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Dr. D. Y. Patil
Vidyapeeth, Deemed University,
comprising of Padmashree Dr. D.
Y. Patil Medical College, Hospital
and Research Centre, Pimpri, Pune,
was accorded the status of Deemed
University by Government of India,
Ministry of Human Resource Development,
Department of Secondary &
Higher Education, New Delhi, vide
their Notification No.F.9-39/2001-U.3
dated 11/01/2003 and by the University
Grants Commission, New Delhi,
vide their Notification No.F6-9/2003
(CPP-I) dated 24/01/2003.
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The First meeting
of the First Board of Management
was convened on 12th January 2003.
The Board of Management resolved
to delegate its powers of decisions
regarding the admissions, procedure
to be adopted for the admission
subject to the conditions of the
UGC guidelines and also the powers
of taking emergency actions as
and when necessary.
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The appointments
of Dr. P. D. Patil as the First
Vice-chancellor of this University
and Dr. D. L. Ingole as the First
Pro-Vice Chancellor were made
on 15th January 2003.
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As per the resolution
of First Board of Management delegating
powers to the Vice Chancellor,
the Vice Chancellor took following
decision:
a) Taking into consideration the
UGC guidelines for the admissions
to the Deemed Universities on
all India basis and the precedence
of other deemed universities of
conducting Common Entrance Test
on all India basis for the admissions
to the first year of MBBS course,
it was decided that Dr. D. Y.
Patil University should also hold
Common Entrance Test on all India
basis for the admissions to the
first year of MBBS and Post-graduate
admissions. The schedule of this
test and the entrance test for
postgraduate admissions on all
India basis should be prepared.
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Adequate office
staff was appointed in the second
week of February 2003.
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Information brochures
for AICET-2003 and PGCET-2003
were prepared, and the Common
Entrance Test for admissions to
first MBBS and the Common Entrance
Test for PG admissions was advertised
on all India basis in the first
week of April 2003.
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The appointments
of Registrar and the Controller
of Examinations were made in the
First week of May 2003 and last
week of April 2003 respectively.
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The AICET-2003
for admissions to first year MBBS
was conducted successfully on
29th May 2003 at Delhi, Hyderabad,
Cochin and Pune. The answer-sheets
of this examination were assessed
on computer using scanner and
ICR 7 software. The result of
assessment on computer was tallied
by manual assessment of random
samples. The result of this test
was declared on 12th June 2003
on the website and the first 300
candidates in merit were called
for counseling and on the spot
admission session on 26th, 27th
and 28th June 2003. Admission
process was complete on 28th of
June 2003 and the classes of First
Year MBBS started from 1st July
2003 regularly.
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It was decided
by the university authorities
that during the transition period,
and till the authorities of the
Vidyapeeth are formed and are
fully functional, the syllabus
and the evaluation methods of
Maharashtra University of Health
Sciences to which the college
was affiliated before the Deemed
University status, will be followed
for the First Year of MBBS Course.
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The PGCET-2003
was conducted at Pune on 22nd
June 2003. The result of this
examination was declared on 7th
July 2003. The oral and counseling
for PG admissions was done on
14th July 2003 and the final result
and merit list of 84 candidates
was declared on the website on
21st July 2003. The admissions
were completed before 1st of August
2003.
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The authorities
of Board of Studies, Faculty of
Medicine, Board of Examinations
and Academic Council and the committee
for framing the Bye-laws of the
Vidyapeeth were constituted in
May 2003.
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First meeting
of the Board of Studies was convened
on 18th August 2003. The Board
of Studies unanimously resolved
that for this year the syllabus
and the method of evaluation including
the internal assessment of Maharashtra
University of Health Sciences
shall be followed. The Board also
decided that the changes in the
syllabi, the internal assessment
and the university examination,
if any, to achieve a better standard
shall be suggested by all members
and will be discussed in the next
meeting. The Faculty of Medicine
in its meeting also ratified the
recommendations of Board of Studies.
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The University
finalised its Academic Calendar
scrupulously maintaining 240 working
days for thoroughly covering the
syllabus of pre-clinical subjects.
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The University
invited applications from eligible
teachers to work as examiners,
paper setters, moderators from
teachers in Medical Colleges in
the State as well as from teachers
from other States. There has been
good response. These applications
have been scrutinized for eligibility
as per MCI norms and they will
be placed before the pre-clinical
board for making panel. Suitable
examiners will be appointed from
this panel by the Board of Examinations.
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The authorities
of Board of Management, Finance
Committee and the Planning and
Monitoring Board were constituted
as per the Rules of the Vidyapeeth.
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The University
has thus started its regular working
keeping in mind the mission of
the trust and the objectives of
the Vidyapeeth.
