HOW NEET HAS BECOME A REALITY – FACTS BEHIND NEET Times of India ran an article that the market for black money on medical colleges is to the tune of Rs. 12,000 cr. The article further states that ‘Of the 422 medical colleges in India, 224 are private, accounting for 53% of MBBS seats. Many of these colleges are running with little or no facilities, no patients and fake faculty. The going price for an MBBS seat could range from Rs. 1 crore in colleges in Bangalore to Rs 25-35 lakh in some in UP. Seats in MD in radiology and dermatology cost up to Rs 3 crore.’ The article points that the PG seat are been offered at Rs. 3.0 cr., for radiology, ortho and dermatology streams. In fact, of the total value of ‘Seat Sale’ is about Rs. 9000 cr., just from the MBBS stream. Add to those statistics, most of the private colleges with management quota and NRI quota have a seat sale to the extent of 60% of total seats. This is quite alarming and incomprehensible.” “The medical education sector is sickening and everyone is hurt” or “The noble profession and its education is tarnished “The important point that has come is that NEET is applicable to private educational institutes”. This is the biggest Game Changers. This has such far reaching ramifications, that it will change the way Medical Institutions operate in this country; as explained in the ensuing section. The blame must be shared by the medical fraternity as well, which is mainly behind promoting the practice of paid seats in private colleges. After all they need to secure the investments made by them in their clinics and nursing homes by pushing their kids into medicine even if they are not competent, NEET will curb the malpractices and corruption in medical seat allocation. Medical institution which should be quality based has become business market with huge capitation fees and rampant corruption. It is generally owned and managed by politicians and businessmen without any medical background. Government should also try to make this course low cost as much possible. However many senior professionals with stature think it will make many colleges suffer the impact with financial crisis, and certainly affect the newly started colleges as many old one made their own buck and established, Some colleges will go bankrupt WE FIND MANY SELLERS AND FEW TO BUY AS NO BODY WILL BUY A SICK HORSE AND will certainly have great impact on students’ parents, and society, It was suggested medical colleges should take some senior professionals skilled clinicians who are retired with academic mind to help the Institutes facing financial crunch, However there is great support for NEET as many middle class families with intention of making their children doctors it is possible now with NEET
Far reaching problem lies with shortage of senior dedicated teachers and the on going problem of Ghost teachers, and teachers fit only for MCI inspections spoiling the work culture in the Medical colleges
A great suggestion was rich parents can donate for development of the Institute ?
The matter of Medical education under the control of Judiciary and Supreme court and all judgments from lower courts are subject of overruling by higher courts
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