Parents vs GMCH: ‘75% quota skips NMC code'

Time of India

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Chandigarh: Parents of the MBBS graduates from GMCH-32 are accusing the institution of defying National Medical Commission (NMC) norms and adopting a seat matrix "unparalleled" in the country.
At the heart of the dispute is GMCH's decision to allocate a staggering 75% of PG seats to the All India Quota (AIQ) and a mere 25% to the institutional pool (IP), while also conducting counselling for these AIQ seats. Recently, a few parents met with the chief secretary, UT, presenting a detailed representation of their grievances.
This contentious setup follows the Panjab and Haryana high court, abiding by the SC's order and abolishing the state quota.
However, parents contend that GMCH's subsequent actions represent a significant deviation from established guidelines, leading to a scramble for the limited institutional seats and questions about fairness and transparency.
It was alleged that soon after the court decided on the invalidity of the state pool, a third counselling round was started, where the fate of 16 institutional and 16 previously designated state quota seats (a total of 32) hangs in the balance.
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Earlier, following the Supreme Court's decision on the state quota, GMCH issued a notification in April, after taking legal opinion, stating that these 32 seats would be absorbed into the institutional pool.
"However, subsequent petitions from state quota candidates led to the Punjab and Haryana high court seeking an interpretation of the SC's ruling. GMCH, in response, submitted a 147-page legal opinion and an affidavit asserting that they cannot cross 50% for IP," said a parent.
Despite arguments from GMCH defending its position, all prayers were dismissed, and no UT pool was explicitly defined by the court. Parents allege that GMCH subsequently found a 'grey area' in the legal interpretations, enabling it to issue a new, controversial notification that converted the remaining 16 seats of the abolished state quota into AIQ.
As per NMC norms, PG admissions typically follow a 50% AIQ and 50% state quota distribution.
Parents argue that by adding the abolished state quota seats to the AIQ, GMCH inflated the AIQ percentage to an unprecedented 75%, thereby severely limiting opportunities for local candidates. Additionally, the parents have inquired of the chief secretary whether, if the seats are converted under AIQ, the medical college can conduct counselling for these seats.
The first two counselling rounds, they point out, already consumed the mandated 50% AIQ, and the subsequent state counselling was expected to handle the remaining seats.
"How can the All India Quota be 75% by adding the remaining state quota seats? This is nowhere on the NMC website, and it appears to be a move to specifically adjust UT quota candidates through the backdoor," said a parent.
Attempts to reach both the UT administration and GMCH officials for comment were unsuccessful, as they have remained tight-lipped on the issue despite repeated inquiries from the TOI.
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