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NMC issues notice to 349 medical colleges for standards violation: Report

In India, around 40 medical colleges have lost recognition in the last one to two months of period for not following standards set by the National Medical Commission (NMC), the sources told

82% rise in medical colleges since 2014, MBBS seats up by 112%: Govt

MBBS seats went up from 51,348 to 1,08,940 while PG seats surged from 31,185 to 70,674, in the same period, she said

Global Ayurveda Festival 2023: Ministers from across the world to join

5th edition of Global Ayurveda Festival 2023 will take place in Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala today. This is a five-day event which will begin today. VP Jagdeep Dhankhar will inaugurate the event

President Droupadi Murmu presents President's Colour honour to AFMC

The President of India and the Supreme Commander of Armed Forces, Droupadi Murmu, on Friday presented the President's Colour to the AFMC and extolled the role of female officers in the armed forces medical services. The Pune-based Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC) is in its platinum jubilee year. President's Colour, also known as Rashtrapati ka Nishaan', is the highest honour bestowed upon any military unit. Hindu, Muslim Christian and Sikh priests, who were part of the armed forces, performed the consecration ceremony, following which President Murmu presented the President's Color to the AFMC. The event was attended by senior dignitaries and officials from the central and Maharashtra governments and the armed forces. Addressing the gathering, President Murmu lauded the institute's role in the armed forces medical services, especially during the COVID pandemic. She also extolled the role of female officers in the armed forces medical services and urged women to take inspiratio

Medical education regulator defers decision on MBBS seat cap by a year

The National Medical Commission (NMC) has deferred by a year its decision to cap the number of MBBS seats to 100 per 10 lakh population following protests by southern states. The decision was taken after the Union Health Ministry on November 1 asked the medical education regulator to re-examine the provisions of the ratio of 100 MBBS seats per 10 lakh population in states. "It is informed that a decision has been taken by the Undergraduate Medical Education Board, National Medical Commission that the 'objective' clause under Chapter-1 of 'Guidelines for Under Graduate Courses under Establishment of New Medical Institutions, Starting of New Medical Courses, Increase of Seats for Existing Courses and Assessment and Rating Regulations, 2023" (notified by UGMEB on August 16, 2023) shall be implemented from academic year 2025-26," the Commission said. The NMC had in August stated that "After 2023-24 (from the 2024-25 academic year), letter of permission for starting of new medical ...

Kerala Blast: Ministers visits Kalamasery's Medical College, meets injured

One person died and several others were injured after multiple explosions took place at a prayer meeting of Jehovah's Witnesses in Ernakulam's Kalamassery at around 09.00 am

Doctor liable for shortfall in standard of duty

The National Commission noted the evidence revealed a breach of the required standard of duty and care, as also established in the hospital's internal inquiry report

'HECI to be introduced in Parl, law colleges not to be brought under it'

The Higher Education Commission of India (HECI) Bill to set up a single higher education regulator will be introduced in Parliament soon but medical and law colleges will not be brought under its ambit, Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said. In an interview with PTI, Pradhan said the HECI will have three major roles which are regulation, accreditation and setting professional standards. Funding, which is seen as the fourth vertical, will not be under the HECI and the autonomy for funding will stay with the administrative ministry, the minister said. "We will bring the HECI bill in Parliament soon...after that also there will be standing committee scrutiny but we have started comprehensive work for everything. There are three major verticals. First is regulatory role, which UGC (University Grants Commission) does...it has already started lot of internal reforms at its level," Pradhan said. "Second is accreditation at two levels...accreditation of colleges, and accreditation of

Only 49 professors posted at Medical College despite 97 approved posts: HC

"There are 97 approved posts of Professors in the medical college but only 49 are posted there at present, what would you say on that?" the court asked

Bombay HC calls hospital conditions in Maharashtra 'unacceptable'

Dr Shankarrao Chavan Government Medical College and Hospital in Nanded reported 31 deaths, including 16 children, within 72 hours

