National Dental Commission Bill and National Nursing and Midwifery Commission Bill passed by Lok Sabha

The Lok Sabha on 28th July, Friday passed the two key health Bills; National Commission Bill and National Nursing Midwifery Commission Bill.

The National Commission Bill is to regulate the quality and standard of dental education and profession in our country. This Bill aims at replacing the Dentists Act of 1948 and advances to set up The National Commission Bill.

The National Nursing Midwifery Commission Bill 2023 proposes to set up National Nursing Midwifery Commission and replace the Indian Nursing Council Act 1947. it also aims and providing regulated services and maintenance of standard education by nursing and midwifery professionals, maintenance of national and state registers and create a systematic framework to develop access and research.

The key purpose of the bills is to implement a common test and improve the nursing and Dental education and profession to strengthen the education system of the country and to provide dentists and nurses to give the best services to the Nation and the world. these Bills intend several required changes to improve the existing system.

Want to know about NEET-UG 2021 MBBS/BDS counselling process and important dates of Punjab?

Punjab NEETUG MBBS Counselling 2021: Baba Farid University of Health Sciences (BFUHS) Faridkot has released the application form for Punjab NEETUG 2021 exams on its official website on November 18, 2021. The authority will conduct the Punjab MBBS NEETUG 2021 counselling online for MBBS/BDS courses.The Counselling Process has various steps, following are the steps of counselling process for NEET UG.

     PROCEDURE OF ONLINE COUNSELLING 

The Online Process of Counselling is conducted by Baba Farid University of Health Sciences (BFUHS), Faridkot. and the online process of counselling for Punjab goes on like this……

Online Registration/Submission of Application Forms
Online submission of application fee
Document Verification of certain Categories
Display of Category Wise Provisional Merit List on University website
Filling online submission of course preferences/choices of colleges
Provisional allotment seat
Deposition of Tuition Fee through Online Payment Gateway on University website
Reporting to the allotted college for verification of original document and eligibility
If found eligible, Principal shall allow to join
APPLICATION FEE
  • Admission Application Fee of Rs. 5900 (Rs.2950 for SC candidates) including GST will only be deposited through online payment gateway only.
  • Only those Admission Application Forms will be considered for counselling, fee for which has been deposited by due date/time.
  • No request for accepting the Admission Application Form after due date/time will be considered.
  • Merely deposition of fee will not entitle the candidate for claim of admission.
  • Fee once deposited in University Account will not be refunded/adjusted in any case.
  • Application Fee shall not be accepted in any other mode i.e. Cash, Cheque, Demand Draft etc.
Combined centralized counseling
  • Adesh University Bathinda
  • Baba Farid University of Health Sciences
  • Sri Guru Ram Das University of Health Sciences, Sri Amritsar
Reservation Categories

Government Seats (Competent Authority Quota)

Means and includes seats in Government colleges and Government share of seats in Private colleges.

  • 85% of Seats in Government colleges (after exclusion of 15 % seats transferred to All India Quota)
  • Reservation in Government Medical/ Dental Institutes shall be as under:
Category Reservation
Schedule Caste Candidates25%
Backward Classes10%
Backward Area1%
Border Area1%
Sports Persons 1%
Physically disabled/ Orthopedically handicapped3%
Children or grandchildren of Sikh-riot affected persons1%
Children or grandchildren of terrorist affected persons1%
wards of Defence Personnel 1%

Management Quota

The distribution of seats in Private Medical/ Dental Institutions shall be:

  • Government quota seats 50%
  • Management/Minority quota seats-  50% (including 15% NRI quota)
Reservation in Private Institutes (for Government/Management quota seats) shall be as under
Category Reservation
Schedule Caste Candidates25%
Backward Classes10%
Physically handicapped/orthopedically handicapped 3%
Migrants from Jammu & Kashmir due to terrorist violence1%

Non-Resident Indian (NRI) Seats

15% seats in all Private Institutes/Guru Gobind Singh Medical College Faridkot and 13 seats each in Govt. Medical College. Patiala and Amritsar and 3 seats in Govt. Dental College, Amritsar, and 4 seats in Govt. Dental College, Patiala shall be earmarked for the Non-Resident Indians in the following order:

Category I: NRI/Children of NRI who originally belong to the State of Punjab.

