Supreme Court nod to single CET for medical courses (NEET-PG Medical Entrance Exam))

DAMS is well prepared to meet any changes if suggested in the pattern of the examination and we are already building mock tests on suggested pattern of 180 questions. Also, we are closely watching out for the final pattern annoucement so that our students are as always on an advantage in this exam. We also emphasize all through the year we have working on our material so that students have that extra edge and we again ensure the students that whatever, may the course pattern AN OBJECTIVE QUESTION IS AN OBJECTIVE QUESTION, our teachers were always clinically oriented, we always make sure that you know how to answer a true-false question. And above all paper will be set up by AIIMS most likely so we dont foresee any drastic change in the character of questions. So watch out for our series of mock tests on this proposed pattern as well as the final patter which will be announced by MCI website by August end.

"According to Deccan Herald and varous news papers in July end 2011, there would now be a common entrance test for admission to undergraduate, post-graduate and super-speciality courses to any medical college in the country. The Supreme Court on Monday gave its nod for a single eligibility-cum-entrance test for MBBS, post-graduate and super-speciality courses. A bench of Justices R V Raveendran and A K Patnaik disposed a bunch of petitions after the Medical Council of India (MCI)—statutory body to regulate medical education in the country—informed that all necessary rules have been put in place in this regard. The new examination would be called National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) for undergraduate, post-graduate and super-speciality courses. Additional Solicitor General, Amrendra Sharan told the Court that NEET for undergraduates would be held in April/ May 2012 for the academic session 2012-13 while the modalities were being worked out for common entrance test -NEET-PG as examinations are scheduled for January 2012. The core syllabus, the pattern of papers of different subjects for NEET-UG would be made available on the MCI’s website by August 2012 for feed back. The modalities to hold common test for super speciality courses were being worked out. This should be available by August end on MCI website. "

By Sumer Sethi
Director, DAMS