Overview
- The state withdrew its unconditional 10% Economically Weaker Section reservation in private medical colleges to preserve merit-based seats.
- The revised policy mandates additional intake approvals from the central government or relevant councils before applying the EWS quota in MBBS, BDS, BAMS, BHMS and BUMS courses.
- For other medical and allied courses, the 10% reservation will apply to existing seats.
- Parents, activists and the Association of Private Medical Colleges had threatened legal action and staged protests against the brochure notice issued July 23.
- Stakeholders including Sudha Shenoy and Brijesh Sutaria praised the move as balancing social justice goals with admission transparency.