When there is huge rush for MBBS seats in most states, 264 MBBS and BDS NRI seats have no takers in Punjab, a report in Link claims.
Only seven students took admission in the NRI category against the availability of 271 seats – 102 MBBS and 169 BDS – in 21 medical and dental colleges of Punjab.
Besides, none of these seven students opted for the BDS seat.
Though 17 NRI students qualified PMET-2015 by obtaining 50 per cent marks in the medical entrance test, only seven of them appeared in the counselling for admission conducted by Baba Farid University of Health Sciences (BFUHS) here today.
The NRI seats are seen as a big financial advantage for the medical and dental colleges. Every college has 15 per cent NRI seats and the full course fee for NRI MBBS and BDS seat is $1,10,000 and $44,000, respectively.
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Only seven students took admission in the NRI category against the availability of 271 seats – 102 MBBS and 169 BDS – in 21 medical and dental colleges of Punjab.
Besides, none of these seven students opted for the BDS seat.
Though 17 NRI students qualified PMET-2015 by obtaining 50 per cent marks in the medical entrance test, only seven of them appeared in the counselling for admission conducted by Baba Farid University of Health Sciences (BFUHS) here today.
The NRI seats are seen as a big financial advantage for the medical and dental colleges. Every college has 15 per cent NRI seats and the full course fee for NRI MBBS and BDS seat is $1,10,000 and $44,000, respectively.
Read full report here
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