BFUHS Issues Guidelines For MBBS, BDS Admissions this year, check out details

Written by Debmitra Das Published On 2023-07-01T13:30:51+05:30 | Updated On 1 July 2023 2:04 PM IST

Faridkot: Faridkot: Baba Farid University of Health Sciences (BFUHS) has issued guidelines for MBBS and BDS admission in medical and dental institutes in the state of Punjab for the 2023 session onwards.

As per the notice, all admissions of Govt. Quota seats/Management Quota Seats, including NRI and any Minority Quota seats, and any other Seats, whatsoever, in the Government & Private Medical/Dental Institutes, including Institutes under Private Universities and Minority Institutions, shall be based on the merit of National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET).

Eligibility criteria for admission in Government & Private Medical/Dental Institutes, including Institutes under Private Universities and Minority Institutions for MBBS and BDS seats, shall be in accordance with eligibility criteria/ qualifications/qualifying criteria as prescribed in the Information Bulletin for National Eligibility-cum- Entrance Test (NEET) issued by NTA (National Testing Agency) for the corresponding year.

After the declaration of the NEET result, the candidates shall apply on the specific proforma for all seats, except All India quota seats, to Baba Farid University of Health Sciences (BFUHS), Faridkot. Admission shall be made by the Admission Committee through a Centralized Counselling by BFUHS, Faridkot, on the basis of inter-se merit of NEET.

Admissions to Private institutions/Universities shall also be governed by the provisions of Para 2 above and also as per the provisions of the "Punjab Private Health Sciences Educational Institutions (Regulation of Admission, Fixation of Fee & Making of Reservations) Act, 2006" and its Amendment Act 2020.

A candidate from the reserved Category shall have the right to compete for admission in General/Unreserved category seats as per his/her merit on the day of counseling. The candidate so selected shall not be counted towards admission in the reserved category.

The schedule of counseling, admission, and start of classes shall be in conformity with the schedule laid down by the National Medical Commission/Dental Council of India/ Hon'ble Supreme Court of India / State Government. Fee and other charges for submission of the application and counseling shall be notified by BFUHS as per Government approval.

Out of the total seats in Government Institutes, 15% of seats (All India Quota) in MBBS/BDS courses shall be filled by the Government of India through centralized Counselling by the Medical Counselling Committee of DGHS, MOHFW, Govt. of India on the basis of marks obtained in NEET. Rest 85% of the seats shall be filled as per merit of NEET by the Admission Committee constituted by the Government of Punjab.

The details of the institutions and category-wise seats shall be available on the official website of Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, Faridkot i.e. www.bfuhs.ac.in.

The eligibility of the candidate for the state quota is as under -

1. The candidate should be a Citizen of India.

2. The candidate must have passed 10+1 & 10+2 from the state of Punjab or

3. The candidate should have been born in the state of Punjab or

4. The candidate must be a permanent resident of the state of Punjab

Apart from the above permanent resident means -

1. Candidates who have studied for a period of 5 years in Punjab or have studied in Punjab for 2 years just preceding the qualifying examination for admission. Or

2. Children wards of the employees of Punjab Govt. posted in or outside Punjab State or working on deputation having atleast 3 years of service. Or

3. The employee of Govt. of India posted in Chandigarh or in Punjab in connection with the affairs of the Punjab Govt. for a period of 3 years. Or

4. The employees of State Govt. institutions/undertakings who are posted in Chandigarh or in Punjab in connection with the affairs of the Punjab Govt. for a period of 3 years. Or

5. The employees having atleast 3 years of service in autonomous bodies/companies in which the Punjab Govt. has 20% or more shares. Or

6. The Residents who are residing outside Punjab on Account of their service either with the GOI or with the employees of the Govt. of Punjab in the matter of issue of `Residence Certificate' provided the permanent address of such employees fall in reorganized Punjab i.e. on or after 01.11.66, as per their service books. Or

7. The employees bore on the establishment of Punjab and the Haryana High Court discharging duties in connection with the affairs of the State of Punjab having at least three years of service who have not availed this facility from their parent State and State of Haryana and U.T; Chandigarh. Or

8. Children/wards of the pensioners of the Punjab Government, irrespective of the fact that the original home of the retiree is in a state other than Punjab or he has settled after retirement in or outside Punjab. Or

9. Children/wards of persons who have settled in Punjab or had resided in Punjab for a period of atleast 5 years at any time prior to the date of submission of the application either in pursuit of a profession or holding of a job.

