Minister of State for Medical Education Sharanprakash Patil, who on Tuesday welcomed the Ordinance that partially overturns the Supreme Court verdict on the conduct of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) for admissions to medical and dental courses, said there was still need for clarity on government-quota seats in private colleges.
He said although the 2,200 undergraduate seats in government medical colleges in the State would be filled through the (CET) as per the Ordinance now, there some confusion on the legal status of the government quota in private colleges and the fee structure for the government-quota seats.
“The State government would seek legal opinion from the Law Department and legal experts on the provisions made in the Ordinance and the Supreme Court judgment since a few amendments were needed to made to the existing Act in the State on professional courses,” he said.
Meeting planned
After getting legal advice from the Law Department, he would convene a meeting with representatives of private medical colleges and sort out the issue of admissions to government-quota seats, the Minister said.
