Careers 360 English Edition – July 2019

NEET COUNSELLING ASK ME

Q. There is confusion about the

refund of the deposit payable dur-

ing the all India counselling. Please

explain when we can apply for refund

and under which circumstances can

I forfeit the refund?

Sai Mohan, Vijayawada

A. After the first round, there is ‘free

exit’ in which students can skip joining

or reporting to allotted seats without

incurring any penalty. However, the

second round comes with clauses. In

the second round, if a seat is allotted,

candidates can exit within two days but

only after forfeiting the fees paid. Can-

didates who exit after forfeiting the fees

can participate in the mop-up round or

state counselling if they wish to.

Students, who have been allotted

seats in the second round, join and then

withdraw will be out of the counselling

process, including the state conducted

ones. The names of such students will

be circulated amongst the authorities.

A student who has joined in the first

round can move to the second round

with a willingness to upgrade. Exiting

or withdrawal after the allotment for

the second round is possible only with

forfeiture of fees, even if the student

has not been allotted an upgraded seat

in the second round.

Q. How do I apply for other states if I

wish to study in colleges there? What

are the norms and how do I know if I

am eligible?

Prakash Chauhan, Bhopal

A. The state counselling processes are

all independent of each other and held

by the respective state authorities. It

is a fact that government seats will not

be open to other state students but the

private medical or dental admissions

are open in some states.

First you should make a list of all

“CAN I GO FOR BOTH ALL-INDIA

Here are the

answers to some

of the recurring

questions regarding

NEET counselling,

state quota, domicile

status and related

topics. This section

also clears students’

doubts on refund

of deposits paid

during counselling,

eligibility for

applying to different

states etc.

states you wish to look at and then

check the eligibility mentioned in their

brochures. See if you are eligible to

apply to them.

If you are, make the date sheet for the

application process, allotments and the

schedule ready. Get the certificates and

other documents ready for all process-

es. Make a list of colleges per state that

you wish to apply for before starting the

application process for any state.

Q. Can I participate in state counsel-

ling and all-India counselling at the

same time?

Akanksha Paul, Shillong

A. Yes, you can. However, you must be

careful of how you juggle the two coun-

selling processes. The second round of

the all-India counselling is the time

when you have to be very careful. If you

are allotted a seat in both the state and

the second round of all-India counsel-

ling, you can exit with forfeiture from

the all-India one while there is no such

provision in the state one.

If you join the seat allotted in the

second round and then wish to leave it,

you will not be allowed to. You may be

debarred from all counselling processes

as per the MCC rules.

Q. Can I participate in Karnataka

MBBS/BDS counselling if I belong

to another state? Please throw some

light on the type of seats that I can

apply for?

Zaheer Mirza, Lucknow

A. MBBS/BDS seats in Karnataka

which are open to students from all

over India are as follows:

In Karnataka Professional Colleges

Foundation Trust (KPCF), the com-

monly known as COMEDK seats, 40%

of the total seats in medical and 45%

in dental are reserved as private quota