Though Khalid denied any wrongdoing, the report submitted by DME confirmed that he had claimed to be born in Kerala in the 2022-23 academic session (Representational image).
As per the admission norms, a student cannot claim birth in more than one state in an academic year while applying for admission in medical colleges.
21-year-old medical student from the prestigious Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical in Puducherry Education & Research (JIPMER) has found itself in a legal tussle over its domicile claim and the demand for proper adherence to admission norms has intensified after the matter came to the fore. Nazih Khalid scored 99.30 percentile in the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) last year and got admission in JIPMER under the domicile quota, but his admission was denied to another medical student, 18-year-old Samanathan S.
Saminathan alleged that Khalid claimed residence in Puducherry as well as Kerala and had approached the Madras High Court in November last year to cancel Khalid’s admission. As per the admission criteria, a student cannot claim domicile in more than one state in an academic year while applying for admission in a medical college.
An organization fighting for the cause of students of the Union Territory of Puducherry claimed that many students take advantage of different nativity norms in different states and apply for admission in multiple states to “get the best opportunity”. We do.
Puducherry UT All Centac Students Parents Association president M Narayanasamy said, “The problem of claiming dual domicile is quite common in many states, especially in the border areas. Students should know that this can affect their career.”
Petitioner Saminathan, who secured a seat at JIPMER’s Karaikal campus, which is considered secondary to the Puducherry centre, demanded that Khalid’s admission be canceled as he had misled the authorities by filing a false affidavit. Saminathan also sought his transfer to the Puducherry campus on the seat currently occupied by Khalid.
The High Court has issued notice to the Director of Medical Education (DME) of Puducherry, Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Khalid and other concerned parties.
Though Khalid denied any wrongdoing, the report submitted by the DME confirmed that he had claimed to be born in Kerala in the 2022-23 academic session as well.
The High Court then asked the DME of Puducherry to give its opinion. During the hearing on 24 January 2023, the DME said that the seats of both the students should be interchanged. Expressing displeasure, the court asked the counsel appearing for DME to file an affidavit.
On February 6, the DME told the court in an affidavit that the Union health ministry was empowered to act in the matter and that it had been informed of the matter. While giving its order in this matter, the court has now asked the Puducherry Government and the Union Health Ministry to take an appropriate decision in this matter. In such a situation, the matter has now gone to the Admission Authority.
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