The controversial domicile rule has returned to haunt the engineering and medical aspirants who want to pursue their studies in Maharashtra this year. Though the domicile rule had been introduced for the engineering courses last year, it has been introduced for the medical courses too this year. Now those who want to pursue health sciences courses but have not cleared their standard XII exam from the state will have to submit domicile certificate in order to become eligible for Maharashtra Health and Technology Common Entrance Examination (MHT-CET) from this year onwards.
As per the notification for MHT-CET, 2011 issued by Directorate of Medical Education and Research ( DMER), those not appearing for std XII exam from the state would be barred from taking admissions in the health science courses offered by government/university-run medical colleges. As per para no 4.5 of the notification "the candidate must have passed the qualifying (HSC/std XII) or equivalent examination from an institution situated in the State of Maharashtra, with English, physics, chemistry and biology (botany and zoology) as subjects, at the time of admission".
However, some exceptions have been made for the wards of central and state government staffers as well as those belonging to the union territories. Wards of defence personnel and those hailing from Maharashtra-Karnataka border areas have also been exempted from this rule.
Government, however, has allowed candidates from outside Maharashtra state ( OMS) to appear in MHTCET so as to gain admissions to engineering and pharmacy seats. Such candidates will get admissions in unaided engineering colleges only and for admissions to pharmacy colleges they will have to fight it out for 15% outside Maharashtra state quota. Interestingly, those clearing stabdard X and XII examination from Maharashtra would not be required to submit domicile certificate, as per the government notification.Last year, when domicile rule was introduced for engineering, it evoked widespread protests.
As per the notification for MHT-CET, 2011 issued by Directorate of Medical Education and Research ( DMER), those not appearing for std XII exam from the state would be barred from taking admissions in the health science courses offered by government/university-run medical colleges. As per para no 4.5 of the notification "the candidate must have passed the qualifying (HSC/std XII) or equivalent examination from an institution situated in the State of Maharashtra, with English, physics, chemistry and biology (botany and zoology) as subjects, at the time of admission".
However, some exceptions have been made for the wards of central and state government staffers as well as those belonging to the union territories. Wards of defence personnel and those hailing from Maharashtra-Karnataka border areas have also been exempted from this rule.
Government, however, has allowed candidates from outside Maharashtra state ( OMS) to appear in MHTCET so as to gain admissions to engineering and pharmacy seats. Such candidates will get admissions in unaided engineering colleges only and for admissions to pharmacy colleges they will have to fight it out for 15% outside Maharashtra state quota. Interestingly, those clearing stabdard X and XII examination from Maharashtra would not be required to submit domicile certificate, as per the government notification.Last year, when domicile rule was introduced for engineering, it evoked widespread protests.
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