The state authorities has determined to allow college students who’ve accomplished their Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medication and Surgical procedure (BAMS) from exterior of the state and are domiciled in Maharashtra to use underneath the state quota for postgraduate research inside the state. This new provision is efficient from this educational yr onwards.
Chief Minister Eknath Shinde accredited the change and instructed the medical schooling division to amend the related guidelines. The choice was taken, following a gathering with Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) head Raj Thackeray on Saturday, throughout which the problem was mentioned.
Dinesh Waghmare, Principal Secretary of the Medical Schooling division, mentioned, “Following the CM’s approval, the proposal to incorporate these college students underneath the state quota has been ready. The brand new rule is predicted to be in impact from the educational yr 2024-25. All such college students might want to current bonafide certificates on the time of admission.”
Below the present system, college students who’re bonafide residents of Maharashtra however accomplished their BAMS exterior the state are ineligible to use for MD programs underneath the 85 per cent state quota. They will solely apply underneath the all-India quota, which constitutes 15 per cent of the full seats.
Many college students have raised issues about this regulation, arguing that it’s unfair given the restricted variety of seats out there. One guardian mentioned, “There are just one,121 seats for MD in Ayurveda in Maharashtra. Competitors is fierce provided that simply 15 per cent seats are allotted to the all-India quota. This case undermines the aim of the state quota, which is meant to profit college students from Maharashtra and encourage them to serve the state.”
At present, college students who full their BAMS in Maharashtra are eligible for MD admissions underneath the state quota, however not all of them are authentic residents of the state. “This dilutes the target of the state quota, which is to make sure that certified MDs in Ayurveda keep and serve inside Maharashtra,” the guardian added.
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