Reservation for in-service doctors in MDS courses

Doctors’ bodies welcome the move

The 50% reservation for in-service doctors in State quota seats is being implemented in admissions to MDS courses for 2021-22. Welcoming the move, doctors’ associations hope the quota comes into place in MD/MS and DM/MCh courses too. The selection committee, the Directorate of Medical Education, which has kickstarted the admission process to MDS in government and self-financing colleges for the 2021-22 session, has stated the provision of the 50% quota for in-service doctors in the prospectus for 2021-22. It said that of the seats sanctioned for MDS courses in government dental colleges, 50% were offered to the All-India Quota (AIQ) for allotment by the Director General of Health Services. The Centre had been intimated about the State’s position on follow-up reservation during the AIQ and High Court judgment on the issue. The remaining 50% seats will be allotted under the State quota during the first phase of counselling.