NEET PG aspirants protest at Jantar Mantar demanding postponement of examination by a few weeks
By IANS
NEW DELHI: The NEET PG aspirants underneath the Federation of All India Medical Association (FAIMA) on Tuesday staged a protest at Jantar Mantar in Delhi demanding the postponement of the postgraduate medical entrance take a look at, scheduled for March 5.
The outcomes for the NEET PG 2023 can be declared round March 31, and the counselling course of will begin in July 2023.
The medical doctors’ physique sought the examination to be postponed by two or three weeks to cut back the hole between the declaration of the outcome and the counselling course of.
“At present with the exam date on March 5 and the eligibility bar for interns on June 30, there is a large gap between the counselling and the examination date, this time could be utilised by the students to study for the examination and pursue their dream subject,” stated medical doctors’ affiliation FAIMA.
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“We also want to convey that this is the year where we are adjusting to the delays of Covid Pandemic in which the healthcare sector played a major role. Henceforth, we request the government to postpone NEET PG 2023 with immediate effect and allow maximum interns to take part in the examination system,” Manish Jangra, chief advisor of FAIMA, stated.
The representatives of FAIMA from Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, Safdarjung Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and Maulana Azad Medical College (MAMC) joined the protest.
NEW DELHI: The NEET PG aspirants underneath the Federation of All India Medical Association (FAIMA) on Tuesday staged a protest at Jantar Mantar in Delhi demanding the postponement of the postgraduate medical entrance take a look at, scheduled for March 5.
The outcomes for the NEET PG 2023 can be declared round March 31, and the counselling course of will begin in July 2023.
The medical doctors’ physique sought the examination to be postponed by two or three weeks to cut back the hole between the declaration of the outcome and the counselling course of.
“At present with the exam date on March 5 and the eligibility bar for interns on June 30, there is a large gap between the counselling and the examination date, this time could be utilised by the students to study for the examination and pursue their dream subject,” stated medical doctors’ affiliation FAIMA.
ALSO READ | Last date for NEET PG ends, medical grads lose one tutorial 12 months
“We also want to convey that this is the year where we are adjusting to the delays of Covid Pandemic in which the healthcare sector played a major role. Henceforth, we request the government to postpone NEET PG 2023 with immediate effect and allow maximum interns to take part in the examination system,” Manish Jangra, chief advisor of FAIMA, stated.
The representatives of FAIMA from Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, Safdarjung Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and Maulana Azad Medical College (MAMC) joined the protest.
