Chandigarh to recommend 50% reservation

Chandigarh, June 10

The Chandigarh Administration has decided to recommend 50 per cent reservation policy for the selection of candidates for Diplomat of National Board (DNB) courses in Chandigarh.

This policy, when implemented, shall benefit the residents of Chandigarh who fulfill the criteria and shall be eligible to apply in future.

The GMSH-16 is a district hospital with a capacity of 500 beds and is running DNB courses since 2004. The DNB seats are filled through centralised counseling conducted by the office of the National Board of Examination (NBE), New Delhi, for departments of gynaecology, paediatrics, medicine, surgery, orthopadedics, anaesthesia, ENT, pathology and are likely to be approved for dermatology and radiology.

The criteria are that the candidate must have studied for a period of five years in the UT at any time prior to the last dates of submission of application. The candidate should submit a certificate issued by the Deputy Commissioner to the effect that the candidate or his parents have been residing or have resided in Chandigarh at least for five years.

Children of those who have had owned immovable property in the UT for a period of five years at any time prior to the last date of the submission of the application are also eligible. The property should be in the name of the parents or the candidate himself/herself and candidate must submit a certificate issued by the Deputy Commissioner-cum-Estate Officer or a tehsildar stating that the candidate or parents of the candidate are holding immovable property in the UT for at least five years. — TNS