The Telangana Medical & Dental Colleges Rules, 2018 – Amendment

GOVERNMENT OF TELANGANA
ABSTRACT

Medical Education – The Telangana Medical & Dental  Colleges  (Admission into Under Graduate Medical/Dental  Courses) Rules, 2018 –  Amendment - Notification - Issued.


HEALTH, MEDICAL & FAMILY WELFARE (C1) DEPARTMENT

G.O. Ms. No.60     Dated:28/06/2018
    Read the following:-

1. G.O. Ms. No.183, HM&FW (E1) Department, Dated; 30-6-2004.
2. G.O. Ms. No. 272, HM&FW (E1) Department, Dated: 10-7-2006.
3. G.O. Ms. No. 136, HM&FW (E1) Dept.,Dated: 30-4-2007.
4. G.O. Ms. No. 114, HM&FW (C1) Dept.,Dated: 05-7-2017.
5. Govt.Letter.No.7072/C1/2017, HM&FW(C1) Dept., dt.7-11-2017 and dt: 5/3/2018.
        6. The Gazette of India Extraordinary, part-II section - 1 No.59, Dt: 28-12-2016.  Ministry of Law and Justice " THE RIGHTS OF  PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ACT-2016" (No. 49 of 2016) 
        7. From the Registrar,  KNRUHS, Lr.Rc.No.Acad/ 977/ KNRUHS/2018, dt.12-6-2018.

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O R D E R:

The Registrar, Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences, Warangal,  Telangana State, in his letter seventh read above inter alia has  proposed amendment to the Telangana Medical & Dental Colleges (Admission into MBBS & BDS Courses) Rules, 2017 issued in G.O.Ms. No. 114, HM&FW (C1) Dept, dt. 05/7/2017 regarding contribution of 15%  seats in Government Medical & Dental  Colleges to All India pool and providing 5% reservation  to Physically Challenged candidates. 

2. Government after careful examination of the matter, have decided to amend the   Telangana Medical & Dental Colleges  Admission (Admission into MBBS & BDS   Courses)
 Rules, 2017 issued in the G.O. fourth  read above. 

3. Accordingly, the following notification will be published  in the Telangana Gazette, Dated. 03/07/2018.

N O T I F I C A T I O N
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 3 read with sub-section (1) of  section 15 of the Telangana Educational Institutions (Regulation of Admission and Prohibition  of Capitation Fee) Act 1983 (Act No. 5 of 1983), the Governor of Telangana hereby makes the  following amendments to the  Telangana Medical & Dental Colleges Admission (Admission into  MBBS & BDS Courses) Rules, 2017 issued in the G.O. fourth read above.

AMENDMENT
In the said rules:-

  1.  for rule – I, the following rule shall be substituted, namely;-
I.  Number of seats:- 
The number of seats  under Competent Authority Quota in MBBS & BDS Courses  to be filled as per merit from candidates who have qualified in NEET UG Exam held 
by the Government of India for that year and following the rules of reservation in each  Medical & Dental College shall be notified before counseling, after excluding the 15%  seats contributed to All India Quota from Government Medical and Dental  Colleges.

2.  in  Rule IV, of the said  rules,  item ''b''  the following shall be substituted namely;- 

      5% seats  shall be reserved for differently abled candidates in each  category.  

Reservations to Physically challenged candidates: The reservations to  Physically Challenged candidates shall be implemented in the each category on  the total number of seats  for that category in MBBS and BDS Courses separately.  

Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences, Warangal shall constitute  a Medical Board comprising of Professors of Orthopedics / General Medicine /  Neurology / Hematology Departments from Government Medical colleges  including
 NIMS.  The candidates should appear before the board constituted for assessment of percentage of disability as per the norms of the Government.  The decision of the Medical 
Board constituted  by the University is final in all respects.  The University will notify  the list of eligible candidates on the web-site for exercising options.  
The candidates should fulfill the eligibility criteria as per  Medical Council of India  norms in accordance with Right of Persons with  Disabilities Act 2016. 

3.    In Rule  V, of the said rules under " e " in (1) the following shall be substituted; namely;-

(1) Differently abled  candidates in each category : 5%

(BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF TELANGANA)

A. SANTHI KUMARI
PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT