India has a shortage of 6 million doctors and according to the World Health Organization, there is one government doctor for every 10,189 people. An issue relating to this alarming topic has been raised recently. The Indian medical sector is facing the fretting situation, as out of 3,833 seats of medical super specialty nearly 700 seats remained vacant. This startling news has forced the government to slacken eligibility cut-off because these many super-specialty seats cannot go vacant.
The first round of counseling under the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test revealed that one in every five super-specialty seats has remained vacant. Following is the list of most affected super-specialties: Cardio-thoracic and vascular surgery (CTVS) Number of vacant seats:130 out of 185 (i.e. 7 in every 10) The percentile for eligibility reduced to 20 from 50 Pediatric surgery 111 out of 162…
