NEET PG counselling: 52% top rankers in Karnataka choose general medicine
Bengaluru: The favourite MD/MS programme of NEET-PG aspirants in Karnataka is in sync with the national trend. While the first student to take a seat chose MD in radio diagnosis, around 52% of the students who picked a seat through Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA) counselling went for general medicine .
As per the final allotment list of the first round of counselling, 52 of the top 100 students chose general medicine. MD in radio diagnosis was the second most chosen branch (25 seats), followed by MD in dermatology (11 seats). Together, these top three non-surgical specialties accounted for 88% of all allotments.
Surgical and procedural specialties like MS in orthopaedics, general surgery and obstetrics & gynaecology (OBG) and MD in paediatrics made up the remaining 12 seats.
The trend is similar to that witnessed at the medical counselling committee ’s counselling. “Radio diagnosis has taken a hit after a general feeling that artificial intelligence will affect the prospects of the stream. Orthopedics and surgery seem to have reached a saturation stage. General medicine is the new favourite now. It covers a wide range of subjects and aspirants feel they have a lot of options to pursue in super speciality ranging from nephrology to geriatric medicine. They can work independently in their own clinics and also have the opportunity to have constant interaction with patients,” said Bhagavan BC, vice-chancellor, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS).
Meanwhile, colleges are worried about seats in pre- and para-clinical courses going vacant. “Like last year, we will continue to waive the fees for some of the pre- and para-clinical courses as we are unable to find takers. The number of queries are low for these programmes this year too. The students will get stipends,” said the chairperson of a private college in Bengaluru. Many colleges also provide placements for these students as faculty in their own departments.
Karnataka has 9,887 seats this academic year, the highest in the country. Last year, over 700 seats were vacant in the state.
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47 MBBS seats may go vacant
As many as 47 MBBS seats are likely to go vacant this year. The results of the special stray vacancy counselling were announced Wednesday.
It may be recalled that after all the rounds of counselling, 191 seats were vacant in the state. Across India, 2,000 seats were vacant. With this, the medical counselling committee called for another round of counselling.
KEA allowed new candidates to register. With this, 109 new students registered and 153 candidates entered options. Finally, 144 seats were picked up.
The seats that were available were in management quota with fees ranging from Rs 25-40 lakh.
As per the final allotment list of the first round of counselling, 52 of the top 100 students chose general medicine. MD in radio diagnosis was the second most chosen branch (25 seats), followed by MD in dermatology (11 seats). Together, these top three non-surgical specialties accounted for 88% of all allotments.
Surgical and procedural specialties like MS in orthopaedics, general surgery and obstetrics & gynaecology (OBG) and MD in paediatrics made up the remaining 12 seats.
The trend is similar to that witnessed at the medical counselling committee ’s counselling. “Radio diagnosis has taken a hit after a general feeling that artificial intelligence will affect the prospects of the stream. Orthopedics and surgery seem to have reached a saturation stage. General medicine is the new favourite now. It covers a wide range of subjects and aspirants feel they have a lot of options to pursue in super speciality ranging from nephrology to geriatric medicine. They can work independently in their own clinics and also have the opportunity to have constant interaction with patients,” said Bhagavan BC, vice-chancellor, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS).
Meanwhile, colleges are worried about seats in pre- and para-clinical courses going vacant. “Like last year, we will continue to waive the fees for some of the pre- and para-clinical courses as we are unable to find takers. The number of queries are low for these programmes this year too. The students will get stipends,” said the chairperson of a private college in Bengaluru. Many colleges also provide placements for these students as faculty in their own departments.
Karnataka has 9,887 seats this academic year, the highest in the country. Last year, over 700 seats were vacant in the state.
BOX:
47 MBBS seats may go vacant
As many as 47 MBBS seats are likely to go vacant this year. The results of the special stray vacancy counselling were announced Wednesday.
It may be recalled that after all the rounds of counselling, 191 seats were vacant in the state. Across India, 2,000 seats were vacant. With this, the medical counselling committee called for another round of counselling.
KEA allowed new candidates to register. With this, 109 new students registered and 153 candidates entered options. Finally, 144 seats were picked up.
The seats that were available were in management quota with fees ranging from Rs 25-40 lakh.
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