The consortium of non-minority Telangana Private Medical Colleges' Management Association (TPMCMA) seem to be on a collision course with Supreme Court of India because of its decision to conduct separate web-based entrance for admissions into MBBS course.
The latest judgment has cleared the way for common medical entrance tests for admissions, TPMCMA is set to do exactly the opposite as it is still going ahead with its private medical entrance test (MCET-2016) on May 20 to fill up 735 MBBS seats (35%) under 'B' category management seats in dozen private medical colleges for 2016-17 in Telangana.
Dr K Ramesh Reddy the Medical Council of India (MCI) member, while welcoming the Supreme Court judgment has stated that there should be a common entrance test to fill up MBBS seats to prevent fleecing by private medical colleges on the name of capitation fees and to ensure selection of candidates takes place only by merit.
C Laxminarsimha Rao the convener of TPMCMA has said that their private medical entrance would be held as per schedule on May 20. G Srinivas the president of Telangana Junior Doctors' Association has told that irrespective of the exemptions given to AP and T under Article 371 (D), the spirit of SC judgment has to be followed by all the states.
