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Time of India
13-07-2025
- Health
- Time of India
MBBS and BDS admission counselling to begin on July 21
Chennai: The counselling for MBBS/BDS admissions by the Union govt's medical counselling committee attached to the DGHS will begin at noon on July 21. Classes for the 2025 batch of undergraduate medical and dental courses will start on Sept 1. The schedule for online counselling for NEET-UG qualified students for admissions to MBBS/BDS and nursing courses was released by the committee on Saturday. The committee will allot students seats in all central institutions, deemed universities, and 15% of all India quota seats in state-run medical colleges. Candidates can start choice filling and lock them between July 22 and 11.55pm on July 28. The committee will start processing seat allotment from July 29 and announce the results from July 31. Students must report to the allotted colleges for joining formalities between Aug 1 and 6. The process for round two will be held between Aug 12, and the last date for students to join the allotted colleges will be Aug 29. Registration for the third round of counselling will begin on Sept 3, and the last date for reporting will be Sept 18. You Can Also Check: Chennai AQI | Weather in Chennai | Bank Holidays in Chennai | Public Holidays in Chennai Registrations for the stray vacancy rounds will begin on Sept 22, and students must report to colleges by Oct. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Why seniors are rushing to get this Internet box – here's why! Techno Mag Learn More Undo Meanwhile, the tentative dates allotted to the state selection committee for the first round of counselling for admission to state quota seats in govt colleges, self-financing medical colleges, and private universities is July 30, and the last date for joining medical colleges allotted will be Aug 12. Round 2 of state counselling will begin on Aug 19, and students must join allotted colleges by Sept 4. The third round of counselling will begin by Sept 9. . The state selection committee received 72,743 applications for UG admissions this year compared to 43,063 in 2024. Tamil Nadu has an annual admission capacity of 11,700 MBBS seats, with 5,050 seats in govt medical colleges. There are 22 self-financing private medical colleges, four private universities, and 13 deemed-to-be universities.
Time of India
08-07-2025
- Health
- Time of India
AP NEET UG provisional merit list 2025 released at drntr.uhsap.in: Direct link to download here
AP NEET UG merit list 2025 : The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has released the rank-wise list of NEET UG 2025 qualified candidates from , as per data received by Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences, Vijayawada. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The merit list includes NEET roll numbers, ranks, and scores of eligible candidates who crossed the official cutoff thresholds. A total of 36,776 candidates from Andhra Pradesh have qualified for medical and dental undergraduate programmes, based on their performance in NEET UG 2025 conducted by the (NTA). AP NEET UG merit list 2025: Cut-off percentile scores Candidates can check the AP NEET UG cut-off scores for various categories here: Category Cut-off Percentile Score Range UR/EWS 50th 686 – 144 OBC/SC/ST 40th 143 – 113 UR/EWS PwBD 45th 143 – 127 OBC/SC/ST PwBD 40th 126 – 113 Candidates must note that this is not the final merit list for admissions. Dr. NTR University will issue a separate notification for online application submissions. Only those who apply and undergo document verification will be considered for the final state merit ranking. AP NEET UG merit list 2025: Steps to download Candidates can follow the steps mentioned here to download the AP NEET UG merit list 2025: Visit the official website of Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences at Navigate to the 'NEET UG 2025' section or check the latest announcements on the homepage. Click on the link titled ' AP NEET UG 2025 Merit List' to open the PDF file. Merit List' to open the PDF file. Download the merit list PDF to your device using the download button or the save option. Use the search function (Ctrl + F) in the PDF to locate your NEET roll number and rank. Alternatively, candidates can click on the link provided to download the AP NEET UG provisional merit list 2025. Candidates are advised to stay tuned to the official website to get the complete details of the AP NEET UG recruitment process.
Time of India
02-07-2025
- Health
- Time of India
Govt to establish 10 integrated public health labs in capital
New Delhi: Delhi govt has initiated steps to establish 10 integrated public health laboratories (IPHLs) across the city to enhance diagnostic support at the primary healthcare level. A committee has been formed by the department of health and family welfare to oversee the planning and implementation of the project. The IPHLs will cater to primary health centres (PHCs) and sub-centres in their respective districts, improving access to essential diagnostic services. The panel was directed to submit a comprehensive plan detailing infrastructure, resource needs and implementation timelines by July 7. The DGHS will oversee the preparation of the tender document to initiate the procurement and execution process. The initiative aims to strengthen public health infrastructure and improve access to quality diagnostic services at the grassroots level. You Can Also Check: Delhi AQI | Weather in Delhi | Bank Holidays in Delhi | Public Holidays in Delhi Committee members will assess PM-ABHIM scheme guidelines for IPHL establishment. Their proposal will specify equipment, staff requirements and operational aspects, including financial planning, for the IPHLs. The facilities must accommodate 118 mandatory diagnostic tests. Selected hospitals include Lal Bahadur Shastri Hospital, Lok Nayak Hospital, Jag Pravesh Chandra Hospital, Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital, Satyawadi Raja Harish Chandra Hospital, Maharishi Valmiki Hospital, Acharya Shree Bhikshu Hospital, Pt Madan Mohan Malaviya Hospital, Ambedkar Nagar Hospital and Indira Gandhi Hospital. IPHS standards require round-the-clock operations with three specialists, 10 laboratory technicians across shifts, apart from support staff. An official said, "IPHL plays a vital role in supporting regular surveillance activities and investigating disease outbreaks. The vision is a reduction in mortality, morbidity and out-of-pocket expenditure by effectively preventing and controlling the diseases through rapid and reliable screening, early detection and laboratory diagnosis of communicable, non-communicable and other emerging diseases. " IPHLs can process human clinical specimens and environmental samples during outbreaks, providing swift reporting. They offer diagnostic services, covering TB, HIV, malaria, viral hepatitis and conditions requiring biosafety level 2 laboratory conditions.