HC takes suo motu cognisance of deaths at govt hospitals in Maharashtra

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday took suo motu (on its own) cognizance of the deaths at the state government-run hospitals at Nanded and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and sought details from the Maharashtra government. A division bench of Chief Justice D K Upadhyaya and Justice Arif Doctor asked Advocate General Birendra Saraf, appearing for the state government, to submit to the bench details about the state's budgetary allocation for health on Thursday. Earlier in the day, an advocate, Mohit Khanna, had submitted a letter to the bench requesting it to take suo motu cognizance of the deaths. The bench initially directed Khanna to file a petition and said it wanted to issue effective orders. It also asked the advocate to gather data regarding vacancies in the hospitals, availability of medicine, the percentage (of funds) the government is spending and so on. However, in the afternoon session, the bench said it was taking suo motu cognizance of the issue noting that reasons given by t

NMC notification on new medical colleges should be kept in abeyance: TN CM

A notification by the National Medical Commission on restricting the opening of new medical colleges has created a "regressive scenario" and should be kept in abeyance, the Tamil Nadu government said on Wednesday. Chief Minister M K Stalin urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to instruct the Union Health Ministry to keep the notification in abeyance and initiate a consultative process to address the matter. "I wish to draw your kind attention to the regressive scenario created by the recent notification issued by the NMC to restrict the opening of new medical colleges. It has been notified by the NMC that after the academic year 2023-2024, the Letter of Permission for starting new medical colleges shall be issued only for an annual intake capacity of 50/100/150 seats, provided that the medical college shall follow the ratio of 100 MBBS seats for 10 lakh population in that State/ UT." This is a "direct encroachment" on the rights of all State governments and penalisation of those who .

Medical colleges could be fined Rs 1 cr for violation of new NMC rules

Medical colleges that fail to comply with statutory provisions and National Medical Commission's regulations can be fined Rs 1 crore per violation, according to the new set of rules notified by the apex regulator on medical education and profession. A penalty of Rs 5 lakh can be imposed on the faculty/head of department/dean/director/doctor submitting false declaration/documents/records, including patients' records. Further, they can also be charged or penalised for misconduct under the Registered Medical Practitioner (Professional Conduct) Regulations and the 'Maintenance of Standards of Medical Education Regulations, 2023, the new rules notified on September 27 stated. If a medical college fails to comply with the statutory provisions and regulations as prescribed by the respective boards of the NMC, the commission may also withhold and withdraw accreditation for a period up to five academic years, the regulations said. The regulations stated that any attempt to pressurise ...

DMK is responsible: TN BJP chief Annamalai over suicide by NEET aspirants

The AIADMK also accused the state government of indulging in petty politics claiming that the state had refused to provide adequate security for the AIADMK state conference in Madurai

NMC fixes cap for undergrad seats in medical colleges set up from 2024-25

Medical colleges established from 2024-25 academic session onwards shall have a maximum of 150 undergraduate seats provided the institute follows the ratio of 100 MBBS seats for 10 lakh population in that state. Colleges seeking increased number of seats cannot exceed 150 MBBS students from 2024-25, the National Medical Commission (NMC) said in its newly-issued "Guidelines for Under Graduate Courses under Establishment of New Medical Institutions, Starting of New Medical Courses, Increase of Seats for Existing Courses and Assessment and Rating Regulations, 2023". Any additional permitted seat quota for admissions shall be within the number of seats granted for admission to that college, the guidelines notified on August 16 stated. With the exception that colleges who have applied for academic year 2023-24 for increased seats but failed to get the same, can ask for the same number (totalling 200 or 250) that was in their previous application for one time in the year 2024-25 only. Af

All decks cleared for new medical college in J&K after L-G meeting

Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday chaired the 71st meeting of the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB) in Reasi district, with the board according in-principle approval for setting up a medical college. The meeting was attended by members of the board, the Lt Governor's Principal Secretary Mandeep Kumar Bhandari and SMVDSB Chief Executive Officer Anshul Garg, an official spokesman said. He said the board accorded in-principle approval for the establishment of a 50-bed medical college at Kakryal at an approximate cost of Rs 350-450 crore. "The board concurred with the projected need for expansion of the operational base of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Narayana Superspeciality Hospital (SMVDNSH) to cater to a larger number of patients requiring specialized treatment. After extensive deliberations, the board accorded in-principle approval to addition of 200 to 220 beds to the existing capacity of the hospital at an approximate cost of Rs 120 crore," the ..

