Mumbai: PG medical aspirants get uncertainty pill

The matter will come up for hearing in the Supreme Court on May 5The academic future of as many as 4000 postgraduate PG medical students in the state has come to a screeching halt after the state government moved Supreme Court against the Bombay High Courts stay on its Government Resolution GR which reserves 67 per cent seats for domicile candidates in PG medical courses in private and deemed medical colleges in MaharashtraI am a domicile student and I support the GR But I feel all this should have been sorted out before admission procedure Now there is a lot of uncertainty around the admission procedure and a further delay with the case in SC said a PG aspirantAdmissions on holdThe admission procedure has already been put on hold following HCs stay on the GR and the matter will come up for hearing in the SC on May 5 Under the states GR which was issued on Thursday 67 per cent seats were reserved for candidates who have spent a minimum of 15 years in Maharashtra Students from outside the state hoping for a PG admission here challenged GR in HC and on Sunday it was stayed resulting in a stay on the admission process too which had started just last week Seat allotments done in the first round too stand cancelled after the stay adding to the confusionA candidate who was allotted a PG seat in the Bharti Vidyapeeth medical college said It is so stressful now that the admission stands cancelled Maharashtra not only has good colleges but also has an affordable fee structure Due to this many candidates from outside the state want to take admission here But this is unjust to students from Maharashtra It is great that the state is taking the battle to SCNeed the advantageAnother aspirant who has completed their degree from Pravara Institute of Medical Sciences said I am a domicile student why shouldnt I be given an advantage in the medical admission process in Maharashtra This practice is followed in other states then why not in MaharashtraWhile Dr Pravin Shingare director of the Directorate of Medical Education and Research DMER was unavailable for comment a senior DMER official said After HCs stay candidates who moved court against GR have moved SC State government too has to present a strong case so that candidates from Maharashtra get the benefit