The Hindu
27-06-2025
- Health
- The Hindu
Tamil Nadu regains 39 super speciality medical seats for the second round of counselling
After having to surrender 145 super speciality medical seats reserved for in-service candidates to the All-India Quota (AIQ) counselling, Tamil Nadu is getting back 39 of those seats for the second round of State counselling, which is yet to be scheduled. In Tamil Nadu, 50% of seats in super speciality courses in government medical colleges are reserved for in-service candidates, totalling 215. The first round of counselling for the State quota in-service candidates was completed on May 27. The State had then requested the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) to indicate the schedule to conduct the second round of counselling to allow upgradation for the in-service candidates. However, in early June, the DGHS asked the State to revert the vacant in-service seats to the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) to include them in the All-India seat matrix since the second round of All-India Counselling had started. Following this, 145 seats meant for in-service candidates were surrendered for the AIQ, sparking criticism among a section of government doctors, since it went against the 50% reservation for in-service candidates. Health Minister Ma. Subramanian wrote to the Union Health Minister expressing concern about surrendering unfilled in-service seats to the AIQ without conducting the mandatory second round of counselling at the State-level. He also sought his intervention to ensure that all 50% seats earmarked for in-service candidates under the State quota are retained and made available for the second round of State-level super speciality counselling. However, with the second round of AIQ counselling completed, 39 seats are being surrendered to the State. Request to MCC In addition, the State has sought the MCC to return the seats of Tamil Nadu candidates who have gone on to choose seats in institutions such as the All India Institute of Medical Sciences and Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research through the Institutes of National Importance-Combined Entrance Test, a health official said, adding: 'We have sought returning of such seats so that we could add on to the second round of State counselling.' A source in the Health Department said all eligible in-service candidates should have been called for the first round of counselling to ensure that more seats were filled.
The Print
21-06-2025
- Health
- The Print
ICMR prepares India's first national rare blood donor registry
The integration will help people with rare blood groups easily trace blood banks and procure blood. It will also assist the blood banks manage their stock and donors through a centralised system. The ICMR-NIIH is now in talks with the Director General of Health Services (DGHS) so that the rare donor registry portal can be integrated with e-Raktakosh, a platform which currently provides information about blood availability, Dr Manisha Madkaikar, Director of ICMR-Centre for Research Management and Control of Haemoglobinopathies (CRHCM) in Nagpur said. New Delhi, Jun 21 (PTI) The National Institute of Immunohaematology in Mumbai under the India Council of Medical Research has for the first time created a national 'rare blood donor registry' for patients with rare and uncommon blood types who need frequent transfusion especially in conditions such as thalassemia and sickle cell disease. India, with a population of more than 142 crore, has over 4,000 licensed blood banks, according to the Central Drug Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO). India relies heavily on transfusions due to a higher prevalence of blood diseases and complications during pregnancy, Dr Madkaikar said. 'Thalassemia itself contributes to 1 to 1.5 lakh patients who require recurrent transfusions,' she said. Additionally, with more than 1,200 road accidents occurring every day in India, and with every year 60 million surgeries, 240 million major operations, 331 million cancer-related procedures, and 10 million pregnancy complications, a serious call for blood transfusion is recognised, she said. In majority of blood banks in India, only ABO and RhD are antigens matched prior to cross-matching for issuing of red blood cell components. However, the International Society of Blood Transfusion (ISBT) has recognised more than 360 antigens in 47 blood group systems. Blood banks do not perform testing of these minor blood group antigens routinely, explained Dr Madkaikar. 'As a result, a mismatch of minor antigens between donor and patient blood group (BG) profiles can lead to red cell alloimmunization (1-3 per cent in the general population, 8-18 per cent in thalassaemic patients). About 25 per cent of all immunized patients have been reported to receive unsatisfactory transfusion support due to presence of multiple antibodies or antibodies to high frequency antigens (HFA),' she said. Rare blood groups are those which lack HFA (1:1000 or less), or are negative for a combination of common antigens, or have a null phenotype. 'Meeting a demand for rare blood supply is challenging and time consuming for such patients. The need of a patient for rare blood can be the start of a series of events that may extend beyond the local blood centre and become a national or even an international search,' Dr Madkaikar said. To overcome this challenge, an inventory of extensively typed blood donors and rare blood type donors is required, she said. For this, internationally 27 countries have operational national rare donor registry programmes. India, however, is not a contributor country, she said. In 2019, however, ICMR-NIIH was granted Centre of Excellence project under the aegis of ICMR, where an initiative was taken to screen 4,000 'O' group regular blood donors for all clinically important antigens using high throughput molecular assays, from four different regions of India in collaboration with the big blood banks from KEM Hospital Mumbai, PGIMER Chandigarh, MCH Kolkatta and JIPMER Puducherry. 'More than 600 donors negative for combination of antigens were identified along with 250 very rare blood group donors. The registry also includes 170 Bombay blood group donors, which is the commonly required rare blood type in India (approx 120-150 units/year). To access this inventory (ICMR-Rare Donor Registry of India (RDRI)), a web-based portal has been developed for systematic requisition and provision of blood to patients on time,' Dr Madkaikar said. 'There is a plan to integrate this rare donor registry with e-Raktakosh of DGHS so that all the blood banks can contribute their rare donors and help in expansion of the registry. Last month we held a meeting with the DGHS,' she said. PTI PLB ZMN This report is auto-generated from PTI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content.
