PG in focus as govt sets target to add 10,000 medical seats this year

Experts bat for equitable regional distribution of seats

Around 30 per cent of the upcoming 10,000 medical seats in the country this year could be for post-graduate courses, industry insiders feel.

 

“Of the 10,000 seats announced to be added, 2,000-3,000 could be for the MD and DNB courses. The remaining 7,000 may be for MBBS,” Gaurav Tyagi, career counsellor at Career Xpert said.

 

On the whole, India is trying to add 75,000 medical seats in five years as it also eyes to touch the WHO standard of one doctor for every 1,000 persons. Currently, the number is one doctor for 1,263 people.

 

PG seats in India have increased