More MBBS seats added to Telangana colleges 

 Almost all the colleges of Telangana which offer MBBS courses will now be offering 450 more seats for the commencing academic session 2016. 

 The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has declared the combined results of National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET) 2016 on its official website, aipmt.nic.in much ahead of the scheduled date.

As per reports, Het Shah has topped the examination by securing 685 marks, followed by Ekansh Goyal with 682 marks, and Nikhil Bajiya with 678 marks.

Not only this, in a major announcement, the Supreme Court-Mandated Oversight Committee on Medical Council of India (SCMOCMCI), which granted permission to start three new colleges, has recently announced the decision to increase the number of MBBS seats in private medical colleges. 

Details of the report:  

* As per sources, the seats have been increased by 450 from the commencing academic session 2016-17

* After this decision, all the medical candidates aiming to crack Eamcet-III (for convenor quota ) will now have a better chance of getting admission

* Now, RVM Medical College, Mulugu mandal (Medak); Mahavir Institute of Medical Sciences, Ranga Reddy; and Maheshwara Medical College, Patancheru will be offering more seats

* In Telangana the total number of seats will now be 3,350 seats, including 2,350 in private college

* Earlier,  SCMOCMCI, while using its power to override Medical Council of India's (MCI) decision, rejected applications of these three colleges for not fulfilling infrastructure-related deficiencies.

However, later on, it gave them the letter of permission (LoP) to start intake for 150 MBBS seats each for the commencing academic session, but with a clause.

Later, the Supreme Court decided to give a second chance to the three colleges which has however, received criticism.

While speaking on this issue, MCI member Dr K Ramesh Reddy,  said, "At the most, the SCMOCMCI should have appointed another inspection team to find out if these new applicants addressed all deficiencies or not before giving them a second chance."