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GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY

CHIEF SECRETARIAT (HEALTH)

(G.O. Ms. No. 52, Puducherry, dated 05th September 2023)

NOTIFICATION

Whereas, after inception of NEET by the Government of India, the students

have to get qualify in the NEET Examination for securing admission in Medical/

Dental/BAMS Colleges. In order to clear the NEET Examination, the students have

to undergo special coaching classes to secure more marks and to be placed in rank

to get Admission in Medical College and that too under Government Quota.

2. And whereas, it is inferred that only very few students from the

Government Schools run by Government of Puducherry in all the four regions have

got admission in the Government Quota MBBS/BDS seats in Government/Private/

Self Financing Medical Colleges in the past five years after implementation of NEET

as they did not compete with the students studying in Private Schools.

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3. And whereas, the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly has recently passed

a Bill namely, “Tamil Nadu Admission to Under Graduate Courses in Medicine,

Dentistry, Indian Medicine and Homoeopathy on preferential basis students of

Government Schools Act, 2020” and issued in G.O. Ms. No. 438, dated 29-10-2020

for provision of 7.5% seats, Horizontal Reservation to Government School Students

who have studied in Government Schools and have qualified in NEET.

4. And whereas, demands were raised from various ends from the public

to give equal opportunities to the students who are studying in Government

Schools and have qualified from NEET for admission in MBBS/BDS/BAMS courses

by providing appropriate Horizontal Reservation in admission.

5. And whereas, while submitting UG NEET seat Matrix for approval, the

Hon'ble Lieutenant-Governor has minuted that in addition to the seat Matrix, it will

be appropriate to introduce 10% reservation for students in Government Schools

and suggested to take a policy decision in this regard vide ID No. 1310/LGS/2023,

dated 17-07-2023 of Office of the Lieutenant-Governor’s Secretariat, Puducherry.

6. And whereas, the matter has been placed before the Council of Ministers

in the meeting held on 24-07-2023 by the Council of Ministers has resolved to

provide 10% Horizontal Reservation to the students from 1st Standard to

12th Standard studying in Government Schools of Union territory of Puducherry

and have passed in the NEET as qualifying exam for admission to MBBS/BDS/

BAMS courses, in the Union territory of Puducherry vide ID No. 1310/LGS/2023,

dated 17-07-2023 of Office of the Lieutenant-Governor’s Secretariat, Puducherry and

Extract of Minutes No. 01/JS/COM/2023 (M.06), dated 24-07-2023 of the Secretariat

of the Council of Ministers, Puducherry.

7. And whereas, based on the approval of Council of Ministers, a letter

was sent to Home Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, New Delhi, on 25-07-2023,

for which the Ministry of Home Affairs has sent series of letters calling for

additional particulars and the Government of Puducherry has furnished all the

particulars sought for in time. After obtaining the clarifications regarding provision

of 10% Horizontal Reservation, the Ministry of Home Affairs has conveyed the

No Objection on this proposal vide Letter No. U-13034/58/2020-CPD (Pudu.), dated

04-09-2023.

8. Now, therefore, the Hon’ble Lieutenant-Governor, Puducherry, is pleased

to prescribe 10% Horizontal Reservation on preferential basis of total intake of seats

earmarked for Government Quota to the Students, who have studied in Government

Schools of Government of Puducherry from 1st Standard to 12th Standard in

the Union territory of Puducherry and have passed in the NEET as qualifying

examination for admission to MBBS/BDS/BAMS courses under Government Quota

seats in the Government/Private Self Financing Medical Colleges in the Union

territory of Puducherry from the Academic Year 2023-24.

(By order of the Lieutenant-Governor)

K. CANDANE @ SIVARADJANE,

Under Secretary to Government (Health).

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