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MUMBAI: Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachudwhile speaking at a recent event at a Delhi hospital, called for medical education reformrefers to the large number of cases that have been brought to the Supreme Court.
It is no exaggeration that the Medical Advisory Committee (MCC) of the General Department of Health Services, under the auspices of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, alone has to deal with nearly 400 cases each year. From the high courts to the highest courts, admission season is marred by lawsuits, from students aspiring to be doctors to doctors aspiring to be experts and super experts .
Sometimes, there are other stakeholders as well, and the risk is really high.
For example, the National Admissions and Eligibility Test (NEET) for undergraduate courses. Over the past 4 years, the number of MBBS candidates registering for the exam has increased by nearly 25%. About 17.6 thousand students appeared for NEET-UG in 2022 — the highest for any competitive exam. In contrast, the number of people applying to study engineering (JEE-Main enrollment) has decreased in the corresponding four years — from 11.5 million in 2019 to 9.05 million in 2022. direct ratio of students to medical seats, 33 are vying for a seat in a government college. It is even more misleading if one considers the number of seats in each category.
The number of seats shrinks at the PG level. “The competition is fierce for students in the lower ranks. The issue of eligibility is also a concern in lawsuits. A three-hour exam can’t define your career path, but unfortunately everything revolves around it,” said Dr.
NEET-PG sees more lawsuits, says Dr Pravin Shingare, former director, Directorate of Health Education and Research, Maharashtra. “The ratio between PG and UG cases could be 9:1. There is a lot of emphasis on students getting a PG, from parents, even universities. More and more students are enrolled in higher education programs that give universities extra credit in the accreditation process. There is a general feeling that just having an MBBS degree is of no consequence. Instead of focusing on a year-long internship, most students spend their time preparing for NEET and manipulating the internship certificate,” says Shingare. After all, if students lose their place because of technical grades, they would rather go to court than lose a year, he said.
Even as thousands of students show up for their NEET-PG today, the courts have seen several lawsuits demanding the exam postponement until last week. “There is no uniformity in the schedule followed by different states, even if there is one central exam for all. Students are required to complete their internship to qualify for a PG position, but the length of the internship varies from state to state. After taking the exam in March, what is the use of waiting until July for the consultation round? Such policy decisions are not student-friendly, and therefore met with opposition,” said parent representative Sudha Shenoy.

Former member (board), former Medical Council of India and dean (projects) at Tata Memorial Hospital, Dr. Kailash Sharma, said clarity from the National Health Commission, from the MCC, government of India, to be expected. “Similar cases in lower courts should be pooled and heard by the highest court, which will also help reduce the time for each case,” said Sharma.
Meanwhile, a complicated admissions process has created a micro-industry of medical education advisors. “The process is very complicated for an 18-year-old to manage on his own,” said Dr. Milind Navlakhe, professor, KEM. His son will appear for NEET-UG this year.

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