MBBS students' Parents write to UT Health Secretary over GMCH Chandigarh domicile norms
Chandigarh: Expressing concern over the eligibility criteria for Chandigarh domicile candidates for MBBS admission to Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32 (GMCH-32), a group of parents has written a letter to Yashpal Garg, Union Territory Health Secretary Wednesday as wards of serving defense personnel/ex-servicemen are exempted from the requirement of Chandigarh domicile.
Several requests were made last year as well to water down the eligibility criteria in the State-quota MBBS seats in the GMCH Chandigarh , however, the UT Health Secretary Yashpal Garg had clarified that the norms would remain the same as notified back in 2018.
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Medical Dialogues had reported back in 2018 that the UT administration committee headed by Dr. BS Chavan, Director-Principal of GMCH-32 had issued guidelines for MBBS admission in the State quota seats at the medical college.
In the guidelines, it was specified that MBBS candidates who have passed Class X, XI and XII from schools/colleges recognized by the Administration and situated in the UT, as a regular student, would be eligible for MBBS admission. Earlier, students, who had passed Class XII from schools/colleges in the UT were eligible.
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Of the total 150 MBBS seats in GMCH-32, 15 percent for SC, 5 percent for PWD, 3 central pool seats, 15 percent are for All India Quota (AIQ), 9 NRI, and 92 for Chandigarh domicile candidates.
As per a recent media report in The Indian Express, the wards of serving defense personnel/ex-servicemen are exempted from the requirement of Chandigarh domicile.
The number of wards of defense personnel/ex-servicemen selected was indicated explicitly in previous years in the merit list but not in session 2021, claimed a senior doctor of the city and a parent. It is so, as there were too many (22) this year for the comfort of GMCH authorities.
Wards of defense personnel/ex-servicemen can apply from anywhere in India for Chandigarh. There is no upper limit or capping on the number of seats that can be allotted, on the other hand, a local candidate of Chandigarh cannot apply in any other state/UT of India to be eligible for GMCH-32.
