Gujarat govt. agrees in-principal to allot medical/dental seats on pro rata basis, GUJCET not to be conducted

Gandhinagar: The Gujarat government has agreed ‘in-principal’ to allot medical and dental college seats to the state board and other board students on pro rata basis to their merit in the board exams, however, from this year (2017-18), the admission in Medical, Dental, Homeopathy, Ayurveda and Naturopathy graduate course will be taken on the basis of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test for Undergraduates (NEET – UG).

Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Medical Education, Environment (All Ind. charge) & Urban Development Shankar Chaudhary today informed this.

He said that the government was considering to make merit of class 12 science results as the basis for admission to various para medic courses including nursing and physiotherapy.

Chaudhary said that as per the decision of the union government and the order of the Supreme Court the admissions to all the government run and self financed medical, dental, ayurveda, homeopathy and naturopathy graduate courses ie MBBS, BDS, BAMS, BHMS and BNAT from this year onward would be taken on the basis of NEET- UG exam. ‘The state government is ensuring that the schools and colleges in the state make their syllabus as per the NEET exam syllabus. However on the request of guardians of many state board students, the government has agreed in principal to allot such seats after NEET-UG on pro rata basis in accordance with the merit in their respective board exams this year,’ he said.

Gujcet exam will now not be conducted for admission to medical and para medical courses.

The minister said that the state government would shortly announce the detailed admission rules.

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