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The Challenges Faced by Allottees of Medical and Dental Postgraduate Programs during Admission: A Questionnaire-based Survey Study

Introduction: The Postgraduate (PG) student admission scheme laid down by Medical Counselling Committee (MCC), Directorate General of Health Services, Government of India require the allottees to report to the allotted institute in online or offline mode in view of ongoing Coronavirus Disease (COVID- 19) pandemic Aim: To identify the problems faced by Medical and Dental PG allottees during admission process Materials and Methods: This was a cross-sectional, online questionnaire-based survey conducted among newly admitted students of Medical and Dental PG programs The structured prevalidated questionnaire was filled by the students voluntarily and anonymously after giving consent The detailed descriptive analysis was done using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 23 software To study statistical significance, variables were tested using Chi-square test Results: In the present study, 31(67 4%) Medical PG students and 15 (32 6%) Dentistry PG students participated The students that reported to the allotted institute by both online and offline mode were 35 (76 1%), while only 8 (17 4%) reported by offline mode which was statistically significant (p<0 005) Maximum number of students {30 (65 2%)} found online mode convenient (statistically significant;p<0 005), while 12 (26 1%) said that offline mode was convenient Conclusion: The online reporting for admission process is time saving Continuous upgradation of system through feedback from stakeholders is desirable [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of Journal of Clinical & Diagnostic Research is the property of JCDR Research & Publications Private Limited and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use This abstract may be abridged No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract (Copyright applies to all Abstracts )