Mumbai, Sept 12: Faced with strong protest and criticism over the exorbitant fees in private medical colleges, the Maharashtra government today suspended the admission process and decided to move the High Court seeking seven days' time to resolve the issue. "We will move the High Court on Monday and seek seven days' period to sort out the imbroglio", Medical Education Department Secretary G S Gill told reporters here. Deputy Director of Medical Education Dr Wasudev Tayade had earlier told a news agency that the admissions have been stayed following strong protest by the student community.
Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (Abvp) And Bharatiya Vidyarthi Sena (BVS), the student wing of Shiv Sena, had stalled the admissions at St George, where centralised admissions are taking place earlier, minister of state for medical education Suresh Shetty told a news agency.

Prior to the agitation, nearly 199 students got admitted, Tayade said.
Gill also stated that the central bank of India and bank of Maharashtra have responded positively to the state government's proposal of soft loans for students, seeking admissions to engineering and medical courses. "The banks will shortly submit their proposals to the government," he added.

There was little response to admissions in private colleges, though the admission process began on September 11 following the High Court directive, Gill said.

Bureau Report