No common med entrance likely in 2012

Dr K K Talwar,chairman of the MCI board,said: A few days back,we submitted an affidavit saying that the PG entrance should be put on hold. There are logistics issues that cannot be sorted. AIIMS was asked to hold it as it already holds a test for 50 per cent medical seats but they had some staff issues. The CBSE,too,refused and MCI does not have an examination cell. These issues will need to be sorted first,may be we could ask the National Board of Examinations to hold it or even give extra staff to AIIMS to hold the examination. The entrance test was supposed to be held in January-February 2012.

MCI sources say the affidavit that states were opposed and hence,the undergraduate test should be out on hold was never formally conveyed to the council.