Admission to professional medical educational courses

Admission to professional medical educational courses

1. (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, admission to professional medical educational courses in the professional medical educational colleges or institutions shall be given as provided in this chapter.
2. (2) Subject to the other provisions of this Act, admission to professional medical educational courses in the professional medical educational colleges or institutions shall be made by the Admission Committee on the basis of the merit based on the marks obtained in the qualifying examination or such other examination as may be notified by the Government from time to time: Provided that the Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, prescribe the common entrance test for the purpose of admission in the professional medical educational courses: Provided further that the Government may notify the percentage of seats to be filled up by the Admission Committee and the percentage of seats to be filled up by the management of the respective professional medical educational college or institution.
3. (3) The Admission Committee shall prepare the merit list of the students who have applied for admission in the professional medical educational colleges or institutions and shall allot the seats to the students in accordance with the merit list so prepared.
4. (4) In case of the seats to be filled up by the management of the respective professional medical educational college or institution, the management shall fill up these seats from the students who have applied for admission in the respective professional medical educational college or institution and who are eligible for admission to the professional medical educational course.
5. (5) The admission process shall be completed by the Admission Committee or the management, as the case may be, in accordance with the guidelines as may be prescribed by the Government: