Seat Sharing of PG seats in Karnataka

Dear Friends,


As you are aware of the fact that the PG seats of Ayurveda in Karnataka has increased to good numbers this year in different private colleges. This year there are 400 + PG seats approved in Karnataka. Out of them, only 50 seats are approved in Government colleges. Other seats are approved for the colleges run by Private Managements.The current seat saring ratio between Management and Government quota is 75:25 in Private colleges. It is understood that even though the number of seats have increased, more number native students of karnataka cannot take admissions for the PG course because of the existing Seat sharing policy. The first 50 students who have stood top in the entrance examination can take admission in the Government colleges and further around 100 students can take admission in Private colleges paying higher fees. The management quota is usually filled by students from other states by paying huge donations. Now, every year there are more number (More than 50%) of other state students who study in karnataka, become PG graduates and  go back to their states to practice/ teach Ayurveda. This is a major draw back for the development of higher education in Karnataka. The nimber of Pg graduates who would practice and teach ayurveda in Karnataka will be very less. This would reflect on the recruitment process of Ayurveda graduates in the government sector. One such example is the appointment of Retired Government teachers in Government Ayurveda colleges of karnataka even though there are lot of PG graduates in Karnataka. 

 Karnataka can boast of having the highest number PG seats compared to any other state in India. But, the question  is how many students of Karnataka are benefitted, in turn how far the state is benefitted. 

On behalf of all the PG aspirants, we can approach the concerned authorities and have a dialouge to modify the seat sharing ratio between Management and Government seats.

Kindly post your comments on this blog with your Name, contact number and e-mail ID for further correspondence. 

Regards,

AYURUTTHANA

Memorandum to the Director -10th October

Dear Friends,

 Here with attached is the Memorandum submitted to the Director, Dept. of AYUSH karnataka on 10/10/2011. The director has assured the counseling to happen by the end of October 2011. 

From,                                            Date: 10/10/2011

Ayurveda PG aspirants 2011, Karnataka

To, 

The Director,

Dept. of AYUSH,

Govt. of Karnataka

Sub: Delay in counseling of Ayurveda PG seats in Karnataka 2011-regarding

Sir,

As you are aware, this year The Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka conducted PG entrance exams for admission in (Ayurveda, Homoeopathy, Physiotherapy, Nursing and pharmacy) post-graduation courses on the 3rd of April 2011. The merit list of the same was announced on 23rd April 2011. But till now there has been no notification for the counseling for allotment of seats for the PG aspirants of Ayurveda. The first year post-graduation course is scheduled to start from first week of June in all constituent colleges under RGUHS. 

We would like to draw your attention to our earlier Memorandum dated 20^th June 2011 regarding the same issue. We had received an oral reply from you that as soon the approval of Ayurveda colleges in Karnataka is notified by the Dept. of AYUSH, Govt. of India, the seat Matrix will be immediately prepared and the counseling conducted. The Dept. of AYUSH has already notified the updated approval Status which covers all Ayurveda PG colleges in Karnataka on 16^th September 2011. (Ref: Official website of Dept. of AYUSH,-www.indianmedicine.nic.in)

We were anticipating the counseling to happen at least by the end of September 2011. But the University has not notified the date of counseling till now. Enquiry in the University refers to Dept. of AYUSH, Karnataka not submitting the seat matrix. This is the first time that the PG counseling in Karnataka is delayed for so much.   In Maharashtra, the counseling was conducted as soon as the approval of the PG colleges was notified by the Dept. of AYUSH, Govt. of India.

 In the Memorandum submitted on 20^th June 2011, we had requested you to look into the irregularities regarding the counseling process. Though you were kind enough to form a committee comprising of Dr. Mangalagi and Dr. M. Ramesh to verify the facts and had ordered submission of a report, there is no information on the progress in this regard.  

This has resulted in a lot of confusion and uncertainty in the PG aspirants of Karnataka regarding the process of counseling and also availability of seats under Govt. quota. 

The non- availability of seat matrix in time has led to the following consequences-

1. Delay in counseling leading to missed opportunities for taking up other entrance examinations elsewhere. 

2. Delay leading to postponement of first year exams of MD/MS courses upto 6 months.

3. Not announcing seat matrix in advance 

On behalf of all the Ayurveda PG aspirants of Karnataka we request you to kindly look into the matter very seriously and start the counseling process as soon as possible.

Thanking you,                                                               AYURVEDA PG ASPIRANTS 2011, KARNATAKA