Donations in medical education kills merit
Friday, June 5, 2009
For the last couple of days, the headlines of the many leading daily's of the country was occupied by a news "officials of two leading medical colleges demanding Rs 20 lakh to Rs 40 lakh for an MBBS seat."
The investigation exposes how Chennai-based colleges violate an SC order and state legislation banning capitation fee. Officials of Sri Ramachandra University (SRU) and Shree Balaji Medical College and Hospital were caught on camera demanding donations from a student who cleared his Class XII exams this year.
This is the situation of medical education in India now-a-day.Government are reluctant to open new medical colleges despite of the fact that the county needs more specialized doctors to strengthen its health system.So many private institutions are coming up to provide medical education.These institutions are demanding capitation moneys from the students to be admitted there.The situation is worse in post-graduate medical education.
The main reason for such high rates is the dearth of seats for PG programmes. The average ratio of undergraduate (MBBS) seats to those for post-graduate is 100:29. In effect, nearly 32,000 doctors graduate from medical schools across the country every year, and the number of PG seats available to them is roughly one-third of the requirement.
Only a fraction of PG seats in India, i.e the seats in govt. colleges are filled up on the basis of merit.Rests are on the basis of money!The ultimate sufferer are the patients & the nation itself.Side-by-side a huge number of meritorious but poor students are deprived from the education.
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Yup.. Everything other than merit kills merit!! Reservations top the list and then donations!!
^^^^and what about management quota which has the essence of both reservation and donations?
does it make to top in your list?
So hypocrites you ppl have bcme
If anebody says true things ,you cant tolerate him
MAnagement quota is worst evil
but as it benefits you, you wont be going to oppose it.
To the author,
Donations havent just affected private colleges
but if you are vigilant what is happening in this country with money and power.
I have seen dumb ppl taking admissions in govt collegs with money
Even one of my close relative with good administrative approach was offered a top delhi medical college degree [i dont want to name it ]
at price of 40 lakhs.
and at that time there were even protests while the exams were held by parents on this which was also published in newspapers.
One officer responsible for the conduct of its entrance test told some parents when they were late that exam deke kya karoge, list to ban hi gayi hai after which the parents protested outside the gates.
read more about management and other quotas at
www.reservationfacts.blogspot.com
donation is the worst possible form of reservation.
the people having degrees by mone should have some identification so that patients can recognise them.