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- Parents are meeting officials of DMER to get more clarity on the domicile quota.
- Last year the state government introduced a domicile quota, which was quashed by the judiciary later.
Medical aspirants in Maharashtra are not open for any last minute changes to admission to medical and dental colleges in India for NEET 2018. Therefore, parents and students have been meeting officials of DMER to seek more clarity on the domicile quota . Most of the parents are still not ready to give up the domicile quota in state-based institutes for native students , and they are hoping for a positive response soon. If you are preparing for NEET 2018 , then you may want to get clarity on it soon.
A parent of a medical aspirant claimed that the government gave a new hope by introducing the domicile quota in the previous admission season. However, the judiciary quashed the domicile quota and shattered the hopes of medical aspirants. The petitioners who tried their best to bring back the domicile quota eventually failed since the Supreme Court of India had not accepted the same because the changes were made at the last minute. For 2018, parents are hoping that authorities would work sooner. If you are interested in pursuing medicine, then keep yourself abreast with the latest updates on NEET so far.
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A section of parents and medical aspirants are planning to visit DMER or Directorate of Medical Education and Research to seek more clarity on domicile quota. Parents need clarity whether the domicile quota is applicable only for state domicile students or not.
Medical aspirants are not ready to wait until the last minute since they need to focus on Class 12 exams and prepare for National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) .
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A Government Resolution (GR) issued by DMER on April 27, 2017 , indicated that the state government had decided to reserve 67% of MBBS and BDS seats in deemed and private institutes for state domicile candidates. The government also reserved 25% of seats to the reserved categories in deemed dental and medical universities. Within three days of the issuance of GR, the High Couare meeting officials to get more clarity on the domicile quota.rt of Bombay called for a stay on GR, and the Supreme Court of India upheld the stay a week later.
