Govt to select MBBS/BDS nominees from AIPMT
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, November 19 2013:
The State Cabinet meeting convened this afternoon at the Chief Minister's Secretariat has resolved to select the State nominees for admission to MBBS/BDS courses from All India Pre-Medical Test (AIPMT) conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) from next year onwards.
Talking to media persons after the meeting, Spokesperson of State Government and Education Minister M Okendro said that the decision was taken by the State Cabinet in line with the final verdict of the Supreme Court.
The date for conducting All India Pre-Medical/Pre-Dental Test for the academic session 2014-15 has been announced.
The Director of State Health Services has also informed the CBSE regarding the matter.
He said that the nominees for MBBS/BDS courses for the academic session 2013-14 were selected from the National Eligibility and Entrance Test (NEET)/U, 2013 .
Okendro further highlighted that the main agenda of the meeting was devolution of power to Autonomous District Councils and it was discussed at length.
The Cabinet also approved renaming of Manipur IT Project Development Company (MIPDCO) as Manipur IT SEZ Project along with re-designation of SO-I (Electrical) of Power Department as SO-I (IT) and SO-II (Electrical) as SO-II (IT) .