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| Thursday, Jun 29, 2006
12 point drop in MBBS cut-off mark
Chennai: The cut-off mark for MBBS admissions to government medical colleges this year has dropped by at least 12 points going by the rank list released by the Directorate of Medical Education (DME) on Wednesday.
It was released several hours after scheduled time.
Widening gap
While the marks difference among the top ranks compared to last year has fallen by 5-8 marks, the gap widens as one goes down the rank list and is as high as 12 marks.
For instance, the score this year for the 91st rank is 295.48, 2.94 marks less than last year's 298.42 for the same rank. Between ranks 91 and 500, the marks difference in comparison to last year is between 2.94 and 7.47. The 1026th rank, approximately the limit up to which medical seats will be available for the BC category, with a cut-off of 282.83 marks, shows a drop of 12 compared to the cut-off mark of 2005.
Last year, only students who scored 294.75 marks could gain admission under the BC category, Jeyaprakash Gandhi, consultant and analyst, said. In the SC and ST categories, a similar difference (10-12 points) would be reflected. However, in the OC category, the marks difference was likely to be in the range of 7.5 to 8, well within the difference predicted by the DME.
This was the position for the 1,545 medical seats available with the Government.
If the Medical Council of India granted approval for Theni Government Medical College this year, the increase in the number of seats (100) would once again lead to a further drop in the cut-off mark.
However, Mr. Gandhi said there would be a good number of students with 280 -285 marks who did not anticipate the fall in cut-off mark and thereby missed applying for medical seats.
Scrutinising the rank list, he said most students who did well in the higher secondary exam did not do well in the entrance test.
Courtesy: The Hindu
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