Category II- NRI/Children of NRI who originally belong to an Indian State other than Punjab

SEAT MATRIX
 Govt QuotaManagement Quota Management NRI Quota
Government College100%
Private College50%35%15%
Private College (Minority)50%35%15%
Punjab MBBS Counselling Round 1 Schedule
EventsDates
Round 1 for Indian Nationals
Start date of registrationNovember 18, 2021
Important notice regarding Affidavit in MBBS/BDS registration application formNovember 20, 2021
Notice regarding issuing Authority required for Reserved Category Certificates of Category codesNovember 23, 2021
Last date to registerNovember 28, 2021
Last day to pay the feeNovember 28, 2021
Document verificationNovember 25, 2021
Important notice regarding Sports Category CandidatesNovember 26, 2021
Tentative Provisional Merit List for NEET UG-2021December 03, 2021
Provisional Merit list of eligible and not eligible candidates applied under Sikh/Christian Minority
Quota in NEET UG-2021
December 14, 2021
Last date to raise objections to the provisional merit listTo be announced
Round one choice fillingTo be announced
Round or resultTo be announced
Last date of reportingTo be announced
Round 1 for NRI Candidates
Document VerificationTo be announced
Display of provisional merit listTo be announced
Last date of receiving objections from the merit listTo be announced
Round one choice fillingTo be announced
Round one resultTo be announced
Last date of reportingTo be announced
Round 1 result for sports categoryTo be announced
Last date of reporting for the sports categoryTo be announced
Punjab MBBS Counselling Round 2 Schedule
EventsDates
Round 2 for Indian Nationals
Start date of registrationTo be announced
Last date to registerTo be announced
Last day to pay the feeTo be announced
Document verificationTo be announced
Release of provisional merit listTo be announced
Last date to raise objections to the provisional merit listTo be announced
Round two choice fillingTo be announced
Round two resultTo be announced
Last date of reportingTo be announced
Round 2 for NRI Candidates
Document VerificationTo be announced
Display of provisional merit listTo be announced
Last date of receiving objections from the merit listTo be announced
Round two choice fillingTo be announced
Round two resultTo be announced
Last date of reportingTo be announced
Round 1 result for sports categoryTo be announced
Last date of reporting for the sports categoryTo be announced
Eligibility Criteria
  • The admission to MBBS/BDS Courses shall be open to candidates who have qualified NEET-UG 2021 and eligible as per Punjab Govt. notifications and subsequent amendment(s)/corrigendum(s) and as well as Punjab Govt. Personnel Department letter dated 06.06.1996.
  • Merely applying for admission to MBBS/BDS courses on the basis of NEET-UG-2021 will not entitle the Candidates eligibility. A Merit of a candidate for admission will be determined by the Admission Committee strictly as per rules and regulations laid down in the Punjab Govt. Notification(s) as published in this prospectus and all other such documents as are required with the ADMISSION APPLICATION FORM.
  • Counselling/Admissions shall be conducted by the Admission Committee constituted by the Punjab Government for this purpose.
  • Age: As specified in NEET-UG 2021.
Documents Required For Punjab NEET UG MBBS Counselling 2021
  1. Class 10 and 12 passing certificate
  2. Class 10 and 12 mark sheets
  3. Matric certificate (or birth certificate) as proof of date of birth
  4. NEET 2021 Admit Card
  5. NEET 2021 Score Card
  6. NEET 2021 Rank Card
  7. Printout of Punjab MBBS application form 
  8. Domicile certificate (issued by concerned authorities)
  9. Migration Certificate
  10. Character certificate
  11. Transfer certificate
  12. Caste Certificate (if applicable)
  13. Category certificate (If claiming reservation)
  14. Exemption Certificate (if applicable)
  15. EWS Certificate (if applicable)
  16. Declaration signed by the parent
  17. Declaration signed by the candidate
  18. Affidavit by the parent/guardian stating that the candidate has not applied for the counselling in any other state(s)
  19. Valid ID proof (Pan card/ Aadhar card/ Passport)
  20. Passport size photograph
  21. Copy of Bank Challan form