30 May 2012 10:08:18 IST
, Times of India
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Now, all eyes on MHT-CET results on June 14
Engineering Entrance
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Medical Entrance
A day after State Board's HSC results, all eyes are on Maharashtra Health and Technology Common Entrance Test ( MHT-CET-2012) results that will be out on June 14 like previous years. Till then, the much-awaited centralized admission process (CAP) for medical and engineering admissions would not commence. Government had already done away with the announcement of the state and regional toppers merit list since last two years owing to its policy of de-stressing the children. The final merit list would likely to be declared on June 25.
"We will declare the results on June 14 which is the fixed date since last many years," medical education director Pravin Shingare told TOI from Mumbai. He added that only after that they would announce the medical admission schedule. This will be last MHT-CET as from next year Delhi-based Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) would be conducting National Entrance-cum-Eligibility Test (NEET) that will be single entrance exam for all medical courses in the country. It will be held under the aegis of Medical Council of India (MCI).
Shingare, however, was non-committal on whether Directorate of Medical Education and Research (DMER), the competent body for conducting MHT-CET, would hold the entrance test next year again for engineering courses. "The state government is yet to take any decision in this regard," he said.
Over 3.30 lakh aspirants had appeared for the MHT-CET from the state of which 20,000 were from Nagpur region comprising six districts. The number saw a jump of over 35,000 students as compared to last year. But like last year, there will be a tough competition for medical seats while engineering seats are again going to remain vacant. Over a lakh engineering, 7,000 medical and 9,000 pharmacy seats are up for grabs through MHT-CET.
Last year, over 25,000 engineering seats were vacant in state of which 7,000 were from Nagpur University alone. With the addition of 11 new engineering colleges in state, the situation is going to be tough. Presently, NU has 21,721 seats in as many as 58 engineering colleges, DMER sources informed.
Seats to be filled up through MHT-CET:
Faculty ---------- Colleges ----------- Seats
Engineering ----- 309 ---------------- 1.20
Pharmacy ------- 147 ---------------- 9,170
Medical ---------- 60 ----------------- 7,090
BPMT ---------- 14 ----------------- 1,010
Architecture ----- 40 ---------------- 1,997
Hotel mgt -------- 9 ---------------- 470
(* The figures are not exhaustive and may change with new colleges)
Vriti Edustore
