Sivakasi student tops MBBS list

By Our Special Correspondent

CHENNAI, JUNE 28. A student from Sivakasi, A.C. Arun (SHNV HS Secondary School), is the first rank holder among contestants for MBBS/BDS courses in the State for 2001-2002, whose merit list was released last evening by the Selection Committee under the Directorate of Medical Education.

He has secured 299.50 marks out of a maximum of 300 marks. Of the 11,850 eligible applicants, S. Sudha of Cuddalore (St. Mary's Matriculation School) has been ranked second with a total of 299.32 marks and N. Dhivya of St John's Matriculation School, Villivakkam, Chennai, is the third rank holder with 298.90 marks. Interestingly, all the three belonged to the BC category.

A selection committee release said Phase I of counselling would be held on July 4, 5 and 6. The candidates would be called for counselling in the order of merit and allotted seats following the rules of reservation. The intimation letters were being sent to the candidates. Of the 12,157 applications received, 41.55 per cent were male candidates and 58.45 per cent female candidates; 10.06 per cent candidates were from rural schools and the rest from urban schools.

About 800 candidates would be called for counselling everyday in four sessions of 200 candidates each, from 8 a.m. Candidates should come an hour earlier, with all the original certificates. They should also bring the prescribed DD drawn in favour of the Secretary, Selection Committee, Chennai:

For Government medical/dental colleges, the DD should be for Rs. 2,000 (Rs. 1,000 for SC/ST candidates); for self- financing medical and dental colleges, they should bring a DD for Rs. 5,000 (Rs. 2,500 for SC/ST candidates).

The allotment would be made for 10 government medical colleges, IRT Perundurai Medical College, and two self-financing colleges for MBBS course. For BDS, it would be for one government and self-financing colleges.

The seat availability for MBBS was: 926 in government colleges, 40 in IRT Perundurai medical college and 170 in self- financing colleges. In BDS, 50 seats were available in the government dental college; in self-financing colleges 215 seats were available under free seat category and 158 under payment category.

In all, 25 per cent seats would go to rural candidates. The allotment for 71 seats under special categories would be made after the first phase of counselling. Candidates who had applied for retotalling/revaluation could attend counselling with their new marks as per the counselling schedule.

The merit list has been displayed at the Selection Committee office and would be available on the Internet from noon on Thursday at www.tnmediselection.com, www.southindia.com and www.tnagar.com

The counselling schedule is as follows:

July 4: Rank I to 800 (marks upto 291.10)

July 5: Rank 801 to 1500 (marks from 291.10 to 287.36)

July 6: Upto rank 1700 besides 197 SC candidates, 49 ST candidates and candidates from rural schools.

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