai |
All 21 disabilities as per MCI Guidelines |
|
5. |
Grant Government Medical College, J.J. Hospital Compound, Mumbai |
All 21 disabilities as per MCI Guidelines |
|
6. |
Goa Medical College, Goa |
Response Awaited |
|
7. |
Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala |
All 21 disabilities as per MCI Guidelines. Ophthalmology Tests to be conducted at Regional Institute of Ophthalmology, Thiruvananthapuram under GMC, Thiruvananthapuram |
|
8. |
SMS Medical College, Jaipur |
All 21 disabilities as per MCI Guidelines except the following:
Plumb Line, Hand Dynomometer, Laser |
|
|
| Height Measuring Equipments |
|
9. |
Govt. Medical College and Hospital, Sector32, Chandigarh |
All 21 disabilities as per MCI Guidelines |
|
10. |
Govt. Medical College, Agartala, State Disability Board, Agartala, Tripura |
Response Awaited |
|
11. |
Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, UttarPradesh |
All 21 disabilities as per MCI Guidelines |
|
12. |
AIIMS, Nagpur, Maharashtra (Newly included) |
Acid attack victims
|
To view official notice, click on the following link:
https://medicaldialogues.in/pdf_upload/pdf_upload-141432.pdf
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