In addition, the following categories of candidates are also eligible for admission to MBBS and BDS courses in medical and dental institutes in Punjab -

1. Wards of defense personnel posted in Punjab.

2. Candidates seeking admissions under the NRI category.

3. Candidates belonging to a minority community who are competing for the minority quota in minority institutions.

4. Children/wards/dependents (whose parents are not alive) of all those regular Central Government employees, employees of Boards/Corporations/ Statutory Bodies of the Central Government who have remained posted inside Punjab for at least two years out of the three years preceding year of passing 10+2 examination but were posted outside Punjab for some time during these three years due to which their children/wards/dependents have passed class XI and/or XII or equivalent qualifying examinations from outside Punjab. However, those who remained posted in Punjab continuously for these three years shall not be entitled to be exempted as they are equally placed with other Punjab Government employees posted in Punjab.

Provided however, that in case an adequate number of candidates is not available for the BDS course, then candidates who are not eligible for the state quota may be considered.

Admission committees - In the overall supervision of Vice

Chancellor of Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, Faridkot, the following committees are constituted for holding counselling and finalizing the admissions

For MBBS Course -

	Registrar, Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, Faridkot.	Chairman
	Principals of all the concerned Medical Institutes	Members
	Representative of Department of Social Justice Empowerment & Minorities, Punjab	Member
	Representative of Department of Sports, Punjab	Member
	Representative of Department of Defence Services Welfare, Punjab	Member
	Representative of Department of Social Security & women empowerment, Punjab	Member
	Representative of Department of Medical Education & Research, Punjab	Member

For BDS Course -

	Registrar, Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, Faridkot	Chairman
	Principals of all the concerned Dental Institutes	Members
	Representative of Department of Social Justice Empowerment & Minorities, Punjab.	Member
	Representative of Department of Sports, Punjab	Member
	Representative of Department of Defence Services Welfare, Punjab	Member
	Representative of Department of Social Security & Women Empowerment, Punjab	Member
	Representative of Department of Medical Education & Research, Punjab	Member

Procedure for filling leftover seats -

For all the leftover seats, the counselling shall be held by the same Admission Committee with the same merit as that of NEET. Individual institutions shall call no fresh applications.

Appellate authority -

Director, Research and Medical Education, Punjab, shall be the appellate authority in case of any dispute.

Reservation in Government Medical/Dental Colleges -

The reservation for the State quota seats in Government Institutes in various categories for admission to the Undergraduate courses in Government Medical/ Dental Institutes shall be as under -

1. Scheduled Castes - 25%

2. Backward Classes - 10%

3. Backward Area/ Border Area (1% each) - 2%

4. Persons with disability - 5%

5. Sports Persons - 1%

Credit shall be given only for the sports achievements made during class XI and XII. The admission shall be made on the basis of the inter-se merit of the candidates determined on the basis of gradation (Category A/B/C) issued by the Director of Sports, Punjab. However, for exempted categories under para 11 of this Notification, the competent authority will be the Director, Sports of that State or U.T. from where the candidate has passed his class XI and XII examinations.

Children/Grandchildren of terrorist-affected persons – 1%

Children/Grandchildren of Sikh riot affected persons 1%

(In order of preference to the exclusion of the next category) (Preference shall be given to a candidate whose parent or guardian is killed in such a situation - Guardian to be considered only in case neither parent was alive at the relevant time)

Persons killed in terrorist actions in Punjab/ riots outside Punjab.

