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1. Title Title of document Medical Council of India’s new guidelines on admission of persons with specified disabilities: Unfair, discriminatory and unlawful
 
2. Creator Author's name, affiliation, country Satendra Singh; University College of Medical Sciences, Delhi Medical Humanities Group, UCMS, Delhi
 
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4. Description Abstract The Medical Council of India (MCI)'s recent guidelines on admission of persons with specified disabilities into the medical course under the disability quota has escalated into a huge controversy. Multiple litigations have been initiated against MCI by successful National Eligibility cum Entrance Test candidates with disabilities across the country. In light of our new Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, I argue in this essay that these guidelines are unfair, discriminatory and unlawful. I quote Supreme Court judgments on reasonable accommodation, equality and discrimination and highlight the exclusion of doctors with disabilities in policy making.
 
5. Publisher Organizing agency, location Forum for Medical Ethics Society
 
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7. Date (YYYY-MM-DD) 2018-08-25
 
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10. Identifier Uniform Resource Identifier https://ijme.in/articles/medical-council-of-indias-new-guidelines-on-admission-of-persons-with-specified-disabilities-unfair-discriminatory-and-unlawful/
 
11. Source Title; vol., no. (year) Indian Journal of Medical Ethics;: Learning not to repeat the past
 
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