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Tamil Nadu
By K. Ramachandran
The medicos oppose the private medical colleges saying it would lead to the worst form of commercialisation. The seats would be "sold" for Rs. 25 lakhs or Rs. 35 lakhs, without consideration of merit. The medicos' leaders such as D. Karal note that the entry into MBBS courses should remain restricted to the toppers if standards were to be maintained. And there was no guarantee that candidates who fare only marginally worse than these toppers would get admission to the private colleges, and the way out for the Government is to open new colleges, he says. At present, only very top rankers with 95 per cent or above (in the OC category) get into the MBBS course in the 19 medical colleges in the State. "How can anyone guarantee that private colleges, if allowed, would give admission to persons with marginally lesser percentage or grades... rather the colleges would prefer only students who can pay the huge money," he claims. Ultimately, persons who pay large money to get into medical education would not have "a welfare outlook or serve the people." However, votaries of more privatisation are thoroughly unconvinced with such arguments. They note that even today, persons with lesser marks are getting into MBBS and Dental courses under the reservation system. It has not brought down the standards. These sections also question the basis on which the Government has reportedly rejected the applications for starting new colleges. Trusts that are now running engineering colleges in Tambaram, Melmaruvathur and Kattankulathur near Chennai, and near Kancheepuram, besides another industry group that is into cement and software find their applicants not entertained now. The Supreme Court's October 2002 judgment on unaided institutions categorically reiterated the Constitutional guarantees — all citizens have a fundamental right to establish and carry on an educational institution under Article 19 (1) (g) of the Constitution or by minority groups under Art. 29 (1) or Art. 30 (1). As the capacity of government and government aided institutions was small, all deserving and eligible candidates unable to get admissions in such government or aided institutions, would stand deprived, it noted and added that private institutions that sought to fill this void had to be recognised. The government conditions for affiliation, recognition, and laying down educational standards would be valid so long as they did not lead to government control of the administration of private educational institutions. The Tamil Nadu Medical Practitioners Association president, C.M.K. Reddy, notes that at a time when the Government is unable to meet the demand and when Tamil Nadu students are going to colleges in the neighbouring States, only private colleges would be able to bridge the demand-supply gap. Tamil Nadu requires to double its capacity in medical education immediately so that the State has enough doctors for its population. When the Government is not prepared to open new colleges, only privately funded education is the way out.
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