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Ruj Comedian Username: Ruj Post Number: 1280 Registered: 03-2007 Posted From: 24.118.242.233 Rating: |
inka reservationlu penchi a migilina chadive valani kooda tarimesthe..medical colleges ni mooseyachu Congress, the worst thing ever to happen to Bharat | ||
Iamim Side Hero Username: Iamim Post Number: 3755 Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 119.235.54.170 Rating: N/A |
Not many takers for medical edu in state TNN, Mar 15, 2010, 06.38am IST HYDERABAD: Medical education seems to have found less number of takers this admission season when compared to previous years. With just 25,000 Eamcet applications sold in the medical stream even a month after the beginning of the sale of applications, officials of Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU), who are in charge of Eamcet 2010, predict a turnout of just 50,000 to 60,000 students for Eamcet, medical stream (BPC) exam scheduled to be held on May 30. Interestingly, the number of engineering applicants seems to be shooting through the roof at the same time with over 2.35 lakh applications sold already. Officials observe that the medical stream in the state has been seeing a downward slump since the past two years. While in 2008 the number of Eamcet takers was 1.2 lakh, in 2009 the figure dropped to 69,000. With figures pointing to a further fall in numbers, experts observe that the stream itself has lost its earlier sheen mostly due to a growing demand for engineering seats. âStudents seem to be opting for engineering over medicine because they have a better chance of getting a seat as there has been a substantial increase in engineering colleges from 380 in 2007 to 625 in 2010,â said D N Reddy, Eamcet chairman and vice-chancellor, JNTU. He added that 60 new colleges are expected to be set up in the state before the academic year 2010-11, making engineering the most sought after course. Already, there are 2.2 lakh seats available in engineering colleges and the number is expected to increase by a few more thousands. However, in medicine the number of seats available are just about 4,000. Medical experts observed that besides the increase in the number of engineering seats, the long drawn process of medical education in the country is also putting off the MBBS aspirations of the students. âWhile one can start earning with a graduate degree in engineering, in medicine one will have to complete post-graduation to get even somewhere close to a good practising physicianâs post,â said K V Raghunath, vice-chairman, Narayana Group of Institutions, adding that it is difficult to get a post-graduate medical seat in the state with less than 1,300 seats available in this category. Educationists said that even the soaring cost of medical education is a major deterrent for students since a student is expected to shell out at least Rs 25 lakh to complete his/her graduation in medicine while in engineering the cost is less than Rs 5 lakh even in management quota. |
