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MBBS counselling begins

By Our Staff Reporter

VIJAYAWADA SEPT.20. The most awaited counselling-cum-admission process to fill the 2,443 MBBS and dental seats at various medical colleges in the State commenced at NTR University of Health Sciences here today with the EAMCET first- ranker, M.Hitesh Reddy from Pulivendala, opting for MBBS course at Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad, and instantly receiving the allotment and admit card.

Counselling, which goes on for the next one week , began amidst elaborate arrangements made by the university and anxious parents accompanying their wards. Day one of counselling saw 600 seats being filled as allotments were made after counselling by a Selection Committee specially formed for the purpose. Aspirants thronged the varsity campus as call letters were sent for 600 candidates for the first day of counselling.The day-long exercise was held in two sessions with 300 each being counselled in the pre and post- lunch sessions.

The Vice-Chancellor of the university, G.Shyamsunder, told reporters after presenting the admission paper to the first candidate that eight counsellors and eight computers were there to guide the candidates who were called rank-wise at a time. Allotment was made immediately after counselling and a bank counter had been provided to enable the selected candidates to pay their fees immediately at the venue itself. Special display boards have been put up to highlight the vacancy position in various medical colleges. Separate registration counters were arranged for general and special categories of students and all original certificates being collected at the time of allotment. Apart from all the seats in the 10 Government colleges, counselling also fills 50 per cent of seats available in private colleges across the State.

Counselling, which went on till 7 p.m., also filled seats in 12 dental colleges. According to the varsity Registrar, the counselling process would be over by September 30 and colleges open on October 1. Admissions for the special categories would commence on September 25 afternoon and finish by September 26, the Registrar said. Since the admission process has to be completed by September 30 as per the Supreme Court order, there was an air of suspense still as to the seven private medical colleges which are awaiting their recognition renewal. "If they do not get it by that time they will have to lose one academic year,'' the Registrar, Narasimha Reddy, said. Private colleges can fill 25 per cent of the seats on EAMCET rank at a fee stipulated by the Government and the remaining 25 per cent under management quota at a fee fixed by themselves. About 500 are dental seats and the remaining MBBS seats.

On the second day of counselling tomorrow another 600 seats would be filled. Counselling begins at 8 am.

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