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The one-test solution

The Medical Council of India has proposed an India-wide entrance test for all medical colleges. The examination suggested would cover 290 institutes of medical education; and the benefits of such a move are obvious. Currently a candidate hoping to get into medical school has to sit for an exhau ....Read more

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Good Luck UnderGraduatesBy: Carol | Tuesday , 21 Jul '09 15:23:07 PM Reply | Forward Good luck to all students who are studying hard, honestly all the hard work will pay off. I sent my brother good luck online greetings cards throughout his exams, I was keen to show the amount of support he had behind him. Showing your support to friends and family like this is such a positive action and definitely helps.

C.E.T. for medical college entryBy: Kishore | Tuesday , 14 Jul '09 0:19:13 AM Reply | Forward It is a very logical proposal and should be implemented. A standardized entrance test will, in turn. force schools to standardize their respective courses. As for economically backward students, all help should be given to prepare for such common test. Thanks to rapid and wide spread access to the electronic aids, students can be prepared on-line. Even the tests could be held on-line eleminating any possible malpractices. At the same time it is necessary to get rid of all sorts of 'reservations' based on cast etc. A multi pronged approach, is, therefore, needed. It is obvios that such a proposal will be opposed by politically powerful education barrons, and may, therefore, remain a distant dream

One test for MBBSBy: T V Krishnamurthy | Monday , 13 Jul '09 6:47:58 AM Reply | Forward It is wellcome though 15 years late. With development of telecom we now need to have counselling in all statecapitals. This is possible with the current state of internet. Further counselling should be held simultaneously for state, central and private institutions so that there are less seats falling vacant after some counselling is completed(now in many states counselling is held after all India and so many all India merit seats are transferred to state) and so seats are available for college managements to sell.

Ex. Gen.Manager (QS)By: A.Rastogi | Sunday , 12 Jul '09 22:04:47 PM Reply | Forward Good idea.One entrance test meaning by syllabus for 10 2 in all school/college through out the country must be the same and examination for that should be conducted by one board. If yes, then teaching standard, school/college standard etc. required to be of same standard. Hence there shall be a standard like ISO 9000 for all these school/colleges and should be audited at a certain frequency ensuring that the standard of all schools/colleges are similar and competent.Wishing all the best for the idea.

common medical entranceBy: shurkumishra | Sunday , 12 Jul '09 20:02:40 PM Reply | Forward dear sir, this really a novel welcome idea but i doubt states will accept it as there are different syllabus and ununiform teaching standard. however, this could be possible if we think in positive and constructive way.the first step is to nationalise all the medical colleges as well the health service. the common medicl entrance should be conducted the way ias and ips examinations are conducted.a common syllabus shoud be announced and adopted by all the universities and school boards.if this is done not only the quality of medical education and health service will be improove but it will give a great boost to national integration.let us hope our politicians see sense with the proposal and implement with earnest sincerity.

Give the poor proper coaching so that they can compete with the richBy: Suvi Nadakuzhackal | Sunday , 12 Jul '09 1:05:38 AM Reply | Forward In tests for engineering and medicine, it is usually the very rich who are getting all the admissions due to the private coaching they get. The government should give an opportunity for the poor also to practice the tests. This can be achieved through the internet with the implementation of a online coaching system. The kids should have access to internet for free from their school or public libraries. There should be a question bank which can be constantly updated. This should give the students a chance to answer the questions. If they falter, then it should give them the correct answer.

Have the officials written comptetive exams?By: dinesh | Saturday , 11 Jul '09 16:10:57 PM Reply | Forward Sir, students are happier if they are given more than one shot at the attempt. If by bad luck - the student fares badly in one test - he is quite happy to attempt to write an entrance exam for another univ. Let us not determine his fate by one exam alone

drBy: R Tandon | Saturday , 11 Jul '09 11:04:43 AM Reply | Forward brilliant idea, it seeems people have started thinking better. Whole process of premed entrance test is quite painful and stressy. In a country of mammoth size like India we need to start thinking right from beginning how to improve doctor patient ratio and not limiting it to mercy of few creamy institutes and donation medical colleges who charge hefty amounts without any reliable criteria. God give blessings and insight to policy makers.

good newsBy: praveen | Saturday , 11 Jul '09 7:36:06 AM Reply | Forward one test programs shud be implemented in all fields of study.thats really a good news.atlast someone in the system is thinking right.its already july they shud come with the complete action plan by nov.hopefully they keep the exam in april-may as there wont b many exms.and all the docs who wont b gtng seat by then will try their luk here.and pg shd start by june-july.Now the big qn,how they share seats with central and state govts.thats gonna b a very big debate.lets hope this really works out .

Do not trust the thief!!!!By: Dr.G.Srinivasan | Saturday , 11 Jul '09 5:30:19 AM Reply | Forward Medical council of India has been indicted by the courts as "A den of corruption".It should not be entrusted with anything leave alone the examinations.The ocuntry is better without this

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