'Is learning disability part of quota for MBBS?' TNN | Jun 26, 2018, 01:50 IST
Mumbai: The high court on Tuesday directed the <https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Union-government> Union government to clarify if students with <https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/learning-disability> learning disability were entitled to <https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/admission-to-MBBS> admission to MBBS seats reserved for <https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/persons-with-disabilities> persons with disabilities. A division bench of Justices Naresh Patil and Girish Kulkarni has given the Centre a day's time to respond and scheduled the matter for further hearing on Wednesday. The court was hearing petitions filed by candidates challenging a notification by the Medical Council of India that disqualified candidates with learning disability from availing of reservation under the category for disabled persons. "It is important to ensure genuine students are given benefit of the rules," said the judges. The petitioners who suffering from Learning Disability of Dyslexia, Dyscalculia and Dysgraphia had appeared for NEET under the persons with disability category of 'Intellectual Disability'. In January 2018, the MCI had held that candidates suffering from disabilities as prescribed under said Disabilities Act were be eligible for MBBS under the disability quota. Later in June, the MCI prescribed that "candidates suffering from Learning Disability would be deemed fit to pursue MBBS course, however, they will not be eligible to claim benefit under reservation of person with disability category". The petitions claimed that the change of rules in the middle of the admission process was arbitrary and illegal. They pointed out that in PG medical admissions, candidates with learning disability were held eligible to apply for the seats reserved for persons with disability. --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.avg.com Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
