allowed mutual exchange of seats

MBBS, BDS students allowed mutual exchange of seats Bangalore, Sep 6, 2012, DHNS : KEA candidates can avail of scheme Students who have selected seats in MBBS, BDS and Ayush first year courses through the Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA) this year will be provided an opportunity to opt for the mutual exchange of seats, Medical Education Minister S A Ramdas announced in Bangalore on Thursday. Addressing a press conference, Ramdas said only those candidates who have selected a particular course this year (2012-13) through the KEA can avail themselves of the scheme. Exchange of seats should be through mutual consent between two candidates. Those interested may apply for the scheme with the Directorate of Medical Education before September 24. NOC They will also have to attach no objection certificates from the principal of the college to which they have been admitted and also from the college they propose to join. A three-member official committee will scrutinise the application for clearance. All admissions through mutual exchange will have to be completed by September 28. Details of the scheme will be hosted on the website: http://kea.kar.nic.in Special round Ramdas said that the KEA will conduct a special three-day online admission round from September 16 to fill vacancies in undergraduate medical, dental and Ayush courses. He said the special admission round will be conducted to fill 17 MBBS seats, 205 BDS seats, 175 seats in Ayurveda, Unani, Naturopathy and Homeopathy courses. The medical education department slapped show cause notices on five colleges on Thursday for allegedly collecting excess fee from students. These include KIMS, Bangalore; JNMC, Belgaum; Ambedkar Medical College, Bangalore; JJMC, Davangere and V S Dental College, Bangalore. Notice issued He said five other colleges including the KLE Dental College, Belgaum, the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Dental Sciences, Bangalore, the Basaveshwara Medical College, the Chitradurga and Tadikela Medical College, Shimoga were issued similar notices last month. The colleges returned the excess money taken from students, he said. The colleges had been charging excess fees ranging between Rs 15,000 and Rs 35,000, he added. Warning The minister warned that RGUHS will not approve admissions in colleges if they do not comply with the government directions and return the excess fees by September 30. The government had the power to withdraw the essentiality certificate given to medical and dental colleges and also recommend derecognition by the Medical Council of India and Dental Council of India, Ramdas warned.