New Delhi: The Medical Council of India (MCI) has said that its decision to introduce single Common Entrance Test (CET) for all medical courses in India has been approved by the Union Ministry. The single entrance test would be applicable from 2011. The decision was conveyed to the Supreme Court on Friday i.e. August 13, 2010. The MCI counsel and senior advocate Amarendra Saran had taken the decision to introduce the common entrance test, during a hearing before a Bench.
P.P. Malhotra, Additional Solicitor General said that the government had accepted the MCI proposal for the single common entrance test for medical courses and also to modify the regulation for admission into medical institutes.
The decision has become a relief to thousands of medical school aspirants in India. The new common medical entrance test would be applicable for a total number of 30,000 MBBS seats and over 11,000 MD seats in 138 government run medical colleges as well as 133 private medical institutes.
Earlier, the students had to appear for numerous medical examinations for various medical colleges. This had been the cause of major confusion among students, as the dates of the exam or counseling session would clash with each other. Every year, several students approach the Supreme Court to complain against the system, which had caused them to miss out on seats even if they had made a little mistake.
