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- Kerala's Health Minister K. Muraleedharan has reiterated that the government will not back down from reserving 50% of Pharm D course seats for merit-based admissions from this academic year.
- The Kerala State Self Financing Pharmacy College Management Association has challenged the decision in the High Court, asking to fill all seats independently.
- According to the government, the merit quota is meant to ensure deserving students are not shut out because they cannot afford management-quota fees.
- Talks with the association did not change its position, though the government may consider allowing vacant merit seats to be transferred to the management quota.
What to watch next
- The High Court's ruling on the association's challenge to the merit quota
- Whether the government agrees to transfer vacant merit seats to the management quota
- How the 50% merit quota is implemented in this year's Pharm D admissions
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