Terrorist/ Riot affected /displaced persons

Wards of Defense Personnel - 1%

In order of preference to the exclusion of the next category as per letter No.6(1)/2017/D(Res. II) dated 21.05.2018 of Ministry of Defence, Department of Ex-serviceman Welfare, Government of India.

Certificate to this effect must be issued by the Army/Navy/ Air Force Headquarters or the Commanding Officer of the Unit, countersigned by the Director, Defence Services Welfare, Punjab, in case of the Serving Defence Personnel. In the case of Ex-Servicemen certificate should be signed by the concerned District Defence Services Welfare Officer, countersigned by the Director, Defence Services Welfare, Punjab.

Wards of Punjab Police Personnel, Punjab Armed Police, Punjab Home Guards, and Para-Military Forces (in order of preference to the exclusion of the next category) - 1 %.

A certificate to this effect issued by the Inspector General of Police (HQ), Punjab Police shall have to be produced while submitting other documents. In the case of Paramilitary Forces, this certificate shall be countersigned by IG Police (HQ) Punjab.

1. Killed in action

2. Disabled in action to the extent of 50%

3. Winners of the President's Police Medal for Gallantry or Police Medal for Gallantry

Children/grandchildren of freedom fighters of Punjab - 1%

EWS:- As per corrigendum No.5/2/2019-5HB-III-4321 dated 10- 07-2019 issued by Govt. of Punjab, Department of Medical Education & Research, Punjab. In continuation, Notification no. 3577 dated 06.06.2019 is reproduced as under -

"The Medical Council of India (MCI), New Delhi, vide letter dated 21-06-2019 and U.O. dated 30-06-2019, has now increased the number of seats from 200 to 225 in Government Medical College, Patiala, Government Medical College Amritsar from 200 to 250 and GGSMC, Faridkot 100 to 125 and accordingly, 10% seats are to be earmarked for "Economically Weaker Section (EWS)" category.

In pursuance to the aforesaid decision of MCI, New Delhi, the following guidelines are issued in continuation to the notification dated 6th June 2019 under reference -

1. The total number of seats would be 250 seats in Government Medical College, Amritsar, 225 seats in Government Medical College, Patiala, and 125 seats in GGSMC, Faridkot, from the session 2019-20 onwards, and 10% of the original seats each would be reserved for the EWS category in these three Medical Colleges.

2. The remaining seats in these three Medical colleges will be filled as provided in the notification dated 6th June 2019 under reference.

3. The issuance of the certificate of the EWS category shall be as per letter No.1/16/2019-RC1/116 dated 14-05-2019, followed by letter no. 1/3/2019-RC1/120 dated 28-05-2019 issued by the Department of Social Justice, Empowerment and Minorities (Reservation Cell) Government of Punjab.

The Vice-Chancellor, Baba Farid University of Health Sciences (BFHUS), Faridkot, and the other members of the Admission committee may admit students belonging to the EWS category based on the certificate issued as per instructions dated 14-05-2019 and 28-05-2019 of the Department of Social Justice, Empowerment and Minorities (reservation cell), Government of Punjab.

The Dental Council of India(DCI), New Delhi, vide letter dated 30¬04-2019 & 19-07-2021, has now increased the number of seats from 40 to 50 in Government Dental Colleges, Amritsar & Patiala. Accordingly, 10% of seats are earmarked for the "Economically Weaker Section(EWS)" category. From the session 2021-22 onwards and 10% of the original seats each would be reserved for the EWS category in Government Dental Colleges, Amritsar & Patiala.

The issuance of the certificate of the EWS category shall be as per letter No.1/16/2019-RC1/116 dated 14-05-2019, followed by letter no. 1/3/2019-RC1/120 dated 28-05-2019 issued by the Department of Social Justice Empowerment and Minorities (Reservation Cell) Government of Punjab.

