Pune: The Directorate of Medical Education Research (DMER) has ordered an inquiry into student complaints regarding development fees charged by medical colleges, admissions conducted under the institutional quota, and fee concessions denied to reserved category students. The inquiry was initiated following complaints from students across Maharashtra to the state Common Entrance Test (CET) cell, concerning nine medical colleges. The commissioner of medical education, Rajiv Nivatkar, stated in the inquiry letter issued to the nine colleges: "The complaints have indicated that colleges are engaged in significant financial misconduct, selecting specific students to protect their interests.
Consequently, students who were declared eligible for admission per the rules were not admitted. Accordingly, orders have been issued to investigate the admission proceedings of nine colleges." Nivatkar appointed a two-member committee for each college to investigate the admissions.
The two members belong to private unaided colleges. After a thorough investigation, the committee will submit a report to DMER, and accordingly, action will be taken. The admission process for MBBS and BDS courses in various govt and private medical colleges in the state is conducted through the State CET Chambers.
Approximately 15% of seats in private colleges are reserved for admission through the ‘institutional quota'. However, before the admission process began, the fee regulation authority appointed by state .