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Time of India
2 days ago
- Health
- Time of India
Sr citizens too enter the fray for MBBS seats
Chennai: At least three senior citizens, aged 68, 67, and 60, including two lawyers, who cleared the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) 2025, applied for MBBS admissions in Tamil Nadu. State selection committee officials said there are at least 25 people, including professionals such as dentists, nurses, homoeopaths, siddha practitioners, lab technicians, and lawyers, above the age of 35 years competing for the undergraduate medical and dental courses. The National Medical Commission, the apex body regulating medical education in India, has said there is no bar on age or the number of attempts to appear for the qualifying examination. Merit in NEET is the sole criterion for admissions to medical or dental colleges across India. "This year, we see many graduates and professionals aspiring for a medical or dental seat. It's the highest number of middle-age and older applicants we have seen since 2017," said a senior official. They may not have adequate score to compete against younger candidates, but some have secured marks that could secure them a seat under the 69% reservation category and permit them to study medicine at a subsidised cost at a govt college or free of cost at a private college. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Prostate Issues? Age Isn't the Cause — This Habit Might Be Prostate Health Journal Click Here Undo You Can Also Check: Chennai AQI | Weather in Chennai | Bank Holidays in Chennai | Public Holidays in Chennai All three senior citizens applied for admission under a special quota, where 7.5% of seats are reserved for students from govt schools. Under this scheme, students pursue medicine in govt or private colleges free of cost. The govt pays the fees and takes care of the boarding charges. While the govt has not given a ceiling on age or attempts, officials are seeing technical hitches as not all documents match the requirements. "Most of them have documents that may be equal but don't match requirements mentioned in the prospectus," an official said. "Some people have given pre-university course scores instead of a Class XII mark sheet. In some cases, a Class XII subject is mentioned as natural sciences; instead of biology, botany or zoology. We don't know if we must allow them to appear for counselling, reject their applications or give them time to get equivalence certificates," he added. Furthermore, the core debate among officials is whether this special quota should extend to all graduates, regardless of age. While officials are discussing this with health secretary P Senthilkumar and consulting legal departments, educationalists and counsellors are raising alarms. "This quota was introduced only because there was no level playing field in NEET. Unlike other students, govt school students cannot afford coaching in private tutorials," said Dr Karthikeyan R, who runs Aatrupadai Foundation, an NGO that offers free NEET coaching. "Asking them to compete with professionals, who have access to private training institutes, is unfair," he said. Student counsellors such as Manickavel Arumugam argue that the state cannot give fee subsidies either. "Will a senior citizen be able to complete the strenuous course? Will they be able to work 24-hour shifts during house surgery? " he said. "If people quit the course in between, they must be asked to pay a fine of 10 lakh and the entire non-subsidised course fee," he added.
Time of India
22-06-2025
- Health
- Time of India
Chennai to build 750-bed multispecialty paediatric hospital at King Institute with Rs487.66 crore investment; 7 floors, 14 unique departments
CHENNAI: A 750-bed multispecialty paediatric hospital will be built on six acres of land at the King Institute of Preventive Medicine and Research campus in Guindy, health minister Ma Subramanian said here on Sunday. The new hospital will be attached to a postgraduate and super-specialty paediatric institute that will work as a constituent medical college of the Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University. This will be the third hospital on the campus after Kalaignar Centenary Super-speciality Hospital and the National Institute of Ageing. The state has set aside Rs487.66 crore for the construction of a seven-storey (including the ground floor) hospital building in 3.15 lakh sq feet, with additional facilities such as hostels for doctors, nurses, students, and professors, and other medical equipment. 'This is the highest allocation for a hospital in the state so far,' Ma Subramanian, who visited King Institute along with senior health officials including health secretary P Senthilkumar to inspect the place allotted for the construction of the hospital, said. 'We got the nod from the chief minister last week. Tenders will be allocated soon, and construction is likely to begin in September,' he said. The institute will be funded and run entirely by the university, he said. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Free P2,000 GCash eGift UnionBank Credit Card Apply Now Undo The hospital will have 100-bed intensive care units, pay wards, shared wards, and suites. University Vice-Chancellor Dr K Narayanasamy said the hospital will have 20 departments, including 14 unique departments. The departments include medicine, critical care, surgery, gastroenterology, orthopaedics, neurology, nephrology, pulmonology, cardiology, urology, hemato-oncology, neurosurgery, plastic surgery, and an organ transplant unit. 'After the hospital is established, we will start postgraduate super-speciality courses in paediatrics, and the institution will serve as a centre of excellence for paediatric care in rare diseases. It will also undertake research to bridge the gap between academic learning and real-world paediatric healthcare delivery,' he said. The new institute will also help the university take part in NIRF rankings, he added.
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Business Standard
08-05-2025
- Business
- Business Standard
Ashish Kacholia portfolio stock hits record high; zooms 27% in 5 days
Share price of Faze Three today: Shares of Faze Three hit an all-time high of Rs 602.85, surging 7.5 per cent on the BSE in Thursday's intra-day trade. The stock price of the smallcap textile company has surpassed its previous high of Rs 580.65 touched on August 13, 2024. In the past five trading days, the stock has zoomed 27 per cent from the level of Rs 475.70 on April 30, 2025. The market price of Faze Three has skyrocketed 90 per cent from its March month low of Rs 318 on the BSE. Ashish Kacholia owns 5 per cent stake in Faze Three Investor Ashish Kacholia held 1.32 Million equity shares representing 5.42 per cent stake in Faze Three at the end of March 2025 quarter, the shareholding pattern data showed. Currently, Ashish Kacholia's 5.42 per cent stake is valued at Rs 76.58 crore. What's fuelling rally in Faze Three stock price After nearly three and a half years of negotiations, India and the United Kingdom announced on Tuesday the conclusion of talks for a free trade agreement (FTA) that could reshape the way Indians work and do business in Britain. According to media reports, textile duties may reduce from 12 per cent to nil, a positive for India's exporters. With this, India currently matches Bangladesh's most favored nation (MFN) status and Vietnam FTA in securing tariff-free access to the UK. While the FTA enhances India's textiles competitiveness, sustained gains will depend on improved cost structure and productivity. Overall, the trade deal appears to favour India's labor-intensive industries such as textiles, leather goods, and agricultural products, according to analysts at Elara Capital. Clothes are the second-largest export to the UK from India, with the South Asian nation shipping £900 million worth of goods in 2024. The removal of tariffs will enhance India's competitiveness against countries like Bangladesh and Vietnam, according to the Federation of Indian Export Organisations. Also Read Apparel retailers such as Marks and Spencers and Primark are expected to shift sourcing to India from Bangladesh after this deal, Bloomberg reported quoting P Senthilkumar, a partner at Vector Consulting. About Faze Three Faze Three is engaged in manufacturing and export of Home Textile Products, cotton handlooms, furnishing fabrics and textile made ups. It has a diversified product basket which includes cotton and rubber backed bath mats, durries, chair pads, tufted bedspreads and throws, hand tufted carpets and rugs made of cotton and wool, cushion covers, curtains as well as poly cotton and cotton damask table covers, napkins, patio mats, and seat covers amongst others. Faze Three caters to the high end home textiles segment and the orders are custom made as per the client specifications. Majority of the revenue (~90 per cent FY 2023-24) is derived from the international market. The key export markets include the United States of America (USA), United Kingdom (UK), Germany, Australia, Hong Kong, Canada, South Africa, Brazil and others.