Admission to Private Institutes/Universities –

The distribution of seats in Private Medical/Dental Institutions shall be -

1. Government quota seats - 50%

2. Management/Minority quota seats - 50% (including 15% NRI Quota)

Reservation in Private Institutes/Universities (for Government/Management quota seats) shall be as under -

The reservation for the State quota seats in Private Institutes in various categories for admission to the Undergraduate courses in Private Medical/ Dental Institutes shall be as under -

1. Scheduled Castes - 25%

2. Backward Classes - 10%

3. Backward Area/ Border Area (1% each) - 2%

4. Persons with disability - 5%

5. Sports Persons- 1%

Children/Grandchildren of terrorist-affected persons 1%

Children/Grandchildren of Sikh riot-affected persons 1%

1. Persons killed in terrorist actions in Punjab/ riots outside Punjab

2. Terrorist/Riot /displaced persons

Wards of Defence Personnel - 1%

In order of preference to the exclusion of the next category as per letter No.6(1)/2017/D (Res. II) dated 21.05.2018 of Ministry of Defence, Department of Ex-serviceman Welfare, Government of India.

A certificate to this effect must be issued by the Army/Navy/ Air Force Headquarters or the Commanding Officer of the Unit, countersigned by the Director, Defence Services Welfare, Punjab, in the case of the Serving Defence Personnel. In the case of Ex-Servicemen certificate should be signed by the concerned District Defence Services Welfare Officer, countersigned by the Director, Defence Services Welfare, Punjab.

Wards of Punjab Police Personnel, Punjab Armed Police, Punjab Home Guards, and Para-Military Forces (in order of preference to the exclusion of the next category) - 1 %.

1. Killed in action

2. Disabled in action to the extent of 50%

3. Winners of the President's Police Medal for Gallantry or Police Medal for Gallantry

Children/grandchildren of freedom fighters of Punjab 1%

Migrants from Jammu & Kashmir due to terrorist violence 1%

Distribution of the seats under management/minority quota for admission to Minority institutes shall be fixed by the respective institutions in accordance with applicable laws.

Non-Resident Indian (NRI) seats -

15% seats in all Private Institutes/Guru Gobind Singh Medical College Faridkot and 13 seats each in Govt. Medical College, Patiala, and Amritsar, and 3 seats in Govt. Dental College, Amritsar, and 4 seats in Govt. Dental College, Patiala, shall be earmarked for Non-Resident Indians in the following order -

Category I: NRI/Children of NRI who originally belonged to the State of Punjab.

Category II: NRI/Children of NRI who originally belonged to an Indian State other than Punjab.

Under this policy, Non-Resident Indian means a person of Indian origin, whether holding an Indian Passport or Foreign Passport, who is either permanently or temporarily settled outside India and, in either case -

1. for or on taking up employment outside India; or

2. for carrying on a business or vocation outside India; or

3. for any other purpose, in such circumstances, as would indicate his intention to stay outside India for an uncertain period

For ascertaining the eligibility, relevant documents, including a Foreign Country Passport or Green Card or Permanent Resident Card or Proof of Residency of a Foreign country issued by the competent authority or OCl/P10 Card issued by the Government of India, shall be taken into consideration.

The eligibility of the candidates shall be determined by the Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, Faridkot, who shall issue an eligibility certificate to each such candidate.

The fee notified for the NRI category shall be applicable to NRI candidates getting admission to Govt. Medical/Dental Colleges also.

The NRI students shall have to give a bank guarantee/surety bond for the balance of the fee if they opt to pay the fee in installments as provided.

The Centralized Counselling of NRI quota seats shall be held before the Counselling for other categories. In case of any seat remains vacant under the NRI quota during/after 2nd Centralized Counselling of NRI quota in State Colleges, it shall go to the General category, and in the Private Colleges/Minority colleges shall go to the General Category of the Management/ Minority quota. The NRI leftover seats shall be filled by the same Admission Committee from amongst the eligible candidates of NEET.

OCl/P10 candidates shall be considered only for 15% of NRI Quota seats.

Declaration to be submitted by the candidate

The Candidate and his parent/guardian shall submit a sworn declaration that the candidate has not passed the qualifying examination from more than one Board / University and has not obtained admission in MBBS/BDS course in any other State / UT, except under All India Quota Seats.

