Maharashtra announces 20% quota in PG medical for in-service medical officers

Maharashtra ministry of medical education has reserved a 20% quota in postgraduate (PG) medical admissions for in-service medical officers.

Through a government resolution (GR) released recently by the Maharashtra government, the ministry of medical education has reserved a 20% quota in postgraduate (PG) medical admissions for in-service medical officers.

Earlier, the previous Uddhav Thackeray-led government had announced a 25% reservation in PG medical admissions for MBBS graduates who serve in district hospitals for a minimum of three years and apply for PG posts.

“From the academic year 2022-23, government approval is being given to reserve 20% seats for in-service candidates for admissions to PG medical and diploma courses in government and civic-run medical colleges in the state,” stated the GR, as reported by Hindustan Times.

The GR also said that apart from this reservation, in-service candidates will not get extra marks for their work, and their admissions will depend on NEET-PG marks only.

Until 2017, the in-service medical officers had a 50% reservation of seats only in post MBBS diploma courses and not in MD/MS courses. Apart from reserved seats, these candidates also got the benefit of additional marks for work done in remote or difficult areas. However, the reservation was discontinued after 2017.

Later on, a medical officer appealed to the Bombay High Court to restore the quota and after discussing with various concerned officials, the previous government had announced a 25% quota reservation in PG medical admissions for in-service medical officers.

As per the report, the medical students are not pleased with the decision as they feel the pool of seats for general category students keeps shrinking with the implementation of new reservation quotas.

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