Rams asked 3 years ago
For OCI candidates, who have studied in Tamil Nadu for say 10years, are they eligible under Tamil Nadu/State/Open Quota?
The prospectus is not clear under Eligibility(#3) give below.
GENERAL ELIGIBLITY CRITERIA:
(a) Candidates should be a Citizen of India.
(b) Non-Resident of India (N.R.I) and Persons of Indian Origin (P.I.O) are also eligible for admission in Medical / Dental Colleges subject to the rules and regulations framed by the Government of Tamil Nadu /Government of India.
admin Staff answered 3 years ago
Persons of Indian Origin includes overseas citizens of India. So they are eligible for TN state quota. Either the student or one of the parents should have studied in Tamilnadu to become eligible.
adminLast year, supreme court gave direction regarding eligibility of OCI candidates mentioning that OCI candidates, are eligible only for NRI quota seats, Few students filed case to consider them as general candidates at par with Indian citizens because they had studied from 1st to 12th standard in Indian Schools. Based on that, as one time rule, supreme court allowed only the petitioners to participate as general category students during 2021 counselling. Later on May, supreme court rejected interim relief for OCI candidates to participate as general candidates. More about this can be found here. https://www.livelaw.in/top-stories/supreme-court-neet-ug-oci-candidates-indian-citizens-general-category-198107
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