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4193 Medical PG Seats in Medical Colleges and Hospitals in India

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Government of India has added over 4000 medical PG seats for the academic year 2017-18, as per the statement of Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda. This will be huge boost to the medical education.

About 4193 medical seats at the PG level have been added in various medical colleges and hospitals for the academic session 2017-18. With this, the total number of PG medical seats will be 35117.

Out of the total seats, 2046 seats are available in medical colleges. The number of seats has been increased to amend the teacher student ratio in clinical subjects in government medical colleges. For this, 1137 extra seats were created in 71 colleges.

Apart from these, 2147 DNB seats, which are equivalent to MD or MS have increased in the previous year. Now the total number of PG medical seats reached to 4,193 and another 1000 seats is likely to be added during March 2017.

AICTE Single Entrance Test for Engineering Admissions from 2018

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Government of India is planning to conduct a single entrance examination for all engineering colleges from the academic year 2018-19. The admission test will be for admission into all engineering colleges, including private institutions, across the country.

The proposed joint entrance examination (JEE) for engineering colleges will be held from 2018, as per the proposal of HRD ministry of Govt of India. The test will be on the lines of the national eligibility- cum- entrance exam (NEET), conducted by CBSE for entry into medical colleges.

The common entrance for engineering admissions is aimed at bringing transparency in the admission procedure, checking malpractices in private engineering colleges and to control heavy capitation fee in various colleges.

India has more than 3,300 approved engineering colleges which are affiliated to various universities. The total intake is approximately around 1.6 million.Only half of the seats are filled every year.

Number of states conduct their own admission test for engineering courses. Several private colleges charge high fees in the name of management and NRI quotas. AICTE will come out with guidelines for the propoased new all India engineering entrance examination.