NExT exam likely to be held in August 2025 for 2020 MBBS students: Report

Discussions between the Health Ministry and NMC officials indicate that the National Exit Test (NExT) is likely to be held in August 2025 for the final year MBBS students of the 2020 batch, official sources said. The National Medical Commission (NMC) in its NExT Regulations 2023 issued in June had stated the exam will be held in two phases -- NExT Step 1 and NExT Step 2 -- within 12 months. NExT shall serve as a licentiate examination for medical graduates in India and determine the eligibility and ranking for of admission to postgraduate medical education in the country. It will also be a screening exam for foreign medical graduates who want to practise in India. Last month, the National Medical Commission deferred the exam for the final year MBBS students of the 2019 batch. "Going by the deliberations being held between the health ministry and NMC officials, the NExT Step 1 is likely to be held in August 2025 for the final year MBBS students of the 2020 batch," an official sourc

U'khand to introduce MBBS courses in Hindi in state medical colleges in Aug

Uttarakhand will introduce MBBS courses in Hindi in the state's medical colleges this month, Minister of Health and Education Dhan Singh Rawat said here on Friday. He said Uttarakhand will be the second state in the country after Madhya Pradesh to bring such an initiative. Rawat said Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has agreed to formally launch the MBBS courses in Hindi in Uttarakhand's medical colleges before the end of August. He added that the syllabus for the courses in Hindi was prepared by a state government-appointed committee of expert doctors, who studied the Madhya Pradesh model before finalising it for medical colleges of Uttarakhand. The Uttarakhand minister said the syllabus was submitted by an expert panel to the Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna University of Medical Education, which has also completed all formalities for its introduction. It will be a big gift for the students who have had Hindi as their medium of education, he added. Rawat had gone to Delhi to invi

Constitute sexual harassment probe committees: NMC asks health institutions

The National Medical Commission has directed all health institutions to constitute sexual harassment probe committees in compliance with the provisions of the Prevention of Sexual Harassment Act. In a letter to the institutions and medical colleges, the Commission referred to the directions of the Supreme Court regarding the implementation of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act 2013. "Accordingly, all the medical colleges are requested to comply with the directions of the Supreme Court as under. "All health institutions/medical colleges are directed to undertake a time bound exercise to verify as to whether the medical colleges/institutions has constituted ICCS/LCS/ICs, as they case may be and that the composition of the said committees are strictly in terms of the provision of the POSH Act," the Commission said. "The institutions shall ensure that necessary information regarding the constitution and composition of the ICCS/LCS/IC

Take strict action against teachers for absenteeism: NCISM directs colleges

The National Commission for Indian System of Medicine (NCISM), under the Ayush Ministry, has issued directions to colleges for strict action against teachers who are physically absent but found present only on paper for the academic year 2023-24. In a letter to all colleges of Ayurveda, Unani and Siddha Systems of Medicine, the Commission has suggested action such as issuing warnings and imposing a monetary penalty, or not considering the teacher at all for the 2023-2024 session, depending on the first or second instance of offence and the experience of the teacher. "It is found that the menace of working only on paper is still continuing in some institutions. Medical Assessment and Rating Board, NCISM, therefore, has proposed in continuation to the office letter dated May 2, 2023, to revise the disciplinary action against teachers who are found to be physically absent but present only on paper for the academic year 2023-24," read the letter sent by the Medical Assessment and Rating