Candidates already admitted -

Any candidate, who has taken admitted in the previous session in MBBS/BDS course, shall be eligible to seek admission again in the same course, like a fresh applicant based on marks of NEET in the year of consideration on the basis of NOC issued by the Chairman Selection committee. If the candidate leaves within two years, he will have to submit a full course fee.

General conditions -

1. The University shall display a combined merit list of all candidates, including the reserved category, and also a separate merit list of different categories, which should be displayed on the University website at least 7 days before the counseling.

2. The admission shall be made to only those institutes approved by all the concerned authorities on or before the first counseling. Institute(s) which has applied for affiliation and/or approval of competent authority(ies) but are unable to get affiliation and such approval from all the concerned authorities before this day shall not be considered for counseling. In order to ensure completion of the prescribed courses(s) and period of study as well as the commencement of examination(s) in time, no admission(s) adjustment(s) shall be made after the date as notified by the National Medical Commission, New Delhi of the corresponding year-2023 regardless of any vacancy(ies) that might exist or might arise thereafter for any reason.

3. The seats of the All India quota remaining unfilled, if surrendered by the Director General of Health Services (Medical Counselling Committee, New Delhi) to the Punjab Government, shall be filled as per NEET merit and existing reservation rules.

4. In case of candidates whose parents are not alive, the dependency certificate shall have to be taken from the Deputy Commissioner / District Collector of the District or any other Government official duly authorized by the State Government or Deputy Commissioner / District Collector where the candidate resides.

5. The reservation for SC shall be calculated on the total seats of an institution after the deduction of All India Quota seats.

6. Students claiming benefits of reservation under the SC/BC category shall be required to produce a certificate from the competent authority as per the latest instructions of Govt. of Punjab. Further, a valid Backward Class Certificate must be produced as per the latest instructions of the Department of Welfare, Government of Punjab, in which the annual income of the family is clearly mentioned.

7. Scheduled Caste/ Backward Classes category candidates shall be eligible to apply for a Post-Matric Scholarship and reimbursement of the fee if they fulfill the terms and conditions laid down by the Department of Welfare, Govt. of Punjab.

8. The Reservation of Physically Challenged persons shall be as per the provision of the Right of Persons with Disability Act 2016. Aspirants for the UG-2023 in the State of Punjab are required to approach any of the designated centers ( as per the list available on the Medical Counseling Committee website mcc.nic.in) approved by the Govt. of India for issuing of disability certificates for the 21 benchmarks described under RPWD Act 2016. Candidates shall bring the valid certificate in the prescribed format from any designated centers on the day of counseling. No separate medical board will be constituted for admission under this category, and no other disability certificate shall be entertained.

9. Guidelines of MCC shall be followed and referred to from time to time in the process of counseling.

10. Seats remaining vacant under any reserve/minority categories shall be transferred to the General Category.

11. For students admitted through online counseling, the fee shall be deposited as prescribed by Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, Faridkot, after verification of documents at the College level. For students admitted through physical counseling, fees shall be deposited through Bank Demand Draft only.

12. The candidate will upload 10+1 and 10+2 certificates in the BFUHS Portal.

13. The State Government reserves the right to amend any clause and procedure for admission.

14. In case of any doubt, the Administrative Secretary, Department of Medical Education & Research, Government of Punjab, may issue a clarification which will have the force of the policy.

15. For any dispute arising out of this notification or of the admissions under this notification, the Administrative Secretary, Department of Medical Education & Research, Government of Punjab shall be competent to resolve, whose decisions shall be final.

16. This notification supersedes all the notifications for admission to MBBS/BDS courses in the State issued earlier.

To view the notice, click on the link below –

https://medicaldialogues.in/pdf_upload/notification100323-213264.pdf

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Debmitra Das

Debmitra has completed her certified course in content writing from ETC Delhi in 2020. She has 3 years of experience into content writing. She joined Medical Dialogues in 2021 and covers educational news.