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Among the 24 vacant tremendous speciality (DM/MCh programs) seats reserved for in-service candidates are in DM Nephrology in Madras Medical College (MMC) and Government Stanley Medical College, and DM Cardiology in MMC.
On July 28, State Health Minister Ma. Subramanian wrote to the Union Health Minister urging him to allow the Tamil Nadu authorities to conduct an prolonged stray spherical of counselling for in-service candidates to fill the 24 vacant seats.
According to a listing readied by docs, one DM Medical Gastroenterology seat, two DM Nephrology seats, and one DM Cardiology seat had been vacant at MMC, whereas one DM Nephrology seat was vacant at Stanley Medical College. Additionally, 5 DM Neurology seats had been vacant on the authorities medical faculties in Kanyakumari and Thoothukudi.
The Tamil Nadu Resident Doctors Association on Thursday submitted a memorandum to well being officers searching for instant intervention to fill the 24 vacant seats in DM/MCh programs in prestigious establishments.
The docs mentioned that the third spherical of NEET-Super Speciality State counselling was carried out with zero percentile cut-off. Yet, after the third spherical, 24 seats had been vacant.
Additional counselling
They urged officers to conduct the additional spherical of counselling for in-service candidates on the earliest, and to revert the unfilled seats to All India Quota for additional counselling to fill the vacant seat positions.
“DM Nephrology seats at MMC and Stanley medical faculty are normally taken by candidates who prime the checklist. These seats have by no means been vacant after the primary spherical. But stay unfilled up to now this yr,” an aspirant mentioned. A physician mentioned that such seats falling vacant is regarding, particularly when there’s a excessive demand for nephrologists.
Noting that it will be a major loss if the seats stay vacant, G.R. Ravindranath, basic secretary, Doctors’ Association for Social Equality, mentioned the Union authorities should urgently grant permission to the State authorities to conduct one other spherical of counselling.
“As was beforehand the case, Tamil Nadu must be permitted to conduct its personal entrance examination for admissions to tremendous specialty medical programs beneath the State quota,” he added.
If one other spherical of counselling just isn’t permitted, it’s not solely a lack of seats, but additionally a lack of skilled and certified human assets for tertiary care in medical companies, a authorities physician mentioned.
“Ideally, DGHS ought to conduct two rounds of counselling first, and submit the remaining seats to States to fill the seats themselves. This is extra sensible and is adopted in UG and PG programs. The State conducting the counselling first, and surrendering seats to DGHS makes the counselling extra difficult as a consequence of sudden discount of eligibility to zero percentile,” he added.
Domicile issue
A physician mentioned {that a} clause may very well be added, permitting candidates domiciled in Tamil Nadu to take up seats left behind after the counselling for service candidates, and so they may very well be mandated to serve the federal government well being sector.
Published – August 01, 2025 12:48 am IST
