NEET UG 2020: 5 medical colleges to allot one seat each for Children of COVID-19 warriors

Meanwhile, in November, Union health minister Dr Harsh Vardhan also announced the Centre’s decision to reserve five medical seats under the ‘Children of Covid Warriors (deceased)’ category.

NEET-UG 2020: Five medical colleges across India decided to allot one seat each this year for children of COVID-19 warriors. Meanwhile, in November, Union health minister Dr Harsh Vardhan also announced the Centre’s decision to reserve five medical seats under the ‘Children of Covid Warriors (deceased)’ category. According to the official notification released on December 5 by the Directorate General of Health Sciences (DGHS), the five institutes include NSCB Medical College, Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh, JLN Medical College Ajmer in Rajasthan, MGIMS Wardha in Maharashtra, Lady Hardinge Medical College in New Delhi and Government Medical College Haldwani in Uttarakhand.

The notice suggests that the five seats will be reserved for candidates who cleared the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET-UG) exam 2020 held in September. Such students are required to apply for these seats through the respective Directorate of Medical Education/Directorate of Health Services (DHS) of their domicile states.

According to the notification, ‘Covid warriors’ refer to the definition by the ministry of health and family welfare as “public healthcare providers, including community health workers, who may be in direct contact and care of Covid-19 patients and who may be at risk of being impacted by the same.” This special quota is for children of those COVID warriors who lost their lives due to COVID-19 or died accidentally on account of COVID-related duty.

The notification further states, “Nominations/applications have to be routed through the DME or DHS of the concerned state after scrutiny about their eligibility. The authorities will then forward such applications to Medical Council Committee (MCC) for allotment as per the NEET merit."

NEET-UG Counselling 2020: How to apply?

Candidates who are eligible as defined in the official notification can send their applications for NEET 2020 medical counselling to the MCC. Aspirants can send application forms, along with all supporting documents to the Directorate of Medical Education (DME) or Directorate Health Services (DHS).

Candidates can check the official notification below:

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