STATEMENT ON ADMISSIONS 2017 - CMC Vellore

1 STATEMENT ON ADMISSIONS 2017 Christian Medical College, Vellore has no objection to the NEET qualifying written examination, subject to the decision of the Hon ble Supreme Court regarding the validity of the said exam, which is under challenge. In this background, for the academic year 2016-17 we accepted NEET as the eligibility exam and admitted 100 NEET qualified students. This year also, candidates who have applied to CMC Vellore had to qualify the NEET for eligibility.

2 We, however, object to the regulation imposing common counseling by the central and state appointed committees that was notified in March 2017 . We are very strongly of the view that our counseling of candidates for selection, that has been in place since 1946 ought not to be disturbed, since the common counseling encroaches upon our right to select candidates who satisfy the criteria, ethos and objectives for which the Institution has been set up. That apart, the common counseling also nullifies the fundamental rights conferred on us under Article 30 of the Constitution of India.

3 Our petition against the common counseling is scheduled to be heard by the Hon ble Supreme Court in October 2017 . A final decision regarding ADMISSIONS for this year will be taken subject to the decision rendered by the Hon ble Court and the consequential directions issued. Till such time, the Under Graduate course will be run with one candidate, nominated by the Government of India admitted under an agreement, which has been in force for several years. The Higher Specialty courses will also be conducted with one candidate directed to be admitted by the Hon ble Supreme Court in proceedings unrelated to NEET.

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