Std XII
pass-outs can become nurses without entrance exam
The state has relaxed admission norms for
nursing colleges. The common entrance test is no longer mandatory. The
government softened its stand after relentless requests from private
institutes, where many seats were going unfilled.
The government resolution,
which overruled Supreme Court and high court orders, was cleared on the
rationale that the Indian Nursing Council does not mandate that admissions be
conducted on the basis of an entrance test. Concerns over the shortage of
nurses also prompted the move to ease admissions.
Experts say the move will
benefit private colleges, but affect the quality of nursing graduates.
“Maharashtra may see the same fate as Rajasthan and Karnataka, which allowed colleges
to admit students without an entrance exam and then realized they were
producing graduates who were not industry-ready,“ says a college principal.
As per the new norms,
colleges need to conduct the first admission round on the basis of results of
the government or private CET. If seats remain unfilled, admissions can be on
the basis of Class XII scores. Ravindra Deshpande, secretary of the associ
ation of managements of unaided nursing colleges, said, “Close to 40% seats
have been going vacant. We went to court, to no avail. We are glad the state
has come to our rescue.“ College heads said unfilled seats were a burden on
institutes that have to ap point teachers based on sanctioned student strength.
Some college heads
criticize the government for diluting quality . “Nurses are the foot soldiers
of medicine and their training has to be absolutely controlled. Why didn't the
state control the feverish pace at which colleges came up? So many are
substandard,“ said a principal.
In many states, the glut of
institutes has forced colleges to offer external courses that do not require
candidates to attend classes. Students just need to pay fees, take final exams
and graduate as nurses.
Source
| Times of India | 4 June 2015
Regards
Pralhad
Jadhav
Khaitan
& Co
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