More weightage in postgraduate entrance exams to doctors completing rural service
An additional weightage of 10 per cent for each year of rural service will be given to doctors applying for post-graduate entrance examinations from the next academic year.
Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said this weightage will be subject to a maximum of 30 per cent for three years, though a doctor could serve in rural areas for as many years as he chose to after completing the internship .
Similarly, 50 per cent of seats in post-graduate diploma courses have also been reserved for medical officers in government service who have served for at least three years in inaccessible areas.
“This will be a major incentive for doctors and para-medical staff to serve in the rural areas,” Mr. Azad said.
In order to facilitate the increase in the number of medical specialists, the Government has also decided to increase the enrolment of post-graduate students. The existing 1:1 ratio will be enhanced in broad specialities for professor and in super specialities to 1:2.
The rise in the number of post-graduate doctors will automatically increase the number of teachers due to the multiplier effect. Thus, without substantive additional resource and infrastructure requirement, the number of post-graduate specialists would dramatically increase annually by almost 5,000 from the existing 13,000.
While this move will certainly ensure influx of doctors in rural areas, I am worried about the 30% marks. Seems to be a real dangling carrot which can cause havoc to merit lists. Also I hate to see the sight of doctors spending their rural postings solving MCQs instead of learning new things and providing necessary service. Or am I being far too pessimistic?
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arpita on January 30th, 2010
will this be implemented fr t academic yr 2010-11??wen will t gov start implementin this?to avail this do i have to give t upsc medical xames or there is sum other way to avail this benifit?
Dr. Kush Pandey on August 24th, 2011
i am interested to know the locations under designated area where this 10 percent per year weightage will be granted , specially in Madhya pradesh , chhattisgarh , U.P.etc.I will appreciate the locations list in these states.
thanks .
ashok on November 23rd, 2009
When will they implement it i mean from which academic year. How to apply for that 10%. I have joined service in karnataka from feb 2009.Will i be benefited?