CHENNAI: A day after Supreme Court ruled that domicile-based reservation in specialised and higher studies like PG medical courses is not permissible, M K Stalin led Tamil Nadu govt announced it would file a review petition to assert its rights and uphold social justice . Health minister Ma Subramanian said the SC order would hit the total 69% reservation which is provided in the state besides affecting quotas for in-service candidates for admission in govt medical colleges and for minorities in self-financing medical colleges. Besides, the order would take away the rights of the state, he added.
Every year, 15% of undergraduate medical seats and 50% of postgraduate medical seats and super speciality seats are earmarked for the Union govt for admission through the state quota. "We lost all seats in super speciality courses. After a court battle, TN ensured govt doctors have a quota for admission in super speciality courses," he told reporters.
Seats that cannot be filled due to lack of candidates are surrendered to Centre, he said. States fund PG and super speciality medical education completely and yet share 50% of seats for admission under the all-India quota, he said. "Now, the judgment snatches away all the seats from us," Subramanian told reporters.
Although the judgment will not affect the 2024 admissions, its ramifications are expected to be significant for admissions from the 2025-26 academic year, he said..
