CHENNAI: The Directorate of Medical Education has postponed indefinitely counselling to fill post graduation medical seats in government medical colleges and self-financing colleges scheduled for May 27, which is the last day of second phase of counselling.
“Candidates must join college on May 29. If candidates don’t join, we will get those seats on the next day. So we planned to conduct the counselling after those seats are surrendered. So we postponed the counselling,” said G Selvaraj, secretary, selection committee.
Meanwhile, counselling must be finished on or before May 31 as per MCI instructions.
On Thursday, a few non-service doctors staged a demonstration at the PG medical counselling conducted at the Government Multi Super-Speciality Hospital in the city.
“In-service doctors have secured maximum number of seats, because of government tactics to pacify government doctors who were protesting against the Madras HC order recently. The government notified the rural areas as remote areas, because of this many government doctors benefitted. But, non-service doctors who scored well in NEET could not get seats. Because of adding incentive marks, the score of the in-service doctors increased,” said N Karthikeyan, who secured good marks in NEET, but could secure only diploma seat.